Higher June 2017 Paper 6 Q1
1 This table shows the populations of the four countries of the UK in 2012.
All values are given correct to 3 significant figures.
| Country | Population |
|---|---|
| England | \(5.35 \times 10^7\) |
| Wales | \(3.07 \times 10^6\) |
| Scotland | \(5.31 \times 10^6\) |
| Northern Ireland | \(1.82 \times 10^6\) |
(a) Write the population of England as an ordinary number. [1]
(b) Work out the total population of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Give your answer in standard form. [2]
Give your answer in standard form. [2]
(c) The total population of the UK is predicted to reach 73.3 million in 2037.
Calculate the predicted percentage increase in the UK population from 2012 to 2037.
Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures. [4]
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 500 000 | 1 | ||
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| \(1.02 \times 10^7\) | 2 | B1 for answer figs102 | |
| Answer | Marks | Part marks and guidance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 nfww | 4 | B3 for 15.07 to 15.1 nfww OR | |
| B1 for figs 637 and M1 for \(\dfrac{73.3 \times 10^6 - \mathit{their}\,63.7 \times 10^6}{\mathit{their}\,63.7 \times 10^6}\) oe or \(\dfrac{73.3 \times 10^6}{\mathit{their}\,63.7 \times 10^6}\) oe and M1dep interpretation of answer to division as a percentage increase soi by answer | their \(63.7 \times 10^6\) can be an error from their sum, their (b) or one of the country populations Allow M1M1 for (England answer) 37 (Wales answer) 2300 (Scotland answer) 1300 (NI answer) 3900 ((b) answer) 620 | ||