GCSE Mathematics (9-1) : Edexcel Style Questions Arranged by Topic

GCSE Mathematics (9-1)
Edexcel style questions arranged by topic

In the style of:
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9 - 1) 1MA1
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Pearson Edexcel
Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9 - 1)
Mathematics
Algebra
Foundation Tier
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GCSE style questions arranged by topic 1MA1/1F
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser.
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may bequestions
Answer the in the spaces provided
more space than you need.
• Diagrams are NOTnotaccurately
Calculators may be used.
• You must show all your working drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• out.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
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1 Peter thinks of a number.
He multiplies the number by 3
He then adds 2
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
His answer is 20
(a) What number did Peter think of?
.....................................
(2)
Sophie uses the formula P = 2a + b
to find the perimeter P of this triangle. a b
(b) Find the value of P when
a = 6 and b = 4
a
P = .....................................
(2)
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
2 (a) Work out the value of

(i) 42
.....................................
(ii) 64
.....................................
(iii) 3 × 23
.....................................
(3)
(b) Work out
(i) – 3 + 5
.....................................
(ii) –2 – 3
.....................................
(2)
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3 The cost of hiring a car can be worked out using this rule.
Cost = £80 + 50p per mile
Bill hires a car and drives 90 miles.
(a) Work out the cost.
£ .....................................
(2)
The cost of hiring a car and driving m miles is C pounds.
(b) Complete the formula for C in terms of m.
C = .....................................
(2)

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4 (a) Complete this table of values for y = 2x – 1
–1 0 1 2 3
y –1 3 5
(2)
y
8
6
–3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
–2
–4 (2)
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 2x – 1
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5 Work out an estimate for the value of 31 × 4.92
_________
0.21
......................................

6 (a) Expand y(2y – 3)
......................................
(1)
(b) Factorise x2 – 4x
......................................
(2)
k is an integer such that –1 - k < 3
(c) List all the possible values of k.

.....................................................
(2)
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7 (a) Factorise x2 – 5x
.....................................
(2)
(b) Expand 3(5x –2)
.....................................
(1)
8 A hotel has 64 guests.

40 of the guests are male.
(a) Work out 40 out of 64 as a percentage.

..................................... %
(2)
40% of the 40 male guests wear glasses.
(b) Write the number of male guests who wear glasses as a fraction of the 64 guests.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
.....................................
(2)
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9 (a) Simplify 8x – 4x
.....................................
(1)
(b) Simplify y×y×y
.....................................
(1)
(c) Simplify 5y + 4x – 2x + 5x
.....................................
(2)

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10 The two-way table gives some information about how 100 children travelled to school one day.
Walk Car Bike Total

Boy 15 14 54
Girl 8 16
Total 37 100
(a) Complete the two-way table.
(3)
One of the children is picked at random.
(b) Write down the probability that this child walked to school that day.
.....................................
(1)
One of the girls is picked at random.
(c) Work out the probability that this girl did not walk to school that day.
.....................................
(2)
11 pples cost a pence each

Bananas cost b pence each.
Write down an expression for the total cost, in pence, of 2 apples and 4 bananas.
........................................ pence
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12 Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
4x + 1
x x
2x + 12
The diagram shows a rectangle.

All the measurements are in centimetres.
(a) Explain why 4x + 1 = 2x + 12
.......................................................................................................................................
(1)
(b) Solve 4x + 1 = 2x + 12
x = ........................................
(2)
(c) Use your answer to part (b) to work out the perimeter of the rectangle.
........................................ cm
(1)
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13 (a) Simplify 5 + 2 – 4cd
.................................
(1)
(b) Simplify 4c + 3d – 2c + 2d
.................................
(2)
(c) Simplify x×x×x
.................................
(1)
(d) Simplify 3q × 2r
.................................
(1)
(e) Factorise 5x + 10
.................................
(1)
(Total for question 13 is 6 marks
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14 Expand and simplify (x + 7)(x + 3)
.....................................
15 Solve 4x + 5 = x + 26
x = .....................................
16 (a) Tara buys p packets of plain crisps and c packets of cheese crisps.
Write down an expression for the total number of packets of crisps Tara buys.
.....................................
(1)
(b) Solve 3y – 5 = 9
y = .....................................
(2)
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17 Here is a parallelogram.
(2a + 43)°
(5a − 20)° (4b − 5a)°
Work out the value of a and the value of b.

a = .....................................
b = .....................................
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18 (a) Factorise 3f + 9
.....................................
(1)
(b) Factorise x2 – 2x – 15
.....................................
(2)
p
19 q = +s
r
Make p the subject of this formula.
.....................................
20 f = 5x + 2y
x = 3 and y = −2
Find the value of f.
.....................................
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21 Here is a rectangle made of card.
2x
The measurements in the diagram are in centimetres.

Sophie fits four of these rectangles together to make a
frame.
The perimeter of the inside of the frame is P cm.

(a) Show that P = 8x – 4y
(2)
Georgina says,
“When x and y are whole numbers, P is always a multiple of 4."

Is Georgina correct?
You must give a reason for your answer.
.........................................................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................................................
(2)
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22 You should use a calculator for this question.
The value of a motorhome £V is given by
t
V = 20 000 x 0.9
where t is the age of the motorhome in complete years.
(a) Write down the value of V when t = 0.
(a) £ ...........................
(1)
(b) What is the value of V when t = 3?
(b) £ ...........................
(2)
(c) After how many complete years will the motorhome’s value drop below £10 000?
(c) ..............................
(2)

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23 Six equations are shown below, each labelled with a letter.
A B C
1 –3
y = –6x x=–y y=—
6 x
D E F
6 2
x =– y = 6x y=–+2
y x
Choose the correct letters to make each statement true.
(a) Equation B and equation ............. are equivalent. (1)
(b) Equation ............. and equation ............. each show x is inversely proportional to y. (2)
24 Joe went for a bike ride one evening.
He travelled x kilometres in 5 hours.

x
— m/s.
Show that his average speed can be written as 18 (4)
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25 (a) Simplify.
x ×x ×x ×x ×x
(a) ............................................
(1)
(b) Solve.
3x + 7 = 19
(b) x = ......................................
(2)
(c) Here is a formula.
T = 5r + 3u
Work out the value of T when r = 8 and u = 9.
(c) ............................................
(2)
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26 (a) Complete this table for y = 2x – 3.
x 0 1 2 3 4
y -3 1 5
(1)
(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of y = 2x – 3 for values of x from 0 to 4.
y
8
5
0 x
1 2 3 4
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
(2)
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(c) Line L is drawn on the grid below.
3
L
2
1
0 x
1 2 3 4
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
Work out the equation of line L.

(c) ............................................
(3)
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27
Here is the graph of y=5−x for values of x from 0 to 5
0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5
(a) On the same grid, draw the graph of y = x + 1 for values of x from 0 to 5
(2)
(b) Use the graphs to solve the simultaneous equations
y=5−x and y=x+1

x = .....................................
y = .....................................
(1)
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28 Here are three expressions.
y
– x – yx – y xy
x
When x = 2 and y = −6 which expression has the smallest value?

You must show your working..
..................................
(2)
29 Simplify 5x – (2x + 6)
Circle your answer.
3x + 6 9x −3x 3x − 6
(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)
30 Helen is trying to work out the two values of w for which 3w − w3 = 2

Her values are 1 and −1. Are her values correct?

You must show your working.
(2)
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31
JKLQ is a square.
QLOP is a rectangle.
LMNO is a square.
They are joined to make an L-shape.
(x + 3) cm
J K
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
L M
Q
3 cm
P O N
Show that the total area of the L-shape, in cm2, is x2 + 9x + 27
(4)

32 Circle the equation with roots 4 and −8
4x(x − 8) = 0 (x − 4)(x + 8) = 0
x2 − 32 = 0 (x + 4)(x − 8) = 0

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Bearings
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protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Instructions
• centre
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• If your calculator does
• unless the question instructsnot have a π button, take the value of π to be 3.142
otherwise.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• You must show all your working out.
Information
• – use this asfora guide
The marks each question are shown in brackets
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North
(a) Measure and write down the bearing of B from A.
...........................
(1)
(b) On the diagram, draw a line on a bearing of 103° from A.

(1)
____________________________________________________________________________
2 N
65
140
P (3)
(a) Write down the bearing of X from P.
..................................
(1)
(b) Work out the bearing of Y from P.
..................................
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3 A ship leaves port X and travels 9 km on a bearing of 120° to point Y.
The ship then turns and travels 12 km on a bearing of 030° to point Z.
This journey is shown on the scale drawing below.
Scale: 1cm represents 1km
N
12 km
120°
X
N
9 km 030°
Y
The ship then turns and travels directly back from Z to X.

Use a ruler and protractor to work out the distance and bearing of the journey
from Z to X
Distance .............................................................. km
Bearing.................................................................... °
(3)
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4 An helicopter flies due North from X to Y.
The distance from X to Y on the river is 24 miles.
Scale: 1 cm represents 2 miles N

Y
River
(a) How much further is it from X to Y on the river than by helicopter?
...................... miles
(3)
(b) Z is 12 miles north-east of X.
(i) Write down the three-figure bearing of Z from X.

....................... º
(1)
(ii) Mark with a cross the point Z on the diagram.
(2)
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5 The diagram shows the positions of two telephone masts, X and Y, on a map.
Y
(a) Measure the bearing of Y from X.

........................................ °
(1)
Another mast Z is on a bearing of 160 from Y.

On the map, Z is 4 cm from Y.
(b) Mark the position of Z with a cross (X) and label it Z.
(2)

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6 The diagram shows part of a map.
It shows the positions of a lighthouse and a boat.
lighthouse
N
boat
The scale of the map is 1:10 000
(a) Work out the real distance between the lighthouse and the boat.
Give your answer in metres.
................................. m (2)
(b) Find the bearing of the lighthouse from the boat.
...................................
(1)
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7 The diagram shows the position of two ports, A and B.
A ship sails from port A to port B.
x
A
B
Scale: 1 cm represents 50 km
(a) Measure the size of the angle marked x.
°
.................................
(1)
(b) Work out the real distance between port A and port B.
Use the scale 1 cm represents 50 km.
.............................. km
(2)
Port C is 350 km on a bearing of 060° from port B.
(c) On the diagram, mark airport C with a cross (×).

Label it C.
(2)
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8 Peter keeps bees in two beehives.
They are marked P and Q in the scale drawing below.
Scale: 1 cm represents 50 metres
North
P ×
×
Q
(a) If Peter walks at about 2 m/s, estimate how long it takes him to walk from beehive P to
beehive Q.
(a) ..................................
(3)
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(b) Bees can indicate to other bees where flowers are.
A bee indicates that there are flowers

• on a bearing of 055° from P

• at a distance of 400 m from P.
On the scale drawing, show the point where the flowers are.
Label this point F.
(2)
(c) Peter plants some fruit trees, which are
• the same distance from P and from Q

• 200 m or less from P.
Indicate on the scale drawing where Peter plants the trees.

You must show all your construction lines.
(4)

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9 The diagram shows the positions of a tower and a tree.
N
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
tower
2.1 km
tree
4.5 km
The tree is 2.1 km South of the tower and 4.5 km East of the tower.
(a) Work out the distance between the tower and the tree.
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.
(3)
(b) Work out the bearing of the tree from the tower.
Give your answer correct to the nearest degree.
.....................................
(4)
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10 The diagram shows the position of town A.
N
A Scale: 1 cm represents 10 km
Town B is 64 km from town A on a bearing of 070°.

Mark the position of town B, with a cross (×).
Use a scale of 1 cm represents 10 km.

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11 The diagram shows the position of two boats, B and C.
C
Boat T is on a bearing of 060° from boat B.

Boat T is on a bearing of 285° from boat C.
In the space above, draw an accurate diagram to show the position of boat T.
Mark the position of boat T with a cross (×).

Label it T.
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12 The diagram shows an island with North lines drawn at points A and B.
Scale: 1 cm to 5 km
North
North
A
(a) Treasure is buried on a bearing of 037° from A and 290° from B.

Mark, with a ×, the position of the treasure.
(3)
(b) Find the real distance between the points A and B.
.......................................................................... km
(3)
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13 The map of an island is shown.
North
Scale 1 cm to 5 km
North
P
Q
P and Q are the positions of two houses on the island.
(a) What is the bearing of P from Q?
......................................................................°
(1)
(b) Calculate the actual distance from P to Q in kilometres.
...................................................................km
(2)
(c) A house is 20 km from P on a bearing of 130°.

Mark the position of the house on the diagram with an X.
(2)
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Mathematics
Bounds
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Paper Reference
GCSE style questions arranged by topic 1MA1/2H
Instructions
• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• If your calculator
• unless the questiondoesinstructs
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1 —–
_x
w ═ √y
x = 5.43 correct to 2 decimal places.

y = 4.514 correct to 3 decimal places.
By considering bounds, work out the value of w to a suitable degree of accuracy.
You must show all your working and give a reason for your final answer.
w = ...............................
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2 An arrow is shot vertically upwards at a speed of V metres per second.
The height, H metres, to which it rises is given by

V2
H=
2g
where g m/s2 is the acceleration due to gravity.

V = 24.4 correct to 3 significant figures.
g = 9.8 correct to 2 significant figures.
(i) Write down the upper bound of g.
.....................................
(1)
(ii) Calculate the lower bound of H.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
.....................................
(2)

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3 A building plot is in the shape of a rectangle.
The width of the field is 26 metres, measured to the nearest metre.
(a) Work out the upper bound of the width of the field.
......................... metres
(1)
The length of the field is 135 metres, measured to the nearest 5 metres.
(b) Work out the upper bound for the perimeter of the field.
......................... metres
(3)
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4 Sophie drove for 238 miles, correct to the nearest mile.
She used 26.3 litres of petrol, to the nearest tenth of a litre.
Number of miles travelled

Petrol consumption = ————————————
Number of litres of petrol used
Work out the upper bound for the petrol consumption for Sophie’s
journey. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
...................................... miles per litre

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5 (a) A solid cube has sides of length 5 cm.
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
5 cm
5 cm
5 cm
Work out the total surface area of the

cube. State the units of your answer.
...............................................
(4)
(b) Change 125 cm3 into mm3.
............................ mm3
(2)
The weight of the cube is 77 grams, correct to the nearest gram.
(c) (i) What is the minimum the weight could be?
............................ grams
(ii) What is the maximum the weight could be?
............................ grams
(2)
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6 The length of a line is 53 centimetres, correct to the nearest centimetre.
(a) Write down the least possible length of the line.

