Foundation June 2023 Paper 1 Q11
11 Pablo buys some tickets to go to the theatre.
3 of the tickets are for adults.
The remaining tickets are for children.
Each adult ticket costs 12 euros.
The children’s tickets each cost 30% less than an adult ticket.
The total amount of money that Pablo pays for all the tickets is 94.80 euros.
Find the number of children’s tickets Pablo buys.
(4)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| \(94.8(0) - 3 \times 12\) (= 58.8(0)) oe | M1 |
| eg \(0.3 \times 12\) (= 3.6(0)) oe or \((1 - 0.3) \times 12\) (= 8.4(0)) oe | M1 |
| \(\text{``}{58.8(0)}\text{''} \div (12 - \text{``}{3.6(0)}\text{''})\) oe or \(\text{``}{58.8(0)}\text{''} \div \text{``}{8.4(0)}\text{''}\) oe | M1 |
| Correct answer scores full marks (unless from obvious incorrect working) Answer: 7 | A1 |
| (4) | |
| (4 marks) |
Notes
M1: for a method to find the total cost of the children’s tickets
M1: (indep) for finding 30% or 70% of 12
M1: for a complete method to find the number of children’s tickets