Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE 9FM0/3D 2022 Further Mathematics Advanced PAPER 3D: Decision Mathematics 1

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A gardener needs the following lengths of string. All lengths are in metres. 4.3 6.1 5.1 4.7 2.5 5.9 3.4 1.7 2.1 0.4 1.3 She cuts the lengths from balls of string. Each ball contains 10m of string. ... (a) Calculate a lower bound for the number of balls of string the gardener needs. You must make your method clear. (2) (b) Use the first‑fit bin packing algorithm to determine how the lengths could be cut from the balls of string. (3) (Total for Question 1 is 5 marks) [Show More]

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