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AQA GCSE Mathematics Unit 2H MS Practice Papers Set 4 v1.1
AQA GCSE Mathematics Unit 2H MS Practice Papers Set 4 v1.1
GCSE
MATHEMATICS
Practice Papers Set 4
Paper 2 Higher - Mark Scheme
8300/2H
Version 1.0
Principal Examiners have prepared these mark schemes for specimen papers. These mark schemes
have not, therefore, been through the normal process of standardising that would take place for live
papers.
Use of brackets It is not necessary to see the bracketed work to award the marks.
Diagrams
Diagrams that have working on them should be treated like normal responses. If a diagram has been
written on but the correct response is within the answer space, the work within the answer space should be
marked. Working on diagrams that contradicts work within the answer space is not to be considered as
choice but as working, and is not, therefore, penalised.
Misread or miscopy
Students often copy values from a question incorrectly. If the examiner thinks that the student has made a
genuine misread, then only the accuracy marks (A or B marks), up to a maximum of 2 marks are
penalised. The method marks can still be awarded.
Further work
Once the correct answer has been seen, further working may be ignored unless it goes on to contradict the
correct answer.
Choice
When a choice of answers and/or methods is given, mark each attempt. If both methods are valid then M
marks can be awarded but any incorrect answer or method would result in marks being lost.
Work replaced
Erased or crossed out work that has been replaced is not awarded marks.
Premature approximation
Rounding off too early can lead to inaccuracy in the final answer. This should be penalised by 1 mark
unless instructed otherwise.
Continental notation
Accept a comma used instead of a decimal point (for example, in measurements or currency), provided
that it is clear to the examiner that the candidate intended it to be a decimal point.
11
5 B1
1 Additional Guidance
1
B1
10
2
Additional Guidance
4n 1 B1
3 Additional Guidance
21 B1
4 Additional Guidance
Alternative method 1
1000 3 or 333.() M1
19th (term) A1
Alternative method 2
5
3 18 18 or 972 M1
3 19 19 or 1083 M1dep
19th (term) A1
Additional Guidance
Alternative method 1
1.015 seen
or 4000 1.015 M1
or 4060
2
4000 1.015 = 4120.90 A1
Alternative method 2
6(a)
0.015 4000 or 60
or 4060 M1
or 0.015 4060 or 60.9
Additional Guidance
4120.9 1.014 oe
or 4120.9 0.014 or 57.6926 M1
or 57.69 or 57.70
Additional Guidance
x oe
sin 20 =
12 M1
or 12 sin 20
7 4.1 A1 Accept 4 with working shown
Additional Guidance
2 () 70 May be on a diagram
or 5 () 28 M1
or 7 () 20
Additional Guidance
3a 4 = 11 oe
M1
11 + 4
3a = 11 + 4 oe
or 3a = 15 M1dep 11 + 4
or a = 5 3
6 4b = 14 oe
M1
9 14 6 or 6 14
4b = 6 14 oe
or 4b = 8 M1dep 6 14
4
a = 5 and b = 2 A1
Additional Guidance
oe
) 72
1
(
2
or 49 or
49
2 M1
or [153.8, 154]
or [76.9, 77]
10
oe
72
1
14 7
2 M1
or 98 [76.9, 77]
[21, 21.1] A1
Additional Guidance
Additional Guidance
Indicates lower B1
1
9
3
6 2 B2
15
12
14 4
13 8
5 7 8 10 11
12 3
P(Multiple 3 / Factor 24) = M1
7
3
P(Factor 24 / Multiple 3) = M1
5
3 3
> or 0.6 > 0.4(28) A1
5 7
Additional Guidance
1 k oe
y or y = M1
x x
k = 3.5 4.2
or k = 14.7
M1dep
13(a) 14.7
or y =
x
2.625 A1
Additional Guidance
B1
13(b)
O x
Additional Guidance
3 6
(2.318 10 ) (3.8 10 ) M1
6.1 A1
14(a) 4 A1
Additional Guidance
A 107 6
B1 for A 10
where 2.0 < A < 3.0 where 20 < A < 30
B2
8
SC1 for A 106 or A 10
14(b)
where 2.0 < A < 3.0
Additional Guidance
2
1 = 25 + 2p p M1
p2 2p 24 (= 0) M1
(p 6) (p + q) (= 0)
2 ( 2) 2 4 1 24
or M1
15 2
2
or (p 1) 1 24 (= 0)
p = 6 and p = 4 A1
Additional Guidance
5.67
their M1
16 0.9
6.3(0) A1
Additional Guidance
x2 + y2 = 9 B1
(3, 4) B1
18 97.()
A1
or 0.24()
Additional Guidance
10 25 or 250 oe
or [785, 785.5] or 786
M1
or 5 12.5 or 62.5
or [196.2, 196.4] or 196
10 10 or 100 oe
or [314, 314.2]
19 M1
or 5 5 or 25
or [78.5, 78.6] or 79
Additional Guidance
x2 + x + 7x + 7 oe
M1
2
or x + 8x + 7
2
3x + 24x + 21 M1dep
2 oe
4x + 10x + 10x + 25
M1
2
20 or 4x + 20x + 25
x2 + 4x 4 A1 oe
Additional Guidance
3 4 3 2 ( 1) M1dep
21 72 A1
Additional Guidance
x 4 9x
= or h = M1
h 9 4
9x
x2 M1
4
1 4 3x 3x 3x
M1
22 2 3 2 2 2
Additional Guidance
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