Numeracy Intermediate November 2020 Unit 2 Q2
2. In this question, you will be assessed on the quality of your organisation, communication and accuracy in writing.
Huw buys peanuts to feed the birds.
He finds the following prices for buying peanuts.
| Bird Feast £16.20 for 12·55 kg | Cheep Feed £32 for 25 kg | Kind to Birds £15.60 for 12 kg |
Which of the above options is the best value for money?
You must show all your working. [5 + 2 OCW]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Consistent method to find cost per kg or quantity per £ or p, e.g.
| M2 | A valid method is comparison in pairs, when cheaper of first pair used in further comparison M1 for any 2 consistent calculations M0 for any 1 calculation shown Consistent place value and any multiple of these | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consistent accurate evaluation pence or £ per kg or quantity per £ or p, e.g.
| A2 | A1 for any 2 consistent evaluations ISW Consistent place value and any multiple of these Do not accept Bird Feast truncated to (£)1.30 per kg unless (£)1.29(08...) seen previously Allow 0.76 (kg / £) or 0.77 kg / £ for Kind to birds | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Conclusion ‘Cheep Feed’ | E1 | FT provided at least M1, A1 previously awarded for appropriate conclusion based on all 3 being considered | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation and communication | OC1 | For OC1, candidates will be expected to: • present their response in a structured way • explain to the reader what they are doing at each step of their response • lay out their explanations and working in a way that is clear and logical • write a conclusion that draws together their results and explains what their answer means | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writing | W1 | For W1, candidates will be expected to: • show all their working • make few, if any, errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar • use correct mathematical form in their working • use appropriate terminology, units, etc. |