Foundation June 2024 Paper 2R Q8
8 Barsha buys some nails and some bolts.
Each box of nails costs £2.60
Each pack of bolts costs £3.94
Barsha buys 5 boxes of nails and 4 packs of bolts.
He pays with a £50 note.
Work out how much change he should get.
(3)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| eg \(5 \times 2.60\) or 13 or \(50 - 5 \times 2.60\) or 37 or \(4 \times 3.94\) or 15.76 oe or \(50 - 4 \times 3.94\) or 34.24 oe or \(5 \times 2.60 + 4 \times 3.94\) (= 28.76) oe | M1 |
| eg \(50 - (5 \times 2.60) - (4 \times 3.94)\) oe or \(50 - \text{``}{13}\text{''} - \text{``}{15.76}\text{''}\) oe or \(50 - \text{``}{28.76}\text{''}\) oe | M1 |
| Working not required, so correct answer scores full marks (unless from obvious incorrect working) Answer: 21.24 | A1 |
| (3) | |
| (3 marks) |
Notes
M1: for method to find the cost of the nails or the bolts or the nails and bolts
M1: ft for a complete method