Foundation January 2020 Paper 1R Q4
4 Mike is going to buy
1 hammer at £6
2 boxes of nails at £3.50 for each box
4 pieces of wood at £4.20 for each piece
some pairs of gloves at £1.80 for each pair
Mike has £40 to spend in total on these items.
He wants to buy as many pairs of gloves as he can.
Work out the greatest number of pairs of gloves that Mike can buy.
(4)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| eg 1 × 6 + 2 × 3.50 + 4 × 4.20 (= 29.8(0)) 40 − 1 × 6 − 2 × 3.50 (= 27.(00)) | M1 |
| 40 − (1 × 6 + 2 × 3.50 + 4 × 4.20) (= 10.2(0)) | M1 |
| “10.20” ÷ 1.80 (= 5.66…) or [their remaining money] ÷ 1.80 or 1.80 × 5 (= 9) or 1.80 × 6 (= 10.8(0)) | M1 |
| 5 | A1 |
| (4) | |
| (4 marks) |
Notes
M1: for working with at least three of hammer, nails, wood, money, gloves
M1: complete method to find the remaining money
M1: (dep on M1) method to find the number of pairs of gloves
A1: SC B2 for an answer of 14