Higher November 2023 Paper 2 Q6

(a) To reach round 2, a student must receive at least \(\dfrac{4}{15}\) of the votes.

What is the largest possible number of students that can reach round 2?

Circle your answer. [1 mark]

• 15
• 11
• 3
• 4

(b) There are 900 votes in round 1

Sean receives 180 votes.

Amy draws a pie chart to represent the results.

Here is her method to work out the angle needed for Sean.

\(180 \div 900 \times 100 = 20\) The angle should be 20°

Is Amy’s method correct?

Tick a box.

• Yes
• No

Give a reason for your answer. [1 mark]