4MA0 Higher June 2013 Paper 3 Q6
6 An airline increases the prices of its flights by 8%.
(a) Before the increase, the price of a flight to Cairo was £475
Work out the price of a flight to Cairo after the increase. (3)
Work out the price of a flight to Cairo after the increase. (3)
(b) The increase in price of a flight to Mumbai was £48
Work out the price of a flight to Mumbai after the increase. (3)
Work out the price of a flight to Mumbai after the increase. (3)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| \(\dfrac{8}{100} \times 475\) oe or 38 or 437 | M1 |
| 475 + “38” | M1 |
| 513 | A1 |
| (3) |
Notes
M1: (dep)
A1: cao
M2 for 475 × 1.08 oe
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
1% = \(\dfrac{48}{8}\) or 6 8% (of amount) = 48 | M1 |
| “6” × 100 or 600 | M1 |
| 648 | A1 |
| (3) |
Notes
A1: cao
(NB: An answer of 600 scores M2A0)
M2 for \(\dfrac{48}{8} \times 100\) or 600 or \(\dfrac{48}{0.08}\) or \(\dfrac{48}{8} \times 108\) or \(\dfrac{48}{0.08} \times 1.08\)