Foundation June 2022 Paper 3 Q8
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(a) Simplify. \(2 \times 3a\) [1]
(b) Simplify. \(\dfrac{2x^5}{4x}\) [2]
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| \(6a\) final answer | 1 | Condone poor algebra e.g. \(6 \times a\) and \(a \times 6\) but not \(a^6\) | |
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| \(\dfrac{1}{2}x^4\) or \(\dfrac{x^4}{2}\) or \(0.5x^4\) final answer | 2 | B1 for \(0.5x^k\), \(k \ne 0\) or \(gx^4\), \(g \ne 0\) as answer | Condone 1 before term in \(x\) Allow \(\dfrac{x^5}{2x}\) and \(\dfrac{2x^4}{4}\) for B1 |