NCFE Maths Level 1 Past Papers October 2019 Section A

Don spends his holidays climbing mountains.

The twenty highest mountains in the UK are all in Scotland.
Don began climbing these mountains in 2011.
He climbed 4 of these mountains each year.
In which year did he finish climbing the twenty highest mountains?

Don lives in London.
He wants to travel to Fort William in Scotland.
Don finds this information about travel times.

How much longer does it take to travel by the night bus than to fly?

The cost of a return train ticket from London to Fort William is £176
Don sees an offer which gives him a 15% discount.
How much money will Don save if he has the discount?

Don is going to climb a mountain called Ben Nevis.
To estimate how long this will take he uses this rule:
• 12 minutes for every 1 kilometre (km) of distance forward plus
• 10 minutes for every 100 metres (m) of height gained.

The height of Ben Nevis is 1345 m
The distance forward is 17 km
Estimate how long it will take Don to climb Ben Nevis.
Give your answer to the nearest hour.

The time taken to come down a mountain depends on the angle of the slope.
Estimate the angle of this slope and tick the correct statement.

When Don arrives in Fort William
• the temperature at the bottom of Ben Nevis is 3 ºC
• the temperature at the top of Ben Nevis is –6ºC
Calculate the difference in temperature between the top and bottom
of Ben Nevis.

The weather forecast says that, at the top of Ben Nevis at 2pm there is
• a 20% chance of snow
• a ³/₁₀ chance of rain.

Is it more likely to snow or rain?