Foundation November 2018 Paper 1 Q21
21 Shari buys a box of 60 candles for £125.
She sells the candles for £2.25 each.
Calculate her percentage profit. [4]
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 cao | 4 | M3 for \(\dfrac{\textit{their}\ 60 \times 2.25 - 125}{125}\) soi [0].08 or M2 for their \(60 \times 2.25 - 125\) soi 10 or M1 for \(60 \times 2.25\) soi 135 | allow work in £ or p, alt method : M3 for \(\dfrac{\textit{their}\ 60 \times 2.25}{125} - 1\) soi [0].08 or M2 for their 135 \(\div\) 125 soi by 1.08 or 108% or M1 for \(60 \times 2.25\) soi 135 OR M3 for \(\dfrac{2.25 - \textit{their}\ 125 \div 60}{\textit{their}\ 125 \div 60}\) soi [0].08 or M2 for 2.25 − their 125 \(\div\) 60 soi 0.16[6…] or 0.17 or M1 for 125 \(\div\) 60 soi 2.08[3…] |