4MA0 Higher January 2015 Paper 4 Q7

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksRatio & Basic Proportion

7 Lisa, Max and Punita share £240 in the ratio 3 : 4 : 8
How much more money than Lisa does Punita get?

(3)

Mark scheme

Scheme	Marks
\(240 \times \dfrac{3}{3 + 4 + 8}\) or 48 or \(240 \times \dfrac{8}{3 + 4 + 8}\) or 128	M1
“128” – “48”	M1
80	A1
	(3 marks)

M1: dep

M2 for \(240 \times \dfrac{5}{3 + 4 + 8}\)