Foundation November 2019 Paper 1 Q8
8.
(a)
| Tablets Online Deluxe tablet £240 Buy two and get \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) off the total cost. Plus delivery charge: £9.99 per item* *items are posted separately and delivery charge is not included in the offer |
Rosie buys two Deluxe tablets from Tablets Online and has them delivered.
How much does Rosie pay? [4]
(b)
| The Laptop Store: No interest! Pay 50% deposit on any laptop and the rest in 4 equal payments. |
Jim bought a laptop from The Laptop Store.
He paid his deposit and the rest of the cost in 4 payments of £108.
How much did Jim pay for his laptop in total? [3]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| \(2 \times 240 - \dfrac{2 \times 240}{3}\) oe | M1 | Method for cost of tablet(s) without postage Accept for \(240 - \dfrac{240}{3}\); not for use of 33% etc |
| (£) 320 | A1 | CAO |
| 320 + 2 × 9.99 | M1 | FT ‘their derived 320’; allow if 33% etc attempted; do not allow for 480 + 2 × 9.99 |
| (£)339.98 | A1 | FT ‘their derived 320’ If M1 A0 M0 then award SC1 for a final answer of 169.99 (one tablet) or if no marks, award SC2 for a final answer of 333.32 (\(\dfrac{1}{3}\) off inc postage) or SC1 for \(499.98 - \dfrac{499.98}{3}\) (may be in steps) |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 108 × 4 × 2 oe | M2 | May be in steps M1 for 4 × 108 (= 432) |
| 864 | A1 | CAO |
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