Q1.

Each year, there is a tennis competition in Australia and another one in France.

The table shows how much money was paid to the winner of the men’s
competition in each country in 2002.

Country Money

1000 000 Australian dollars

Australia
(£1 = 2.70 Australian dollars)

780 000 Euros

France
(£1 = 1.54 Euros)

Which country paid more money?

You must show your working.

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Tick (✓) the country that paid more.

Australia France
[2 marks]

Q2.
This question is about the heights of men and scale drawing.

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 1 cm on the drawing represents 20 cm in real life

(a) In real life, what is the height of Mr X?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Answer ________270____________________________
[1 mark]

(b) In real life, the height of Mr Y is 80 cm.

Complete the arrow on the scale drawing to show Mr Y’s height.

You should not draw the man. 4cm

[1 mark]

Q3.

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The table shows the land area of each of the World’s continents.

continent land area (in 1 000 km2)

Africa 30 264

Antarctica 13 209

Asia 44 250

Europe 9 907

North America 24 398

Oceania 8 534

South America 17 793

World 148 355

(a) Which continent is approximately 12% of the World’s land area?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Answer ____South America_____________________________________

[1 mark]

(b) What percentage of the World’s land area is Antarctica?

You must show your working.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Answer _________ About 9 Percent______________________________ %

[2 marks]

(c) About 30% of the World's area is land. The rest is water.
The amount of land in the World is about 150 million km2.

Work out the approximate total area (land and water) of the World.
You must show your working.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Answer ______350__________________________ million km2

[2 marks]

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Q4.
Two beaches are very similar.
A survey compared the number of animals found in one square metre on each beach.

One beach had not been cleaned.

The other beach had been cleaned.

(a) The data for the beach that had not been cleaned represent 1620 animals.
Complete the table to show how many of each animal were found.

Number found

Sandhoppers 540

Beetles 1080

Flies 0
[2 marks]

(b) The data for the beach that had been cleaned represent 15 animals.
Complete the table to show how many of each animal were found on the
cleaned beach.

Number found

Sandhoppers 1?

Beetles 9?

Flies 5
[2 marks]

(c) Cleaning the beach changes the numbers of animals and the proportions of animals.

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 Write a sentence to describe both these changes.

___________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

Q5.
Here is some information about A levels in 2002.

English Mathematics

Number of
72 000 54 000
students

Percentage gaining
19% 37%
grade A

How many more students gained grade A in mathematics than in English?

19,980-13,680 ________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Answer ___________6300 students

[2 marks]

Q6.
I think of a number.

I multiply this number by 8, then subtract 66

The result is twice the number that I was thinking of.

What is the number I was thinking of?

_____________________________________________8x -66 = 2x 6x = 66

______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Answer 11______________________________________
[2 marks]

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Q7.
People who live to be 100 years old are called centenarians.

In 1998 there were 135 000 centenarians.

The ratio of male to female was 1 : 4

How many female centenarians were there in 1998?

You must show your working.

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Answer 108,000
[2 marks]

Q8.
(a) Aidan puts 2 white counters and 1 black counter in a bag.

He is going to take one counter without looking.

What is the probability that the counter will be black?

___________________________________________________________________

______________________________________ 33%
[1 mark]

(b) Aidan puts the counter back in the bag and then puts more black counters
in the bag.

He is going to take one counter without looking.

The probability that the counter will be black is now

How many more black counters did Aidan put in the bag?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Answer _______ One more

[1 mark]

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Q9.
Here is some information about all the pupils in class 9A.

girls boys

right-handed 13 14

left-handed 1 2

A teacher is going to choose a pupil from 9A at random.

(a) What is the probability that the pupil chosen will be a girl?

46.6%

___________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

(b) What is the probability that the pupil chosen will be left-handed?

10%

[1 mark]

(c) The teacher chooses the pupil at random.

She tells the class the pupil is left-handed.

