Numeracy Foundation November 2024 Unit 2 Q6
6. Lewis buys an annual discount card to use in a sports shop.
He pays £9.95 for the discount card.
For one year, Lewis gets 15% off anything he buys in this sports shop when he shows his discount card.
During the year, Lewis buys the following three items.
| Full price before discount | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trainers £55 | Tennis racket £18 | T-shirt £12 |
How much did Lewis save during the year by using his discount card?
Remember that Lewis had to buy his discount card.
You must show all your working. [4]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (Total of items 55 + 18 + 12 =) (£) 85 OR (Individual discounts) (£) 8.25, (£) 2.7(0), (£) 1.8(0) OR (Discounted costs) (£) 46.75, (£) 15.3(0), (£) 10.2(0) | B1 | All 3 discounts are required, not necessarily in a sum OR Allow 2 of the 3 individual discounts correct in a sum All discounted costs required, not necessarily in a sum OR Allow 2 of the 3 discounted costs correct in a sum |
| (Total Discount 0.15 × 85 =) (£) 12.75 OR (Total discounted cost 0.85 × 85 =) (£) 72.25 | B1 | FT from ‘their 55 + 18 + 12’ incorrectly evaluated May imply previous B1 Allow an embedded £12.75 from sight of 22.70 (= 12.75 + 9.95) or 85 – 82.20 (= 2.80) Allow an embedded £72.25 from sight of 62.30 (= 72.25 – 9.95) or 82.20 (= 94.95 – 12.75) |
| (Overall saving) (12.75 – 9.95 or 85 – 9.95 – 72.25 =) (£) 2.8(0) | B2 | CAO provided not from incorrect working If units are given they must be correct B1 for any one of the following:
FT for possible B1, provided ‘their overall saving’ > 0:
‘their total discount’ – 9.95, or ‘their 55 + 18 + 12’ – 9.95 – ‘their total discounted costs’ If no marks, award SC1 for sight of (£)94.95 (= 85 + 9.95) or (£)75.05 (= 85 – 9.95) |