OCR MEI Paper 1 2018 June — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModulePaper 1 (Paper 1)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

6 Aleela and Baraka are saving to buy a car. Aleela saves \(\pounds 50\) in the first month. She increases the amount she saves by \(\pounds 20\) each month.
  1. Calculate how much she saves in two years. Baraka also saves \(\pounds 50\) in the first month. The amount he saves each month is \(12 \%\) more than the amount he saved in the previous month.
  2. Explain why the amounts Baraka saves each month form a geometric sequence.
  3. Determine whether Baraka saves more in two years than Aleela. Answer all the questions
    Section B (77 marks)