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1 M2 for 5 M1 for
or
oe

or
seen oe
M1 for
or
or for correct factors for
their 3-term quadratic
equation
or for correct substitution
B2 for x = −2 y=7 into quadratic formula or
x=6 y=3 correctly completing the
square for their 3-term
quadratic equation

B1 for x = −2, x = 6
or for y = 7, y = 3
or for one correct pair of
x and y values
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2 0 4.5 oe 5 B4 for
or or
better
OR
M2 for

or better
or M1 for

seen oe
or common denominator
oe
B1 for
or
better seen

3(a) 1 Accept 48 ÷ x
final answer
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3(b) 4 FT their (a) provided

M1 for oe
expression in x

M2 for
FT their 3 term eqn with
oe
algebraic denominators,
x and x + 2, for M2 or
M1
M1 for common
denominator x(x + 2) oe
seen
or any two terms in a 3
A1 for term equation from
oe , ,
leading to oe seen

With brackets expanded

and no errors or
omissions seen

3(c) B2 for 3 B1 for

or
or
B1 for 3 and −8 where or
[a, b
integers]

3(d) 12 1
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4(a) 2 M1 for
or

or a = 5

4(b) Sketch of U-shaped parabola with 3 FT their

a minimum indicated at (–5, –11) provided in that form
with no part of graph in 4th
quadrant B1 for U shape curve
B1FT for turning point
at (–5, k) or (k, –11)

5(a) 4 2 M1 for

or

5(b) 11 2 M1 for oe
or oe or
better

6 final 3 B2 for correct

answer unsimplified expansion
or simplified expression
with 3 terms correct in a
4-term expression of
required form
or B1 for correct
expansion of two of the
brackets with at least 3
terms correct
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7 final 3 B2 for
answer
or
or

or B1 for

8(a) final answer 2 B1 for

or
or
or
or for correct answer
seen

8(b) final answer 2 B1 for

or

or for correct answer

seen

8(c) final answer 2 M1 for

or for correct answer
seen

9(a) −3 1
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9(b) 2
oe M1 for soi

9(c) final answer 2 M1 for

isw

9(d) 2 M1 for a correct first step

oe final answer
,
or

9(e) 3 M1 for
final answer oe
isw
B1 for common
denominator

9(f)(i) M1 for 3

B1 for
A1 for
with no errors and must
oe show
leading to with no omissions after
this
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9(f)(ii) B2 for 4 B1 for

or better
oe
or B1 for

oe

or

B1 for each
B2 for 0.17 and 1.08 final ans
If 0 scored, SC1 for
answer 0.2 and 1.1
or answer − 0.17 and
−1.08
or 0.174... and 1.075 to
1.076 seen
or 0.17 and 1.08 seen in
working

10 13.75 3 B2 for one correct answer

or both correct answers
14.85
seen in working then
rounded to 3sf
or both correct but
reversed
or M1 for 2 correct seen
from
23 + 0.5, 23 – 0.5, 8.7 +
0.05 or 8.7 – 0.05 or
better
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11(a) 70 or 70.16[5…] or 70.17 or 70.2 3 M2 for

or

or

or B1 for 29 750 or
29 850 or 29 849 or 375
or 425 or 424 seen

11(b) 2399 2 B1 for 27 450 or 27 550

or 27 549 or 29 850 or
or 2400 nfww
29 849 seen

12 68 nfww 3
M2 for or

oe

or M1 for 600 – 5 oe or
8h 40 + 5[m] oe
or 520 + 5 oe[m] seen
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13(a) 13 [h] 50 [min] 3 B2 for 16[h] 20[min] or

18[h] 50[min] as final
answer
or 13[h] 50[min] not as
final answer
or 16[h] 20[min] with –
2[h] 30[min] attempted
or 18[h] 50[min] with –
5[h] attempted
or
B1 for 21[h] 20[min]
seen
or 16[h] 20[min] or
18[h]50 [min] seen
or 23[h] 50[min] as final
answer
or an attempt made to
find a time of flight

13(b) 13.833 cao 1 FT their time correct to

3 decimal places

13(c) 10 038 1

13(d) 726 or 725.6 to 725.7 2 FT their (c) ÷ their (b)

correctly evaluated
M1 for their (c) ÷ their
(b)
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14 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

15 548 or 547.8 or 547.75 to 547.76 3

M2 for
oe
or M1 for correct method
for amount for 2 years.
SC2 for [interest = $]68
or 67.8 or 67.75 to
67.76

16 600 2
M1 for

oe
If zero scored, SC1 for
answer 3600
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17 1597 cao 4 B3 for 1597.39.. or

1597.3[9...] or 1597.4 or
6597
or B2 for 6597.3[9...] or
6597.4
or B1 for

If B1 scored
or
B0 scored and an attempt
at compound interest is
shown
SC1 for their 6597[...] −
5000 evaluated correctly
provided answer positive
and
SC1 for their final
answer rounded correctly
to nearest $ from their
more accurate answer

18 4[.00...] 3
M2 for

or M1 for
oe or
better
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19 4.5[0] 3 M2 for
oe
or M1 for
oe
If 0 scored, SC2 for
answer 3.6 or 3.59 or
3.588…

or SC1 for or
1.0358 to 1.036 seen

20(a) 7800 cao 3 B2 for 7790 or 7785 to

7786
or M1 for

oe
isw
If 0 or 1 scored, SC1 for
their 7785… seen and
rounded correctly to
nearest 100

20(b) 9[.00…] 3
M2 for or

better
or M1 for
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