4MA0 Foundation June 2014 Paper 1R Q17
17 The table gives some information about the average price of a litre of petrol in England.
| January 2007 | January 2012 | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price of a litre of petrol (pence) | 87.3 | 133.3 |
Work out the percentage increase in the average price of a litre of petrol in England between January 2007 and January 2012.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(3)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| 133.3 − 87.3 or 46 or \(\dfrac{133.3}{87.3}(\times 100)\) | M1 |
\(\dfrac{133.3 - 87.3}{87.3}(\times 100)\) or \(\dfrac{46}{87.3}(\times 100)\) or \(\left(\dfrac{133.3}{87.3} - 1\right)(\times 100)\) or 0.527 | M1 |
| 52.7 | A1 |
| (3) | |
| (Total 3 marks) |
Notes
M1: Difference for two given years
M1: for difference divided by 87.3
A1: for answer rounding to 52.7