GCSE Functional Question BookletEdexcel Specification B Mathematics Unit 2

This booklet has been produced to help with the functional questions in your exam. These are often labelled with an asterix * and require you to use written English to explain the solution you have arrived at. They are worth anything from 4 up to 6 marks and require you to show all of your working out. At all times, you must make clear what it is that you are working out. E.g. it is not enough to just scatter calculations around the page and hope that the examiner can work out what you are doing. If you are working out train ticket prices then write “train ticket prices” next to the correct calculation. ContentsSection 1 – includes hints and tips to help the students set out their work and gain marks.Money Problem Party Planning Comparing PricesOrganising a trip Financing Area problemPerimeter ProblemVolume Problem Section 2 – no hints and tips this time – a section has been left for you to write out your steps as if you were explaining it to someone else.Money ProblemParty PlanningComparing PricesOrganising a tripFinancingArea problemPerimeter ProblemVolume Problem Section 3 – exam style questions

Section 1

Hints and Tipsi)1.Underline/highlight important information2.Work out cost for adults (no. of adults x price)3.Decide which children go free4.Work out cost for other children(no. of children charged x price per child)5. Add adult and child cost

ii) Subtract your answer from part i) from £20Hint: count up until you reach £20 if subtraction is not your strong point

Your Solution

Section 1

Hints and Tipsi)1.Underline/highlight important information2.Calculate how much money you have to spend – show working(no. of tickets sold x price of ticket)3. Calculate total food cost – show working(cost of food per person x no. of people attending)4. Find total cost – show working(add up costs making sure total food cost is used)5. Answer the question using written English.Does Tim have enough money to cover the costs?

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Section 1

Hints and Tips

1.Underline/highlight important information2.Make sure you know how many folders are needed3.Split your page into the two different companies4.Work out the cost of buying the folders from Folders 4 U (how many packs of 10 do you need?)(cost=number of packs needed x cost per pack)5. Work out the cost of buying the folders from Stationary Sales – (work out how many you would get for free)(cost = number actually paid for x cost per folder)6. Make sure ALL working out is shown.7. Show your findings in written English (i.e. write a sentence to say who is cheaper)

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Folders 4 U Stationary Sales

Section 1

Hints and Tips1.Underline/highlight important information2.Set out your work so that you can clearly see what is being worked out.3.Work out the cost of booking the required number of theme park tickets (price per ticket multiplied by number of people attending)4.Apply the discount by finding 20% of total then subtract from total. (find 10% first)5.Work out how many group train tickets you need.6.Calculate how much you spend on group train tickets.7.Remember to use the grid method when multiplying.8.Add the theme park and train prices together.9.Subtract from amount Sam has to spend.10.Write a sentence to say whether Sam can afford to go.

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Theme Park Tickets Train Tickets

Section 1

Hints and Tips

1.Underline/highlight important information2.Work out the total he spent last year(amount spent on entertainment x number on bottom of fraction related to entertainment)3. Use total amount to calculate amounts of other expenses (rent = 205 of total (worked out in part 2))(salary = ¼ of total (worked out in part 2))4. Add up amount spent on each item5. Subtract total spent from total salary (worked out in part 2)

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Section 1

Hints and Tips

1.Underline/highlight important information2.Work out the area of the trianglular garden(length x width then HALF it)3.Work out the area of the pond(remember to use the grid method without decimals, then put the decimal back in later)4. Work out the area to cover with gravel (area of garden – area of pond)5. Work out the amount of gravel needed (area needed multiplied by amount of gravel need to cover 1m2)

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Section 1

Hints and Tips

1.Underline/highlight important information2.Work out the missing length.3.Work out the perimeter (add up all the sides)4.Work out how many rolls of wallpaper will be needed(perimeter divided by length of wallpaper roll)5. Multiply number of rolls needed by the price of each roll

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Section 1

Hints and Tips

1.Underline/highlight important information2.Work out the volume of the cuboid. (volume of cuboid = length x width x height)3.Work out volume of one dice to go into the box (length of edge is 2cm so volume of one dice = 2 x 2 x 2)4.Work out how many dice can fit into the box using the “bus stop” division method.(answer from part 2 divided by answer from part 3)5. Remember to write a sentence to explain your findings.

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Section 2

Write down the working out steps as you complete them. Imagine you are explaining it

to someone else.

Your Solution

Section 2

Write down the working out steps as you complete them. Imagine you are explaining it

to someone else.

Your Solution

Section 2

Write down the working out steps as you complete them. Imagine you are explaining it

to someone else.

Your Solution

Section 2

Write down the working out steps as you complete them. Imagine you are explaining it

to someone else.

Your Solution

Section 2

Write down the working out steps as you complete them. Imagine you are explaining it

to someone else.

Your Solution

Section 2

Write down the working out steps as you complete them. Imagine you are explaining it

to someone else.

Your Solution

Section 2

Write down the working out steps as you complete them. Imagine you are explaining it

to someone else.

Your Solution

Section 2

Write down the working out steps as you complete them. Imagine you are explaining it

to someone else.

Your Solution