Pass the Parcel Task A Pass the parcel

Pass the Parcel Task A

Pass the parcel • LOOK AT THE INFORMATION CARDS • CAN YOU FIND A WAY OF ORGANISING AND PRESENTING ALL THIS INFORMATION SO THAT IT IS EASY FOR CUSTOMERS TO COMPARE THE PRICES TO DELIVER DIFFERENT PARCELS? • IS THERE ANY INFORMATION IN THE CARDS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND?

Company 1 Small parcels: Delivery 2 – 4 days Up to 2 kg £ 2. 80 Company 2 Delivery 2 days 0 – 2 kg £ 5. 59 2 – 5 kg £ 7. 19 5 – 10 kg £ 9. 29 Company 3 Prices exclude VAT 0 – 1 kg £ 2. 32 1 – 2 kg £ 3. 15 2 – 5 kg £ 4. 40 5 – 10 kg £ 6. 07 10 – 20 kg £ 8. 15 Remote area surcharge £ 1. 67 Deliveries take 4 working days Company 2 Maximum parcel size: 60 cm × 50 cm Company 1 Small parcels: 45 cm × 35 cm × 16 cm Medium parcels: 61 cm × 46 cm Company 3 Maximum length 120 cm Max Volume 225 cm: Add the width and depth, and multiply by two. Then add the length. The total of this calculation must not exceed 225 cm.

Company 1 Medium parcels: Next day delivery 1 kg £ 5. 65 2 kg £ 8. 90 5 kg £ 15. 85 10 kg £ 21. 90 20 kg £ 33. 40 Company 1 Medium parcels: Delivery 2 – 4 days 1 kg £ 4. 89 2 kg £ 4. 89 5 kg £ 13. 75 10 kg £ 20. 25 20 kg £ 28. 55 Company 2 Delivery 3 to 5 days 0 – 2 kg £ 4. 89 2 – 5 kg £ 6. 19 5 – 10 kg £ 8. 29 Company 1 Small parcels: Next day delivery 1 kg £ 3. 30 2 kg £ 5. 45

Pass the parcel TEST YOUR PRESENTATION ON SOME EXAMPLES OF PARCELS. E. G. WHICH SERVICE IS CHEAPER FOR THE FOLLOWING PARCELS ? TRY TO VISUALISE THE SIZES OF THE PARCELS AS YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS • SIZE 20 CM × 20 CM ; 1. 95 KG ; NEXT DAY DELIVERY • SIZE 50 CM × 10 CM ; 15. 5 KG ; DELIVERY WITHIN 2 DAYS • SIZE 10 CM × 20 CM ; 5. 05 KG ; DELIVERY WITHIN 5 DAYS • SIZE 45 CM × 44 CM ; 1 KG ; DELIVERY WITHIN 4 DAYS • MAKE UP SOME EXAMPLES OF YOUR OWN.

Pass the parcel ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS • COMPANIES 2 AND 3 MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE WHEN SHOWING THEIR PRICE BANDS. WHAT IS THIS MISTAKE, AND WHAT PROBLEM COULD IT CAUSE? HOW CAN WE OVERCOME THIS PROBLEM? • COMPANY 3 MAKES ANOTHER MATHEMATICAL ERROR WHEN IT EXPLAINS HOW LARGE YOUR PARCEL CAN BE. WHAT IS THIS MISTAKE, AND HOW COULD THIS BE OVERCOME?

Pass the parcel EXTENSION QUESTIONS • IS IT POSSIBLE TO SEND A MAGIC WAND THAT IS 55 CM LONG, 2 CM IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHING LESS THAN 1 KG AS A SMALL PARCEL WITH COMPANY 1? • IF SO, HOW?