A GCSE is graded out of 140 marks. 1/5 of these marks were given for coursework. The rest were divided between two reading and listening tests, with the marks split in the ratio 3:4 respectively. How many marks were given for the reading test?
140/5 = 28140 - 28 = 1123 + 4 = 7112/7 = 1616 x 3 = 48Answer: 48 (Would go through methods with student: order of thinking, dealing with ratio, long division)
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