Numeracy Intermediate June 2024 Unit 1 Q6
6. Some houses in a village have new driveways laid by DriveDown.
The scatter diagram shows the area and cost of each driveway.

Calculate the difference in the cost of the new driveway for these two houses. [2]
Estimate the cost of having a new driveway laid by DriveDown for this house. [1]

Diagram not drawn to scale
Consider the exact area of Gwenda’s driveway.
Calculate an estimate of how much it would cost Gwenda to have a new driveway laid by DriveDown.
You must show all your working. [4]
She decides to have her driveway repaired instead of having a new driveway.
Tanya thinks the repair will cost her 40% of the estimated cost of having a new driveway laid by DriveDown.
She has budgeted £575 for the repair of her driveway.
Will Tanya’s budget cover the cost of repairing her driveway?
Yes ☐ No ☐
You must show all your working and give a reason for your answer. [2]
From the formula list: Area of trapezium \(= \dfrac{1}{2}(a+b)h\)
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (i) (£) 70 | B2 | B1 for any one of the following:
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| (ii) Answer in the inclusive range (£)1700 to (£)1780 | B1 | Allow answers given as a range provided ‘their range’ is inclusively within the required range |
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| M2 | M1 for one of the following appropriate areas:
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| 26 (m2) | A1 | CAO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost in the inclusive range (£)1780 to (£)1860 | B1 | FT ‘20 ≤ their derived composite area ≤ 30’ for a suitable cost from the scatter diagram, within a range (shown below); must be for a composite area Do not FT from the perimeter or with the missing side, 25(m) Allow an answer in a range, provided ‘their range of answers’ is inclusively within the stated range On FT cost in the inclusive range:
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| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (Repair of 23m2 driveway cost £) 0.4 × 1590 to 0.4 × 1650 | B1 | |
| ‘No’ unambiguously stated or implied AND a correctly evaluated 40% cost that will be in the range (£)636 to (£)660 | B1 | Do not award if ‘No’ is based on further working, such as 60% evaluated rather than 40% |
6(c) Alternative method e.g.
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| B1 | |
| ‘No’ unambiguously stated or implied AND a correctly evaluated 100% AND shows less than needed, e.g. a reading from the diagram £1590 to £1650 (22.8m2 for £1600) | B1 |
The alternative method is printed in italics in the original.



