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Working

Answer

Mark

No of tiles around room

= 2 ! lengths of room = 8, 16,
16, 12
Total number of tiles
= 8 ! 16 + 8 ! 12 = 224
Cost = 4 ! 224
OR
Area of the room
=4 ! 8 + 4 ! 6 = 56
Area of a tile
= 0.5 ! 0.5 = 0.25
Number of tiles = 56 y 0.25
= 224
Cost = 4 ! 224

896

M1 for doubling each length to show number of tiles for each side
B1 for 8, 16, 16 and 12
M1 for a full method of finding the number of tiles (12 u 16 + 8 u 4)
A1 for at least one section correct
M1 for 4 u 224
A1 cao
OR
M1 for full method for finding the area of the room
A1 at least one area correct
B1 for area of tile = 0.25m2 or 2500 cm2 or 4 tiles = 1 m2
M1 for area of room y area of a tile
M1 for 4 ! number of tiles
A1 cao

(a)

5p = 20

p=4

M1 add 16 to both sides

A1 cao

(b)

9 = 3q

q = 3

M1 correct method to isolate 3q

A1 cao

(c)

6x 3 10 6x =

13

M1 at least one expansion correct

A1 13 or a statement that the answer is indep of x depending on
correct working

3.
FE

Additional Guidance

Total for Question: 6 marks

4.

Total for Question: 6 marks

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8.

Working
x  4x 

5x

1
2

1,
x
2

1
10

Answer
4
10

Mark
3

Additional Guidance
M1 x  4 x  1
2
1
A1 x
10

A1 4 oe
10

OR
Chooses a suitable number of
balls (say 10)
5 will be red
The other 5 need to be
shared out in the ratio 1:4,
Hence 1 yellow and 4 blue

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9.

Working

Answer
2

(a) (i)

(ii)

6x4y3

(b)

x2 + 3x + 7x + 21

(c)

Mark
3

Additional Guidance
B1 cao
B2 6x4y3
(B1 for 2 out of 3 terms correct in a product)

x2 + 10x + 21

M1 3 or 4 terms out of 4 correct in a 4 term expansion

A1 cao

3p(q 4p)

B2 cao
(B1 p(3q 12p), 12p(

(d)(i)
Sample Assessment Materials

(ii)

3( x  2)  1( x  2  3)

(3y1)(y 3)

(3 x  5)( x  1)
OR
2
3 x  12 x  12  10 x  20  3
= 3x 2  2x  5

1
q p), p(aq + bp) where a and b are numbers)
4

B2 cao
(B1 (3y m)(y n) where mn = 3 or m + n = 10
M1 use of the factorised form with y replaced twice by 3x + 2
A1 cao
OR
B1 3 x 2  2 x  5
B1 cao

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10.

Working
Reds 6, 12, 18, 24, 30
Greens 9, 18, 27

Answer

Mark

1
20

Additional Guidance
B1 list of red and green multiples (both to at least 18) or explicitly
states LCM
B1 works out highest number (90 seen)
B1

1
5
(accept
)
20
100

Total for Question: 3 marks

11.

x
5

x = 2.5

2
4

Sample Assessment Materials

y
x5

9 or y
6
9

x  5
6

M1 a correct expression for x involving ratios of sides, e.g. x

5
A1 cao
y
x5
A1 cao
OR

M1

y =11.25

y
5

9 or y
9
6

2 oe
4

x  5 oe
6

9
4

A1 cao

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12.

(a)

Working
4
6
8
10

6
8
10
12

8
10
12
14

10
12
14
16

Answer

Mark

4
16

OR

OR
1 1
u
4 4

M2 1 u 1 u 4
4

Sample Assessment Materials

Prob Ali wins = 6

16
Number of wins = 6 u 80
16

(M1 1 u 1 u 1 , 2 or 3)
4

1 1
u u4
4 4

(b)

Additional Guidance
M1 Attempts to list all outcome pairs
A1 all 16 found
A1 cao

4
oe
A1
16
30

B1 Prob Ali wins =

6 oe
16

M1 ' 6 'u 80
16

A1 ft

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13.

Working

(a)
(b)

Answer

5
( y 10 6 )
100

Additional Guidance

B1 cao

1 .2 u 10 5

M1 2 . 4 u 10 12 u 5 oe ( y 10 6 )
100
A1 cao

3 . 4 u 10

2.4 u 1012 u

Mark

Total for Question: 3 marks

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14.