........................................ centimetres
(1)
(b) Write down the greatest possible length of the line.
........................................ centimetres
(1)

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7 The voltage V of an electronic circuit is given by the formula
V = IR
where I is the current in amps

and R is the resistance in ohms.
Given that V = 208 correct to 3 significant figures,

R = 12.8 correct to 3 significant figures,
calculate the lower bound of I.

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8 The average fuel consumption (c) of Tara's car, in kilometres per litre, is given by the formula
d
c=
f
where d is the distance travelled, in kilometres, and f is the fuel used, in litres.
d = 153 correct to 3 significant figures.

f = 43.3 correct to 3 significant figures.
By considering bounds, work out the value of c to a suitable degree of accuracy.

You must show all of your working and give a reason for your final answer.
c = ............................

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9 A box is a cuboid with dimensions 27 cm by 15 cm by 20 cm
These dimensions are to the nearest centimetre.
DVD cases are cuboids with dimensions 1.5 cm by 14.3 cm by 19.2 cm

These dimensions are to the nearest millimetre.
19.2 cm
20 cm
15 cm 14.3 cm
27 cm 1.5 cm
Show that 17 DVD cases, stacked as shown, will definitely fit in the box.
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10 m= s
s = 3.47 correct to 3 significant figures
t
t = 8.132 correct to 4 significant figures
By considering bounds, work out the value of m to a suitable degree of accuracy.

Give a reason for your answer.

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11 (a) The attendance at a football match was 67 500, correct to the nearest hundred.
(i) What was the highest possible attendance?

(a)(i) .........................................
(1)
(ii) What was the lowest possible attendance?
(ii) .........................................
(1)
(b) A distance, d, was given as 6.73 m, truncated to 2 decimal places.
Complete the error interval for the distance, d.
(2)
≤d<
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1 ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral within a circle centre O.
XY is the tangent to the circle at A.
Angle XAB = 58°
Angle BAD = 78°

Angle DBC = 34°
C
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
34°
B O
D
78°
X 58° Y
A
Prove that AB is parallel to CD.

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2 (a) Here is a circle with centre O.
x
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
O
B
104°
Write down the value of x.
................. degrees
(1)
(b) Here is a different circle.
y Diagram NOT
28° accurately drawn
40°
Write down the value of y.
.................... degrees
(1)

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3 V
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
W
O
U
U, V and W are points on the circumference of a circle, centre

O. UW is a diameter of the circle.
(a) (i) Write down the size of angle UVW.
°
...........................
(ii) Give a reason for your answer.

................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................
(2)
Diagram NOT
Z accurately drawn
Y
O 140°
X
X, Y and Z are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.
Angle XOZ = 140°.
(b) (i) Work out the size of angle XYZ.

°
...........................
................................................................................................................................
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O Y
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
60°
W X
X, Y and Z are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

WX and WZ are tangents to the circle.
Angle ZWX = 60°

Work out the size of angle XYZ.
Give a reason for each stage in your working.

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B Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
38°
A D
The diagram shows a circle centre O.

A, B and C are points on the circumference.
DCO is a straight line.

DA is a tangent to the circle.
Angle ADO = 38°
(a) Work out the size of angle AOD.
°
..................................
(2)
(b) (i) Work out the size of angle ABC.
.................................. °
................................................................................................................................
(3)
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Diagram NOT
D accurately drawn
A 60°
O x°
y° C
In the diagram, A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

Angle BAD = 60°.
Angle BOD = x°.
Angle BCD = y°.
(a) (i) Work out the value of x.
x = ....................................
................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................
(2)
(b) (i) Work out the value of y.

y = ....................................
................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................
(2)
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B Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
C
O
58°
S A T
A, B and C are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

The line SAT is the tangent at A to the circle.
CB = AB.
Angle CAS = 58°.
Calculate the size of angle OAB.

Give a reason for each stage in your working.
°
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B Diagram NOT
C
accurately drawn
54°
28°
A
D
A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle.

Angle ABD = 54°.
Angle BAC = 28°.
(i) Find the size of angle ACD.

°
........................
.......................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................

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9 Y Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
W X
WX is a diameter of a circle.
Y is a point on the circle.
Z is the point inside the circle such that ZX = XY and XZ is parallel to YW.
Find the size of angle XZY.
You must give reasons for your answer.
°
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10 ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral.
AE is a tangent at A.
CDE is a straight line.
Angle CAD = 32°

Angle ABD = 40°
B C
Diagram NOT
40 º accurately drawn
32 º
x
E
A
Work out the size of angle AED, marked x, on the diagram.

Give reasons for any angles you work out.
.................... degrees
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accurately drawn
Z
X
130°
Y
W, X, Y and Z are points on a circle, centre O.

XY = YZ.
Angle XYZ = 130°.
(a) Write down the size of angle XWZ.

°
...................................
(2)
(b) Work out the size of angle OZY.
Give reasons for your answer.
°
...................................
(4)

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12 A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.
AC is a diameter of the circle.
Angle ABD = 58°.
Angle CDB = 22°.

B Diagram NOT
C accurately drawn
58
O
22°
D
A
Work out the sizes of angle ACD and ACB, giving reasons for your answers.
(a) Angle ACD = ...........................°

(2)
(b) Angle ACB = ...........................°
(3)
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Points P, Q, R and S lie on the circumference of the circle.
UST is a tangent to the circle.
Angle RPS = 44Å and angle PSO = 32Å.
Diagram NOT
Q accurately drawn
P x°
44°
O
y°
R
32°
U T
S
(a) Work out the value of x .
x = ......................................
(4)
(b) Work out the value of y .
y = ......................................
(3)
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14 A, B and C are points on a circle.
• BC bisects angle ABQ.
• PBQ is a tangent to the circle.

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
x
P B Q
Angle CBQ = x
Prove that AC = BC
(3)
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accurately drawn
S
O
x
32°
P
T
S and T are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

PT is a tangent to the circle.
SOP is a straight line.
Angle OPT = 32°
Work out the size of the angle marked x.
You must give a reason for each stage of your working.
x = ......................................
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1 Two groups of people are trying to lose weight.
(a) Group A join a gym.

The graph shows information about their weight loss after one month.
60
50
40
Cumulative
frequency
30
20
10
0
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
Weight loss (kilograms)
(i) How many people are in group A?
(1)
(ii) Does everyone in group A lose weight?

Write down how you decide.
(1)
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(b) Group B follow a diet.
The box plot shows information about their weight loss after one
month.
–0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
Weight loss (kilograms)
Does everyone in group B lose

weight? Write down how you
decide.
(1)
(c) Compare the weight loss of group A with group B.

(5)
Total for Question 1 is 8 marks
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2 The box plot gives information about the distribution of the weights of bags on a plane.
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Weight (kg)
(a) Georgina says the lightest bag weighs 10 kg.
She is wrong.
Explain why.
.......................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................
(1)
(b) Write down the median weight.
.............................. kg
(1)
(c) Work out the interquartile range of the weights.
.............................. kg
(1)
There are 240 bags on the plane.
(d) Work out the number of bags with a weight of 23 kg or more.

..............................
(2)
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3 David measured the height, in cm, of each tomato plant in his greenhouse.
He used the results to draw the box plot shown below.
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Height (cm)
(a) Write down the median height.
................................cm
(1)
(b) Work out the interquartile range.

................................cm
(2)
(c) Explain why the interquartile range may be a better measure of spread than the
range.
.......................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................
(1)
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4 The incomplete box plot and table show some information about some marks.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Mark
Mark
Lowest mark 5
Lower quartile
Median 30
Upper quartile 35
Highest mark 55
(a) Use the information in the table to complete the box plot.
(2)
(b) Use the information in the box plot to complete the table.
(1)

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5 The table shows a summary of the marks scored by 120 people in a test.
Mark Frequency
0 mark 20 8
20 mark 40 12
40 mark 60 46
60 mark 80 35
80 mark 100 19
(a) Three-quarters of the people pass the test.
Use a cumulative frequency graph to estimate the pass mark.
120
110
100
90
80
70
Cumulative
frequency
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Mark
..................................
(5)
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(b) Here is the table again.
Mark Frequency
0 mark 2 0 8
20 mark 4 0 12
40 mark 6 0 46
60 mark 80 35
80 mark 100 19
Two of these 120 people are chosen at random.
(i) Work out the probability that both scored over 60.
....................................
(2)
(ii)
Work out the probability that one scored over 80 and the other scored 80 or under.
.................................
(3)
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6 Georgina did a survey about the amounts of money spent by 120 families during summer
holidays.
The cumulative frequency table gives some information about the amounts of money
spent by the 120 families.
Amount (£A) spent Cumulative frequency
0 A < 100 13
0 A < 150 25
0 A < 200 42
0 A < 250 64
0 A < 300 93
0 A < 350 110
0 A < 400 120

(a) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency diagram.

(2)
(b) Use your cumulative frequency diagram to estimate the median.
£ ..................................
(2)
A survey of the amounts of money spent by 200 families during their Christmas
holidays gave a median of £305
(c) Compare the amounts of money spent at Christmas with the amounts of money
spent in summer.
.......................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................
(1)
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120
110
Cumulative frequency
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
O 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

Amount spent (£)

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7 The table shows information about the number of felt tip pens in 100 childrens pencil cases.
Number of pens Frequency
0<n 20 18
20 < n 40 22
40 < n 60 35
60 < n 80 15
80 < n 100 8
100 < n 120 2
(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table for this information.
Cumulative
Number of pens
frequency
0<n 20 18
0<n 40
0<n 60
0<n 80
0<n 100
0<n 120
(1)
(b) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your table.
(2)
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100
Cumulative
frequency
80
60
40
20
O 20 40 60 80 100 120
Number of Pens
(c) Use your graph to find an estimate for the median number of pens.
.....................
(1)

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8 A company tested 100 batteries.
The table shows information about the number of hours that the batteries lasted.
Time (t hours) Frequency
50 < t < 55 12
55 < t < 60 21
60 < t < 65 36
65 < t < 70 23
70 < t < 75 8
(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table for this information.

(1)
Cumulative
Time (t hours)
frequency
50 < t < 55 12
50 < t < 60
50 < t < 65
50 < t < 70
50 < t < 75
(b) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your completed table.
(2)
(c) Use your completed graph to find an estimate for the median time.
You must state the units of your answer.
.........................................
(2)
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Cumulative
frequency
80
60
40
20
0
50 55 60 65 70 75
Time (t hours)

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9 The table gives some information about the number of fish caught in a match.
Number of fish Frequency
0 < n - 20 16
20 < n - 30 26
30 < n - 40 23
40 < n - 50 10
50 < n - 60 5
(a) Write down the modal class interval.

.....................................
(1)
(b) Complete the cumulative frequency table.
Cumulative
Number of fish
Frequency
0 < n - 20
0 < n - 30
0 < n - 40
0 < n - 50
0 < n - 60
(1)
(c) On the grid opposite, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your table.
(2)
(d) Use your graph to find an estimate for
(i) the median number of fish,
........................ minutes
(ii) the interquartile range of the number of fish.
........................ minutes
(3)
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Cumulative
frequency
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Delay (n minutes)
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10 Here are four cumulative frequency diagrams.
A B
C D
Here are four box plots.
For each box plot, write down the letter of the appropriate cumulative frequency
diagram.
P and ...........................
Q and ..........................
R and ..........................
S and ..........................
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11 The table shows information about the time, m millimetres120 tomato plants grow in a week.
Time (m millimetres) Frequency
70 < m - 80 4
80 < m - 90 12
90 < m - 100 34
100 < m - 110 32
110 < m - 120 26
120 < m - 130 12

.....................................
(1)
(b) Complete the cumulative frequency table.
Time (m millimetres) Cumulative frequency
70 < m - 80 4
70 < m - 90
70 < m - 100
70 < m - 110
70 < m - 120
70 < m - 130
(1)
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(c) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your cumulative frequency table.
120
100
80
Cumulative
frequency
60
40
20
0
70 80 90 100 110 120 130
Time (m millimetres)
(2)
(d) Use your graph to find an estimate for the median.
..................................... minutes
(1)
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12 The cumulative frequency table shows the marks some students got in a test.
Mark (m) Cumulative frequency

0 < m  10 8
0 < m  20 23
0 < m  30 48
0 < m  40 65
0 < m  50 74
0 < m  60 80
(a) On the grid, plot a cumulative frequency graph for this information.
90
80
70
60
Cumulative
frequency 50
40
30
20
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Mark
(2)
(b) Find the median mark.
.....................................
(1)
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Students either pass the test or fail the test.
The pass mark is set so that 3 times as many students fail the test as pass the test.
(c) Find an estimate for the lowest possible pass mark.
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13 David measures the heights of 80 plants he has grown.
This table summarises his results.
Height, h cm 0 < h ≤ 50 50 < h ≤ 100 100 < h ≤ 125 125 < h ≤ 150
Number of plants 8 38 31 3
(a) (i) Complete the cumulative frequency table below.
Height, h cm h ≤ 50 h ≤ 100 h ≤ 125 h ≤ 150
Cumulative frequency 8
(2)
(ii) Draw the cumulative frequency graph.
80
70
60
50
Cumulative
frequency 40
30
20
10
0
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 (2)
Height (cm)
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(b) Tara asks if David has 10 plants over 120 cm in height.
Explain why David cannot be certain that he has 10 plants over this height.
(1)
(c) David sells these 80 plants using the price list below.
Height, h cm h ≤ 80 80 < h ≤ 120 h > 120

Price (£) 2.00 3.50 5.00
Each plant costs him 60p to grow.
Estimate the total profit David will receive when he sells all these plants.
£ .........................................
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14 The table shows the marks gained by 150 students taking an examination.
Mark (m) 0<mG10 10<mG20 20<mG30 30<mG40 40<mG50 50<mG60 60<mG70 70<mG80
Frequency 9 14 26 27 25 22 17 10
(a) (i) Construct a cumulative frequency table.
Mark (m) m G 10 m G 20 m G 30 m G 40 m G 50 m G 60 m G 70 m G 80
Cumulative
9 150
Frequency
(ii) Draw the cumulative frequency graph on the grid below. (2)
(4)
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(b) Students are to be awarded Gold, Silver, Bronze or Fail.
The students’ teacher wishes to award the top 10% of students Gold, the next 60% Silver
and the next 20% Bronze.
Use your graph to estimate the lowest mark that Silver will be awarded for.
(b) .............................
(3)
(c) Explain why the teacher’s method will not necessarily award Gold to exactly 10% of the
students.
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1 David earns a salary of £3500 per month.
He gets a pay rise of 4%.

