Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery Candidate s paper www.cityandguilds.com Candidate s name City & Guilds enrolment number Date of registration Date assignment started Summary of achievement Reading Writing Speaking and Listening E E E
Activity 1 You work at a fishery. 1 A man phones to find out the cost of an annual season ticket. You tell him two hundred and eighty five pounds He makes a note of this. Write two hundred and eighty five in figures. 02 Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery
2 The owner keeps a record of how many tickets he sells each month. Here is a bar chart showing how many tickets of each type he sold last month. 250 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 numbers of people 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 coarse whole site annual season syndicate day type of ticket Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery 03
a Which types of ticket sold more than 150 of last month? b Estimate the total number of tickets sold last month. Space for working 3 A fisherman buys an annual syndicate ticket costing 235. He gives the owner 300 to pay for his ticket. How much change should the owner give him? Space for working 04 Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery
4 A syndicate ticket costs 70 for 3 months. Another fisherman asks if he can pay 8 per week. How many weeks should it take him to pay for his ticket? Space for working Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery 05
5 The secretary keeps a record of the different types of Day Tickets she sells each week. She starts to put the information in a tally chart. 18 full day I I I I I I I I 10 half day I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 4 hour I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I sporting concession boats (full day) boats (half day) I I I I Complete the table. concession boats (half day) boats (full day) boats (full day) boats (half day) concession sporting sporting boats (full day) concession concession sporting sporting boats (full day) concession boats (full day) sporting concession sporting boats (full day) concession boats (full day) sporting sporting concession sporting boats (half day) boats (half day) sporting sporting sporting boats (half day) sporting concession sporting concession sporting boats (half day) concession sporting sporting concession boats (full day) sporting 06 Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery
6 A fisherman pays for 4 full day Day Tickets costing 18 each. Use multiplication to calculate how much he should pay. Show your working 7 The number of fishermen who buy 18 full day tickets totals 9 out of 90. Another way of writing 1 9 9 90 Circle the correct answer. is 9 10 1 10 Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery 07
Activity 2 1 The fish are fed 5 times a day between 5 o clock in the morning and 8 o clock in the evening. You feed the fish every 3 hours. You write the time of each feed on a notice board. feeding times 1st feed 8 am 2nd feed 3rd feed 4th feed 5th feed a Finish writing the feeding times correctly on the notice board using am or pm. 1st feed 8 o clock 2nd feed 11 o clock 3rd feed 2 o clock 4th feed 5 o clock 5th feed 8 o clock 08 Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery
b You make up 37.5 ounces of feed each day. How should you say 37.5? three seven point two three hundred and seventy five thirty seven point five Circle the correct answer. 2 The temperature of the water must be above 10 C before the fish can be fed. Here is a thermometer showing the temperature of the water today. 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 Can the fish be fed today? 3 A fisherman catches a big fish. You help him weigh it. 1 It weighs 28 lbs. 2 1 How should you say? 2 one two one half one and a half Tick the correct answer. Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery 09
4 The fencing around the fishery needs mending. The owner cuts fence posts 135 cm long. a Ask your tutor for a selection of measuring instruments. Show your tutor the best measuring instrument to measure centimetres. Candidate has shown me the measuring instrument which measure centimetres. Assessor s signature Date b Show your tutor 135 cm on your chosen measuring instrument. Candidate has shown me 135 cm on his/her chosen measuring instrument. Assessor s signature Date 10 Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery
5 The owner buys a tank for breeding fish. Here is a diagram of the tank. height 20 cm The length of the tank is 2.5 m and the width of the tank is 30 cm. a b Write the measurements in the correct place on the diagram. What is the height of the tank? 6 He orders a larger tank for when the fish get bigger. Here are the measurements of the larger tank. height 50 cm length 1 m width 70 cm He decides which of these spaces the tank would fit best. A height 45 cm length 1.5 m width 80 cm B height 55 cm length 2 m width 75 cm C height 18 cm length 3 m width 25 cm Tick the correct answer. Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery 11
7 You order three fishing rods from the internet costing 104.05, 89.95 and 59.79. a Calculate the total cost. Space for working b Round your answer to the nearest 1. 12 Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery
8 Another fisherman orders a fishing rod 67.50 a carp trolley 49.95 a bed chair 69.95 fishing scales 6.95 Use a calculator to work out the total cost. The candidate has used a calculator to work out the total cost. Assessor s signature Date Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery 13
9 The owner checks his takings for the day. He does this sum 80.75 + 101.25 + 126 + 570 = 887 Check his sum on a calculator. Was he right? Candidate has checked the calculation on the calculator. Assessor s signature Date You have now done all the activities. 14 Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Assignment Working on a Fishery 11.05/4500005084/ST89666