QWC questions
Specimen Paper 3
(Grade C)
Instructions
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Check that you can do the maths!
Try the mystery in pairs
Then try the exam question on your own
Finally, they can compare this to the model
solution
Mathematical skills 1
From fractions to decimals
Questions
1. Change these to decimals
Answers
1. Change these to decimals
a)
1
2
a)
0.5
b)
1
4
b)
0.25
c)
0.75
c)
3
4
d)
0.1
e)
0.7
d)
1
10
e)
7
10
Mathematical skills 2
Decimals
Questions
1. Multiply a whole
number by a decimal
a) 7.5 x 8
b) 12.6 x 13
2. Calculate 0.5 of…
a) 0.5 x 18
b) 0.5 x 1.9
c) 0.5 x 1.95
Answers
1. Multiply a whole
number by a decimal
a) 60
b) 163.8
2. Calculate 0.5 of…
a) 9
b) 0.95
c) 0.975
Which bottles of milk should
Sunidra buy for the week?
1 litre = 1 ¾ Pints
2 pints
=
£0.70
She estimates that she needs
1 ½ Litres of milk each day
6 pints
=
£2.10
4 pints
=
£1.40
She wants to buy milk for the
whole week
Which sizes do you need to
buy to make up her milk?
Write the number of litres
she needs each day into a
decimal
How much milk does she
need for whole week?
How many pints does she
need in total?
What is 1 ¾ pints as a
decimal number?
Work out how many pints are Work out how many pints are
in 10 litre
in 0.5 litres
The shaded cards are questions to help you get to your final answer.
Try to work out the order to answer them in…then answer them!
Specimen Paper 3 (Grade D)
Model solution