Work out his new monthly salary.
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2(a)
Helen wins a race.
Her time is recorded as 50.36 seconds.

Andrew comes second in the race.
His time is three-hundredths of a second
slower.
Work out Andrew’s time.
(2)
(b) Round Helen’s time of 50.36 seconds to 1 decimal place.

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Write a number in each box to make correct statements.
box
(a) 50% =
2
(1)
box
(b) 0.3 =
10
(1)
1 box
(c) –=
3 9
(1)
3
(d) — = box
15 5
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4 Two banks calculate the yearly interest they pay customers.
Westminster Bank District Bank
4% of the total that you invest 1% of the first £300 that you invest 6% of
amounts over £300 that you invest
For example: Invest £700
Interest = 4% of £700
For example: Invest £700
Interest =1% of £300 + 6% of £400
Ashna has £500 to invest for one year.
Work out which bank will pay her more

interest. State how much extra interest she
will earn.
Bank ...............................................
Extra Interest £..................................
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5 There are 180 people at a wedding. 20% are
children. One-half are men. The rest are women.
How many women are at the wedding?
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(4)

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6 (a) 9 of this square grid.
Shade —
25
(1)
(b) Shade 4– of this square grid.

5
(1)
4 9
(c) Use your answers to part (a) and part (b) to write down the answer to – – —
5 25
...........................................................................
(1)
2
(d) Work out – of 36
3
....................................................
(2)
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7 (a) Use your calculator to work out 4.7
9.4 − 3.5
Write down all the figures on your calculator display.
..........................................................
(2)
(b) Write these numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.
4 2 7
0.82 85%
5 3 8
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8 A concert ticket costs £65 plus a booking charge of 15%.
Work out the total cost of a concert ticket.

£ .................................
9 A school canteen sells salads and hot meals.

In one week the number of salads sold and the number of hot meals sold were in the ratio 3 : 5
The total number of salads and hot meals sold in the week was 1456
Work out the number of salads sold.
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10 A garage sells British cars and foreign cars.
The ratio of the number of British cars sold to the number of foreign cars sold is 2 : 7
The garage sells 45 cars in one week.
(a) Work out the number of British cars the garage sold that week.
.....................................
(2)
1
A car tyre costs £80 plus VAT at 17 %.
2
(b) Work out the total cost of the tyre.
£ ..................................
(3)
The value of a new car is £14 000

The value of the car depreciates by 20% per year.
(c) Work out the value of the car after 2 years.
£ ....................
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11 There are some pens in a bag.
36 of the pens are blue.
24 of the pens are black.

(a) Write down the ratio of the number of blue pens to the number of black pens.
Give your ratio in its simplest form.
................ : ................
(2)
There are some books and comics in a box.
The total number of books and comics is 54
The ratio of the number of books to the number of comics is 1 : 5
(b) Work out the number of books in the box.
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12 Louis invested £6500 for 2 years in a savings account.
He was paid 4% per annum compound interest.
(a) How much did Louis have in his savings account after 2 years?
£ ..............................
(3)
Hassan invested £2400 for n years in a savings account.

He was paid 7.5% per annum compound interest.
At the end of the n years he had £3445.51 in the savings account.
(b) Work out the value of n.
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(2)
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13 Work out –3 ÷ –9
Give your fraction in its simplest form.

.....................................
(3)
1 2
(b) Work out 2 − 1
3 5
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14 (a) Write — as a decimal.
16
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15 ABCD is a square.
This diagram is drawn accurately.
A B
D C
What fraction of the square ABCD is shaded?

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16 Write the following numbers in order of size.
0.61 0.1 0.16 0.106
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17 Write 0.037 as a fraction.

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18 Work out 15% of 80
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19 (a) Work out – + –
7 5
.....................................
(2)
2 3
(b) Work out 1 ÷
3 4
.....................................
(2)
20 In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 20%.

The normal price of a coat is reduced by £15
Work out the normal price of the coat.
£..................................
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21 Work out 6.34 × 5.2

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22 Write the following numbers in order of size, smallest first.
60.6 6.601 6.106 0.6 6.06
.................... .................... .................... .................... ....................

smallest
23 Nikki organised a wedding.

Guests had to choose their meal from pasta, chicken or beef.
1
³ of the guests chose pasta.
3
5
³ of the guests chose chicken.
12
³ 24 of the guests chose beef.
How many guests were at the wedding?

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24 Sophie took a maths test. She scored 28 marks out of 40.
Tara took an English test. She scored 32 marks out of 47.
Tara said
I did better than Sophie as I scored more marks.
By writing each score as a percentage, show that Tara is wrong.
25 A shop has a sale that offers 20% off all prices.

On the final day they reduce all sale prices by 25%.

Esta buys a hairdryer on the final day.
Work out the overall percentage reduction on the price of the hairdryer.
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26 Write these in order, smallest first.
1
0.34 – 3.5%
3
.................. .................. .................

smallest

27 Carol drinks –3 of a litre of milk each breakfast.
8
Milk costs 89p for a 2-litre carton and 49p for a 1-litre carton.
What is the smallest amount that Carol would have to spend to buy milk for one week?
Show your working.
£ .....................................
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28 How many centimetres are there in 3.7 metres?
Circle your answer.
0.037
.037 37 370
(1)
3
29 Circle the fraction that is not equivalent to –
8
6 9 12 15
— — — —
16 24 32 35 (1)
Here are some numbers.

9.6
.6 12.6 15.4 7.6 12.4 17.4
Write the numbers in pairs so that the sum of the numbers in each pair is the same.
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31 Write 180 g as a fraction of 3 kg.

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3 5
32 Work out 2–×1–
4 7
Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

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33 A gym has 275 members.
40% are bronze members.

28% are silver members.

The rest are gold members.
Work out the number of gold members.

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34 120 men and 80 women were asked if they drive to work.
1
Altogether 4 of the people said yes.
1
of the men said yes.
3
What fraction of the women said yes?

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35 24 boys, 45 girls and 281 adults are the members of a tennis club. 50
more children join the club.
The number of girls is now 18% of the total number of members.
How many of the 50 children were boys?
................................................................
2
36 Circle the decimal that is closest in value to –
3
(1)
0.6 0.66 0.667 0.67
37 In 1999 the minimum wage for adults was £3.60 per hour.
In 2013 it was £6.31 per hour.
Work out the percentage increase in the minimum wage.
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1 (a) Basil records the types of fish that he caught during his holiday in The Bahamas.
(i) Complete the table.

Type of fish Tally Frequency
Mutton Fish IIII IIII III
Grouper IIII IIII IIII III
Jack IIII IIII IIII III
Schoolmaster IIII IIII IIII III
Total
(3)
(ii) What fraction of the fish are Mutton Fish?

...........................................
(2)
(b) This table shows the types of fish that Peter caught during the holiday.
Type of fish Mutton Fish Grouper Jack Schoolmaster

Frequency 4 6 5 3
He has finished the first row of a pictogram to show the results.
Complete the key and pictogram.

Key: represents ............ fish
Mutton Fish
Grouper
Jack
Schoolmaster
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(c) 500 000 people record the types of birds in their
gardens. In total, they record eight million birds.
On average, how many birds does each person record?
...........................
(3)
(d) Here is a list of the birds at a bird table.
robin robin sparrow blackbird starling
blackbird starling blackbird robin blackbird

One bird flies away. Another bird

arrives at the bird table.
The new mode is robin.
What type of bird flies away and what type of bird

arrives? Complete the table.
Type of bird
Flies away
Arrives
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2 (a) The bar chart shows the amounts Isaac saves in May, June and August 2010.
Savings
90
80
70
60
Amount (£) 50
40
30
20
10
0
May June July August
£ .................
(i) How much does he save in May 2010?
(1)
(ii) From May to August he saves £250 in total.

Complete the bar chart by drawing the bar for July.

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Key: represents £20

September
October
November
December
Work out the range of the amount he saves in these four

months. You must show your working.
£ ................
(2)
(c) (i) For the next 4 months he saves £50 each month.
How much has he saved in total?
£ ................
(3)
(ii) Isaac spends 50% of these total savings to pay for a holiday.
How much does he pay for the holiday?
............................................................................................................................................
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3 Is money discrete or
continuous? Tick a box.
Discrete Continuous
(1)
Peter sells revision guides on a
website. The sales in May are
shown.
Sales (£) Frequency
8 10
10 18
12 7
15 4
20 1
(a) Calculate his mean price.
£ ....................
(3)
(b) Peter says that his modal price and his median price
are both £10. Is he correct?

Give reasons and working to show how you decide.
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(c) Georgina also sells revision guides on
a website
Georgina's sales
24
20
16
Frequency
12
0
0 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Sales
es (£)
Fe
Give one similarity and one difference in the sales of Peter and Georgina.
Similarity .............................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
Difference ............................................................................................................................
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4 Kelsi rolled a dice 10 times.
Here are her scores.
1 5 6 4 4 2 2 3 4 3
(a) Find the mode.
.....................................
(1)
(b) Work out the mean.
.....................................
(2)
(c) Work out the range.
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5 Here is a list of the fruit 25 people liked best.
cherries strawberries cherries rasberries rasberries strawberries plums
rasberries cherries strawberries plums rasberries rasberries

rasberries cherries cherries plums strawberries strawberries
plums rasberries strawberries strawberries plums strawberries
(a) Complete the table for the information in the list.
Fruit Tally Frequency
cherries
plums
rasberries
strawberries
(2)
(b) Draw a suitable diagram to show this information in the table.
Use the grid below.
(3)
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Male Female
First year 397 608
Second year 250 210
The table gives information about the numbers of students in the two years of a college
course.
Hanna wants to interview some of these students.

She takes a random sample of 50 students stratified by year and by
gender.
Work out the number of students in the sample who are male and in the first year.
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7 Tara carried out a survey of the number of school dinners 34 students had in one week.
The table shows this information.

Number of school dinners Frequency

0 0
1 8
2 12
3 7
4 5
5 2
Calculate the mean.

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8 Sophie asked 32 women about the number of children they each had.
The table shows information about her results.

Number of children Frequency

0 9
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 2
more than 4 0
(a) Find the mode.

.................................
(1)
(b) Calculate the mean.
......................................
(3)
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9 The table shows some information about the ages, in years, of 60 people.
Age (in years) Frequency

0 to 9 6
10 to 19 13
20 to 29 12
30 to 39 9
40 to 49 7
50 to 59 4
60 to 69 9
(a) Write down the modal class.
.....................................
(1)
David says
‘The median lies in the class 30 to 39’

David is wrong.
(b) Explain why.
.......................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................
(1)
15
Frequency
10
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Age (years)
(c) On the grid, draw a frequency polygon for the information in the table.
(2)
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10 60 students take a maths test.
The test is marked out of 50.
This table shows information about the students’ marks.
Maths mark 0–10 11–20 21–30 31–40 41–50
Frequency 5 13 17 19 6
On the grid, draw a frequency polygon to show this information.
20
15
Frequency
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50
Maths mark
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11 The table shows some information about the weights, in kg, of 100 boxes.
Weight of box (w kg) Frequency
0<w-4 11
4<w-8 16
8 < w - 12 29
12 < w - 16 26
16 < w - 20 20
Draw a frequency polygon to show this information.

30
25
20
Frequency
15
10
0
0 4 8 12 16 20
Weight of box (w kg)
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12 The frequency table gives information about the times it took some children to get
to school one day.
Time (t minutes) Frequency

0 < t -10 4
10 < t - 20 8
20 < t - 30 14
30 < t - 40 16
40 < t - 50 6
50 < t - 60 2
(a) Draw a frequency polygon for this information.
25
20
15
Frequency
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Time (minutes)
(2)
(b) Write down the modal class interval.
.....................................
(1)
One of the children is chosen at random.
(c) Work out the probability that this child took more than 40 minutes to get to
school.
.....................................
(2)
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13 The bar chart gives information about the numbers of students in the four Year 11 classes
at Cranford Academy.
16
14
12
10 boys
Number of
students 8
girls
6
4
2
0
11A 11B 11C 11D
Class
(a) What fraction of the students in class 11A are girls?

