AQA GCSE Maths Higher Tier Paper 3 Mark Scheme – 2025

GCSE
MATHEMATICS
8300/3H
Higher Tier Paper 3 Calculator


Mark scheme

June 2025

Version: 1.0 Final

, MARK SCHEME – GCSE MATHEMATICS – 8300/3H – JUNE 2025




Q Answer Mark Comments

1 7 B1


Q Answer Mark Comments


B1
or 1 oe fraction eg

Additional Guidance
2
Ignore attempts to simplify after correct answer seen

Do not allow fractions with decimal numerators or denominators


eg B0


Q Answer Mark Comments


5x – 3x or 2x or
3x – 5x or –2x or
M1
19 – 11 or 8 or
11 – 19 or –8

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4 A1

Additional Guidance

Answer 4 with no working or no incorrect working M1A1

Embedded answer eg 5 × 4 + 11 = 3 × 4 + 19 M1A0


Q Answer Mark Comments

4.5 × 5000 or 22 500
or
5000 ÷ 100 or 50 M1
4
or
4.5 ÷ 100 or 0.045

225 A1


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, MARK SCHEME – GCSE MATHEMATICS – 8300/3H – JUNE 2025




Q Answer Mark Comments

1 – 0.04 or 0.96
or 0.04 × 1 000 000 or 40 000 M1 oe eg 1 –
or 960 000 1 040 000 implies M1

Full method for exactly 5 oe eg 1 000 000 × their 096.5
compounded percentage M1
calculations with their multiplier

[800 000, 820 000] with M2
awarded A1
5

Additional Guidance

815 372.(…) or 815 373 with M2 awarded M1M1A1

Answer 800 000 from 40 000 × 5 M1M0A0

Answer 800 000 without either 40 000 shown or M2 awarded M0M0A0

Intermediate values for separate calculations are
960 000, 921 600, 884 736, 849 346.(…)




Q Answer Mark Comments

eg 2 faces are hidden
No ticked and B1 No ticked
correct
reason or
correct evaluation of the surface B2
areas for any numerical or
algebraic values or
6 correct ratio of the surface areas



Additional Guidance

Ignore irrelevant reasons or evaluations alongside a correct reason or
evaluation, unless contradictory

“No” may be implied by a correct reason


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