What is the probability that this left-handed pupil is a boy?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

Q10.
(a) Look at this information about recycling:

25 large plastic bottles can be recycled to make 1 fleece jacket.

Write the missing number in this sentence.

200 large plastic bottles can be recycled to make ________________ fleece

jackets.
[1 mark]

(b) In a survey, 9 out of 10 people said they would like to recycle more.

What percentage of people said they would like to recycle more?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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 Answer _______________________________________ %
[1 mark]

Q11.
Use your calculator to work out the answers.

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

(48 + 57) × (61 – 19) = 4,410_________________

[1 mark]

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

= 2.5
[1 mark]

Q12.
The scale drawing shows the positions of London and Paris.

(a) From London to Paris, the angle from north is angle a

Measure accurately angle a

___________________________________________________________________

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 a = ________________________________________°
[1 mark]

(b) On the scale drawing, 1 cm represents 50 km.

What is the distance, in km, from London to Paris?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Answer ______________________________________ cm
[1 mark]

(c) A newspaper printed this information about London and Madrid.

From London to Madrid, the angle from north is 195° clockwise.

Madrid is 1300 km from London.

Show this information on a scale drawing.

Use the scale 1 cm represents 200 km.

The position of London is shown for you.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

Q13.
The graphs show information about the different journeys of four people.

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 Write the correct names next to the journey descriptions in the table below.

Name Journey description

Chris This person walked slowly and then ran

at a constant speed.

Dee This person walked at a constant speed but

turned back for a while before continuing.

Ann This person walked at a constant speed

without stopping or turning back.

Ben This person walked at a constant speed but

stopped for a while in the middle.
[1 mark]

Q14.
Ravinder recorded the speed of a car every 10 seconds throughout a short journey from
her home to school.

She used the data to draw a velocity/time graph.

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(a) Find a point during the journey when the car’s speed was increasing most quickly.
Mark this point as P.
By drawing appropriate lines on the graph, find the acceleration of the car at point P.
Make sure that all the lines you draw on the graph are clear.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Answer ________________ m/s²

[3 marks]

(b) Find a point during the journey when the car’s speed was decreasing most quickly.
Mark this point as Q.
By drawing appropriate lines on the graph, find the acceleration of the car at point Q.
Make sure that all the lines on the graph are clear.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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 ___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Answer ______________________________________ m/s²

[3 marks]

(c) The car uses least fuel when it travels at speeds between 20 m/s and 25 m/s.

Find the area under the graph for the period when the car was travelling at between
20 m/s and 25 m/s.

What does this area represent? Give the correct units.

___________________________________________________________________
[3 marks]

Q15.
Gary and Nesta are two cyclists in a race from Ashbury to Torbridge and back again.

The graph below shows their journeys. P marks a point on the graph.

(a) Gary and Nesta had to cycle up a steep hill for part of the journey to Torbridge.

About how far from Ashbury is the beginning of the hill?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Answer ___________________________________ 16 km
[1 mark]

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 (b) How many minutes after the start did Gary begin cycling again after stopping for the
second time?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Answer ___________________________________ 35 minutes

[1 mark]

(c) How many times did Gary overtake Nesta?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Answer _________________________________________ 3
[1 mark]

(d) Describe briefly what happened in the race at point P.

They met when they were about to went down.

___________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

Q16.
A satellite passes over both the north and south poles, and it travels 800 km above the
surface of the Earth.

The satellite takes 100 minutes to complete one orbit.

Assume the Earth is a sphere and that the diameter of the Earth is 12 800 km.

Calculate the speed of the satellite, in kilometres per hour.

You must show your working.

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

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 _______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Answer ______________________________________ km/h

[3 marks]

Q17.
I am going to use a wooden beam to support a load.

The cross-section of the beam is a rectangle.

The formula below gives the greatest load, Mkg, that a beam of this length can support.

M = 5d2w where d is the depth of the beam in cm,

w is the width of the beam in cm.