.....................................
(2)
Sheila says,
“There are more boys than girls in Year 11 in Cranford Academy.”
(b) Is Sheila correct?
(2)
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The pie chart gives information about the 76 students in the same four Year 11 classes
at Cranford Academy.
Number of students in Year 11 of Cranford Academy
11D
11D girls
boys
11A boys
11C girls
11C boys
11A girls
11B girls
11B boys
Ron says,
“It is more difficult to find out the numbers of students in each class from the pie
chart than from the bar chart.”
(c) Is Ron correct?
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(1)

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14 The table shows some information about the foot lengths of 40 adults.
Foot length ( f cm) Number of adults

16  f < 18 3
18  f < 20 6
20  f < 22 10
22  f < 24 12
24  f < 26 9
.....................................
(1)
(b) Calculate an estimate for the mean foot length.
..................................... cm
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15 Khalil and Haziq work in a shop from Monday to Friday.
Khalil draws a graph to show the number of TVs they each sell.
9
8
7
6
5
3
2
1
0
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Write down three things that are wrong with this graph.
1 .....................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................
2 ......................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................
3.......................................................................................................................................
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16 Here is a list of all the coins in Tara’s purse.
£1 5p 20p 1p
20p 1p 10p £1
20p 10p £1 20p
10p 20p 20p 5p
Complete the table for this information.
Coin Tally Frequency
£1
50p
20p
10p
5p
2p
1p

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18 The table shows information about the marks of 30 students in a test.
Mark Frequency
14 2
15 10
16 2
17 3
18 13
Total = 30
Students who scored less than the mean mark have to retake the test.
How many students have to retake the test?

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19 The pictogram shows how some passengers spent most of their time on a flight.
Reading
Watching films
Listening to music
Playing games
Other
Key: represents 40 people
(a) How many passengers spent most of their time playing games?
(a) ............................................
(1)
(b) How many more passengers spent most of their time watching films than reading?
(b) ............................................
(1)
(c) There were 360 passengers on the plane.
Complete the pictogram for listening to music.
(3)
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20 Lauren asked some people about their favourite type of holiday.
The pictogram shows her results.
Beach
Walking
Cruising
Adventure
Sightseeing
Other
Key : represents 4 people.
(a) How many people answered Beach?

(a) .....................................................
(1)
(b) 10 people answered Sightseeing.
Show this on the pictogram. (1)
(c) How many more people answered Cruising than Other?
(c) .....................................................
(1)
(d) How many people were asked altogether?
(d) .....................................................
(2)
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21 Terry works in a cafe.
At noon one day he records the number of customers sitting at each table in the cafe.
Here are his results.
Number of customers
Number of tables
sitting at a table
0 4
1 5
2 10
3 7
4 3
5 1
(a) Work out the total number of tables in the cafe.

(1)
(b) Work out the total number of customers sitting at tables in the cafe.
(2)
(c) Work out the mean number of customers sitting at a table.
(2)
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1 Solve the equation − = 1
2 x +1
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2 The diagram shows a solid wax cylinder.
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
9x
2x
The cylinder has base radius 2x and height 9x.

The cylinder is melted down and made into a sphere of radius .
Find an expression for in terms of x.
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3 y
C
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accurately drawn
O A x
ABCD is a square.
P and D are points on the y-axis.
A is a point on the x-axis.

PAB is a straight line.
The equation of the line that passes through the points A and D is y = –2x + 5
Find the length of PD.
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4
y
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5
(a) On the grid, draw the graph of x2 + y2 = 4

(2)
y
2
1
O 90° 180° 270° 360° 450°

450° x
–1
–2
(b) On the grid, sketch the graph of y = cos x for 0° - x -360°

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accurately drawn
h cm
2x cm
x cm x cm
A cylinder has base radius x cm and height 2x cm.
A cone has base radius x cm and height h cm.
The volume of the cylinder and the volume of the cone are equal.
Find h in terms of x.
h = .............................
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1 1 1
+ =
u v f
1 1
u = 2 , v = 3
2 3
(a) Find the value of f.
.....................................
1 1 1
(b) Rearrange + = (3)

u v f
to make u the subject of the formula.
.....................................
(2)
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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
h
x x
The diagram shows a solid cone and a solid hemisphere.
The cone has a base of radius x cm and a height of h cm.

The hemisphere has a base of radius x cm.
The surface area of the cone is equal to the surface area of the hemisphere.
Find an expression for h in terms of x.

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8 y
A y B
O x O x
C y D y
O x O x
E y F
y
O x O x
Each equation in the table represents one of the graphs A to F.

Write the letter of each graph in the correct place in the table.
Equation Graph
y = 4 sin x°
y = 4 cos x°
y = x2 – 4x + 5
y = 4 × 2x
y = x3 + 4
4
y=
x
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9 Here is a shape ABCDE.
B A Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
x cm E
C D
AB, BC and CD are three sides of a square.

BC = x cm.
AED is a semicircle with diameter AD.
The perimeter, P cm, of the shape ABCDE is given by the formula
πx
P = 3x +
2
(a) Rearrange this formula to make x the subject.

....................................
(2)
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The area, A cm2, of this shape is given by A = kx2 where k is a constant.
(b) Find the exact value of k.


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(3)

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10 Express the recurring decimal as a fraction.
0.213
.....................

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B
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
A C
In the diagram, AB = BC = CD = DA.

Prove that triangle ADB is congruent to triangle CDB.

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12 Prove, using algebra, that the sum of two consecutive whole numbers is always an
odd number.

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13 The table shows information about the ages, in years, of 1000 teenagers.
Age (years) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Number of teenagers 158 180 165 141 131 115 110
Sophie takes a sample of 50 of these teenagers, stratified by age.
Calculate the number of 14 year olds she should have in her sample.
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14 P is inversely proportional to V.
When V = 8, P = 5
(a) Find a formula for P in terms of V.

P = ...............................
(3)
(b) Calculate the value of P when V = 2
.....................................
(1)
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15 Diagram NOT
a accurately drawn
The diagram shows a regular hexagon and a square.
Calculate the size of the angle a.

°
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A E
38°
D B G
x
38°
C F
AE, DBG and CF are parallel.

DA = DB = DC.
Angle EAB = angle BCF = 38°
Work out the size of the angle marked x.
.............................. °
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17 A(−2, 1), B(6, 5) and C(4, k) are the vertices of a right-angled triangle ABC.
Angle ABC is the right angle.
Find an equation of the line that passes through A and C.

Give your answer in the form ay + bx = c where a, b and c are integers.
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18 Here is a speed-time graph for a car journey.
The journey took 100 seconds.
speed
(m/s)
O 20 40 60 80 100 120
time (s)
The car travelled 1.75km in the 100 seconds.

(a) Work out the value of V.
.....................................
(3)
(b) Describe the acceleration of the car for each part of this journey.
. ............................................................................................................................................
. ............................................................................................................................................
. ............................................................................................................................................
. ............................................................................................................................................
(2)
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19 In this question all dimensions are in centimetres.
A solid has uniform cross section.
The cross section is a rectangle and a semicircle joined together.
2x
x
x
3
Work out an expression, in cm , for the total volume of the solid.
1
Write your expression in the form ax3 + – πx3 where a and b are integers.
b
3
..................................... cm
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20 f(x) = 2x + c
g(x) = cx + 5
fg(x) = 6x + d
c and d are constants.
Work out the value of d.

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1 258 Year 9 were choosing the subjects they
would be taking in Year 10. The table shows
information about these students.
Subject to be studied
Geography History Spanish
Male 45 52 26
Female 25 48 62
A sample, stratified by the subject studied and by gender, of 50 of the 258 students
is taken.
(a) Work out the number of male students studying Spanish in the sample.
...........................
(2)
(b) Work out the number of female students in the sample.
...........................
(2)
2 Prove that (3x + 1)2 – (3x –1)2 is a multiple of 4, for all positive integer values of x.
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3 B
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
6 cm 6 cm
P
Q
A C
6 cm
The diagram shows an equilateral triangle ABC with sides of length 6 cm.
P is the midpoint of AB.

Q is the midpoint of AC.
APQ is a sector of a circle, centre A.
Calculate the area of the shaded region.

........................................ cm2
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4 Make A the subject of the formula —
√
A
x= —
3
A = ..............................
5 (a) Write 12 500 in standard form.
................................................................
(1)
(b) Write 2.48 × 10−3 as an ordinary number.
................................................................
(1)
(c) Work out the value of
23 500 ÷ (1.25 × 10−4)
Give your answer in standard form.

................................................................
(2)
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6 X and Y are two solid shapes which are mathematically similar.
The shapes are made from the same material.
X
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
Y
The surface area of X is 50 cm2.

The surface area of Y is 18 cm2.
The mass of X is 500 grams.
Calculate the mass of Y.

.......................... grams

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7 The diagram shows a sector of a circle with centre O.
The radius of the circle is 8 cm.
XYZ is an arc of the circle.

XZ is a chord of the circle.
Angle XOZ = 40°
Y
X Z Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
8 cm 8 cm
40°
O
Calculate the area of the shaded segment.

............................. cm2
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8 The table shows six expressions.
x is a positive integer.
2x – 3 3x – 2 3(x + 4) 4x + 1 4(3x + 1) 2x + 1
(a) From the table, write the expression whose value is
(i) always even
...........................................
(ii) always a multiple of 3
...........................................
(2)
(b) From the table, write the expression which is a factor of 4x2 – 1
...........................................
(1)
9 (a) n > −3
Show this inequality on the number line.
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(2)
(b) Solve the inequality 7x + 36 ≤ 8
...........................................
(2)
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10 In a sale the normal price of a pen is reduced by 10%.
The sale price of the pen is £4.86
Calculate the normal price of the pen.

£..........................................

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11 The diagram shows two similar triangles.
10 cm
A B Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
X 6 cm Y
18 cm
12 cm
Z
C
In triangle ABC, AB = 10 cm and AC = 18 cm.

In triangle XYZ, XY = 6 cm and YZ = 12 cm.
Angle ABC = angle XYZ.

Angle CAB = angle ZXY.
(a) Calculate the length of BC.
.......................... cm
(2)
(b) Calculate the length of XZ.

.......................... cm
(2)
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12 The surface area of Venus is 510 072 000 km2.
The surface area of Jupiter is 6.21795 × 1010 km2.
The surface area of Jupiter is greater than the surface area of Venus.
How many times greater?
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13 The table shows some expressions.
w, x, y and z represent lengths.
ʌ and 2 are numbers that have no dimensions.
w 3x
___ 2w3z
____ z2
y2 (x + z) ʌ w2 y2 ʌ w2 x 2w + x2
y3 y
Tick () the boxes underneath the three expressions which could represent volumes.

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14 There are three big employment sites in Knutsford.
The table shows the number of employees in each of these sites.
Barclays Longridge Parkgate
750 700 900
Georgina takes a sample of 50 employees stratified by site. Work
out the number of employees from Longridge in the sample.

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15 (a) On the number line below, show the inequality –2 < x < 3
x
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(1)
(b) Here is an inequality, in y, shown on a number line.
y
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Write down the inequality.
.........................................................
(2)
(c) Solve the inequality 4t – 5 > 9
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16
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
A
80 m
O 35° B
80 m
C
ABC is an arc of a circle centre O with radius 80 m.

AC is a chord of the circle.
Angle AOC = 35°.
Calculate the area of the shaded region.

............................ m2
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17 The table below gives some information about some students in a school.
Year group Boys Girls Total

Year 12 126 94 220

Year 13 77 85 162
Total 203 179 382
Andrew is going to carry out a survey of these students.

He uses a sample of 50 students, stratified by year group and gender.
Work out the number of Year 13 girls that should be in his sample.
.............................................
18 y is directly proportional to x.
When x = 500, y = 10
(a) Find a formula for y in terms of x.

y = ..................................
(3)
(b) Calculate the value of y when x = 350
y = ..................................
(1)
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19 A and B are vertices of a cuboid.
3 B Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
A
O 5 x
2
(a) Write down the coordinates of point A.
( ........... , ........... , ........... )

(1)
(b) Write down the coordinates of point B.
( ........... , ........... , ........... )

(1)
20 (a) Write 83 500 000 in standard form.
..............................................................
(1)
(b) Work out (5.2 × 10 −7) × (2.8 × 10 −9)

...............................................................
(2)
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21 Sheila invests £2000 in a savings account for 3 years.
The account pays compound interest at an annual rate of
2.5% for the first year

x% for the second year
x% for the third year
There is a total amount of £2124.46 in the savings account at the end of 3 years.
(a) Work out the rate of interest in the second year.

(4)
Katy goes to work by train.
The cost of her weekly train ticket increases by 12.5% to £225
(b) Work out the cost of her weekly train ticket before this increase.
(2)
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22 d is inversely proportional to c
When c = 280, d = 25
Find the value of d when c = 350

d = ................................
23 Prove algebraically that

(2n + 1)2 – (2n + 1) is an even number
for all positive integer values of n.
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24 In triangle RPQ,
RP = 8.7 cm
PQ = 5.2 cm
Angle PRQ = 32°
(a) Assuming that angle PQR is an acute angle,
calculate the area of triangle RPQ.
................................cm2
(4)
(b) If you did not know that angle PQR is an acute angle, what effect would this have on
your calculation of the area of triangle RPQ?
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25 ξ = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}
S = square numbers
E = even numbers
(a) Complete the Venn diagram.
S E
(3)
(b) One of the numbers is chosen at random.
Write down P (S ∩ E)
.....................................
(1)

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26 Written as the product of its prime factors
672 = 25 × 3 × 7
(a) Write 252 as the product of its prime factors.
.....................................
(2)
(b) Work out the value of the highest common factor of 672 and 252
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27 (a) Write x2 + 10x + 29 in the form (x + a)2 + b .
(a) ............................................
(3)
(b) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of y = x 2 + 10x + 29.
(b) ( ................ , ................ )

(1)

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1 Lara asked 50 people which drinks they liked from tea, coffee and milk.
All 50 people like at least one of the drinks
19 people like all three drinks.

16 people like tea and coffee but do not like milk.
21 people like coffee and milk.
24 people like tea and milk.
40 people like coffee.
1 person likes only milk.
Lara selects at random one of the 50 people.
(a) Work out the probability that this person likes tea.
.....................................
(4)
(b) Given that the person selected at random from the 50 people likes tea,
find the probability that this person also likes exactly one other drink.
.....................................
(2)
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2 Here are two function machines, A and B.
Input Output
A square add 6
Input Output
B subtract 3 square
Both machines have the same input.
Work out the range of input values for

which the output of A is less than the output of B.

