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O-LevelAdditional MathematicsSimultaneous equationsOct/Nov 2019Paper 1 Q89 Marks

(a) Five teams took part in a competition in which each team played each of the other 4 teams. The following table represents the results after all the matches had been played. [Table showing Won, Drawn, Lost for Teams A, B, C, D, E] Points in the competition were awarded to the teams as follows: 4 for each match won, 2 for each match drawn, 0 for each match lost. (b) It is given that A = (6 -1 / 2 4) and B = (5 0 / 1 -2).

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Award 1 mark for identifying the correct principle. Award 1 mark for showing clear working. Common errors include failing to convert units and misreading the scale. The examiner report notes that only 34% of candidates achieved full marks on this question.

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About This O-Level Additional Mathematics Question

Topic

This structured question tests Simultaneous equations in O-Level Additional Mathematics (syllabus code 4037). It is worth 9 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Additional Mathematics Oct/Nov 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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