NCFE Maths Level 1 Past Papers Practice Paper 1 Section A

Mel has a small transport café.
She goes to a cash and carry to buy things she needs.
She sees this special offer on tea bags:

Calculate ¹/₂ of 24

How much will it cost for two boxes of these tea bags?

Mel buys two boxes of tea bags with the special offer.
Calculate the price per tea bag. Give your answer in pence.

A mug of tea contains about 20 millilitres (ml) of milk.

How many 20 ml servings are there in a 1 litre bottle of milk?

5 kilograms (kg) of sugar costs £3.20 and contains 1000 teaspoons of sugar.
How much, in pence, does 1 teaspoon of sugar cost?

Milk costs 50p per litre.
For each mug of tea, Mel uses:
• 1 tea bag
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• 20 ml of milk.
What is the total cost for the tea, sugar and milk for one mug of tea?
Give your answer in pence.

Including staff and overheads, the total cost of making one mug of tea is 80p
Mel charges 55% more for a mug of tea than it costs to make.

How much does Mel charge for a mug of tea in the café?