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Qn Working Answer Mark Notes

1 3  (–2)2 – (5  –2) or 22 2 M1 or 12 – – 10 or 12 + 10 or 12 and –10
3(−2)2 − 5(−2) or A1 cao
3  (–2)2 – 5  –2 or
3 × 4 − 5 × −2
2 (a) 2.1 ÷ ( 1 + 2 + 3 ) (= 0.35) or 2.1 ÷ 6 0.7 2 M1 allow 2.1 ÷ ( 1 + 2 + 3 ) × 3 (=1.05) for the method
2.1 ÷ ( 1 + 2 + 3 ) × 2 or 2.1 ÷ 6 × 2 mark
A1 (accept 0.70)
(b) 0.75 1.5 2 M1 for a complete method
6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 2 × 0.75 or 6
3 A1 cao
oe
3 11 4 M1 for 3x + 2 = 87 – 2x
M1 for 5x + 32
M1 for 5x = 55
A1 cao
4 (a) 1160 3 B1
(b) 1.16  103 B1 ft

(c) 1200 (oe) B1 ft

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 Qn Working Answer Mark Notes
5 (a) 4 3 B1
9
4 1 B1
,
5 5
3 3 B1
,
6 6
(b) 5 4 4 3 M1, M1
 + 
9 5 9 6

2 A1
3
2 M1
1–
3
Conclusion C1
6 (a) (x – 4)(x + 4) 1 B1
(b) (3x – 1)2 2 B1 for (3x  1)(..x….) cao

B2 for (3x  1)2 cao

(c) (3 x  1)( 2 x  3) ( 2 x  3) 2x  3 B1 for correct factorisation of numerator
2

(3 x  1) (3 x  1) 3x  1
M1 for cancelling of common factors
A1 cao

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 Qn Working Answer Mark Notes
7 2 40
M1  2    7 oe
360
A1 4.8 – 4.9
8 3w  20 60 3 M1 p = 1 stated or used
1
200
M1dep 3w  20  200 oe
3w  20  200
A1 cao
9 (a) (1, 4) 3 B1
(b) –0.4, 2.4 B1
(c) 3.75 B1 accept 3.7 – 3.8
10 (a) 3

5 2 M1
10 6

15 1 3 5
or A1 Accept ,
60 4 12 20

(b) 24 2 B1 for multiple of 24

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 Qn Working Answer Mark Notes
11 4(2y + 1) = 3(y − 2) –2 4 M1 for clear intention to multiply both sides by 12 or by
a multiple of 12
eg 4(2y + 1) = 3(y − 2)
2y + 1 × 4 = y − 2 × 3
2y 1 y2
12   12 
3 4

8y + 4 = 3y − 6 M1 for correct expansion of brackets or correct

rearrangement of correct terms
8y  4 3y  6
e.g. 8y − 3y = −6 − 4, 
12 12

5y = −6 − 4 or 8y − 3y = −10 M1 for correct rearrangement with y terms on one side

or 5y = −10 and numbers on the other AND collection of terms on at

or −5y = 6 + 4 or 3y − 8y = 10 5 y  10
least one side or for 5y + 10 = 0 oe or for  0 oe
12
or −5y = 10 or 5y + 10 = 0
A1 Award 4 marks if answer is correct and at least one
method mark scored

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 Qn Working Answer Mark Notes
12 (a) 2 correct points plotted 2
e.g (0, 4) and (3, 0)
4x + 3y = 12 drawn
(b) 3 Correct region
B2 for x = 4 and y = −3 drawn and consistent shading
correct for at least two inequalities
B1 for x = 4 and y = −3 drawn

13 b2 3 M1
a2  1 
c2

b2
c a  c b
2 2 2 2
OR 2  1  a 2
c
c 2  b2
OR a  2

c2
M1 dep
b2
c 
2 2
(isolating c )
1  a2
A1
b2
c (oe)
1  a2

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 Qn Working Answer Mark Notes
14 3 M1 correct coefficient
M1 finding a and c or b and c
2x2 + 7x + 4=0 A1 cao
15 (a) 26 3 M1 for using values 0 and 6
M1 for substituting values into trapezium rule,
1
e.g. × 2 × ((0 + 8) + 2(4 + 5))
2
A1 cao
(b) 1 C1 under-estimate as chords are under curve
(c) 3.4 – 3.9 2 M1 tangent to curve drawn at t = 8
(d) 1 C1 acceleration in m/s²
16 Number of boys possible is 15 135 P1 Process to find the number of combinations
Number of possible girls is 9 A1 for 135
Each boy can be paired with 9
different girls
15  9
Tom with C1 Convincing reason
correct reason
eg. correct calculation is 15  14  2

17 a : b = 30 : 48 or b : c = 48 : 200 3 M1
a : b : c = 30 :48 : 200 15 : 24 : 100 A1, A1

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 Qn Working Answer Mark Notes
18 300 and correct 4 20
M1 for partial working, e.g. oe
assumption 8
2 8
or 40% or or 20  8 or seen
5 20

120  20
M1 for complete method e.g. or 15  20
8

120 8
or = or 120  0.4 oe
n 20
A1 cao
C1 for a correct mathematical assumption, e.g. mark
does not wear off or sample is random or population has
not changed, etc

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 Qn Working Answer Mark Notes
19 1 Correct first stage.
 1 3
 
1
e.g.  9n 
or 2 103n or
 8 10 
1
 
1
or 3
8  109 n or
3
8 109 n
1 9 n
(8 103 3
) or

 
1 1 
 1 and 1 
or
 83
 10  3 
9 n

 21 and (103n )1  oe

1 For dealing with 8−⅓ (shown as ½ or 0.5) and (109n) −⅓

e.g. or 0.5 × 10-3n oe or
2  103 n shown as 10−3n
 31 1
3n

8  0.5 and (10 )  10 
9n 3

 
5 × 10-3n – 1 3 5 × 10-(3n + 1)

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 Qn Working Answer Mark Notes
20 (a) 3 3 2 M1

6 6

9 A1 cao
36
(b) 3 3 3 M1

6 6

1 5 2 3 M1 for terms seen

 + 
6 6 6 6

1 2 1 3 2 3
 +  + 
6 6 6 6 6 6

3 3 1 2
 + 
6 6 6 6

11 A1
36

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Suggested grade boundaries

9 8 7 6 5 4
Paper 1H 68 60 52 44 35 26
Paper 2H 72 62 52 42 32 22
Paper 3H 58 50 42 34 26 18
Total 198 172 146 120 93 66

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