- Mark Scheme /
Question Answer Marks AO Element Notes Guidance
1 3 M1 for correctly isolating
oe final answer
m terms
M1 for correctly
factorising
M1 for dividing by a
bracket with two terms to
the final answer
Maximum mark M2 if
final answer incorrect
2 4 M1 for correctly clearing
oe final answer the x from the
denominator
M1 for correctly
expanding the brackets or
(dealing with the 5
correctly throughout)
M1 for correctly isolating
terms in x
M1 for correctly
factorising and dividing
by the bracket
Max 3 marks if answer is
incorrect
- Mark Scheme /
Question Answer Marks AO Element Notes Guidance
3 4 M1 for clearing g – c
or final
from denominator
answer e.g.
M1 for correctly isolating
terms in g in numerator
on one side
M1 for correctly
factorising or
simplifying, to single
term in g in an
equation
M1 for correctly dividing
by bracket to final
answer
4(a) 3
oe isw B2 for oe
isw
OR
B1 for seen
B1 for time = 2.8 or
or oe
- Mark Scheme /
Question Answer Marks AO Element Notes Guidance
4(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
4(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
- Mark Scheme /
Question Answer Marks AO Element Notes Guidance
4(d) 84 to 84.01… 2 FT
to
3 sf or better
M1 for
oe
5 final answer 4 M1 for expanding
brackets or ÷ g
M1 for isolating terms in
h
M1 for factorising
M1 for dividing by
bracket to isolate h
Incorrect/unsimplified
final answer scores max
3 marks
6(a) 1 Accept 48 ÷ x
final answer
- Mark Scheme /
Question Answer Marks AO Element Notes Guidance
6(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
6(c) B2 for 3 B1 for
or
or
B1 for 3 and −8 where or
[a, b
integers]
6(d) 12 1
- Mark Scheme /
Question Answer Marks AO Element Notes Guidance
7 3 M1 for correct
rearrangement for y or y
2
term
M1 for correct square
root
M1 for correct division
by 2 or
8(a) M2 for 5 M1 for
or
or or for or
M1 for each
M2 for oe and
oe seen
OR
and
seen
no errors or omission
A1 for
leading to
8(b) M2 for 3 B1 for
where or
and a, b are
B1 for 8, −9 integers
- Mark Scheme /
Question Answer Marks AO Element Notes Guidance
8(c) 86 2 FT for 12 × their x −10
(x positive)
B1 for any one of 27, 11,
16 seen
or for
oe or better soi
8(d) 22.2 or 22.16 to 22.17 2
M1 for or
- Mark Scheme /
Question Answer Marks AO Element Notes Guidance
9 4 B3 for final answer
final answer
OR
M1 for multiplying or
dividing by m
correctly
M1 for term(s) in m on
one side correctly and
terms not in m on the
other side correctly
M1 for correctly
factorising m with a
2-term bracket oe
M1 for correct division
by their 2-term bracket
with m as the subject
To a maximum of M3 for
an incorrect answer
10 final answer nfww 3 B1 for
B1 for
11 3 B1 for
or oe
or
final answer nfww better isw
B1 for as
common denominator
isw, allow expanded
- Mark Scheme /
Question Answer Marks AO Element Notes Guidance
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
13 4 B2 for
final answer
or B1 for
where ab = –12 or
or
or
B1 for
14 2 B1 for correct
unsimplified answer
- Mark Scheme /
Question Answer Marks AO Element Notes Guidance
15 5 B2 for
final answer
or B1 for
where
or
B2 for
or B1 for
or
16 2
B1 for oe single
fraction
17 3 B1 for common
or denominator
final answer or
M1 for
or
better
18 3 B1 for common
final answer
denominator isw
expansion
M1 for
or
better
[Total: 86]