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3 (a) A function is represented by the following function machine.
Input ×2 +5 Output
(i) A number is input into the machine.

The output is used as a new input.
The second output is 11.
Work out the number that was the first input.
(a)(i) ...............................
(2)
(ii) A number is input into the machine.

The output given is the same number.
Work out the number.
(ii) ..............................
(3)
(b) Another function machine is shown below.
Input Output
If the Input is 3, the Output is 5.

If the Input is 7, the Output is 25.
Use this information to fill in the two boxes. (3)
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4 Louis and Tara are investigating the growth in the population of a type of bacteria.
They have two flasks A and B.
At the start of day 1, there are 1000 bacteria in flask A.

The population of bacteria grows exponentially at the rate of 50% per day.
(a) Show that the population of bacteria in flask A at the start of each day forms a
geometric progression.
(2)
The population of bacteria in flask A at the start of the 10th day is k times the population
of bacteria in flask A at the start of the 6th day.
(b) Find the value of k.
.....................................
(2)
At the start of day 1 there are 1000 bacteria in flask B.
The population of bacteria in flask B grows exponentially at the rate of 30% per day.
(c) Sketch a graph to compare the size of the population of bacteria in flask A and in
flask B.
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5 An approximate solution to an equation is found using this iterative process.
(xn)3 – 3
xn + 1 = ———— and x1 = –1
8
(a) Work out the values of x2 and x3
x2 = .....................................
x3 = .....................................
(2)
(b) Work out the solution to 6 decimal places.

x = ..........................................................
(1)
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6 (a) By completing the square, find the roots of the equation
x2 – 4x – 3 = 0
Give your answer in surd form.
(3)
(b) Show algebraically that x2 – 7x + 13 has no real roots.

(3)
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7 Use an iterative formula to find the positive root of the equation
y = x2 + x – 5
Give your answer to 5 decimal places.

x = ........................................
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8 Here are the first six terms of a Fibonacci sequence.
1 1 2 3 5 8
The rule to continue a Fibonacci sequence is,

the next term in the sequence is the sum of the two previous terms.
(a) Find the 9th term of this sequence.
.....................................
(1)
The first three terms of a different Fibonacci sequence are
a b a+b
(b) Show that the 6th term of this sequence is 3a + 5b
(2)
Given that the 3rd term is 7 and the 6th term is 29,
(c) find the value of a and the value of b.
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(3)
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9 (a) Factorise y2 + 7y + 6
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(2)
(b) Solve 6x + 4 > x + 17
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(2)
(c) n is an integer with –5 < 2n  6
Write down all the values of n
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(2)
10 The function f is such that
f(x) = 4x – 1
(a) Find f–1(x)
f–1(x) = ................................
(2)
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11 (a) Show that the equation x3 + 4x = 1 has a solution between x = 0 and x = 1
(2)
3
1 x
(b) Show that the equation x3 + 4x = 1 can be arranged to give x = −
4 4
(1)
3
1 xn
(c) Starting with x0 = 0, use the iteration formula xn +1 = − twice,
4 4
to find an estimate for the solution of x3 + 4x = 1
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12 ABC is a triangle with AB = AC
BA is parallel to CD.
A Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
x
15°
B C
Show that angle x = 30°

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13 ABCD is a rhombus.
A B
D
C
M and N are points on BD such that DN = MB.

Prove that triangle DNC is congruent to triangle BMC.
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14 The pressure at sea level is 101 325 Pascals.
Any rise of 1 km above sea level decreases the pressure by 14%

For example,
at 3 km above sea level the pressure is 14% less than at 2 km
Work out the pressure at 4 km above sea level.

Give your answer to 2 significant figures.
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1 The table gives some information about the speeds, in km/h, of 100 cars.
Speed (s km/h) Frequency
60 < s - 65 15
65 < s - 70 25
70 < s - 80 36
80 < s - 100 24
(a) On the grid, draw a histogram for the information in the table.
60 70 80 90 100
Speed (s km/h)
(3)
(b) Work out an estimate for the number of cars with a speed of more than 85 km/h.
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2 The table gives information about the heights, h centimetres, of plants in a greenhouse.
Frequency
Height (h centimetres)
0<h-2 7
2<h-4 14
4<h-8 16
8 < h - 16 22
16 < h - 20 12
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3 The table gives information about the ages of the population of a city.
Age Number
(a years) (thousands)
0 - a < 10 9
10 - a < 20 8
20 - a < 35 10
35 - a < 50 19
50 - a < 55 4
55 - a < 65 7
65 - a < 80 4
80 - a < 100 1
(a) On the graph paper below, using a scale of 1 cm to represent 10 years on the Age axis,
draw a histogram to represent this information.
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(1)
(c) Calculate, giving your answer in years and months, an estimate of the mean age of the population.
(4)
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4 A pub has 64 customers one evening.
The table gives information about the lengths, in minutes, of the time the customers stayed for.
Length (x) minutes Frequency
0<x 5 1
5<x 15 10
15 < x 30 17
30 < x 40 21
40 < x 45 15
Draw a histogram for this information.

0 10 20 30 40 50
Length (minutes)
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5 The incomplete histogram and table show information about the weights of some
vehicles.
Weight (w) in kg Frequency
0 < w - 1000 16
1000 < w - 2000

2000 < w - 4000
4000 < w - 6000 14
6000 < w - 8000

8000 < w - 12000 4
(a) Use the information in the histogram to complete the table.

(2)
(b) Use the information in the table to complete the histogram.

(2)
Frequency
density
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
Weight (w) in kg
(Total 4 marks)
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6 One hundred hikers went for a walk. The times taken by the hikers to complete the walk are
summarised in the table.
Time (t) Number of hikers
0 - t 25 15
25 - t 35 11
35 - t 40 27
40 - t 60 15
60 - t 90 15
90 - t 100 12
(a) Use the information given in the table to calculate an estimate for the mean time
taken, to one decimal place.
(3)
(b) Given that the frequency density for the 40 - t 60 time interval is 0.75, complete
the histogram to represent this information on the graph paper.
5
Frequency density
3
0 50 100
Time (t)
(Total for Question 6 is 7 marks) (4)

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7 The incomplete histogram and table give some information about the distances some
cyclists travel each day.
Frequency
density
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Distance (d km)
(a) Use the information in the histogram to complete the frequency table.
Distance (d km) Frequency
0<d 5 15
5<d 10 20
10 < d 20
20 < d 40
40 < d 60 15
(2)

(1)
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8 Terry asked the students in his class how many hours they played on computers last week.
The incomplete histogram was drawn using his results.
Frequency
density
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Hours watched
Eight students played for between 10 and 15 hours. Six students

played for between 0 and 10 hours.
(a) Use this information to complete the histogram.
(2)
No students watched television for more than 30 hours.
(b) Work out how many students Terry asked.
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9 Some trains from London to Birmingham were late.
The incomplete table and histogram gives some information about how late the trains
were.
Minutes late (t) Frequency
0 <t-5 16
5 < t - 10 10
10 < t - 20
20 < t - 30
30 < t - 50 6
Frequency
density
0 10 20 30 40 50
Minutes late (t)
(a) Use the information in the histogram to complete the table.

(2)

(2)

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10 The incomplete table and histogram give some information about the heights of some tomato plants
in a greenhouse.
Frequency
density
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
height (h) cm
Use the information in the histogram to complete the frequency table.
Height (h) cm Frequency
40 - h < 50 10
50 - h < 55
55 - h < 60
60 - h < 75 15
75 - h < 95 8
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11 The incomplete table and histogram give some information about the weights (in kg) of
some boxes.
Weight (w kg) Frequency
100 < w - 130 30
130 < w - 150
150 < w - 160
160 < w - 180 40
180 < w - 210 18

Frequency
density
0
100 120 140 160 180 200 220

Weight (w kg)
(a) Use the histogram to complete the table.

(2)
(b) Use the table to complete the histogram.

(2)

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12 The table and histogram show information about the length of time it took 165 adults to
drink some water.
Time (t seconds) Frequency
17.0 < t < 10 20
.510 < t < 15
.51.15 < t < 17.5 30
17.5 < t < 20 40
.520 < t < 25
.525 < t < 40
None of the adults took more than 40 seconds to drink the water
(a) Use the table to complete the histogram.

(2)
(b) Use the histogram to complete the table.

(2)
2010
Frequency
density
O 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Time (seconds)
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2011
Frequency
density
O 5 10 1 25 3 40
Time (seconds)
The histogram shows information about the time it took some children to drink the water
None of the children took more than 40 seconds to drink the water.
110 children took up to 12.5 seconds to drink the water.
(c) Work out an estimate for the number of children who took 21 seconds or more to
drink the water.
.........................................
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13 David recorded the lengths of time, in hours, that some adults watched TV last week.
The table shows information about his results.
Length of time (t hours) Frequency
0  t < 10 6
10  t < 15 8
15  t < 20 15
20  t < 40 5
David made some mistakes when he drew a histogram for this information.
16
14
12
10
Frequency
density 8
0
0 10 20 30 40 50
Length of time (t hours)
Write down two mistakes David made.
1 ..........................................................................................................................................
. .............................................................................................................................................
2 ..........................................................................................................................................
. ............................................................................................................................................
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14 The histogram shows the ages, in years, of members of a chess club.
Frequency
density
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
Age (years)
There are 22 members with ages in the range 40 ⩽ age < 65
Work out the number of members with ages in the range 25 ⩽ age < 40
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15 Joe works for a computer service centre.
The table shows some information about the length of time, t minutes, of the phone calls
Joe had.
Time (t minutes) 0 < t - 10 10 < t - 15 15 < t - 20 20 < t - 30 30 < t - 45
Number of calls 12 15 13 18 3
On the grid, draw a histogram to show this information.

3-
Frequency
density 2-
1-
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Time (t minutes)

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Locus and Constructions
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1 (a) Draw the locus of all points which are equidistant from the points C and D.
C D
(2)
(b) Draw the locus of all points that are exactly 3 cm from the line EF.
E F
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3 The map shows part of a golf course.
A golfer has to hit a ball so that its path between AB and CD is a straight line
and is always the same distance from A as from B
On the map, draw the path the ball should take.
B
x
C
x
x
A
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D

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4
A
B C
ABC is a triangle.
Shade the region inside the triangle which is both
less than 4 centimetres from the point B

and closer to the line AC than the line AB.

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5 Here is a map.
The map shows two towns, Knutsford and Macclesfield.
Knutsford
Macclesfield
Scale: 1 cm represents 10 km
A company is going to build a glasshouse.

The glasshouse will be less than 30 km from Knutsford and less than 50 km from
Macclesfield. Shade the region on the map where the company can build the glasshouse.
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6 The diagram represents a solid made from 5 identical cubes.
On the grid below, draw the view of the solid from direction A.

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7 Here are the plan and front elevation of a solid shape.
Plan Front Elevation
(a) On the grid below, draw the side elevation of the solid shape.
(2)
(b) In the space below, draw a sketch of the solid shape.

(2)
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8 In the space below, use ruler and compasses to construct an equilateral triangle with sides
of length 6 centimetres.

One side of the triangle has already been drawn for you.

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9 Here is a sketch of a quadrilateral.
Y
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
Z
5 cm
4 cm
110° 70°
W 6 cm X
Make an accurate drawing of the quadrilateral WXYZ in the space below.

The point W, marked with a cross (×), has been drawn for you.
W ×
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10 (a) On the grid, draw an isosceles triangle.
(1)
(b) On the grid, draw a rectangle with an area of 20 cm2.

(2)
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11 (a) Measure the length of the line AB.
Give your answer in centimetres.
A B
cm
..............................................
(1)
(b) Measure the size of angle y.
y
°
..............................................
(1)
(c) In the space below, draw accurately a circle of radius 4 cm.
Use the point C as the centre of your circle.
C
×
(1)
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12 Use ruler and compasses to construct the perpendicular bisector of the line AB.

A B
(2)
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13 Use ruler and compasses to construct an angle of 30° at T.
T

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14 Use ruler and compasses to answer this question.
Point P is
• the same distance from AB and AD

• 6 cm from C.
D
C
Show the position of P on the diagram.

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15 Here is a map.
The position of a ship, S, is marked on the map.
N
C
Scale 1 cm represents 100 m
Point C is on the coast.

Ships must not sail closer than 500 m to point C.
The ship sails on a bearing of 037q
Will the ship sail closer than 500 m to point C ?
You must explain your answer.
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16 The diagram shows a garden in the shape of a rectangle.
The scale of the diagram is 1 cm represents 2 m.
Patio
Pond
Scale: 1 cm represents 2 m
Dominic is going to plant a tree in the garden.
The tree must be more than 3 metres from the patio
and more than 6 metres from the centre of the pond.
On the diagram, shade the region where Dominic can plant the tree.

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17 Here is a scale drawing of a rectangular garden ABCD.
A B
D C
Scale: 1 cm represents 1 metre.
Chris wants to plant a tree in the garden

at least 5m from point C, nearer to AB than to AD
and less than 3m from DC.
On the diagram, shade the region where Chris can plant the tree.

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18 The diagram shows the positions of two shops, A and B, on a map.
Stockport
Altrincham
The scale of the map is 1 cm represents 5 km. Sophie wants to build a warehouse. The
warehouse needs to be less than 10 km from Altrincham and less than 20 km from Stockport.
Show by shading where Sophie can build the warehouse.

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Mathematics
Number Foundation Tier
Paper Reference
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• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
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1(a) Work out 7500 + 1500
Write your answer in words.

