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Lorna is putting on a performance. The total cost of the production is £890.\u003Cbr>Tickets to the performance will cost £12.\u003Cbr>How many tickets will need to be sold for the performance to break even?\u003Cbr>(1) | 2. Neil is painting props for the next performance. He knows that paint costs £22.99 per tin. He sees the following offer:\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>How much money would he save with this discount?\u003Cbr>(1) | 3. Joel has been practising his monologue. He has timed in minutes himself doing so. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9  |\n|  |  | What is the mean time he took?\u003Cbr>(1) |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4. Josephine is organising a dress rehearsal. She has these current timings\u003Cbr>Stage preparation – 1 hour 15 minutes\u003Cbr>Act 1 – ¾ of an hour Interval – 20 minutes Act 2 – 35 minutes\u003Cbr>How long will the dress rehearsal take in total?\u003Cbr>(1) | 5. Ian is carrying a shield for his role in a new play. It weighs 1810g.\u003Cbr>What is the weight in kilograms?\u003Cbr>(1) | 6. Suzanna is buying stage combat swords for a production. She has all the prices on a bar chart.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>She decides to buy a longsword and two arming swords. Using the bar chart, how much would she spend?\u003Cbr>(1) |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7. Flynn is rehearsing for a play. They know how many hours a week they have to rehearse for and how many weeks they have until the performance.\u003Cbr>How would they work out the total rehearsal time?\u003Cbr>(1) | 8. Rita is going to put material around all the edges of a stage. The top of the stage is rectangular 4m by\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Rita has 9 pieces of material. Each piece of material is 5 m long.\u003Cbr>Has Rita enough pieces of material?\u003Cbr>(1) | 9. Use estimation to check your answer to question 2.\u003Cbr>(1) |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nTotal Marks:   / 9","cbCaiqVfUkTEtvlC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqVfUkTEtvlC","pdf",139458,"English","# Functional Skills Maths - Lesson Starter Quiz for Performing Arts Learners","[{\"question\":\"How do you calculate the break-even point for the production mentioned in the first question?\",\"answer\":\"To break even, divide the total production cost of £890 by the ticket price of £12, then round up to the nearest whole number to ensure all costs are covered.\"},{\"question\":\"How much would Suzanna spend on one longsword and two arming swords based on the bar chart?\",\"answer\":\"According to the bar chart, the longsword costs £100 and an arming sword costs £75. 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