Numeracy Foundation November 2020 Unit 2 Q5
5. Huw buys peanuts to feed the birds.
He finds the following prices for buying peanuts.
| Bird Feast £16.20 for 12·55 kg | Cheep Feed £32 for 25 kg | Kind to Birds £15.60 for 12 kg |
Which of the above options is the best value for money?
You must show all your working. [5]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Consistent method to find cost per kg or quantity per £ or p, e.g.
| M2 | A valid method is comparison in pairs, when cheaper of first pair used in further comparison M1 for any 2 consistent calculations M0 for any 1 calculation shown Consistent place value and any multiple of these | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consistent accurate evaluation pence or £ per kg or quantity per £ or p, e.g.
| A2 | A1 for any 2 consistent evaluations ISW Consistent place value and any multiple of these Do not accept Bird Feast truncated to (£)1.30 per kg unless (£)1.29(08...) seen previously Allow 0.76 (kg / £) or 0.77 kg / £ for Kind to birds | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Conclusion ‘Cheep Feed’ | E1 | FT provided at least M1, A1 previously awarded for appropriate conclusion based on all 3 being considered |