You may use a calculator. You will need a pen and a ruler. There are 4 tasks in this assessment. You must complete all 4 tasks. Total marks available: 51 You should try to answer ALL the questions You have one and a half hours to finish the assessment.
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Task 1 Buying a puppy Jamie wants to buy a puppy. He goes to a breeder.
9 Golden Labrador puppies for sale!
7 female, 2 male
£570 EACH
1. If the breeder sells all the puppies, how much money will he earn?
(2 marks)
2. If Jamie picks out one puppy at random, what chance does he have of picking out a female puppy? (2 marks)
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3. Jamie buys a female puppy and calls her Poppy. Jamie makes a list of things he wants to buy.
1 dog collar and 1 lead 1 crate for travelling (large if possible) 1 dog basket (large if possible) 2 dog blankets 2 dog bowls He does not want to spend more than £100. He finds this price list.
Ceramic dog bowls
Large size £13 Medium size £10 Buy one, get the second half price!
Dog blankets £12.99 each Dog collar £7.50
Buy one, get the second half price! Dog crates
Dog chews £1.75 each
Dog baskets Large £14 Small £9
Dog brush £5
Rope dog leads £9.45
Large size normal price £58.50 Medium size normal price£45 SPECIAL OFFER: one third off all prices
Dog toy £2.99
Canvass dog leads £7.45
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Work out a way that Jamie can buy everything on his list. Explain fully how you have reached a total which is less than £100.
(8 marks)
Show how you have checked your working out.
(2 marks)
Working out:
Check:
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Task 2 Building a kennel for Poppy 4. Jamie decides to build a kennel in his garden. He buys a ‘Do-it-yourself kennel kit’. Here is a diagram of the pieces in the kit (not drawn to scale).
1m
1m
1.6m
1.6m
1.6m
1.2m
1.2m
1.8m
1.4m
1.2m
1.4m
1.6m
1.4m
1.2m
1.6m a) Write inside each shape one of the following labels. FRONT END
FLOOR PANEL
BACK END
ROOF PANEL
SIDE PANEL
ROOF PANEL
(4 marks)
SIDE PANEL
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b) Work out what the height, the width and length of the kennel will be when Jamie has built it. In each case, explain why you have chosen the measurement.
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(3 marks)
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Task 3 Looking after Poppy’s weight 5. Poppy likes snacks. Jamie finds this chart on the internet.
Chart to Show how Snacks Affect Dog’s Weight Snacks fed to adult dog
Is the same as a human eating this amount of chocolate
1 small biscuit 30g of cheddar cheese 1 hot dog
Key
= 60g of chocolate
He works out that Poppy eats the same as a human eating 600g of chocolate a week. Jamie must cut this down to the same as 210g of chocolate. What snacks could they give her? Show your working out. (3 marks)
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6. The vet says Poppy must go on a diet. Jamie weighs Poppy on some bathroom scales.
Ideally Poppy should lose between 0.5k and 0.8kg per week. Her target weight is
28kg.
Plan a weight loss calendar for Poppy which ends when Poppy reaches her target weight. Start by writing in her current weight and target weight. Write in how much weight Poppy should lose each week. Work out her new current weight for each week.
Poppy’s Current Weight: Week
Target weight to lose (kg)
(7 marks)
Poppy’s Target Weight: Target weight for week (kg)
Week
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Explain how you could check you are correct.
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How much weight to lose (kg)
Target weight for week (kg)
(1 mark)
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7. The table shows Poppy’s actual weight after weeks 5, 6, 7 and 8 on the diet.
Poppy’s
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
30
29.5
28.7
28
weight (kg)
Jamie wants to see how Poppy’s weight is dropping on a chart or graph. Draw a suitable chart or graph showing Poppy’s weight each week. Give it a suitable title. (8 marks)
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Task 4 Exercising Poppy 8. The vet tells Jamie that a dog like Poppy should walk an average of 3 miles every day. Jamie records how far he walks with Poppy each day for two weeks.
Week 1 Week 2
Mon 2 1
Tue 4 2
Wed 1.5 1.5
Thu 0.5 2
Fri 1.5 4
Sat 8 3
Sun 7 4
Jamie is not sure if he followed the vet’s advice both weeks. How can he check? Explain your answer. Show all your working out. (7 marks)
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9. Jamie likes to take Poppy to the local park. He wants to take a short route to the park entrance from his home. He has to walk along the roads.
Miry Lane
Jamie’s home
Park Lane
Tree Lane
Moor Lane
Oak Road
Park entrance [scale: 2cm represents 1 km]
Buxton Road
Choose a route for Jamie to take. Work out the length of the route in kilometres. Show all your working.
