Higher June 2024 Paper 2 Q3
3 A chef has a tub of blueberries.
She wants to
- use all the blueberries
- put the same number of blueberries on each dessert.
| \(D = \dfrac{k}{b}\) |
\(D\) is the number of desserts.
\(b\) is the number of blueberries on each dessert.
(a) What does the constant \(k\) represent?
Tick the correct box. [1 mark]
- The number of blueberries in the tub
- The number of desserts
- The number of blueberries on each dessert
- None of the above
(b) Complete the table. [2 marks]
| \(b\) | 2 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| \(D\) | 120 | 30 |
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| The number of blueberries in the tub | B1 |
| Answer | Mark | Comments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2 | B1 40 or 8 in the correct position or \((k =)\ 120 \times 2\) or \((k =)\) 240 seen |
Additional guidance
| \((k =)\) 240 or \((k =)\ 120 \times 2\) may be seen anywhere on the page | |
| 240 may be seen embedded in the formula eg \(120 = \dfrac{240}{2}\) | B1 |