1MA0 Higher June 2014 Paper 1 Q13
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| Competition a prize every 2014 seconds |
In a competition, a prize is won every 2014 seconds.
Work out an estimate for the number of prizes won in 24 hours.
You must show your working. (4)
| Answer | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Answer in range 35 – 50 | 4 | M1 for a method to either find the exact or approximate number of seconds in one day, e.g. \(24 \times 60 \times 60\) (=86400) or the number of minutes in 2014 seconds, e.g. \(2014 \div 60\) or \(2000 \div 60\) (≈30) M1 for a correct method to find the number of prizes; eg. ‘\(24 \times 60 \times 60\)’ \(\div 2014\) oe or \(60 \div \text{``}30\text{''} \times 24\) oe B1 for rounding at least one appropriate value in the working to 1 sf, e.g. 24 rounded to 20 or 2014 rounded to 2000 or 86400 rounded to 90000 C1 (dep on M2) for answer in 35 – 50 clearly identified |