Numeracy Foundation June 2024 Unit 2 Q1
1. Morgan wants to buy the following items from a shop.
| Shopping List | |
|---|---|
| Cereal | £2.70 |
| Bananas | 99p |
| Milk | £1.30 |
| Eggs | £1.95 |
| Coffee | £7.49 |
(a)
Morgan uses a calculator to find the total cost of the items.
He thinks the total is £112.44.
What mistake has Morgan made? [1]
(b)
Morgan pays for all the items with a £20 note.
How much change will he get? [2]
| Scheme | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Suitable explanation e.g. ‘Morgan has added £99 (and not 99p)’ ‘the units are different’ ‘Morgan has added pence and pounds’ ‘Morgan typed in 99 not 0.99’ ‘Didn’t put 0. in front of 99’ | E1 | Allow: ‘Morgan has forgotten the decimal point for the 99 pence’ ‘Didn’t put the dot in front of 99’ ‘Adds them all up instead of putting 0 in front of 99p’ ‘he didn’t put decimal place he added as whole numbers’ ‘numbers added together with decimal point after the number (99)’ ‘Morgan added £98.01 onto the actual cost’ ‘2.70 + 0.99 + 1.30 + 1.95 + 7.49 (=14.43)’ ‘he forgot that it was 99p’ ‘didn’t use 99p for bananas’ ‘Morgan has forgotten to put one of the decimal places in’ Do not accept: ‘he added them up incorrectly’ ‘it should be (£)14.43’ ‘he put 99 when it should be 9.9’ ‘2.70 + 99p + 1.30 + 1.95 + 7.49 = £14.43’ ‘he has not made the 99p £1’ ‘he didn’t use his calculator’ ‘he didn’t put the dot in’ ‘he put the decimal in which made it a higher number it = £14.43’ (not clear enough) |
| Scheme | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20 – (2.70 + 0.99 + 1.30 + 1.95 + 7.49) or equivalent | M1 | (£)20 – (£)14.43 Allow 14.43 - 20 Accept 2.70 + 99 + 1.30 + 1.95 + 7.49 seen if it leads to the correct answer. FT ‘their 14.43’ if clearly stated in (a) and is <20 for M1 only. |
| (£)5.57 | A1 | CAO If no marks awarded, award SC1 for sight of (£)14.43. May be seen on shopping list or in part (a). |