Functional Skills Maths Assessment. Level 2

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1 Functional Skills Maths Assessment (Level 2) Repairing Jackie s Home Assessment Task Sheet SAMPLE PAPER Functional Skills Maths Assessment Learner name Learner Registration Number Learner signature Centre Assessment date Level 2 NOCN USE ONLY Task Mark 1 NOCN 2 USE ONLY Task Mark Total You may use a calculator. You will need a pencil and ruler. There are 6 tasks in this assessment. Total marks available: 59 You must attempt ALL 6 tasks. You have one and a half hours to finish the assessment. Page 1 of 12

2 Task 1 Replacing a Carpet Jackie Jones wakes up one morning to find that her room is flooded. Her carpet, TV and sofa are ruined. She has to get a quote for the replacement cost of the carpet. Jackie measures the floor of the room and draws this diagram (not drawn to scale). 6.4 m Dining area 1.8 m 4.8m Lounge area 2.5m Jackie wants to buy some new floor coverings for the room. She thinks about 4 different options: carpet the whole room use laminate wood flooring for the whole room carpet the lounge area and use laminate wood flooring in the dining area use laminate wood flooring in the lounge area and carpet in the dining area The carpet she likes is sold in 5 metre wide rolls and can be cut to any length to the nearest whole metre. It costs 12.99m 2. The laminate wood flooring she likes is sold in packs which cover 2 m² and cost for a pack. Page 2 of 12

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4 Task 1a: Choose two of the options for covering the floor. Give a reason for your choice. (1 mark) Work out how much each of the options would cost. (8 marks) Decide which one of the two options you would recommend to Jackie and give one reason why you chose this option. (1 mark) Show how you would check your answer. (1 mark) Page 4 of 12

5 Task 2 Buying new sofas and chairs 3 seater sofa Now less than half price! SALE PRICE seater sofa Now less than half price! SALE PRICE Recliner Chair Now less than half price! SALE PRICE Chair Now less than half price! SALE PRICE Jackie needs to buy sofas or sofas and chairs to seat at least 5 people. When Jackie arrives at the shop, she finds that there is a further discount of 20% if you spend over She has a budget of Task 2a: Choose furniture to seat at least five people. Give a reason for your choice of seating. (1 mark) Jackie must stay within her budget. Work out how much the furniture will cost. Don t forget the 20% discount if she spends over Show all your working out (5 marks) Show how you have checked your answer. (1 mark) Page 5 of 12

6 Task 3 Buying a New Sofa The furniture store offers different finance options. OPTION A: per month for 24 Months. No deposit. OPTION B: per month for 48 Months. No deposit. OPTION C: Buy Now Pay 6 Months Later - then pay 28 per month for 42 Months. You must pay an additional one-off service charge of 25 with your first payment. Jackie cannot afford to pay cash for the sofa. She can afford to pay up to 30 a month towards the sofa. Task 3: Choose the most appropriate finance option for Jackie. Explain clearly why you have chosen this option and not the others. Show all your working. (4 marks) Page 6 of 12

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8 Task 4 Delivering the Sofa A delivery man must deliver sofas to four different customers and return to the depot. He leaves the depot at 8am. He allows about 20 minutes per customer for parking and delivery. The map (not drawn to scale) shows the location of each customer and the average driving speeds for each road. Mrs Beryl Jenkins Mr Ben Roberts 6 miles 30mph 8 miles 40mph 5 miles 40mph 6 miles 30mph 4 miles 30mph Mr John Smith Depot 10 miles 60mph 14 miles 50mph 5 miles 30mph Ms Jackie Jones You should use the formula t = d [t = time, d = distance travelled, s = average speed] s Page 8 of 12

9 Task 4a: Choose two different routes. Calculate how long it will take to complete the journey and identify the route which is the quicker of the two. (7 marks) Check your answer. (2 marks) Task 4b: What time is the delivery man expected to arrive at Jackie s house? (5 marks) Give two reasons why the delivery man may arrive earlier at Jackie s house than he expects to arrive. (2 marks) Page 9 of 12

10 Task 5 Ordering TVs The manager of an electrical store is planning how many 37 inch screen TVs and 42 inch screen TVs to order for sale in June. The table shows information about how many flat screen TVs have been sold in the store in April and May. Size of flat screen Number sold in April Number sold in May 37 inch 42 inch The manager also has this information from the national head office to help her make a decision about how many of each size to stock. Size of flat screen Number sold across all stores in UK (thousands) February March April May 37 inch inch The manager wants to explore how the sales of each size TV have changed from month to month to help her decide how many TVs of each size to order. Page 10 of 12

11 Task 5: Use the information about both the store s sales and UK sales of both 37 and 42 inch screen TVs to make a decision about how many of each size the manager should order to sell in her shop in June. Comment on trends in both UK and the store s sales, using calculations to support your findings (6 marks) Make a decision about how many 37 and 42 inch screen TVs to order, explaining why you have made this decision. (2 marks) Page 11 of 12

12 Task 6 Paying for the TV Jackie decides to buy this TV. The cost of insurance against breakdown is an extra 20% in addition to the cost of any item. 399 Jackie decides to take out insurance against breakdowns. She pays a quarter of the total cash price of both the TV and the insurance as a deposit. She intends to pay the rest of the cost over 12 months. She has budgeted to pay the same amount each month. She knows she will have to pay 19.9% interest if she pays over 12 months. Task 6: She pays the deposit as a cash sum. She pays the rest of the cost over 12 months. How much more will she pay in total for the TV and insurance if she pays over 12 months rather than if she paid cash for the TV and the insurance? (10 marks) How much will she pay each month? (2 marks) Check your answer. (1 mark) Page 12 of 12