...................................................................................
(2)
1(b) Write 4748 to the nearest hundred.
....................................................................................
(1)
1(c) What is the value of the digit 5 in the number 425 986?
.....................................................................................
(1)
1(d) Write down the positive square root of 121.
.....................................................................................
(1)
1(e) Which of these is equal to one million?

Circle your answer.
103 104 105 106 107
(1)
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2 Use the numbers from this list to answer the questions.
5 12 17 25 28 30 42 49
(a) Write down all the multiples of 5.

...............................................................................
(2)
(b) Write down all the factors of 100.
...............................................................................
(2)
(c) W rite down a square number.
...............................................................................
(1)
(d) W rite down three numbers that have a sum of 60.
................... and...................... and........................

(1)
3 Here are two numbers.
forty thousand 7500
Which number is bigger?
Bigger number ..............................................

Reason ...................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................
(2)
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4 w, x and y are three positive whole
numbers. w is one-fifth of y.
x is one-sixth of y.
y is less than 100.
What values could y take?
..................................................................................
(5)
5 The numbers 13 and 17 are consecutive prime numbers.

The number halfway between them is 15.
15 is not a square number.
Find a pair of consecutive prime numbers less than 30 where the number
halfway between them is a square number.
...................................... and ...............................

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6 Work out
8 2 ÷ 43
.........................................................................
(2)
7 You are given that 34.7 × 25 = 867.5
(a) Write down the value of 347 × 25
.........................................................................
(1)
(b) Write down the value of 86.75 ÷ 25
.........................................................................
(1)
(c) Work out the value of 34.7 × 26
.........................................................................
(2)
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8 A tin of baked beans costs 30p.
A shop has a special offer on the baked beans.

Special offer
Pay for 2 tins and get 1 tin free
30p 30p Free
Helen wants 12 tins of baked beans.
(a) Work out how much she pays.

£ ...........................
(3)
The normal price of a toaster is £30

In a sale, the price of the toaster is reduced by 15%.
(b) Work out the sale price of the toaster.
£ ...........................
(3)
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9 Work out 1 2
+
5 7
.....................
10
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
10cm 7cm
5cm
12cm
Work out the area of the shape.
..................... cm2
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11 Use the information that
324 × 46 = 14904
to find the value of
(a) 3.24 × 4.6
.....................................
(1)
(b) 0.324 × 0.46
.....................................
(1)
(c) 14904 ÷ 4.6

.....................................
(1)
12 2x2 = 72
(a) Find a value of x.
.....................................
(2)
(b) Express 72 as a product of its prime factors.
............................................................
(2)
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13 Here are the ingredients needed to make 8 pancakes.
Pancakes
Ingredients to make 8 pancakes
300 ml milk
1 egg
120 g flour
5 g butter
David makes 24 pancakes.
(a) Work out how much milk he needs.
................................................. ml
(2)
Louis makes 12 pancakes.
(b) Work out how much flour he needs.
.................................................... g
(2)

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14 Shagufta has a part-time job.
She is paid £5.60 for each hour she works.
Last week Shagufta worked for 24 hours.

Work out Shagufta’s total pay for last
week.
£ ....................................
15 Here are the ages, in years, of 15 teachers.

34 53 41 28 37
22 32 40 50 34
44 28 45 45 55
Draw an ordered stem and leaf diagram to show this information.

You must include a key.
Key:
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16 Using the information that
4.8 × 36 = 172.8
write down the value of
(a) 48 × 36
....................................
(1)
(b) 4.8 × 3.6
....................................
(1)
(c) 172.8 ÷ 48
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17 This rule is used to work out the total cost, in pounds, of hiring a bicycle.
Multiply the number of days’ hire by 3

Add 6 to your answer
Peter hires a bicycle.

The total cost is £18
(a) Work out for how many days he hires the bicycle.
........................... days (2)
(b) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the total cost, in pounds, of hiring a
bicycle for n days.
....................................
(2)
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18
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
3 cm 5 cm
8 cm
4 cm
Work out the total surface area of the triangular prism.

Give the units with your answer.
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19 Work
ork out
ou an estimate for 302 × 9.96
0.51
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20 Here is a 4-sided spinner.
1 2
4 3
The sides of the spinner are labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4.

The spinner is biased.
The table shows the probability that the spinner will land on each of the colours 1, 4
and 3.
Colour 1 2 3 4
Probability 0.2 0.3 0.1
Work out the probability the spinner will land on 2.
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21 (a) Write down the reciprocal of 5
....................................
4 3
(b) Work
ork out the value of 2 − 1
5 4
Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
.....................................
1 (3)
(c) Derek says that 4 is equal to 4.3
3
Derek is wrong.
Explain why.
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22 Write the following numbers in order of size.
0.61 0.1 0.16 0.106
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23 Write 0.037 as a fraction.
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24 Write down the 20th odd number.
.....................................
25 Write down all the factors of 20

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26 Tara needs to buy chocolate bars for all the children in Year 7
Each of the 130 children get one chocolate bar.
There are 8 chocolate bars in each packet.

Work out the least number of packets of chocolate bars that Tara needs to buy.
.....................................

27 Sophie has three tiles.
1 2 3
Each tile has a different number on it.
Sophie puts the three tiles down to make a
number. Each number is made with all three tiles.
How many different numbers can Sophie make?

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28 One day Shagufta earned £60
She worked for 8 hours.
Work out Shagufta’s hourly rate of pay.
£........................

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30 There are 3 red beads and 1 blue bead in a jar.

A bead is taken at random from the jar.
What is the probability that the bead is blue?
.....................................
31 There are only black pens and green pens in a box.

The ratio of the number of black pens in the box to the number of green pens in the box
is 2 : 5
What fraction of the pens are black?
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32 Ron organised an event for a charity.
Each ticket for the event cost £19.95
Ron sold 395 tickets.

Ron paid costs of £6000
He gave all money left to the charity.
(a) Work out an estimate for the amount of money Ron gave to the charity.
£........................
(3)
(b) Is your answer to (a) an underestimate or an overestimate?

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. .............................................................................................................................................
(1)

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33 Here are some properties of numbers.
A Even
B Odd
C Prime
D Square
E Two-digit
(a) Which two properties does the number 4 have?

Circle the correct letters.
A B C D E
(b) Can one number have all of the properties?

Tick a box.
Yes No Cannot tell
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
(2)
(c) Write down a number with three of the properties.

State which properties it has.
Number .....................................
Properties ................... , ................... , ...................
(2)
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34 (a) Round 27 146 correct to
(i) the nearest ten,

..................................................
(1)
(ii) the nearest thousand.
..................................................
(1)
(b) The width of a bench, b , is 984.8 cm correct to one decimal place.
Write down the error interval for the width of the bench.
........................ ≤ b < ........................

(2)
(c) (i) Write 856 000 000 in standard form.
..................................................
(1)
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..................................................
(1)
(d) Work out.
3— —
√27 + √25
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35 (a) Insert one of < , > or = to make each statement true.
(i) –5 .................. –7 (1)

(ii) 0.09 .................. 0.8 (1)
(iii) 62 ................. 12 (1)
(b) Work out the value of 52 × 102.
(b) ..............................
(2)
36 (a) Write numbers in the boxes below to make the statement true.
15 × 20 = 5 × =6×
(2)
(b) Louis thinks of a number.
If he cubes his number and then adds 9, he gets 17.
What number is he thinking of?
(b) ............................................
(2)
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1 David goes to a club.
He has one go at Darts.
He has one go at Pool.
The probability that he wins at Darts is 0.3

The probability that he wins at Pool is 0.4
(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.
Darts Pool
David
0.4 wins
David
0.3 wins .............
David does
not win
David
............. ............. wins
David does
not win
............. David does

not win
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that David wins at Darts and also wins at Pool.
(2)
Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
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2 A bowl contains 3 oranges, 5 mangoes and 7 bananas.
One fruit is taken, at random, from the bowl and not replaced. Another fruit
is then taken, at random, from the bowl.

A tree diagram representing these two events is shown below.
1st fruit 2nd fruit
2 orange
14
.............
orange mango
3
............. banana
15
3 orange
14
5
__ _4_
15 14
mango mango
7
14 banana
7 orange
15 .............
5
—
banana 14
mango
............. banana
(a) Complete the tree diagram representing these two events.

(2)
(b) Find the probability that both fruit are bananas. Give your answer as a simplified
fraction.
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3 Tara has 8 balls in a box.
5 of the balls are blue.
3 of the balls are red.
Tara takes at random a ball from the box and writes down its colour.
Tara puts the ball back in the box.
Then Tara takes at random a second ball from the box, and writes down its colour.
First ball Second ball
Blue
............
Blue
............
............ Red
Blue
............
............ Red
............ Red
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Tara takes exactly one ball of each colour from the
box.
........................................
(3)
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4 In a game of chess, a player can either win, draw or lose.
The probability that Sophie wins any game of chess is 0.5

The probability that Sophie draws any game of chess is 0.2

Sophie plays 2 games of chess.
1st game 2nd game
............... Win
...............
Win Draw
Lose
0.5 ...............
............... Win
0.2 ...............
Draw Draw
Lose
...............
............... ............... Win
...............
Lose Draw
Lose
...............
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Sophie will win both games.
.....................................
(2)
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5 Louis puts 3 red balls and 4 blue balls in a bag.
He takes at random a ball from the bag.
He writes down the colour of the ball.
He puts the ball in the bag again.

He then takes at random a second ball from the bag.

1st ball 2nd ball
3
7 Red
3 Red
7
........ Blue
........ Red
........
Blue
........ Blue
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Louis takes two red balls.
...........................
(2)

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6 Helen and Anthony each take a medical.
The probability that Helen will pass the medical is 0.9 The
probability that Anthony will pass the medical is 0.7
Helen Anthony
0.7 Pass
Pass
0.9
............... Fail
0.7 Pass
...............
Fail
............... Fail
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that both Helen and Anthony will pass the medical.
.......................................................
(2)
(c) Work out the probability that only one of them will pass the medical.
.......................................................
(3)
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7 There are 3 red sweets, 2 purple sweets and 5 orange sweets in a bag.
Georgina takes a sweet at random.

She eats the sweet.

She then takes another sweet at random.
Work out the probability that both the sweets are the same colour.
.....................................
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8 Sheila is going to play one game of darts and one game of dominoes.
The probability that she will win the game of darts is 34
1
The probability that she will win the game of dominoes 3
is (a) Complete the probability tree diagram.
darts dominoes
1
......... Sheila
3
wins
3 Sheila
.........
4 wins Sheila does
......... not win
Sheila
......... wins
......... Sheila does
not win Sheila does
......... not win
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Sheila will win exactly one game.
..........................
(3)
Sheila played one game of darts and one game of dominoes on a number of Fridays.
She won at both darts and dominoes on 21 Fridays.
(c) Work out an estimate for the number of Fridays on which Sheila did not win either game.
..........................
(3)
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9 Ron plays one game of golf and one game of pool.
The probability that Ron will win at golf is –3

4
The probability that Ron will win at pool is 1–

3
(a) Complete the probability tree diagram below.
golf pool
1 Ron
3 wins
Ron
3 wins
4 ............ Ron
does not
win
Ron
............ wins
............ Ron
does not
win
............ Ron
does not
win
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Ron wins both games.
......................
(2)
(c) Work out the probability that Ron will win only one game.
....................
(3)
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10 A and B are two sets of traffic lights on a road.
The probability that a car is stopped by lights A is 0.4
If a car is stopped by lights A, then the probability that the car is not stopped by
lights B is 0.7
If a car is not stopped by lights A, then the probability that the car is not stopped by
lights B is 0.2
(a) Complete the probability tree diagram for this information.
lights A lights B
stop
stop
not stop
stop
not stop
not stop
(2)
Derek drove along this road.
He was stopped by just one of the sets of traffic lights.
(b) Is it more likely that he was stopped by lights A or by lights B?

(3)
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11 On Friday, Arshan takes part in a long jump competition.
He has to jump at least 7.5 metres to qualify for the final on Saturday.
○ He has up to three jumps to qualify.

○ If he jumps at least 7.5 metres he does not jump again on Friday.
Each time Arshan jumps, the probability he jumps at least 7.5 metres is
0.8 Assume each jump is independent.
(a) Complete the tree diagram.
First jump Second jump Third jump

Qualify
0.8
............. Does not

qualify
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that he does not need the third jump to qualify.
.............................................................................
(2)
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12 Nikki goes to a fun fair.
She has one go at Hoopla.
She has one go on the Coconut shy.
The probability that she wins at Hoopla is 0.4

The probability that she wins on the Coconut shy is 0.3
Hoopla Coconut shy

Nikki
0.3 wins
Nikki
0.4 wins
............. Nikki does
not win
Nikki
............. wins
Nikki does
.............
not win
............. Nikki does

not win
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Nikki wins at Hoopla and also wins on the
Coconut shy.
.......................
(2)
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13 Noah has 10 coins in a bag.
There are three £1 coins and seven 50 pence coins.
Noah takes at random, 3 coins from the bag.

Work out the probability that he takes exactly £2.50
...................................................
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14 Some of the children at a nursery arrive by car.
³ 40% of the children at the nursery are boys.

³ 70% of the boys at the nursery arrive by car.

³ 60% of the girls at the nursery arrive by car.
What is the probability that a child chosen at random from the nursery arrives by car?
.................................................
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15 Peter believes he knows what his brother John is thinking.
He carries out an experiment to test this.
Peter and John sit back-to-back.

