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Do not use pencil.  \nInformation  \n• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.  \n• The maximum mark for this paper is 96.  \n• AO4 will be assessed in Section A. There are 4 marks available for AO4 in Section A in addition to  \n30 marks for answering the question. 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