Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q17
17 Blake works 32 hours a week in the UK.
She is paid £473.28 per week.
Blake applies for a job in Australia.
The rate of pay is 26.40 Australian dollars per hour.
£1 = 1.796 Australian dollars
Blake thinks the rate of pay in Australia is greater than the rate of pay in the UK.
Is Blake correct?
You must show how you get your answer. (3)
| Answer | Mark | Mark scheme |
|---|---|---|
| No (supported) | M1 | Working per week for \(26.4 \times 32\ (= \$844.80)\) |
| M1 | for \(\text{``}844.8\text{''} \div 1.796\ (= £470.37\ldots)\) or for \(473.28 \times 1.796\ (= \$850\ldots)\) | |
| C1 | for No and correct figures (850… and 844.8) or 470.37… |
Additional guidance
Throughout units and trailing 0s need not be given.
Accept rounded or truncated figures throughout unless ambiguous.
“No” may be expressed in words eg “Australia pay is less”
Alternative: working per hour
| Answer | Mark | Mark scheme |
|---|---|---|
| No (supported) | M1 | Working per hour for \(473.28 \div 32\ (= £14.79)\) |
| M1 | for \(\text{``}14.79\text{''} \times 1.796\ (= \$26.56\ldots)\) or for \(26.4 \div 1.796\ (= £14.699\ldots)\) | |
| C1 | for No and correct figures (14.79… and 14.699..) or 26.56… |