Foundation June 2025 Paper 3 Q4
4 Here is a number machine.

(a) Work out the output when the input is 4 [1 mark]
(b) Work out the input when the output is 19 [2 marks]
(c) Complete this number machine. [1 mark]

| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | B1 |
Additional guidance
If answer line blank check the output oval
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| \(19 + 5\) or 24 or \(n \div 3\) or \(\dfrac{x + 5}{3}\) | M1 | oe may be seen on diagram where \(14 \leqslant n \leqslant 24\) \(x\) can be any letter |
| 8 | A1 |
Additional guidance
| \(8 \times 3 - 5\) written in working or 8 adjacent to or in the input oval | M1 |
| \(\dfrac{14}{3}\) | M1 |
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| \(\div 6\) or \(-15\) or \(\times \dfrac{1}{6}\) or \(+{-15}\) | B1 | oe fraction or decimal for \(\dfrac{1}{6}\) |
Additional guidance
| Mark the rectangle on number machine | |
| Divide by 6 or subtract 15 or multiply by \(\dfrac{1}{6}\) or add negative 15 | B1 |
| More than one operation | B0 |