Foundation June 2023 Paper 1 Q14
14 Last week, 73% of the tickets sold at a cinema were adult tickets.
(a) What percentage of the tickets sold were not adult tickets? (1)
Some people watched a film at the cinema.
number of adults : number of children = 2 : 5
(b) What fraction of these people were adults? (1)
On Friday,
500 people watched a film at the cinema.
70% of these people were children.
On Saturday,
720 people watched the film at the cinema.
\(\dfrac{5}{8}\) of these people were children.
Kasim thinks more children watched the film on Friday than on Saturday.
(c) Is Kasim correct?
You must show how you get your answer. (3)
You must show how you get your answer. (3)
| Answer | Mark | Mark scheme |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | B1 | cao |
| Answer | Mark | Mark scheme |
|---|---|---|
| \(\dfrac{2}{7}\) | B1 | or any equivalent fraction |
| Answer | Mark | Mark scheme |
|---|---|---|
| No (supported) | P1 | for method to find the number of children on Friday eg \(0.7 \times 500\) oe \((= 350)\) |
| P1 | for method to find the number of children on Saturday eg \(720 \div 8 \times 5\) oe \((= 450)\) | |
| C1 | for No with correct figures, eg No and 350 and 450 or No and 100 more on Saturday |
Additional guidance
Award 0 marks for a correct answer with no supportive working.