Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q7
7 Simon buys some candles.
Each candle costs £2
Simon pays with a £20 note.
He gets £6 change.
Work out the number of candles Simon buys. (3)
| Answer | Mark | Mark scheme |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | P1 | for \(20 - 6\ (= 14)\) or \(20 \div 2\ (=10)\) and \(6 \div 2\ (=3)\) |
| P1 | for \(\text{``}14\text{''} \div 2\ (= 7)\) or \(\text{``}10\text{''} - \text{``}3\text{''}\ (= 7)\) | |
| A1 | cao |
Additional guidance
May be seen as a build-up method or by a method of repeated subtraction, listing multiples of 2