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O-LevelMathematicsNumber4024/22 · May/June 2023 · Q68 Marks

Sophia takes part in the Trio Challenge. She walks, then cycles and then swims. Trio Challenge Walk 6.3 km Cycle 3000 m Swim 1800m

  1. (a)Write these distances walk : cycle : swim as a ratio in its simplest form.[2]
  2. (b)Sophia walks at an average speed of 1.4m/s. She completes the walk at 11 05. Find the time she starts walking.[3]
  3. (c)Sophia cycles a distance of 3000m correct to the nearest 10 metres. She cycles this distance in a time of 450 seconds correct to the nearest 10 seconds. Calculate the upper bound for her average cycling speed in metres per second.[3]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2023). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [2] B1 for 6300: 3000: 1800 oe
  2. 21:10: 6 final answer
  3. [3] B2 for 75 [minutes] or 1 hour 15 minutes or 1.25 [hours]
  4. or M1 for figs 63 / speed
  5. [0]9 50[am]
  6. After 0 scored, SC1 for answer 10 44[am] or 10 29[am] or [0]8 53[am]
  7. [3] B1 for 3005 and 445 seen
  8. M1 for their3005 / their 445
  9. 6.75 nfww or 6.752 to 6.753 or 67/6 or 89/6

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Topic
Number, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 8 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2023 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 6.

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