I can place the cross-section of the beam in two different ways.

In which way will the beam be able to support the greater load?

Calculate the difference.

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

The ________ way supports the greater load, with a difference of ________ kg.
[3 marks]

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Q18.
Here is some information about household rubbish in 2006.

About 6.8 million tonnes of household rubbish is recycled.

This is 27% of total household rubbish.

About 20.1 million tonnes of household rubbish could be recycled.

What percentage of household rubbish could be recycled?

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Answer ________________________________________%
[2 marks]

Q19.
A newspaper printed this information about the world’s population.

If the world was a village of 100 people,

6 people would have 59% of the total wealth.

The other 94 people would have the rest.

On average, how many times as wealthy as one of the other 94 people would one
of these 6 people be?

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Answer _________________________________________
[2 marks]

Q20.
You can work out the approximate age of a tree if you know its diameter.

The graph shows information about three types of trees.

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 An American beech, a silver maple and a white oak all have the same diameter.

Complete these sentences.

The age of the American beech is about _________________ times the

age of the silver maple.

[1 mark]

The age of the American beech is about _________________ times the

age of the white oak.

[1 mark]

Q21.
Here is part of a newspaper report about wildlife in a country in Africa.

The number of gorillas has fallen by 70% in the last ten years.
Only about 5000 gorillas are left.

About how many gorillas were there in this country ten years earlier?

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

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 _______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Answer _________________________________________
[2 marks]

Q22.
Here are the dimensions of a solid gold bar.

Use the information below to calculate how much this gold bar is worth in British
pounds (£).

• The gold bar is a cuboid.

• The density of gold is 19.3 grams per cm3

• 1 ounce is 28.35 grams.

• The price of gold is 670 US dollars per ounce.

• 1 US dollar is 0.508 British pounds.

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

£ _________________________________________
[3 marks]

Q23.

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In 1988 there was a survey of giant pandas seen in the wild in China.

In 2004 the survey was repeated. There was a 40% increase.

The table shows some of the results.

About x giant pandas were seen in 1988.

Work out the value of x and give your answer to the nearest 100

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

x = _________________________________________
[2 marks]

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Mark schemes

Q1.
Indicates France and gives a correct justification
eg

• 1000 000 ÷ 2.7 = 370 370.(…),

780 000 ÷ 1.54 = 506 493.(…)

• 1000 000 ÷ 2.7 × 1.54 = 570 370.(…)

• 780 000 ÷ 1.54 × 2.7 = 1 367 532.(…)

2

or Indicates France and gives a partial justification

eg

• 1000 000 ≈ £400 000, 780 000 ≈ £500 000

• Australia: 370
France: 506
[values truncated with no indication of method or that original
values were of the same magnitude]

or

Gives a correct justification but makes an incorrect or no decision

or

Gives a correct justification with not more than one computational or

rounding error, but follows through to make their correct decision
1

(U1)
Accept for 2m, minimally acceptable justification
eg
• 370 370 and 506 493 (or 506 494) seen

•
• 1000000 ÷ 270 = 3703.(…) (or 3704),
780 000 ÷ 154 = 5064.(…) (or 5065)
• 570 370.(…) seen
• 1367 532.(…) seen
! Values rounded or estimated
For 2m, accept values of 370 0(00) and
500 0(00) or better, 570 000 or better, or 1400000 or better
Accept other estimates only if a correct
method or a more accurate value is seen
eg, accept

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 • £1 is about dollars, so 1000 000

dollars is about £400 000, £1 is about euros, so

780 000 euros is about £500 000
For 2m or 1m, do not accept if justification simply
repeats
the decision made
eg
• 1000 000 Australian dollars are less
than 780 000 euros
[2]

Q2.
(a) 270
1

(b) Draws a line of total length 4 cm ± 2 mm, ie within the

tolerance as shown in the overlay
Accept unambiguous height eg
• Line of correct length drawn elsewhere on the page
• Man drawn, height 4
Value of 4 cm shown but line not drawn
1
[2]

