Foundation June 2018 Paper 1 Q6
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(a) Write 0.85 as a fraction in its simplest form. [2 marks]
(b) Write \(\quad \dfrac{5}{8} \quad\) as a decimal. [1 mark]
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| \(\dfrac{17}{20}\) | B2 | B1 for \(\dfrac{85}{100}\) oe fraction eg \(\dfrac{850}{1000}\) B1 for their fraction correctly cancelled to simplest form |
Additional guidance
| On answer line \(\dfrac{85}{100}\) and \(\dfrac{17}{20}\) (either order) with or without an ‘=’ | B2 |
| \(\dfrac{17}{20} = \dfrac{4}{5}\) | B1 |
| If you only see \(\dfrac{8.5}{10}\) or \(\dfrac{42.5}{50}\) or \(\dfrac{0.85}{1}\) | B0 |
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 0.625 | B1 | oe decimal eg 0.6250 |
Additional guidance
| .625 | B1 |