Date | May 2022 | Marks available | 2 | Reference code | 22M.1.SL.TZ1.5 |
Level | Standard Level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 1 |
Command term | Find | Question number | 5 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
The ticket prices for a concert are shown in the following table.
- A total of tickets were sold.
- The total amount of money from ticket sales was .
- There were twice as many adult tickets sold as child tickets.
Let the number of adult tickets sold be , the number of child tickets sold be , and the number of student tickets sold be .
Write down three equations that express the information given above.
Find the number of each type of ticket sold.
Markscheme
A1
A1
A1
Note: Condone other labelling if clear, e.g. (adult), (child) and (student). Accept equivalent, distinct equations e.g. .
[3 marks]
A1A1
Note: Award A1 for all three correct values seen, A1 for correctly labelled as or .
Accept answers written in words: e.g. adult tickets.
[2 marks]
Examiners report
Many candidates had at least two of the three equations written down correctly. The interpretation of the phrase “twice as many adult tickets sold as child tickets” was enigmatic. Consequently, was a popular but erroneous answer.
Too many candidates spent considerable time attempting to solve three equations with three unknowns by hand with pages of working rather than using their GDC.