Higher June 2023 Paper 2 Q4
4 The price of a toy increases by 12.5% to £19.53
Work out the original price of the toy. [2 marks]
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 112.5% or 1.125 or \(\dfrac{9}{8}\) or \(19.53 \div 112.5\ (\times 100)\) or \(0.1736\ (\times 100)\) | M1 | oe eg 1 + 0.125 or \(19.53 \div 9 \times 8\) or \(2.17 \times 8\) |
| 17.36 | A1 |
Additional guidance
| M1 may be awarded for correct work with no answer or incorrect answer, even if this is seen amongst multiple attempts | |
| M1 may be seen in a trial (the answer to the trial can be ignored) eg \(15 \times 1.125\) | M1 |
| \(19.53 \times 1.125\) | M1 |
| Do not allow misreads for 12.5% eg1 \(19.53 \div 1.0125\) eg2 \(19.53 \div 112\) | M0 M0 |
| 112.5 not recovered | M0 |