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This is the layout of a bedroom.  \nThe width of the doorway is 75cm.  \nYou want to lay skirting board along the walls of the room. How many metres of skirting board would you need to buy?  \n2. You see two offers for skirting board in your local DIY store.  \nBielsko Skirting Board 4200mm long £33 per board  \nBiala Skirting Board 2400mm long £17 per board  \nYou estimate you need 12. 6m of skirting board in total.  \nYou think the Bielsko Skirting Board will save you the most money. Are you correct? Show why you think this.  \n3. You want to create a feature wall with patterned wallpaper.  \n3m  \nThe wallpaper you are using is 50cm wide and 10.05m long.  \nHow many rolls of wallpaper do you need to buy? You MUST show your working.  \n4. You need an electrician to fit two new wall plug sockets in your bedroom. You receive a breakdown of the cost for this.  \nJackie’s Electricals  \nWall plug socket £16.82 x 2 Call out fee £50.00  \nTime £17.00 per hour for three hours  \nHow much will the new wall plug sockets and their fitting cost you?  \n5. You decide to paint the ceiling of the bedroom.  \nYou see the following offer for paint.  \nWhite paint £7.50 per 1 litre tin Buy one get one half price  \nYou know that the ceiling will need two coats of paint and the 1 litre covers 13m2. How much will the paint cost?  \n6. You are planning the time needed to complete the bedroom.  \n• Fit new skirting board 4.5 hours  \n• Electrician 3 hours  \n• Hanging wallpaper 3.25 hours  \n• Coat one of ceiling ¾ of an hour  \n• Drying time 90 minutes  \n• Cost two of ceiling ¾ of an hour How long will it take in total to redecorate the room?","cbCaisTGSY9Lihik","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisTGSY9Lihik","pdf",137716,"English","# Calculating Skirting Board Requirements\n## Comparing Skirting Board Offers\n# Wallpapering a Feature Wall\n# Calculating Electrical Installation Costs\n# Painting the Ceiling\n# Total Redecoration Time Estimation","[{\"question\":\"How many metres of skirting board are needed for the bedroom?\",\"answer\":\"To find the length of the skirting board, calculate the total perimeter of the room and subtract the width of the 75cm doorway from the sum of the walls.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you determine the number of wallpaper rolls required?\",\"answer\":\"Divide the total area to be covered by the area of one roll of wallpaper (width multiplied by length), ensuring that the result is rounded up to the nearest whole roll.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the total duration required to redecorate the room?\",\"answer\":\"The total time is calculated by summing the individual durations for fitting the skirting board, electrician work, hanging wallpaper, two coats of paint, and the required drying time.\"}]","Functional Skills Maths - Level 1 - Decorating a Bedroom | PDF",1792464726,15]