Foundation November 2023 Paper 2 Q9
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(a) Four apples cost £1.80.
Find the cost of five of these apples. [2]
(b) By rounding each value to one significant figure, estimate the cost of 8.2 kg of bananas at 73p per kg.
Give your answer in pounds. [3]
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [£]2.25 | 2 | M1 for \(1.80 \div 4\) [\(\times 5\)] oe or for \(180 \div 4\) [\(\times 5\)] oe If 0 scored SC1 for answer of 225 on answer line | Condone 225p as final answer in working space or answer line if £ sign is crossed out for 2 marks. |
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £5.60 | 3 | B2 for 560 or 5.84 or 5.6 OR M2 for \(8 \times\) their 0.7 or \(70 \times\) their 8 or \(0.7 \times\) their 8 or B1 for one of 8 or 70 or 0.7 | Isw rounding after 5.60 3 marks their 0.7 can be 70, 73, 0.73 only their 8 can be 8.2 or 8.5 only Condone trailing 0’s after rounding e.g. 8.0 |