Foundation November 2017 Paper 2 Q5
5
(a) Simplify \(\qquad y \times y\) [1 mark]
(b) Simplify \(\qquad 5a + 2 - a + 9\) [2 marks]
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| \(y^2\) | B1 |
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| \(4a + 11\) | B2 | B1 for each term |
Additional guidance
| \(4a\) or 11 or \(4a + 11\) seen and answer eg \(15a\) | B1 |
| \(4a + 11\) seen and then ‘solves’ | B1 |
| 11 and –11 seen (without \(4a\) seen) | B0 |