Higher November 2020 Paper 2 Q8
8 At a party there are 90 people.
48 are women and 42 are men.
Some women leave.
Some men arrive.
The ratio of women to men is now \(\quad 10 : 11\)
Are there now more than 90 people at the party?
Tick one box.
- Yes
- No
- Cannot tell
Show working to support your answer. [2 marks]
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 40 (women) and 44 (men) and No or 40 : 44 and No or 84 and No or 8 (women leave) and 2 (men arrive) and No | B2 | oe B1 40 (women) and 44 (men) or 40 : 44 or 84 or 8 (women leave) and 2 (men arrive) |
Additional guidance
| NB 84 from incorrect working eg \(41 + 43 = 84\) | B0 |
| For B1 the values may be seen among others eg1 20 : 22 30 : 33 40 : 44 50 : 55 eg2 21, 42, 63, 84, 105, … eg3 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, … and 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, … eg4 \(\dfrac{44}{84}\) (implies 84) | B1 |
| For B2 the value(s) must be chosen by eg circling or a list stopping at that point and No must be indicated |