AQA GCSE Maths Higher Tier Paper 2 Mark Scheme

GCSE
MATHEMATICS
8300/2H
Higher Tier Paper 2 Calculator


Mark scheme

June 2025
Version: 1.0 Final

, MARK SCHEME – GCSE MATHEMATICS – 8300/2H – JUNE 2025




Q Answer Mark Comments

30 oe fraction, mixed number or decimal
or 2.5 B1
12 eg or 2

Additional Guidance
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Ignore simplification or conversion attempt after correct answer seen

eg in working with 2.6 on answer line
B1

30 ÷ 12 with no further correct work B0


Q Answer Mark Comments

28 B1

2 Additional Guidance




Q Answer Mark Comments

oe fraction, mixed number or decimal
or 1.75 B1
eg 1

Additional Guidance

Ignore conversion attempt after correct answer seen

eg = 1.8
B1
1
3 Condone answer
4 B1
7


 4−1
Condone answer   (without brackets B0) B1
7


B0
Do not allow 1 ÷


B1


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, MARK SCHEME – GCSE MATHEMATICS – 8300/2H – JUNE 2025




Q Answer Mark Comments

oe eg 1 + 0.125 or
112.5% or 1.125 or 19.53 ÷ 9 × 8 or 2.17 × 8
or M1
19.53 ÷ 112.5 (× 100)
or 0.1736 (× 100)

17.36 A1


Additional Guidance

M1 may be awarded for correct work with no answer or incorrect answer,
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even if this is seen amongst multiple attempts

M1 may be seen in a trial (the answer to the trial can be ignored) eg
15 × 1.125 M1

19.53 × 1.125 M1

Do not allow misreads for
12.5% eg1 19.53 ÷ 1.0125 eg2 M0
19.53 ÷ 112 M0

112.5 not recovered M0




Q Answer Mark Comments

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, MARK SCHEME – GCSE MATHEMATICS – 8300/2H – JUNE 2025



45 × 8 or 360
oe number of 2p
M1 coins may be
embedded


45 × 8 × 2 or oe value of 2p coins
360 × 2 or 720 M1dep implied by 1170 or
or 7.2(0) 11.7(0)

17.7(0) – their 7.2(0) – 45 × 0.1(0) oe value of 5p coins implied by 7.2 : 6
oe ratio not in simplest form or 6 : 7.2
or oe ratio
1770 – their 720 – 45 × 10 M1dep
or
6(.00) or 600
6:5
accept 1.2 : 1 or : 1 or 1 : 1
A1

or 1 : 0.83(…) or 1 :

Additional Guidance

5 Up to M3 may be awarded for correct work with no answer or incorrect
answer, even if this is seen amongst multiple attempts

Allow working in pence or pounds throughout

Must work consistently in pence or pounds for the third mark (or recover)

Ignore units in the ratio eg 6p : 5p or £1.20 : £1 M3A1

720 may be seen in a ratio with the value of the 10p coins
M2
eg 720 : 450 or 7.2 : 4.5

600 may be seen in a ratio with the value of the 10p coins
M3
eg 600 : 450 or 6 : 4.5

Coin 10p 2p 5p

Number 45 360 120

Value £4.50 £7.20 £6.00
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