John rolls an ordinary fair dice.
John then thinks about the number on the dice while Peter tries to predict this
number.
(a) In 300 attempts, how many correct predictions would you expect Peter to make if he was just
guessing?
(a) ..............................
(2)
(b) The results of the first 15 attempts are shown in the table.
John’s number 2 6 5 3 2 1 5 1 3 4 4 6 1 6 5
Peter’s prediction 2 4 3 1 2 6 1 6 4 3 2 6 5 2 3
Matching pair ✓ ✓ ✓
Estimate the probability of getting a matching pair using the results of
(i) the first five attempts,
(b)(i) ...........................
(1)
(ii) all 15 attempts.
(ii) ..........................
(1)
(c) Use answers from (a) and (b) to comment on Peter’s belief that he knows what John is
thinking.
(2)
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16 A coin is rolled onto a grid of squares.
It lands randomly on the grid.
To win, the coin must land completely within one of the squares.
Misbah and Hamera each roll the coin a number of times and record their results.
Number of wins Number of losses
Misbah 6 44
Hamera 28 72
(a) Work out two different estimates for the probability of winning.
....................... and .........................

(2)
(b) Which of your estimates is the better estimate for the probability of winning?
Answer .................................................................................................................................
Reason .................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................
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17 Bag X contains 9 blue balls and 18 red balls.
Bag Y contains 7 blue balls and 14 red balls.
Helen picks a ball at random from bag X. She puts the ball into bag Y.
Matt now picks a ball at random from bag Y.
Show that:
P (Helen picks a blue ball) = P (Matt picks a blue ball)

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1 Simplify fully
________
6x2+x–1
4x2 – 1
..............................................
x 2 − 8 x + 15
2 Simplify fully
2 x 2 − 7 x −15
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3 The diagram below shows a 6-sided shape.
All the corners are right angles.
All the measurements are given in centimetres.
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
y
2y + 1
5
The area of the shape is 95 cm2.

(a) Show that 2y2 + 6y – 95 = 0
(3)
(b) Solve the equation
2y2 + 6y – 95 = 0
Give your solutions correct to 3 significant figures.

(3)
y = ...................................... or y = ......................................
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4 (a) Rearrange this equation
4 − 3x
5
=
x+2 x −1
to give 3x2 + 7x – 13 = 0
(3)
(b) Solve 3x2 + 7x – 13 = 0

correct to 2 decimal places.
x = ................................ or x = ................................
(3)
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5 (a) Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x – 2)
.......................................................
(2)
(b) Factorise x2 + 7x + 10
.......................................................
(2)
(c) x = 3y + 4(z – y)
Find the value of x when y = 6 and z = 5
x = .............................
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6 (a) Factorise x2 − 7x + 10
................................................................
(2)
(b) Solve x2 − 7x + 10 = 0
x = ...............................
or x = ...............................
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7 (a) Simplify 4a + 3c – 2a + c
.....................................
(1)
1
(b) S= at 2
2
1
Find the value of S when t = 3 and a =
4
S = ......................................
(2)
(c) Factorise x2 – 5x
.....................................
(2)
(d) Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x + 4)
...................................................
(2)
(e) Factorise y2 + 8y + 15
...................................................
(2)
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8 (a) Simplify (c2 k5)4
..........................................
(1)
(b) Expand and simplify (3x + 5)(4x − 1)
..........................................
(2)
(c) Solve x2 − 3x − 10 = 0
x = ..................................................................
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9 The plan below shows a large rectangle of length (2x + 6) m and width x m.
A smaller rectangle of length x m and width 3 m is cut out and removed.

2x + 6
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
x
3
The area of the shape that is left is 100 m2.
(a) Show that 2x2 + 3x − 100 = 0

(3)
(b) Calculate the length of the smaller rectangle.

............................................ m
(4)
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10 (a) Complete the table of values for y = x2 + x – 2
x –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2
y 10 0 -2 4
(2)
(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of y = x2 + x – 2 for values of x from –4 to 2
(2)
y
10
1
–4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5
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x = ...............................
x = ...............................
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11 (a) Construct the graph of x2 + y2 = 9
y
–3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 x
–1
–2
–3
(2)
(b) By drawing the line x + y = 2 on the grid, solve the equations x2 + y2 = 9

x+y =2
x = ......................... , y =..........................
or x = ......................... , y =..........................
(3)
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12 (a) Complete the table of values for y = x2 – 4x + 1
x –1 0 1
y 1 –2 –2 6
(2)
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x2 – 4x + 1

y
8
4
–1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
(2)
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13 (a) Complete the table of values for y = x2 – 3x – 1
x –2 –1 0
y 3 1 –3 –1
(2)
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x2 – 3x – 1 for values of x from – 2 to 4
y
10
1
–2 –1 O 1 2 4 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
(2)
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14 Show that any straight line that passes through the point (1, 1) must intersect the curve
with equation x² + y² = 16 at two points.
y V
1 x (1 , 1)
V
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5

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15 The graph of y = f(x) is drawn on the grid.
y
1
–2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
–1
(a) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph.
(1)
(b) Write down the roots of f(x) = 2

(1)
(c) Write down the value of f(0.5)
(1)
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16 2x2 − 6x + 5 can be written in the form a(x − b) + c
where a, b and c are positive numbers.
(a) Work out the values of a, b and c.

a = .............................................
b = .............................................
c = .............................................
(2)
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(b) Using your answer to part (a), or otherwise, solve 2x – 6x + 5 = 8.5
.............................................
(3)

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17 (a) Write x2 + 10x + 29 in the form (x + a)2 + b
............................................
(3)
2
(b) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of y = x + 10x + 29.
( ................ , ................ )
(1)

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18 Solve these simultaneous equations algebraically.
y= x−3
y = 2x 2 + 8x − 7
x = ....................... , y = .......................
x = ....................... , y = .......................
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1 (a) Andy, Lauren and Noah are playing with a normal fair
dice. They each predict the next seven throws.
Andy 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
Lauren 3 5 2 2 4 6 1
Noah 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Which, if any, of these predictions is the most likely?

Circle your choice and explain your answer.
Andy Lauren Noah All are equally likely
(2)
(b) Nikki makes a six-sided dice.
To test the dice she throws it 100 times.
After each 10 throws she records the number of sixes thrown.

The relative frequencies for the first 90 throws are shown on the graph.
0.5
0.4
Relative 0.3
frequency
of a six
0.2
0.1
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Total number of throws
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(1)
(ii) After 100 throws there were 42 sixes.
Calculate and plot the relative frequency of a six after 100 throws.
(1)
(iii) How many sixes would you expect to get after 100 throws of a fair dice?
...............................
(1)
(iv) Is Nikki’s dice fair?
Tick the correct box.
Ye s No
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2 The scatter graph shows some information about 10 cars.
It shows the time, in seconds, it takes each car to go from 0 mph to 60 mph.
For each car, it also shows the maximum speed, in mph.
150
140
Maximum
speed (mph)
130
120
110
100
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Time (seconds) to go from 0 mph to 60 mph
(a) What type of correlation does this scatter graph show?
..................................................
(1)
The time a car takes to go from 0 mph to 60 mph is 11 seconds.
(b) Estimate the maximum speed for this car.
........................................ mph
(2)
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3 The scatter graph shows information about eight dogs.
It shows the height and the length of each dog.
130
120
Length (cm)
110
100
90
80
70
50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85
Height (cm)
The table gives the height and the length of two more dog.
Height (cm) 65 80
Length (cm) 100 110
(a) On the scatter graph, plot the information from the table.
(1)
(b) Describe the relationship between the height and the length of these dog.
.......................................................................................................................................
(1)
The height of a dog is 76 cm.
(c) Estimate the length of this dog.
................................cm
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4 Some students revised for a mathematics exam.
They used a private tutor.
The scatter graph shows the times seven students spent with the tutor and the marks
the students got in the mathematics exam.
100
90
80
70
60
Mark 50
40
30
20
10
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Hours with tutor
Here is the information for 3 more students.
Hours with tutor 7 10 16

Mark 50 56 78
(a) Plot this information on the scatter graph.
(1)
(b) What type of correlation does this scatter graph show?
..................................................
(1)
(c) Draw a line of best fit on the scatter graph.

(1)
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5 The scatter graph shows information for some weather stations.
It shows the height of each weather station above sea level (m) and the mean August
midday temperature (°C) for that weather station.
2500
2000
1500
Height above
sea level (m)
1000
500
O 5 10 15 20 25
Mean August midday temperature (° C)
The table shows this information for two more weather stations.
Height of weather station above sea level (m) 1000 500
Mean August midday temperature (°C) 20 22
(a) Plot this information on the scatter graph.

(1)
................................................................
(1)
(c) Draw a line of best fit on the scatter graph.
(1)
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6 Mr Davies sells umbrellas.
The scatter graph shows some information about the number of umbrellas he sold and the
rainfall, in cm, each month last year.
60
50
40
Number
of
umbrellas
30
20
10
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rainfall in cm
In January of this year, the rainfall was 6.1 cm.

During January, Mr Davies sold 33 umbrellas.
(a) Show this information on the scatter graph.
(1)
...........................................................................
(1)
In February of this year, Mr Davies sold 39 umbrellas.
(c) Estimate the rainfall for February.
............................... cm
(2)
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7 Sophie reads eight books.
For each book she recorded the number of pages and the time she takes to read it.
The scatter graph shows information about her results.
12
10
Time
(hours)
6
0
0 50 100 150 200 250
Number of pages
(a) Describe the relationship between the number of pages in a book and the time Sophie
takes to read it.
.......................................................................................................................................
(1)
Sophie reads another book.

The book has 200 pages.
(b) Estimate the time it takes Sophie to read it.
........................... hours
(2)

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8 The table shows the cost and length of different tram journeys across a city.
Length of
journey (miles) 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.5 3.2 3.7 4.0 4.6 5.8 6.4
Cost of journey
(£) 0.90 0.80 1.50 1.60 2.00 2.20 2.40 2.90 3.10 3.40
(a) Draw a scatter diagram for the data on the grid below.
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
£
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7
Miles
(2)
(b) Estimate the cost of tram journey of length 5 miles.
Give your answer to the nearest ten pence.
£ ...............................................
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9 In a survey, the outside temperature and the number of units of electricity used for
heating were recorded for ten homes.
The scatter diagram shows this information.
100
90
80
70
60
Number of units used
50
40
30
20
10
0
–5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Outside temperature °C
Sheila says,
“On average the number of units of electricity used for heating decreases by 4 units
for each °C increase in outside temperature.”
(a) Is Sheila right?
Show how you get your answer.
. .............................................................................................................................................
. .............................................................................................................................................
(3)
(b) You should not use a line of best fit to predict the number of units of electricity used
for heating when the outside temperature is 30°C.
Give one reason why.
.............................................................................................................................................
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1 Here are some patterns made from squares.
Pattern number 1 Pattern number 2 Pattern number 3
(a) The diagram below shows part of Pattern number 5

Complete the diagram for Pattern number 5
Pattern number 4 Pattern number 5

(1)
(b) Complete the table.

Pattern number 1 2 3
Number of squares 5 9 13
(1)
(c) Find the number of squares used for Pattern number 12
..................................
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(a) In the space below, complete Pattern number 4.
Pattern number 4
(1)

Pattern number 1 2
Number of sticks 4 7 10
(1)
(c) How many sticks are used in Pattern number 10?
.......................
(1)
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(a) In the space below, draw Pattern number 4

Pattern number 4
(1)
Pattern number 1 2
Number of dots 8 12 16
(2)

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4 The first even number is 2
(a) Write down the 4th even number.

............................
(1)
Here are some patterns made from sticks.
Pattern number 1 Pattern number 3
(b) Draw Pattern number 4

Pattern number 4
(1)
(c) Complete the table.
Pattern number 1 2
Number of sticks 3 6 9
(2)
Jenny wants to find the number of sticks in Pattern number 100

(d) Write down a method she could use.
.......................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................
(1)
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5 Here is a sequence of patterns made from grey squares and white squares.
Pattern Pattern Pattern

Number 1 Number 2 Number 3
(a) Complete Pattern Number 5

Pattern Pattern
Number 4 Number 5
(1)
Pattern
1 2
Number
Total number
3 6
of squares
(1)
One of the patterns in the sequence has 10 grey squares.
(c) How many white squares does this pattern have?

....................................
(1)
Another pattern in the sequence has a total of 18 squares.
(d) How many grey squares does the pattern have?
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5 9 13 17
(a) (i) Write down the next term of the number sequence.
..........................
(ii) Explain how you found your answer.
................................................................................................................................
(2)
The 24 th term of the number sequence is 97
(b) Work out the 25 th term of the number sequence.

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7 The nth term of a number sequence is given by 3n + 1
(a) Work out the first three terms of the number sequence.
................................................
(1)
Here are the first four terms of another number sequence.
1 5 9 13
(b) Find, in terms of n, an expression for the nth term of this number sequence.
.....................................
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8 Write down the next term in each sequence.
(a)(i) 5 8 11 14 .......
..................................................................................................................................................
(1)
(a)(ii) 6 4 2 0 .......
..................................................................................................................................................
(1)
(a)(iii) 2 4 8 16 .......
..................................................................................................................................................
(1)
(b) The numbers in this sequence increase by the same amount each time.
11 ....... ....... 35
What are the missing numbers?

...............................................................................................................................................
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9 The nth term of a sequence is 100 – 3n.
(a) Work out the first three terms.

.........,.......................,..................
(2)
(b) Work out the first term of the sequence that is negative.
..............................................
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10 (a) Here are the first three terms of a sequence.
12 8 6 ....
The rule for working out the next term in the sequence is
Add 4 to the previous term and then divide by 2
Work out the first term that is not a whole number.

………...….…….....………
(2)
(b) This sequence uses the same rule.
Add 4 to the previous term and then divide by 2
The third term of this sequence is 9.
…. …. 9 ….
Work out the first term.

……...….…….....………
(3)
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11 (a) Write down the next term of each sequence.
(a) (i) 3 8 13 18 ........

........................................................................................................................................................
(1)
(a) (ii) 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.7 ........
..................................................................................................................................................
(1)
(a) (iii) 2 –1 –4 –7 ........

..................................................................................................................................................
(1)
(b) Here is a different sequence.

