Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q18
18 Sunil has £25 to spend on game downloads.
He downloads 5 games, each costing £3.40
What percentage of the £25 does he spend? [3 marks]
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative method 1: Starts with the cost of five games | ||
| \(5 \times 3.4(0)\) or 17 | M1 | oe implied by 8 or 0.32 |
| \(\dfrac{\text{their } 17}{25}\) or 0.68 | M1dep | oe implied by 32(%) \(\dfrac{5 \times 3.4(0)}{25}\) scores M2 |
| 68 | A1 | |
| Alternative method 2: Starts with a calculation for the percentage for one game | ||
| \(\dfrac{3.4(0)}{25}\) or 0.136 | M1 | oe |
| their \(0.136 \times 5\) or 0.68 or \(\dfrac{3.4(0)}{25} \times 100\) or 13.6(%) | M1dep | oe \(\dfrac{3.4(0)}{25} \times 5\) scores M2 |
| 68 | A1 | |
Additional guidance
| M1 may be awarded for correct work with no answer or incorrect answer, even if this is seen amongst multiple attempts | |
| Build up methods must be fully correct | |
| \(\dfrac{17}{0.25}\) or \(17 \times 4\) | M1M1 |