Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q10
10 100 students vote in a school election.
1 vote is spoiled and is not counted.
The remaining votes are for Jamal or Layla and are in the ratio 3 : 8.
How many more votes does Layla have than Jamal? [3]
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 3 | M1 for [1 share =] \(\dfrac{100 - 1}{3 + 8}\) oe and M1 for their \(9 \times (5\) or 8 and 3) oe or M1 for one from
| M1 may be implied by 9 [Jamal] 27 and [Layla] 72 implies M1M1 Their 9 from \(\dfrac{100 - 1}{3 + 8}\) or \(\dfrac{100 + 1}{3 + 8}\) or \(\dfrac{100}{3 + 8}\) may be decimal | ||||||||||