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Real-life rounding decision — Foundation

GCSE · Mathematics · Edexcel · N15Round numbers and measures to an appropriate degree of accuracy

Question

Edexcel Paper 2F (calculator)

A school is planning a trip. Each minibus seats 16 students. There are 78 students going on the trip.

(a) Calculate 78 ÷ 16. (1 mark) (b) State, with reason, the number of minibuses needed. (2 marks) (c) The trip costs £14.738 per student before VAT. Round this to an appropriate accuracy for stating to parents. (2 marks)

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