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In June Gemma paid £68 for her electricity bill.  \nIn July she will pay 5% more for her bill.  \nWork out how much Gemma will pay for her bill in July.  \n2. Gareth is changing his gas supplier to GES Energy. He has this information:  \nGES ENERGY  \nannual fee £231.65 plus  \n4.71 pence for each kWh used get 5% off the total charge if you pay by direct debit  \nLast year Gareth used 42 000 kWh of gas.  \nGareth thinks he will use the same amount of gas this year.  \nWork out the total gas bill Gareth will pay using GES Energy.  \n3. Graham is looking at food waste in his household.  \nThe table shows the amount of money the household lost due to food waste for months.  \n\n|  | April | May | June | July | August |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Amount of money (£) | 20 | 27 | 28.75 | 22.50 | 31 |\n\nGraham wants to draw a graph to show the amount of money lost due to food waste.  \nDraw a suitable graph for Graham.  \n4. Graham is looking at food waste in his household.  \nThe table shows the amount of money the household lost due to food waste for months.  \n\n|  | April | May | June | July | August |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Amount of money (£) | 20 | 27 | 28.75 | 22.50 | 31 |\n\nGraham wants to work out the average amount of money lost due to food waste. Work out the average amount of money lost.  \n5. Melinda goes to a cafe 5 days a week for a cup of tea. The table shows the price of a cup of tea in her 5 local cafes.  \n\n| Cafe | A | B | C | D | E |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Price | £1.80 | £1.59 | £1.65 | £1.45 | £1.70 |\n\nMelinda usually goes to cafe A.  \nHow much money would she save if she went to the cheapest cafe for a week instead?  \n6. Aquil works Monday to Friday.  \nHe buys his lunch on his way to work.  \nEach day Aquil buys a sandwich, a bottle of water and a bag of crisps.  \nShop A  \nany sandwich £2.85  \na bottle of water 60p  \na bag of crisps 85p  \nShop B £3 meal deal  \nany sandwich a bottle of water  \na bag of crisps  \nAquil thinks he will save more than £7.50 a week if he buys his lunch each day from shop B instead of shop A.  \nIs Aquil correct?  \nYou MUST show your working.","cbCaimoNJw0yvowx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimoNJw0yvowx","pdf",327430,"English","# Cost of Living - Non-Scaffolded Questions\n## Electricity bill percentage increase\n## Gas bill with tariff and consumption\n## Food waste graph and data interpretation\n## Food waste average calculation\n## Weekly savings by choosing the cheapest café\n## Lunch cost comparison: shop A vs shop B","[{\"question\":\"How is Gemma’s July electricity bill calculated from June’s price?\",\"answer\":\"Gemma pays £68 in June and will pay 5% more in July, so the July bill is £68 increased by 5%.\"},{\"question\":\"What information is needed to calculate Gareth’s total gas bill?\",\"answer\":\"Use the annual fee (£231.65) plus the per-kWh rate (4.71 pence), and multiply by 42 000 kWh since he expects the same usage this year.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you decide the cheapest option for Melinda’s weekly tea costs?\",\"answer\":\"Find the lowest café price in the table and multiply it by 5 days per week to compare with her current café A cost, then calculate the savings.\"}]","Functional Skills Maths - Level 1 - Cost of Living - Non-Scaffolded Questions | PDF",1792464724]