Foundation November 2021 Paper 1 Q8
8 The table shows information about the grades some Year 9 students gained in a biology test and in a physics test. The highest grade is A and the lowest grade is D.
| Biology | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades | A | B | C | D | |
| Physics | A | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| B | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| D | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
(a) How many students gained a grade C in biology? (2)
(b) How many students gained the same grade in biology as they gained in physics? (2)
(c) How many students gained a higher grade in biology than they gained in physics? (2)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| 2 + 4 + 6 + 5 | M1 |
| 17 | A1 |
| (2) |
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| 8 + 5 + 6 | M1 |
| 19 | A1 |
| (2) |
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| 3 + 4 + 2 + 5 | M1 |
| 14 | A1 |
| (2) | |
| (6 marks) |
Notes
A1: If no marks awarded, SC B1 for 6 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 (= 15)