Foundation June 2025 Paper 1 Q27
27 It takes 36 hours for 7 people to paint a fence.
Assume that all people paint at the same rate.
How long would it take 15 people to paint the same fence?
Give your answer in hours and minutes. [4]
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hours 48 minutes | 4 | B3 for 16.8 or 1008 or M2 for \(7 \times 36 \div 15\ [\times 60]\) oe or M1 for \(7 \times 36\) maybe implied by 252 or \(15 \div 7\) maybe implied by 2.14.. or \(7 \div 15\) maybe implied by 0.46.. | |