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U N C T N A L Scale 1 cm = 1 m Fence Plant pots Key: Scale drawing of roof garden r h w l h Functional maths Functional maths Roof garden Information bank Anil moves into a small flat in Manchester. The flat has a roof garden. Anil makes a scale drawing of the new design for his roof garden. The garden will have wooden fencing on three sides. There will also be five large plant pots, each 1 m high. Question bank 1 What is the total length of fencing that Anil needs to buy? 2 What is the cost of the circular plant pot that Anil wants? Anil is going to cover the sides of all the plant pots with a bamboo covering. He is then going to fill the pots with compost, leaving a 10 cm gap at the top. 3 What length of bamboo covering does Anil need to go around one of the square plant pots? 4 How much compost does Anil need for one of the square plant pots? Anil says, ‘The total cost of the pots, bamboo, compost and fencing is just under £1200.’ 5 Is Anil correct? Use on your calculator and show working to support your answer. Plant pots (1 m high) square 1 m 1 m square 1.2 m 1.2 m square 1.4 m 1.4 m rectangular 1 m 2 m rectangular 1 m 2.5 m rectangular 1.2 m 2.5 m circular pot, radius 0.9 m circular pot, radius 1.1 m circular pot, radius 1.3 m £49 £59 £69 £49 £69 £89 £99 £119 £139 Fencing wooden wire £9 per metre £7 per metre Bamboo roll (0.5 m high) roll (1 m high) roll (1.5 m high) £3.50 per metre £5.50 per metre £7.50 per metre Compost 200 litre bag £8.95 Haroldston garden centre price list Perimeter of a rectangle 2(l w) Area of a rectangle lw Volume of a cuboid lwh Perimeter of a circle 2r Area of a circle r 2 Volume of a cylinder r 2 h 1 cm 3 1 ml 1000 ml 1 litre 1000 litres 1 m 3 458 459

Free Functional Maths sample activity- The Chelsea Flower Show

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Take a look at this free Chelsea Flower Show Functional Maths sample activity from the AQA GCSE Mathematics for Middle Sets Student Book. If you’re already familiar with the AQA Functional Maths spec, this is mostly Level 2: area, perimeter and volume; it needs Level 1 ability to construct geometric diagrams and models. Plus visit our blog at the below address for the accompanying teacher Guide notes and answers!For more fantastic GCSE and Functional Maths activities, visit us now at http://aqagcsemaths.wordpress.com/ or subscribe free for updates direct to your inbox!

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Page 1: Free Functional Maths sample activity- The Chelsea Flower Show

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1 cm = 1 m

Fence Plant potsKey:

Scale drawing of roof garden

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Functional maths Functional maths

Roof garden Information bank

Anil moves into a small fl at in Manchester. The fl athas a roof garden. Anil makes a scale drawing of the new design for his roof garden.

The garden will have wooden fencing on three sides. There will also be fi ve large plant pots, each 1 m high.

Question bank1 What is the total length of fencing that Anil needs to buy?

2 What is the cost of the circular plant pot that Anil wants?

Anil is going to cover the sides of all the plant pots with a bamboo covering. He is then going to fi ll the

pots with compost, leaving a 10 cm gap at the top.

3 What length of bamboo covering does Anil need to go around one of

the square plant pots?

4 How much compost does Anil need for one of the square plant pots?

Anil says, ‘The total cost of the pots, bamboo, compost and fencing is just under £1200.’

5 Is Anil correct? Use on your calculator and show working to

support your answer.

Plant pots (1 m high)

square 1 m 1 msquare 1.2 m 1.2 msquare 1.4 m 1.4 mrectangular 1 m 2 mrectangular 1 m 2.5 mrectangular 1.2 m 2.5 mcircular pot, radius 0.9 mcircular pot, radius 1.1 mcircular pot, radius 1.3 m

£49£59£69£49£69£89£99£119£139

Fencing woodenwire

£9 per metre£7 per metre

Bamboo roll (0.5 m high) roll (1 m high) roll (1.5 m high)

£3.50 per metre£5.50 per metre£7.50 per metre

Compost 200 litre bag £8.95

Haroldston garden centre price list

Perimeter of a rectangle 2(l w)Area of a rectangle lwVolume of a cuboid lwhPerimeter of a circle 2rArea of a circle r2

Volume of a cylinder r2h1 cm3 1 ml1000 ml 1 litre1000 litres 1 m3

458 459