Q3.
(a) Indicates South America.
Accept any indication of the continent or of the calculation
correctly evaluated eg:
• ‘17793’
• ‘17802.6’
• ‘11.99’
Do not accept an ambiguous response eg:
• ‘America.’
1

(b) For 2m indicates 9 or 8.9(...) eg:

• 8.9

For only 1m shows a correct method eg:

• 13209 ÷ 148355

• 100 ÷ 148355 × 13209

For 1m allow a misread which has been correctly evaluated,
provided it is clear which data have been used eg:
• ‘44250 ÷ 148355 = 29.8%’
2

(c) For 2m indicates 500

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 or

Indicates a value between 489 and 499 and shows a correct method eg:

• 148355 × 10 ÷ 3

• 150 × 3.3

For only 1m shows a correct method eg:

• ÷ 30 then × 100

• ×10 ÷ 3

• ÷ 0.3

• × 3.3

• 500 000 000 on the answer line.

or

Shows a correct value for the amount of water eg:

• 350

• 350 000 000 not on the answer line.

For 2m accept 500 000 000, or other correct indication of
km2, provided it is not written on the answer line.
For 2m as the question asks for an approximation accept
3.3, or better, for 31/3
For 1m accept 3 as an approximation for 31/3
For 1m accept a misread of the question, whereby a pupil
takes 150 to be 70%, and continues to an answer of 214.
( ... ) million km2.
2
[5]

Q4.
(a) Gives three correct integer values that sum to 1620, ie

or Gives a value for sandhoppers that is either between 534 and 535 inclusive
or is 540, or a value for beetles that is either between 1085 and 1086
inclusive or is 1080

or

Gives all three correct integer values but in the wrong order
Accept for 2m, entry for flies left blank

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 Accept for 2m, proportion taken as 1/3 and 2/3, eg
540

1080

0
1

(b) Gives three correct integer values, ie

2

5
2

or Gives any two correct integer values

or

Gives all three correct integer values but in the wrong order

or

Gives two correct values not rounded to the nearest integer, with the
third either correct but not rounded to the nearest integer,
or such that the total is 15, ie

! Correct values are truncated to 1dp

For 1m, accept provided all three correct values are
truncated, or two correct values are truncated and the total is
15, ie

(c) Explains that there are fewer animals altogether on the cleaned beach,
and also refers to at least one of the following aspects:

The presence or increase of flies

The smaller proportion of sandhoppers or beetles

The relative proportions of sandhoppers or beetles

The increase in the number of species, eg

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 • Attracts some flies, but fewer animals overall

• There are much less of them, and they’re not all sandhoppers and beetles

• There aren’t as many animals, and a smaller percentage of

them are sandhoppers

• The numbers have gone down, but there are always more beetles
than anything else

• Without cleaning you get more animals but fewer types of animals
! Follow through from parts (a) and (b)
Do not accept if their incorrect values lead to different
conclusions about the changes. However condone use of
their incorrect values within an otherwise correct statement
Do not accept values stated without interpretation, eg
• There were 1620 animals on the uncleaned beach and 15
on the cleaned, with 33% sandhoppers on the uncleaned
and 13% on the cleaned
Do not accept no reference to the change in the total number
of animals, eg
• It attracts some flies but kills sandhoppers and beetles
1
[5]

Q5.
6300
2

or Shows the digits 63(00)

or

Shows the value 13 680 or 19 980

or

Shows the digits 1368(0) and 1998(0)

or

Shows a complete correct method with not more than one computational error
eg

• × 54 000 – × 72 000

• 37 × 540 – 19 × 720
! Incorrect use of % sign
Ignore
1
[2]

Q6.

