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1 7 or 9 1

2 11 45 3 B2 for 225 or 3 hr 45
mins
or M1 for 225k
or 3 × 3 × 5 × 5
or [25 = ] 5 × 5 and [45
=]3×3×5
or two correct factor
trees/tables of both 25
and 45
OR
M2 for listing
times/multiples of both
25 and 45 to at least
11 45 or 225
or M1 for listing at least
3 consecutive
times/multiples of each
correctly or one full
list

3 An irrational number between 10 1

and 20
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4 12 2 M1 for 22 × 32 and 22 ×
3×7
or for 2 × 2 × 3 final
answer
or B1 for 2, 3, 4 or 6 as
final answer

5 M1 for 47.77… – 4.77… oe 2

Allow equivalent
A1 for
fractions

If M0 then SC1 for

or equivalent fraction
with no/insufficient
working

6(a) [0].375 1

6(b) 37.5 1

7(a) 1
cao

7(b) 1
cao

8(a) 1 4 9 16 2 B1 for 3 correct and none

incorrect
or for all correct and one
extra incorrect
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8(b) 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 2 B1 for 5 correct and none

or one incorrect

8(c)(i) 2 B1 for 2 or 3 regions

correct

8(c)(ii) 7 11 13 1 FT their Venn

diagram

8(c)(iii) 2 1 FT their Venn

diagram

8(c)(iv) 1 FT their Venn diagram

oe
for

9(a) 1

9(b) 22 1
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9(c) 2 M1 for
oe
or

or or

or for 8 and 23
identified

10 80.50 cao 2 B1 for 80.498… or 80.5

or correctly rounding
their more accurate
decimal to 2dp

11 3 M1 for correctly isolating

oe final answer
m terms
M1 for correctly
factorising
M1 for dividing by a
bracket with two terms to
the final answer
Maximum mark M2 if
final answer incorrect
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12(a) 4 B3 for 1991 or

or

or B2 for 1990
or 1991. …
OR
M1 for

oe
B1 for their seen value
correctly rounded to 4
sf
B1 for their seen value
correctly converted into
standard form

12(b) 3 M1 for correct

oe final answer
multiplication by 2 oe
M1 for correct
rearrangement to isolate
term with a
M1 for correct division
by t 2
for 3 marks e.g. cannot
have a fraction in
denominator nor ÷t 2 in
numerator
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13(a)(i) 1

13(a)(ii) 1

13(b) 4 FT their (a)(i) and (a)(ii)

M1 for oe
if expressions in m
M1 for Dependent on M1 and
correct fractions
oe
A1 for

oe nfww
A1 for correct completion to
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13(c)(i) 3.6 and −4.5 final answer 3 B2 for

or

or better
or B1 for

where ac = 10 and
either bd = −162
or ad + bc = 9
or for

or better or or
better

13(c)(ii) 20 1

14 final answer nfww 3 B1 for

B1 for
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15 4 B2 for
final answer

or B1 for
where ab = –12 or

or
or

B1 for

16(a) 3
oe isw B2 for oe
isw
OR

B1 for seen

B1 for time = 2.8 or

or oe
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16(b) M2 for 4 FT their time, provided

2 algebraic fractions one
or better in x and other in ± x ±
10
M1 for
seen or better
M1 for

FT their equation dep on

A1 for oe M2
or or
better
leading to with no errors or
omissions

16(c) B2 for 4 B1 for

or better
oe
or for or

B2 for 5 and 8.57 or 8.571…

B1 for each
or SC1 for final answers
5 and –8.57
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16(d) 84 to 84.01… 2 FT
to
3 sf or better
M1 for

oe

17(a) 1
Arrow at

17(b) 1
Arrow at

18 B 1 dep on 100 000 or [0].084

seen www scores 0

19 Sammy 2 B1 for 25.7% or 0.257...

and seen
correct reason with 25.7% oe or conversion of 26% to
shown fraction and common
denominator

20 2 M1 for 1 + 4x = 15
3.5 or

21 4 2
M1 for oe or
better
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22 0.2 oe 2 M1 for 1 – (0.15 + 0.3 +

0.35)

23 B1 for oe 5
B1 for oe
M1 for correctly eliminating one Follow through their
variable equations
A1 for [t = ] 1.4[0]
A1 for [p = ] 1.25 If M0 or M0 FT scored,
SC1 for 2 values which
satisfy one correct
equation or one of their
equations

24 4.6 cao nfww 2 B1 for 4.57 or 4.58 or

4.579 to 4.580
If 0 scored, SC1 for their
calculation rounded to
2sf if more than 2sf
seen

25 50 2 M1 for 3540 ÷ 70.8

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26(a) 2 4 5 6 2 1 2 B1 for 4 or 5 correct

frequencies
If 0 scored SC1 for
correct tallies if
frequency column blank
or all frequencies correct
but not in the frequency
column

26(b) B1 for suitable scale on y-axis 3

B1 for bars at correct height FT their frequency
B1 for bars equal width

26(c) 16 − 20 1 FT their bar chart

27(a) −1.25, 1.25 oe 2 B1 for each

27(b) Correct curve 4 B3FT for 9 or 10

correctly plotted points

or B2FT for 7 or 8
correctly plotted points

or B1FT for 5 or 6
correctly plotted points

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