Foundation November 2020 Paper 2R Q6
6 There are 32 children in a nursery.
Sandeep buys 5 boxes of balloons.
There are 25 balloons in each box.
Sandeep shares the balloons equally between the 32 children so that each child gets as many balloons as possible.
Work out the number of balloons that are not shared between the 32 children.
(4)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| 5 × 25 (= 125) | M1 |
| ‘125’ ÷ 32 (= 3.9….) | M1 |
| ‘125’ – (32 × 3) or 125 – 96 or \(3\dfrac{29}{32}\) | M1 |
| 29 | A1 |
| (4) | |
| (4 marks) |
Notes
M1: total number of balloons
Alternative
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| 5 × 25 (= 125) | M1 |
| 32 × 3 (= 96) or 32 × 4 (= 128) | M1 |
| ‘125’ – (32 × 3) or ‘125’ – 96 | M1 |
| Answer: 29 | A1 |