1MA0 Higher November 2014 Paper 2 Q9
*9 The table gives some information about student attendance at a school on Friday.
| Number of students | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Present | Absent | Total |
| Year 7 | 192 | 16 | 208 |
| Year 8 | 219 | 22 | 241 |
| Year 9 | 234 | 28 | 262 |
| Year 10 | 233 | 28 | 261 |
| Year 11 | 214 | 24 | 238 |
The school has a target of 94% of students being present each day.
Did the school meet its target on Friday? (3)
| Answer | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Decision (No the attendance target was not met) | 3 | M1 for attempting to find total number of students or 1210 seen M1 for \(\dfrac{\text{'}1092'}{\text{'}1210'} \times 100\) oe or \(\dfrac{\text{'}118'}{\text{'}1210'} \times 100\) oe C1 for correct decision with 90.(2479...) or correct decision with 6 and 9.(752...) OR M1 for attempting to find total number of students or 1210 seen M1 for \(\dfrac{94}{100} \times\) ‘1210’ oe C1 for correct decision with 1137 (.4) and 1092 or correct decision with 72(.6) and 118 OR M1 for a correct % method for one year, e.g. \(\dfrac{192}{208} \times 100\) or \(\dfrac{94}{100} \times 208\) M1 for a correct % method for each year C1 for correct decision with 92.(30...), 90.(87...), 89.(31...), 89.(27...), 89.(91...) or 195(.5..), 226.(9…), 246.(2..), 245.(3…), 223.(7…) |