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1 −17 1

2 2 M1 for or
or final answer
or

3 oe 2 B1 for rx and ay seen

and not spoilt

4 792 or 792.1… 2
M1 for oe

or B1 for 1372

5 1
oe

6 final answer 2 B1 for or

or seen then
spoilt

7 final answer 1

8 6x 1

9 6a – 4b final answer 2 B1 for 6a or −4b in final

answer
or for 6a − 4b spoilt
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10 final answer 2 B1 for or

or
or
seen and
spoilt

11 final answer nfww 3 B1 for

B1 for

12 3 B1 for
final answer
B1 for

13 3 B1 for
or oe
or
final answer nfww better isw
B1 for as
common denominator
isw, allow expanded
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14(a) 3
oe isw B2 for oe
isw
OR

B1 for seen

B1 for time = 2.8 or

or oe

14(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
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14(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

14(d) 84 to 84.01… 2 FT
to
3 sf or better
M1 for

oe
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15 x = 3, x = –3 5 M2 for
nfww
oe or better
or M1 for
or

oe or better

B1 for
seen
M1 dep for
oe
simplified or better

16 or 2 B1 for
final answer or or
better
or correct answer seen
and spoilt

17 final answer 3 B2 for

or

or correct answer seen

then spoilt
or B1 for
or for
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18 final answer 2 B1 for

or

or correct answer seen

and spoilt

19 4 B2 for
final answer

or B1 for
where ab = –12 or

or
or

B1 for

20 5 B2 for
final answer
or B1 for
where
or

B2 for
or B1 for

or

21 2 B1 for correct
unsimplified answer
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22 2
B1 for oe single
fraction

23(a) 256 1

23(b) 8 2 M1 for or
for

23(c) 3 M1 for
B1 for

oe

23(d) 16 2 M1 for
or better

23(e) 2 M1 for or for

oe final answer
or for

23(f) 3 B1 for
final answer
or
better seen
M1 for common
denominator
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23(g) 16 1

24(a) 4 1

24(b) 52 2 M1 for f(8) seen or

24(c) 1

24(d) 3 M1 for
or

final answer
B1 for denominator
or

24(e) −3 2 M1 for

24(f) [p =] 0 and [p =] 1 2 B1 for each

25 3 B1 for common
or denominator
final answer or
M1 for
or
better
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26 3 B1 for common
final answer
denominator isw
expansion
M1 for
or
better

27 3 B1 for
final answer
B1 for

28 3 B1 for common
final answer denominator
oe isw
M1 for

or better

29(a) 2 B1 for either numerator

or denominator correct
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29(b)(i) 4
B1 for FT their (a)(i) =

M1 for Removes all algebraic

fractions
FT their equation if in
comparable form

M1 for Correctly expands all

brackets
FT their equation if in
comparable form

A1 for
With no errors or
omissions seen and one
further stage seen after
final M1

29(b)(ii) M2 for 3 M1 for

or

or for
where either ab = –21 or
4b + a = –25
If 0 scored, SC1 for
4x + 3 and x – 7 seen but
not in factorised form

B1 for 7 and
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29(b)(iii) 7 1 FT their positive

solution

30 3 B1 for
final answer
B1 for

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