Numeracy Higher November 2024 Unit 2 Q1
1.
Steffan always leaves his fridge-freezer turned on.
His fridge-freezer uses electricity costing £2.31 per week.
Electricity costs £0.30 per kWh.
Calculate the number of kWh of electricity Steffan’s fridge-freezer uses per day.
You must show all your working. [3]
Steffan is thinking of buying the fridge-freezer shown below.

Diagram not drawn to scale
Steffan needs to check that the freezer compartment of this fridge-freezer has enough room.
The height of the freezer door is \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) of the total height of the fridge-freezer.
Calculate the length of the diagonal of the freezer door.
Give your answer in millimetres.
You must show all your working. [5]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (2.31 ÷ 7) ÷ 0.30 or (2.31 ÷ 0.30) ÷ 7 or (231 ÷ 7) ÷ 30 or (231 ÷ 30) ÷ 7 or equivalent | M2 | Allow if brackets are implied in further working May be shown in stages M1 for any of the following:
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| 1.1 (kWh) | A1 | CAO. Ignore incorrect units |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (Height freezer door) 2 × 1800 ÷ 5 or \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) × 1800 or 0.4 × 1800 or equivalent | M1 | |
| 720 (mm) | A1 | |
| ((Diagonal of freezer door)\(^2\) =) \(600^2 + 720^2\) | M1 | Or alternative full method FT ‘their height of freezer door’ including 1080 or 1800 Accept working in m or cm for possible M1, A1 |
| Diagonal\(^2\) = 878 400 or (Diagonal =) \(\sqrt{878\,400}\) | A1 | |
| (Diagonal =) 937(.22... mm) | A1 | Final answer must be given in mm FT from M1 for the correctly evaluated square root of ‘their 878 400’ provided ‘their answer’ > ‘their 720’ for possible A1 If final M0 A0 A0 awarded as a different length, not ‘their 720’, is used to calculate the diagonal, award SC1 for a correct statement of Pythagoras’ Theorem, and SC1 for a correct evaluation of ‘their diagonal’ |