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 11
2

or Forms or implies a correct equation

eg

• 8x – 66 = 2x

• 6y = 66

• 66 ÷ 6
! Method used is trial and improvement
Note that no partial credit can be given
! Equation involving words
Accept provided the operation involved in
‘twice the number I was thinking of’ has
been interpreted
eg, for 1m accept
• Number × 8 minus 66 = number × 2
• 66 is the same as 6 times the number
eg, for 2m do not accept
• 8x – 66 = twice x
1

(U1)
[2]

Q7.
108 000
2

or Shows 135 000 ÷ 5 or 135 ÷ 5

or

Shows the digits 27, eg

• 27000
1
[2]

Q8.

(a) or equivalent probability

1

(b) 3
! Value rounded
Accept 0.33 or better, or the percentage equivalents
1

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 [2]

Q9.

(a) or equivalent probability

! Value rounded or truncated
Accept 0.46(…) or 0.47 or the percentage equivalents
Do not accept 0.5 unless a correct method or
a more accurate value is seen
1

(b) or equivalent probability

! Follow through
Accept follow through from an incorrect total number of
pupils seen in part (a), provided their total is not 4, 16 or 27

eg, from for part (a) accept

•
1

(c) or equivalent probability

! Value rounded
Accept 0.66(…) or 0.67 or the percentage equivalents
1
[3]

Q10.
(a) 8
1

(b) 90
1
[2]

Q11.
4410
1

2.5 or equivalent
1
! For the second mark, answer given as an
improper fraction
Accept only if fully simplified
eg, accept

•
eg, do not accept

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 •
[2]

Q12.
(a) 160 ± 2
1

(b) 350 ± 5
1

(c) Indicates the correct position of Madrid within the tolerance

as shown on the diagram below

or Indicates an angle of 195° ± 2° clockwise from north, within the

tolerance as shown on the diagram

or

Shows a length of 6.5 cm ± 0.2 cm, within the tolerance as shown on

the diagram, even if it is incorrectly positioned
! For 2m, Madrid not labelled
Condone provided the intended position is clear
! For 1m, angle indicated with a short line
Accept provided the angle is within the tolerance as shown
on the diagram, were the line to be extended
! For 1m, angle or length indicated by a point
without a line joined to London
Accept provided the angle or length is within the tolerance as
shown on the diagram
1
[4]

Q13.
Gives all four names in the correct order, ie
Chris
Dee
Ann

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 Ben
Accept unambiguous indication
eg
• C
D
A
B
[1]

Q14.
(a) For 3m indicates P as a point between t = 10 and t = 20 inclusive, draws
a correct tangent and/or intercepts for this point or shows correct values
for time and distance, and states an answer in the range 1.0 to 1.2 inclusive.,
eg:

• 1.1

For only 2m indicates P as a point between t = 10 and t = 20 inclusive,

draws a tangent and/or intercepts for this point or shows values for time
and distance, but states an answer outside the range 1.0 to 1.2 inclusive.

For only 1m indicates P as a point between t = 10 and t = 20 inclusive.

If a tangent is not drawn in, the other two sides of the
required right angled triangle must be shown in some way or
their lengths written down.
3

(b) For 3m indicates Q as a point between t = 140 and t = 150 inclusive,

draws a correct tangent and/or intercepts for this point or shows correct
values for time and distance and states an answer in the range – 0.8 to – 1.0
inclusive , eg:

• -0.9

For only 2m indicates Q as a point between t = 140 and t = 150 inclusive,

draws a tangent and/or intercepts for this point or shows values for time
an distance, but states an answer outside the range – 0.8 to –1.0 inclusive, eg:

• 0.9

For only 1m indicates Q as a point between t = 140 and t = 150 inclusive.

For 3m a positive value for the acceleration.
If a tangent is not drawn in, the other two sides of the
required right angled triangle must be shown in some way or
their lengths written down.
3

(c) For 3m calculates the area under the graph correctly and interprets the
answer as the distance travelled in metres, eg:

• The car travelled 2685m.

