Higher November 2019 Paper 4 Q8
8 The diagrams show the price paid by two groups of people visiting a funfair.

Assume each adult pays the same price and each child pays the same price.
Find the price for an adult and the price for a child. [5]
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [adult =] 12[.00] [child =] 4.5[0] | 5 | B1 for \(5a + 4c = 78\) B1 for \(3a + 6c = 63\) M1 for multiplying/dividing both equations to get the coefficient of one variable equal (allow one error) M1 for correctly adding or subtracting both equations to eliminate one variable (allow one error) | one error in total |