| Exam Board | OCR MEI |
|---|---|
| Module | C1 (Core Mathematics 1) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Session | June |
| Marks | 3 |
| Paper | Download PDF ↗ |
| Mark scheme | Download PDF ↗ |
| Topic | Inequalities |
| Type | Solve linear inequality |
| Difficulty | Easy -2.0 This is a straightforward one-step linear inequality requiring only collecting like terms and dividing by a coefficient. It's significantly easier than average A-level questions, being a basic algebraic manipulation with no conceptual depth or multi-step reasoning required. |
| Spec | 1.02g Inequalities: linear and quadratic in single variable |
| Answer | Marks | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| \(1 - 2x < 4 + 3x\) | M1 | Rearranging |
| \(-3 < 5x\) | A1 | Correct rearrangement |
| \(x > -\frac{3}{5}\) | A1 | Correct final answer |
## Question 1:
$1 - 2x < 4 + 3x$ | M1 | Rearranging
$-3 < 5x$ | A1 | Correct rearrangement
$x > -\frac{3}{5}$ | A1 | Correct final answer
---1 Solve the inequality $1 - 2 x < 4 + 3 x$.
\hfill \mbox{\textit{OCR MEI C1 2007 Q1 [3]}}