Foundation November 2020 Paper 1 Q11
11 The scale on a map is 1 : 50 000.
How many kilometres on the ground are represented by 8 cm on the map? [3]
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | M2 for 8 × 50 000 ÷ 100 ÷ 1000 oe or M1 for one correct step from 8 × 50 000 ÷ 100 000 e.g. 8 × 50 000 or their (50 000 ÷ 100…) × 8 | e.g. 0.5 × 8 Division by 100 000 may be in stages M1 may be implied by 400 000, 0.5 or 0.000 08 Need to see the calculation for e.g. their (50 000 ÷ 100…) |