1MA1 Practice papers: Capture/Recapture mark scheme – Version 1.

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Question Working Answer Mark Notes
1. M1
= = or 12.5 seen

M1
= or an attempt to scale, i.e. 4 × ×k

625 A1 625

C1 Correct assumption, e.g.

the population has not changed overnight

or

the dye has not washed off or the returned sample has
thoroughly mixed with the population

or

the sample is random, etc.

Assumption must be stated clearly, in line with supporting

calculations

2. 15 ÷ 70 = 120 ÷ n M2
or 120 × 4.66… or 8 × 70 or × =

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Question Working Answer Mark Notes
120 × 4.66(…) (oe)

or 120 ÷ 21.4 × 100

OR

(M1 for oe or 21.4% seen or 120 ÷ 15 (= 8) or

OR 8 × 70

OR × = (= ) or 4.66(…) seen )

OR 120 ÷ 21.4 × 100

560 A1 cao

C1 Correct mathematical assumption, e.g. population hasn’t

changed overnight or sample is random, etc.

3. 400 M1 M1 for an attempt to compare fractions,

=

e.g. = or 40 × 50 = 5 × N or 40: N = 5:50

OR

attempt to compare percentages,

e.g. × 100 = 10% or 10% × N = 40

n = 400 400 A1 cao

4. (i) M1
(= 6.25) or (= 0.16) or (= 5) or (= 0.2)

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Question Working Answer Mark Notes

or oe

M1 50 × 40 ÷ 8 or 50 × 5 or 6.25 × 40 or 50 ÷ 0.2 (oe)

250 A1 cao

(ii) correct assumption B1 Correct mathematical assumption, e.g. fixed population, takes
random sample

5. M1
e.g. (oe) or 20% or seen

or 80 ÷ 12 (= 6.66..) or oe

M1 complete method,
=

e.g. or 80 × 5 or 6.66..× 60

or = (oe) or 80 ÷ 0.2 oe

N = 400 400 A1 cao

correct assumption C1 Correct mathematical assumption, e.g. population has not

changed overnight or mark which does not wear off or sample
is random, etc

6. (a) M1
= = or equivalent

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Question Working Answer Mark Notes
N = 750 750 A1 cao

(b) correct assumption 1 correct assumption, e.g, random selection (of beads)

7. (i) P1
or or

P1
= = or = or

n = 150 A1 cao

(ii) Explanation C1 e.g. if tags fell off Alex will have overestimated the number of
ducks.

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National performance data from Results Plus (where available)
Source of questions: Mean score of students achieving grade:
Session Mean Max
 Qn Spec Paper YYMM Qn Topic score score ALL A* A B C D
1 5MB1 1H SPEC Q14 Capture/Recapture n/a 4
2 5MB1 1H 1111 Q14 Capture/Recapture 0.58 4 0.58
3 5MB1 1H 1206 Q11 Capture/Recapture 0.94 2 0.94 1.91 1.64 1.30 0.92 0.31
4 5MB1 1H 1311 Q17 Capture/Recapture 1.04 4 1.04 3.76 2.46 1.39 0.60 0.38
5 5MB1 1H 1511 Q13 Capture/Recapture 0.94 4 0.94 4.00 3.25 2.09 1.25 0.48
6 5MB1 1H 1611 Q17 Capture/Recapture 0.34 3 0.34 1.66 1.33 1.84 0.22 0.14
7 1MA1 2H MOCK 1 Q13 Capture/Recapture n/a 4
25

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