Foundation June 2017 Paper 3 Q12
12 Put these probabilities in order, starting with the least likely.
\[44\% \qquad\qquad \frac{1}{4} \qquad\qquad 0.404 \qquad\qquad \frac{4}{10}\][2 marks]
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| \(\dfrac{1}{4},\ \dfrac{4}{10},\ 0.404,\ 44\%\) with no incorrect conversions Accept values in any correct format | B2 | B1 two correct conversions to decimals or two correct conversions to percentages or two correct fractions with common denominators |
Additional guidance
| Condone missing percentage signs | |
| 0.25, 0.4, 0.404, 0.44 | B2 |
| 25%, 40%, 40.4%, 44% | B2 |
| 25%, \(\dfrac{2}{5}\), 0.404, 44% with no other working (all correct, even though in different formats) | B2 |
| \(\dfrac{1}{4},\ \dfrac{4}{10},\ 0.404,\ 44\%\) with no working | B2 |
| \(\dfrac{1}{4},\ \dfrac{4}{10},\ 0.404,\ 44\%\) with conversions to 25%, 40%, 40.04% (one incorrect conversion) | B1 |
| 25%, 40%, 40.04% ( two correct conversions) | B1 |
| 44%, 0.404, \(\dfrac{4}{10}\), \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) (in reverse order) with no working for B1 | B1 |