Foundation November 2019 Paper 2 Q6
6. There are:
- 28 days in February,
- 52 weeks in a year.
(a)
Emile is given £8.12 pocket money every week.
How much pocket money is Emile given in a whole year? [1]
(b)
For this year, Catrin is given £7.35 pocket money every week.
(i) How much pocket money is Catrin given in February? [2]
(ii)
Catrin multiplies the total for February by 12.
This method will not give the correct amount for the whole year.
Why not? [1]
(c)
Each morning, Aled is given 95p pocket money.
He saves all his pocket money from 1st February until the 15th March.
Will Aled have saved enough money to pay £40 for a concert ticket on the evening of the 15th March?
You must show all your working. [3]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (£8.12 × 52 weeks) = (£)422.24 | B1 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (i) 4 (weeks) × 7.35 | M1 | |
| = (£)29.4(0) | A1 | |
| (ii) Valid reason e.g. ‘she needs to multiply by 13’ ‘there are more than 48 weeks in the year’ ‘some months are longer than February’ ‘February has less days than other months’ | E1 | Accept ‘she needs to multiply by 52’ or ‘February only has 4 weeks’ |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 28 + 15. (43 days) | M1 | |
| × (0.)95 | M1 | FT ‘their 28 + 15’ provided >31 |
| = (£)40.85 or 4085(p) AND Indication that he can afford the ticket. e.g. ‘yes >40’ | A1 | FT ‘their 4085(p)’ If no marks, award SC1 for either 28 x 0.95 or 15 x 0.95 |
| (7) |