Foundation June 2025 Paper 1 Q6

6 Samina works in a shop that sells pens.

The table shows the number of blue pens and the number of red pens Samina sold in each of three months.

(a) Work out the total number of blue pens and red pens Samina sold in June. (1)

Samina says,

“In these three months, in total, I sold more than twice as many blue pens as red pens.”

(b) Is Samina correct?
You must show how you get your answer. (3)

Answer	Mark	Mark scheme
42	B1	cao

Mark scheme (b)

Answer	Mark	Mark scheme
Yes (supported)	P1	for a start to a process to find figures to compare, eg \(33 + 40 + 27\ (= 100)\) or \(20 + 14 + 15\ (= 49)\) or \((33 - 20) + (40 - 14) + (27 - 15)\ (= 51)\)
	P1	for complete process to give figures to compare, eg \(33 + 40 + 27\ (= 100)\) and \(20 + 14 + 15\ (= 49)\) and \(\text{``}49\text{''} \times 2\ (= 98)\) or \(33 + 40 + 27\ (= 100)\) and \(20 + 14 + 15\ (= 49)\) and \(\text{``}100\text{''} \div 2\ (= 50)\) or \(33 + 40 + 27\ (= 100)\) and \(20 + 14 + 15\ (= 49)\) and \(\text{``}100\text{''} - \text{``}49\text{''}\ (= 51)\) or \(33 + 40 + 27\ (= 100)\) and \(20 \times 2 + 14 \times 2 + 15 \times 2\ (= 98)\) or \((33 - 20) + (40 - 14) + (27 - 15)\ (= 51)\) and \(20 + 14 + 15\ (= 49)\)
	C1	for Yes with correct supporting figures, eg 100 and 98 or 50 and 49 or 100 and 49 and 51 or 51 and 49