Accept values between 2450m and 2700m inclusive.

For only 2m calculates the area under the graph, interprets the answer
as distance travelled in metres, but gives an answer outside the range

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 2450m to 2700m., eg:

• The car travelled 268.5m.

• Distance travelled 2750m.

For 2m the complete area under the graph must be
calculated, not just the area above V = 20.

or calculates the area under the graph correctly, gives an answer in the range
2450 to 2700, but fails to specify either distance travelled or metres, eg:

• Distance travelled 2650.

• 2625m

For only 1m calculates the area under the graph correctly, gives an answer
in the range 2450 to 2700, but specifies neither distance travelled nor metres.,
eg:

• 2650
268.5 is obtained by failing to recognise that each rectangle
is 10 seconds rather than 1 second.
3
[9]

Q15.
(a) States any value between 5 and 6 inclusive, eg:

• 51/2

• 5.7

• 6
1

(b) States any value between 71 and 73 inclusive, eg:

• 72
1

(c) States correct number of times, eg:

• 2
1

(d) Describes Gary and Nesta passing each other going in

opposite directions, eg:

• Nestas still going to Torbridge, Garys coming back.

• Gary passes Nesta before Nesta gets to Torbridge and after Gary has been to
Torbridge.

• They cycle past each other in different directions.

• They meet.
A common error is to describe Nesta overtaking Gary eg

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 • Nesta overtakes Gary before Torbridge.
Do not accept responses which state that Gary and Nesta
crash into each other eg
• They have a crash
1
[4]

Q16.
27143.(...) or 8640π
! Answer rounded to 30000
Povided a correct method or a more accurate value is seen
! Answer 27000 or 27100 or 27140
Povided no incorrect method is seen
3

or

Shows a complete correct method even if values are rounded or truncated

eg

• C = 2πr = 14400π, so speed is 14400π ÷ 100 × 60

• (12800 + 1600) × π ×

• (14400 × 3.14) × 60 ÷ 100

or

Shows a correct value in km/min

eg

• 144π

• 452.(...)

or

The only error is to omit to add one of the values of 800

eg

• 8160π

• 25635.(...)
2

or

Shows or implies the correct length of one orbit

eg

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 • 14400π

• 7200 × 2π

• (12800 + 2 × 800) × π

• 45238.9(...)

or

Shows or implies both ÷ 100 and × 60

eg

• × 0.6

• ÷ 1.66666(...)

• ÷ (100 ÷ 60)

• 7680π (no values of 800 added)

• 24127.(...) (no values of 800 added)

• 8640 (π omitted throughout)

Accept for this mark, ÷ 100 × 60 converted to a decimal
which is rounded or truncated
eg
• 1.7
• 1.66
1
[3]

Q17.
Indicates the 1st way, and gives the correct difference of 1320
3

or Show the digits 132(0)

or

Show the digits 484(0) and 352(0)

or

Shows or implies correct substitution of all values into the formula

and the intention to subtract

eg

• 5 × 11 × 8 – 5 × 8 × 11
2 2

• 5 × 11 × 8(11 – 8)

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 • 440 × 3

• 5 × (968 – 704)

• 5 × 264

or

Shows a complete correct method with not more than one computational
error, and gives a correct decision for their values

eg

• 5 × 11 × 8 = 4440 (error)
2

• 4440 – 3520 = 920

so 1st way, difference 920

2

or Shows the digits 484(0) or 352(0)

or

Indicates the 1st way and gives an answer of 264 [the only error is to omit
to multiply the substituted values by 5]

or

Indicates the 1st way and gives an answer of 6600 [the only error is to process

• 5 × 11 × 8 as (5 × 11) × 8 and
2 2

• 5 × 8 × 11 as (5 × 8) × 11]
2 2

1
[3]

