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1 150 2 B1 for answer 150k

or M1 for prime factors
of 30 or 75 seen
or a list of multiples of
both 30 and 75 with at
least 3 of each
or for oe
or for answer

2 18 30 2 M1 for 2,3,3,5
or B1 for recognising
both numbers are
multiples of 6 and greater
than 6
or for giving two
numbers greater than 6
and ≤ 90, satisfying
either LCM is 90 or HCF
is 6

3 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

4 –12 2 B1 for 23, 2–3, 212 or 2–12

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5(a) 625 1

5(b) 9 1

6 3, 80, 30 and 10 seen 2 M1 for 3 out of 4 correct

and answer 12 elements
or for all correct but with
any trailing zeros
If 0 scored SC1 for
answer 12

7(a) 30 [×] 70 and 2100 1

7(b) both numbers rounded up oe 1

8 2 Allow one error and 2 for

M1 for and 6 for 9 – 3
A1 for 10 nfww

9 2
M1 for or
oe

A1 for cao
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10 4 M2 for correct method

M2 for
for common
denominator

or B1 for
M1 for

A1 for

11 3 B1 for
or oe
or
final answer nfww better isw
B1 for as
common denominator
isw, allow expanded

12 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
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13 2 B1 for correct
unsimplified answer

14 3 B1 for common
or denominator
final answer or
M1 for
or
better

15(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

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

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

15(c) 16 − 20 1 FT their bar chart

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16(a)(i) 42.8 or 42.79 … nfww 4 M1 for mid-values soi

M1 for Σ fm where m is
any value in interval
including boundaries
M1 (dep on second M1)
for their Σ fm ÷ 120

16(a)(ii) Blocks of height 1.8 4.4 8 2.1 with 4 B1 for each correct
correct widths block
If B0, SC1 for correct
frequency densities
seen

16(b) Valid general comment about 1 e.g. [On average],

distributions shoppers spend less time
shopping on Wednesday
oe

17(a) 50 1

17(b) 3.28 3 M1 for [0 × 5] + 1 × 7 +

2 × 8 + 3 × 10 + 4 × 6 +
5×4+6×5+7×3+
8 × 2 oe implied by
164
M1dep for
their 164 ÷ their (a)
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18(a) 3.5 nfww 3 M1 for fx soi

M1 (dep) for ÷ 24

18(b) 2 nfww 3 M2FT for

or
better
or M1 for 25 × 3.44

19(a) Positive 1 Ignore strong, weak,

etc.

19(b) Correct ruled line 1

19(c) 2 1

20(a) 4 points correctly plotted 2 B1 for 2 or 3 points

correctly plotted

20(b) As the amount of cereal increases 1

the amount of milk increases oe

20(c) Ruled line of best fit drawn 1

20(d) 52 to 60 1

20(e) Outside given data oe 1

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21 final answer 2 B1 for or

final answer
or correct answer seen
and spoilt

22 −3 2 M1 for or

23 6 1

24 final answer 2 B1 for or

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