1MA0 Higher March 2013 Paper 2 Q6
6 Mr Watkins needs to buy some oil for his central heating.
Mr Watkins can put up to 1500 litres of oil in his oil tank.
There are already 850 litres of oil in the tank.
Mr Watkins is going to fill the tank with oil.
The price of oil is 67.2p per litre.
Mr Watkins gets 5% off the price of the oil.
How much does Mr Watkins pay for the oil he needs to buy? (5)
| Answer | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 414.96 | 5 | M1 for a correct method to work out the amount of oil required to fill the tank M1 for a correct method to find the cost of oil required before the discount M1 for a correct method of finding 5% of their calculated cost M1 (dep on previous M1) for a correct method to find the discounted cost A1 for correct answer of 414.96 or 41496p OR M1 for a correct method of finding 5% of the cost of 1 litre of oil M1 (dep on previous M1) for a correct method to find the discounted cost of 1 litre of oil M1 for a correct method to work out the amount of oil required to fill the tank M1 for a correct method to find the discounted cost of the oil required A1 for correct answer of 414.96 or 41496p OR M1 for a correct method to work out the amount of oil required to fill the tank M1 for a correct method of finding 5% of their calculated amount of oil M1 (dep on previous M1) for a correct method to find the reduced amount of oil M1 for a correct method to find the cost of the reduced amount of oil A1 for correct answer of 414.96 or 41496p |