Functional Question Foundation (Number 7) For the week beginning ….

The diagram shows how the seats in a theatre are arranged. There are 687 people sitting in the theatre. All of the rows except the back row are completely filled. How many people are sitting in the back row? (Total 4 marks)

15 × 20 or 16 × 25 or 14 × 20 M1 – Method mark (their 300) + (their 400) or 700 or (their 280) + (their 400) or 680 M1 – Method mark (20 –){(their 700) – 687} or (20 –) 13 or 687 – (their 680) M1 - Method mark 7 A1 - Accuracy marks are awarded when following on from a correct method Total 4 marks