Foundation November 2019 Paper 3 Q11
11 At a school there are six lessons in a day.
In total, the six lessons last for five hours.
(a) Assume that each lesson lasts the same amount of time.
How many minutes long is the final lesson? [2 marks]
(b) In fact, the first lesson of the day lasts longer than the other lessons.
The other lessons last the same amount of time.
What does this tell you about the length of the final lesson?
Tick one box. [1 mark]
- It is shorter than the answer to part (a)
- It is the same as the answer to part (a)
- It is longer than the answer to part (a)
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| \(5 \times 60\) or 300 or \(60 \div 6\) or 10 or \(\dfrac{5}{6}\) (hours) or 0.83(3…) (hours) or \(\dfrac{50}{60}\) (hours) or \(60 \div \dfrac{6}{5}\) | M1 | oe |
| 50 | A1 |
Additional guidance
| \(5 \times 60 \times 6\) | M0 |
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| It is shorter than the answer to part (a) | B1 |