Working
Let AB = x, AD = y
Area of rectangle = xy
xy
Area AXD =
4
xy
Area CYZ =
8
Shaded area = 5 xy
8

Answer

Mark

5
8

Additional Guidance

Sample Assessment Materials

M1 a full method to find the unshaded area and subtracting from 1

B1 area of AXD = area of ABCD y 4
B1 area of CYZ = area of ABCD y 8
A1 cao
OR
Diagram
M1 for dividing left into 2 congruent triangles
for dividing right into 4 congruent triangles
B1 left = 2A and 2A or
1= 1 = 2
shaded = 1 of
2 4
2
8
B1 right = 2A and A and A or
1
3
shaded = 3 of
=
2
8
4
A1 cao
Substitution
M1 for deciding upon suitable side lengths for AD and AB and calculating
dimensions of internal shapes
B1 for area of DZX
B1 for area of ZXBY
A1 cao
OR
M1 for deciding upon suitable side lengths for AD and AB and calculating
dimensions of internal shapes
B1 for area ADX
B1 for area ZCY
A1 cao

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15.

(a)
(i)

Working
o

BC = CO  OB

Answer

Mark

12a 4b

Additional Guidance
o

M1 BC = CO  OB
A1 cao

(ii)

(b)

AQ = AO  OB  BQ
1
= 4a + 4b + (12a 4b)
4
o

OX = 12b , AX =4a + 12b

= 4(a + 3b)

3b a

Correct
reason, with
correct
working

M1 4a + 4b + 1
4
(12a 4b)
A1 cao
3

B1 OX = 12b
o

B1 AX =4a + 12b
C1 convincing explanation

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16.

Working

4 6 5 120
u u =
720
10 9 8

Answer
360
720

Mark
4

6 5 4
120
+
u u +
720 10 9 8
6 4 5
u u
10 9 8

Additional Guidance

4 6 5
u u
10 9 8
120
A1 for
oe
720
M1 for

'120'
+ 2 correct cases (M1 any 2 correct cases)
720
'120'
X3
or
720
M1

A1 cao

SC with replacement
Sample Assessment Materials

4 6 6
u u
10 10 10
4 6 6
u u !3
M1
10 10 10

M1

Total for Question: 4 marks

17.

(3 x  5)( x  7)
(3 x  5)(3 x  5)

x7
3x  5

B1 (3 x  5)( x  7)

(3x  5)(3x  5)
x7
B1
3x  5
B1

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18.

Working

Answer
1
2

Mark
1

B1

53 3

M1 4 term expansion with 3, 4 terms correct and sight of 3 or

A1 cao

(a)

Smooth
curve

B1 correct plot of their values

B1 smooth curve through their points

(b)

x=3
y=0

M1 attempts to draw circle at origin

M1 uses radius 3 cm (using graph scale correctly)
A1 cao

(a)

(b)

(2 +

3 ) u (1  3 )

= 22 3 3 9

Additional Guidance

Total for Question: 3 marks

19.

Sample Assessment Materials

OR

x2  y
r2
2
B1 for substituting y into x = 3 into x(x 3) and x  y
r2

B1 for substituting a value of x into y = x(x 3) and

B1 cao

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QWC
ii, iii

Working
( 2 n  1)  ( 2 n  1) 2
2

=
4 n 2  4 n  1  ( 4 n 2  4 n  1)
= 8n

OR
( 2 n  1) 2  ( 2 n  1) 2 =

(2n  1)  (2n  1)(2n  1  2n  1))

Sample Assessment Materials

= 2 ! 4n = 8n

Answer

Mark

Fully
algebraic
argument,
set out in a
logical and
coherent
manner

Additional Guidance
B2 the nth term for consecutive odd numbers is 2n 1 oe
(B1 2n + k, k z 1 or n = 2n 1 or 2x 1
B1 use of 2n + 1 and 2n 1 oe
M1 ( 2 n  1) 2  ( 2 n  1) 2
M1 4n 2  4n  1  (4n 2  4n  1)
C1 conclusion based on correct algebra QWC: Conclusion should be
stated, with correct supporting algebra.
OR
B1 use of 2n + 1 and 2n 1 oe
M1 ( 2 n  1) 2  ( 2 n  1 ) 2
M1 (2n  1)  (2n  1) (2n  1  2n  1))
C1 conclusion based on correct algebra QWC: Conclusion should be
stated, with correct supporting algebra.

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21.
L
010
1020
2040
4080
>80

F
40
60
90
60
0

FD
4
6
4.5
1.5
0

CF
40
100
190
250
250

Answer

Mark

Additional Guidance

Histogram
OR
Cumulative
Frequency
polygon

B1 Scales labelled and also marked on the vertical axis with frequency
density or with cumulative frequency
M1 frequency densities calculated, at least one non-trivial one correct.
A1 all correctly plotted
(M1 cumulative frequencies correct)

82%

M1 Use 50 on the horizontal scale of CF diagram read off vertical axis

(200-210)
or Use 50 on the horizontal scale of a histogram and covert area to the
left to a frequency
M1 convert to a percentage
A1 80 85

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Fraction

Decimal

kg

1
10

0.1

10%

Not known

1
8

0.125

12.5%

15 kg

13
100

0.13

13%

14.56 kg

Jan

Feb

Mar

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