Easy -1.8 This is a straightforward one-step linear inequality requiring only collecting like terms and dividing by a positive coefficient. It's a routine algebraic manipulation with no conceptual difficulty, significantly easier than a typical A-level question which would involve multiple techniques or problem-solving.
Rearrange to get x terms on one side; number terms on other. Allow one sign error; allow one arithmetic error, allow wrong inequality (or equality) sign for M1. Expect to see \(4x > 8\)
\(x > 2\)
A1
[2]
## Question 1:
| Answer | Marks | Guidance |
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| e.g. $2x - 6x < -3 - 5$ | M1 (1.1a, 1.1) | Rearrange to get x terms on one side; number terms on other. Allow one sign error; allow one arithmetic error, allow wrong inequality (or equality) sign for M1. Expect to see $4x > 8$ |
| $x > 2$ | A1 | |
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