Foundation June 2024 Paper 2 Q10
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(a) Leema buys 2 metres of linen at £8.50 per metre.
She also buys 5 metres of cotton.
The total cost is £38
What is the cost of one metre of cotton? [4 marks]
(b) Buttons cost 65p each.
The greatest number of buttons Leema can buy with £5 is 7
She says,
“The greatest number of buttons I can buy with £10 is 14 because £10 is double £5”
Is she correct?
Tick a box.
- Yes
- No
Show working to support your answer. [2 marks]
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| \(2 \times 8.5(0)\) or 17(.00) | M1 | oe |
| \(38 -\) their 17 or 21 | M1dep | |
| their \(21 \div 5\) or 4.2 | M1dep | oe eg \(5 \times 4.2(0)\) |
| 4.20 | A1 | correct money notation SC2 5.90 SC1 5.9 |
Additional guidance
| Special case is for using 1 metre of linen at £8.5(0) | |
| Allow 4.20(p) for the A mark | |
| \(4.20 \div 5 = 84\)p | M1M1M1A0 |
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| \(14 \times 0.65\) or 9.1(0) or \(15 \times 0.65\) or 9.75 or \(10 \div 0.65\) or 15.3(…) or 15.4 or \((5 - 7 \times 0.65) \times 2\) or 0.9(0) | M1 | oe allow in pence |
| No and 15 with M1 awarded or No and (£)9.75 | A1 | oe eg No and she can get 1 more with M1 awarded |
Additional guidance
| Yes ticked | max M1A0 |
| No may be implied if neither box ticked | |
| \(0.65 \times 14 = 9.1\) she can buy another No ticked | M1A1 |
| \(10 \div 0.65 = 15.38\) No ticked | M1A0 |
| \(0.65 \times 14 = 9.1\) she can buy more No ticked | M1A0 |
| She can get 15 not 14 No ticked | M0A0 |
| The left over change would make up another 65p so enough for another button No ticked | M0A0 |