Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q13
13 A student has a pencil case containing 60 pencils.
\(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of the pencils are red.
\(\dfrac{2}{5}\) of the red pencils need sharpening.
Work out how many of the red pencils need sharpening. [3]
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | M2 for \(\frac{1}{4} \times 60 \times \frac{2}{5}\) oe or M1 for \(\frac{1}{4} \times 60\) soi 15 or \(\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{2}{5}\) soi \(\frac{2}{20}\) or \(\frac{1}{10}\) or 0.1 If 0 scored, SC1 for 15 or 24 seen | e.g. \(0.25 \times 60 \times 0.4\) or \(60 \div 4 \div 2.5\) May use percentage method NB \(\frac{1}{4}\) of 60 = 16 is incorrect and scores M0 as no operation is shown |