Q18.
Gives a value between 79.8(…) and 80 inclusive
2

or Shows the digits 798(…)

or

Shows or implies a complete correct method with not more than

one computational or rounding error
eg
• 27 ÷ 6.8 × 20.1
• 20.1 ÷ 6.8 × 27
• 6.8 ÷ 27 × 100 = 25.185(…)
20.1 ÷ 25.185(…)
• 27 ÷ 6.8 = 4 (premature rounding)
4 × 20.1 = 80.4
1
Do not accept equivalent fractions or decimals

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 [2]

Q19.
22.5(…) or 23
! Incorrect use of % sign
Ignore
2

or Shows the value 22, or a value between

22.2 and 22.9 inclusive (excluding 22.5(…))

or

Shows or implies both the values and or both the values and

or both the values and

eg

• Each rich person has %

Each poor person has %

• Rich = 59 ÷ 6, poor = 41 ÷ 94

• Suppose the total wealth was £1 million

Each of the 6 people would have £98 333(.33)
Each of the others would have only £ 4361(.70)

• 9.8 : 0.44

• 2.3 : 0.10

or

Shows or implies a correct method with not more than one computational or
rounding error
eg

• 59 ÷ 6 ÷ 41 × 94

• 94 ÷ 41 ÷ 6 × 59

• 9.8 ÷ 0.4 (rounding error) = 24.5

! For 1m, values rounded

For , accept 9.8 or 9.83(…)

Do not accept 10 unless a correct method or a more
accurate value is seen

For , accept 0.44 or 0.43(…)

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 Do not accept 0.4 unless a correct method or a more
accurate value is seen

For , accept 0.10(…)

Do not accept 0.1 unless a correct method or a more
accurate value is seen

For , accept 2.3 or 2.29(…)

Do not accept 2 or 2.2 unless a correct method or a more
accurate value is seen
For 1m, do not accept if necessary brackets omitted
eg
• 59 ÷ 6 ÷ 41 ÷ 94
1

(U1)
[2]

Q20.
Gives a value between 2.7 and 3.3 inclusive
1 (U1)

Gives a value between 1.1 and 1.4 inclusive

1
Accept equivalent fractions or decimals
[2]

Q21.
Gives an integer value between 16 500 and 17 000 inclusive

eg

• 17 000

• 16 700

• 16 667
! Gives a non-integer value within the
correct range
eg
• 16 666.(…)
Condone
2

or Shows the digits 166(…) or 167

or

Shows a complete correct method with not more than one computational
or rounding error

eg

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 • 5000 ÷ 0.3

• 5000 ÷ 3 × 10

• × 5000

• 5000 ÷ 30 = 200 (premature rounding),

200 × 100 = 20 000

1
[2]

Q22.
Gives a value between 163 000 and 171 000 inclusive
! For 3m or 2m, answer not rounded to 2 decimal places
Condone
3

or Shows a value between 321 000 and 336 000 inclusive

[number of US dollars]

or

Shows a complete correct method with not more than one

computational or rounding error
eg
• 17.8 × 9.2 × 4.4 × 19.3 ÷ 28.35 × 670 × 0.508
Markers may find the following values useful:

720.544

× 19.3 = 13906.499

÷ 28.35 = 490.529

× 670 = 328654.478

× 0.508 = £166 956.48

2

or Shows a value between 479 and 502 inclusive [mass in ounces]

1
[3]

Q23.
1100
! For 2m upper bound used
Since pupils could assume 1600 is given to the nearest 100
in the context of the question, accept use of upper bound
provided a correct method is seen
eg, for 2m accept
• 1650 ÷ 140 × 100, answer: 1200

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 2

or Shows the digits 11(…)

or

Shows or implies a complete correct method

eg
• 1600 ÷ 140 × 100

•
Accept for 1m, lower and/or upper bound used within a
correct method
eg, for 1m accept
• 1650 ÷ 140 × 100
• 1550 ÷ 1.4
1
[2]

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