Mark Scheme
1. Number skills [3]
(a)
3(36)
18 − = 18 − 18 = 0
6
[1]
(b)
−3.5 + 7.2 − 1.8 = 1.9
[1]
(c)
360 = 23 × 32 × 5
[1]
2. Fractions, percentages and standard form [4]
(a)
3 5 9 10 19 7
+ = + = = 1
4 6 12 12 12 12
[1]
(b)
375 3
0.375 = =
1000 8
[1]
(c)
240(1.15) = 276
[1]
(d)
5.6 × 10−5
[1]
3. Ratio and scale [3]
(a) Total ratio parts:
2 + 3 + 5 = 10
Value of one part:
400 ÷ 10 = 40
Therefore:
• Ahmad: 2(40) = 80 JD
• Lina: 3(40) = 120 JD
• Sami: 5(40) = 200 JD
[2]
(b)
6.4 × 50 000 = 320 000 cm 320 000 cm = 3.2 km
[1]
4. Indices and surds [3]
(a)
1
23 × 2−5 = 2−2 =
4
[1]
(b)
√72 = √36 × 2 = 6√2
[1]
(c)
3√8
= 3√4 = 6
√2
[1]
5. Algebraic manipulation [4]
(a)
4(2𝑥 − 3) − 3(𝑥 + 1) = 8𝑥 − 12 − 3𝑥 − 3 = 5𝑥 − 15
[1]
(b)
3𝑥 − 6 = 2𝑥 + 7 𝑥 = 13
[1]
(c)
𝑣−𝑢
𝑣 − 𝑢 = 𝑎𝑡 𝑡 = 𝑎
[1]
(d)
2𝑥 − 1 = 15 2𝑥 = 16 𝑥 = 8
[1]
6. Sequences and straight lines [3]
(a)
5𝑛 − 1
[1]
(b)
5(20) − 1 = 99
[1]
(c)
−4 − 4 −8
𝑚= = = −2
3 − (−1) 4
[1]
7. Quadratic expressions [3]
(a)
𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 10
[1]
(b)
(𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 3)
[1]
(c)
𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 12 = (𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 − 4) 𝑥 = 3 or 𝑥 = 4
[1]
8. Geometry and measurement [3]
(a)
ℎ2 + 62 = 102 ℎ2 = 64 ℎ = 8 m
[1]
(b)
Circumference:
𝐶 = 2𝜋𝑟 = 2𝜋(5) = 10𝜋 cm
[1]
Area:
𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2 = 𝜋(5)2 = 25𝜋 cm2
[1]
9. Statistics [2]
4, 5, 5, 7, 9
(a)
4+5+5+7+9
Mean = = 6 Median = 5
5
[1]
(b)
Mode = 5 Range = 9 − 4 = 5
[1]
10. Simple probability [2]
Number of green sections:
8−3−2 = 3
(a)
3
𝑃(green) =
8
[1]
(b)
Six of the eight sections are not red:
6 3
𝑃(not red) = =
8 4
[1]