Higher June 2018 Paper 1 Q2
2 In a village
the number of houses and the number of flats are in the ratio 7 : 4
the number of flats and the number of bungalows are in the ratio 8 : 5
There are 50 bungalows in the village.
How many houses are there in the village? (3)
| Answer | Mark | Mark scheme |
|---|---|---|
| 140 | P1 | for beginning to solve the problem eg \(50 \div 5 \times 8\ (= 80)\) or 14 : 8 : 5 oe or 14 : 8 and 8 : 5 oe (linked) |
| P1 | for a full process to solve the problem eg \(\text{``}80\text{''} \div 4 \times 7\) or \(\dfrac{50}{5} \times \text{``}14\text{''}\) or 140 : 80 : 50 | |
| A1 | cao |
Additional guidance
80 may be seen in the ratio 80 : 50
If 140 clearly identified as houses in working award full marks