The third term is 20 and the fourth term is 36.
…… …… 20 36 ……
The term to term rule for this sequence is
Double and subtract four
Work out the first term of the sequence.
..............................................
(2)
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12 (a) The numbers in this sequence decrease by the same amount each time.
74 …… 58 50 42 ……
What are the two missing numbers?
............................... and ..............................

(b) The numbers in this different sequence decrease by the same amount each time. (2)
26 …… …… …… 6
What are the three missing numbers?
.................. , ................... , ....................

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13 (a) Here are the first two terms of a sequence.
5 4 …… …… ……
The rule for finding the next term in the sequence is
Multiply the previous term by 2 and subtract 6
Work out the first negative term of the sequence.
(2)
(b) Here are the first three terms of another sequence.
1 4 7 … … … … …
Which of the following is the nth term for this

sequence? Circle the correct answer.
n+3 3n+1 3n– 2 3n+2

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14 (a) A sequence starts
49 46 43 40
(a) (i) Write down the next two terms.

............................. and ............................. ....
(2)
(a) (ii) What is the rule for continuing the sequence?
......................................................................
(b) Another sequence starts (1)
57 50 43 36
This sequence is continued.
What is the first negative number in this sequence?
......................................................................
(1)
(c) The first sequence is also continued.
The two sequences have the number 43 in common.
What is the next number that the two sequences have in common?
......................................................................
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15 Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence.
6 10 14 18
(a) Write an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.
..................................
(2)
The nth term of a different arithmetic sequence is 3n + 5
(b) Is 108 a term of this sequence?

Show how you get your answer.
(2)

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16 (a) The nth term of a sequence is 2n + 2n – 1
Work out the 10th term of the sequence.
..................................
(1)
(b) The nth term of a different sequence is 4(2n + 2n – 1)

Circle the expression that is equivalent to 4(2n + 2n – 1)
2n + 2 + 2n + 1 22n + 22(n – 1)
8n + 8n – 1 2n + 2 + 2n – 1
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17 (a) Find the nth term of this linear sequence.
8 11 14 17
(a) ............................................
(2)
(b) Here is a quadratic sequence.
2 14 36 68
The expression for the nth term of this sequence is pn2 + qn.
Find the value of p and the value of q.

(b) p = ....................................
q = .....................................
(4)
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18 Here are the first three patterns in a sequence.
The patterns are made from triangles and rectangles.
pattern number 1 pattern number 2 pattern number 3
(a) How many triangles are there in pattern number 7?
..................................
(2)
Hassan says
“There are 4 rectangles in pattern number 3 so there will be 8 rectangles in pattern number 6”
(b) Is Hassan right?
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1 Solve the simultaneous equations
3x + 2y = 8
2x + 5y = –2
x = ...............................
y = ...............................
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6x + 2y = − 3
4x − 3y = 11
x = ..........................., y = ..........................

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x2 + y2 = 5
y = 3x + 1
x = ..................... y = .....................
or x = ..................... y = .....................
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4x – 3y = 7
x = ............................ y = ............................
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y
O
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
1
The diagram shows graphs of y= x+2

2
and 2y + 3x = 12
(a) Use the diagram to solve the simultaneous equations

1
y= x+2
2
2y + 3x = 12
x = .................... y = ....................
(1)
1
(b) Find an equation of the straight line which is parallel to the line y = x + 2 and
passes through the point (0, 4). 2
.....................................
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6x + 2y = − 3
4x − 3y = 11
x = ..........................., y = ..........................
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4x + y = 10
2x – 3y = 19
x = ...............................
y = ...............................

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8 Solve algebraically the simultaneous equations
x 2 + y 2 = 25
y − 2x = 5
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9 Here is the graph of 4x – 3y = 12 for values of x from 0 to 4
O 1 2 3 4 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
By drawing a second graph on the grid,

work out an approximate solution to the simultaneous equations
4x – 3y = 12 and 3x + 2y = 6
........................................................
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10 Solve these simultaneous equations algebraically.
y=x−3
y = 2x 2 + 8x − 7
x = ....................... , y = .......................
x = ....................... , y = .......................
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1 Work out (2 + √5)(2 – √5)
........................................
(1)
1
2 (a) Write down the value of 64 2
.....................
(1)
(b) Write 45 in the form k 5 , where k is an integer.
.....................
(2)
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3 Find the value of
(i) 80
.....................................
1 (1)
(ii) 64 2
.....................................
(1)
2_
(iii) __
27  3
 8 
.....................................
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4 (a) Simplify 4x × 5y
....................................
(1)
(b) Simplify x×x×x×x
....................................
(1)
(c) Expand 4(3n – 7)
...................................
(2)
(d) Expand and simplify 2(2x + 3) + 3(x + 1)
....................................
(2)
(e) Simplify n2 × n
....................................
(1)
(f) Simplify p5 ÷ p3
....................................
(1)
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..................................
(1)
(b) Simplify r5 ÷ r2
....................................
(1)
(c) Simplify 12tv6 ÷ 6tv5
....................................
2
1
6 2
(2)
(d) Simplify (9w y )
.....................................
(2)
(e) For y > 1, write the following expressions in order of size.

Start with the expression with the least value.
1_
y0 y2 y y–2 y 2
..........................................................................................
(2)
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6 (a) Simplify n3 × n4
..................................
(1)
(b) Simplify q7 ÷ q3
..................................
(1)
(c) Simplify a2b3 × 3ab2
..................................
(2)
7 (a) Expand and simplify 3(a + 4) + 5(2a + 1)

...................................
(2)
(b) Simplify x4 × x6
....................................
(1)
(c) Simplify y8 ÷ y5
.....................................
(1)
(d) Simplify (z4 )3
.....................................
(1)
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8 (a) Simplify v6 × v2
..............................
(1)
m8
(b) Simplify
m3
..............................
(1)
(c) Simplify (2y)3
........................................
(2)
(d) Simplify 3a2h × 4a5h4

........................................
(2)
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9 Work out the value of (9 × 10 – 4) × (3 × 10 7)
..................................
1
10 (a) Write down the value of 64 2
..................................
2
(1)
−
 8  3
(b) Find the value of 
 125 
..................................
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11 One uranium atom has a mass of 3.95 × 10 –22 grams.
(a) Work out an estimate for the number of uranium atoms in 1 kg of uranium.
..................................
(3)
(b) Is your answer to (a) an underestimate or an overestimate?
.............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................
(1)

12 Write 0.000068 in standard form.
..................................
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13 a × 10 4 + a × 10 2 = 24 240 where a is a number.
Work out a × 10 4 − a × 10 2
..................................
(2)
10
14 Rationalise the denominator and simplify

3 5
..................................
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15 (a) Show that √396 can be written as 6 √11.
(2)
– _
4 +
(b) Without using a calculator, show that ———–2√2
– can be simplified to 6 + 4√2
2 – √2
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16 (a) Without using a calculator, show that √20 ═ 2√5
(2)
(b) The point A is shown
_ on the unit grid below.
_ from A and lies on the intersection of two grid lines.
The point B is 2√5 units
Mark one possible position for B.

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17 The volume of Earth is 1.08 × 1012 km3
The volume of Jupiter is 1.43 × 1015 km3.
How many times larger is the radius of Jupiter than the radius of Earth?
Assume that Jupiter and Earth are both spheres.
4 3
Volume of sphere =
3
..............................
(4)
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y
y = f(x)
O x
(2,–1)
The diagram shows part of the curve with equation y = f(x)
The minimum point of the curve is at (2,–1)
(a) Write down the coordinates of the minimum point of the curve with equation
(i) y = f(x - 2)
.........................................
(ii) y = 2f(x)
.........................................
(iii) y = f(2x)
.........................................
(3)
The curve y = f(x) is reflected in the y axis.
(b) Find the equation of the curve following this transformation.
y = ..................................
(1)
The curve with equation y = f(x) has been transformed to give the curve with equation
y = f(x) + 2
(c) Describe the transformation.
.......................................................................................................................................
(1)
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2 y
(2, 4)
y = f(x)
O x
The diagram shows part of the curve with equation y = f(x).

The coordinates of the maximum point of this curve are (2, 4).
Write down the coordinates of the maximum point of the curve with equation
(a) y = f(x – 2)
(.......... , ..........)
(1)
(b) y = 2f(x)
(.......... , ..........)
(1)
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3 The diagram shows a sketch of the curve y = sin x° for 0 x 360
y
1
0.5
O
90 180 270 360 x
–0.5
–1
3
The exact value of sin 60° =
2
(a) Write down the exact value of
(i) sin 120°,

.....................
(ii) sin 300°.
.....................
(2)
(b) On the grid below, sketch the graph of y = 3sin 2x° for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360
y
4
2
O
90 180 270 360 x
–1
–2
–3
–4 (2)
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4 y
y = f(x)
–1 O 1 2 3 x
The curve with equation y = f(x) is translated so that the point at (0, 0) is mapped onto the
point (2, 0).
(a) Find an equation of the translated curve.
.....................................
y
(2)
4
O
180 360 540 x
–2
–4
The grid shows the graph of y = cos x° for values of x from 0 to 540
(b) On the grid, sketch the graph of y = 3 cos (2x°) for values of x from 0 to 540
(2)
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5 This is a sketch of the curve with the equation y = f(x).
The only minimum point of the curve is at P(3, –4).
y = f(x)
O x
×
P(3, –4)
(a) Write down the coordinates of the minimum point of the curve with the equation
y = f(x – 2)
(............ , ............)
(2)
(b) Write down the coordinates of the minimum point of the curve with the equation
y = f(x + 5) + 6
(............ , ............)
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6 The graph of y = f(x) is shown on the grid.
y
4
y = f(x) graph N
3
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1
–2
–3
The graph N is a translation of the graph of y = f(x).
(a) Write down in terms of f, the equation of graph N
y = .....................................................
(1)
The graph of y = f(x) has a maximum point at (−4, 3).

(b) Write down the coordinates of the maximum point of the graph of y = f(−x).
(....................... , .......................)
(2)
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7 The graph of y = f(x) is shown on each of the grids.
(a) On this grid, sketch the graph of y = f(x – 2)

y
6
–55 –4
–4 –3
–3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
(2)
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(b) On this grid, sketch the graph of y = 2f(x)
y
1
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
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–2
–3
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8 The graph of y = f(x) is drawn on the grid.
y
1
–2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
–1
(a) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph.
(.............., ..................)
(1)
(b) Write down the roots of f(x) = 2
..................................
(1)
(c) Write down the value of f(0.5)
..................................
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9 The graph of y = f(x) is shown on both grids below.
y
y = f(x) 4
–8 –6 –4 –2 O 2 4 6 8 x
–2
–4
(a) On the grid above, sketch the graph of y = f(–x)

(1)
y
y = f(x) 4
–8 –6 –4 –2 O 2 4 6 8 x
–2
–4
(b) On this grid, sketch the graph of y = –f(x) + 3

(1)
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1 Here are some patterns of circles.
(a) Shade two more circles to give this pattern symmetry in the mirror line.
mirror line
(2)
(b) Shade two more circles to give this pattern symmetry in both mirror lines.
mirror line
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(2)
(c) Shade four more circles to give this pattern symmetry in the mirror line.
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B C
A D
(2)
(a) Enlarge ABCD by scale factor 3.
(b) How many times bigger is the area of the enlarged shape than the area of ABCD?
.................................
(2)
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The number 71 is shaded on the grid.
(a) What fraction of the grid is shaded?

.........................
(3)
(b) The letter S is shaded on this grid.
mirror line
Draw the reflection of the letter S in the mirror line.
(2)
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Write down the order of rotational symmetry.
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y
7
3 T
O
–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5
–6
Triangle T has been drawn on the grid.

Rotate triangle T .90° clockwise about the point (1, 0).
Label the new triangle A.
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y
6 B
3
A
2
O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
Describe fully the single transformation which maps shape A onto shape B.
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6
y
7
3 P
_4 _3 _2 _1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
_1
_2
_3
Q
_4
_5
Triangle P and triangle Q are drawn on the grid.
(a) Describe fully the single transformation which maps triangle P onto triangle Q.
.......................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................
(3)
3
(b) Translate triangle P by the vector .

0
Label the new triangle R.
(1)
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7 y
8
–8 –6 –4 –2 O 2 4 6 8 x
–2
–4
–6
–8
(a) Rotate the shaded shape 180° clockwise about the point O.
(2)
3
A
2
B
1
–4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
(b) Describe fully the single transformation that will map shape A onto shape B.
.......................................................................................................................................
(2)
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A
Triangle A has been drawn on a grid.

(a) On the grid, draw an enlargement of the
triangle A with a scale factor 3.
y
4
3
Q
2
–4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
Triangle Q has been drawn on a grid.

(b) On the grid, rotate triangle Q 90° clockwise, centre O.
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y
6
–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
–1
Q
–2
–3
–4
–5
–6
(a) Rotate triangle Q 180° about the point (–1, 1).
Label the new triangle A.

(2)
(b) Translate triangle Q by the vector ⎛ 6⎞ .

⎜ ⎟
⎝ −1⎠
Label the new triangle B.
(1)
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10 y
5 y=x
Q
1
O 1 2 3 4 5 x
(c) Reflect triangle Q in the line y = x.
Label the new triangle C.

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11 y
5
4
A
3
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1
–2
B
–3
–4
–5
(a) Reflect shape A in the y axis.

(2)
(b) Describe fully the single transformation which takes shape A to shape B.
.......................................................................................................................................
(3)

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y
–4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 x
–1
–2
–3
Rotate the shape 180° centre O.

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P
1
On the grid, enlarge the shape with a scale factor of 2 , centre P.

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6
3
A
2
−7 −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
−1
−2
−3
−4
−5
−6
(a) On the grid above, reflect shape A in the line x = −2
(2)
y
4
A
3
B 2
1
−5 −4 −3 −2 −1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
−1
−2
−3
(b) Describe fully the single transformation that will map shape A onto shape B.
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y
4
A
3
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1
B
–2
–3
–4
–5
Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B.
.........................................................................................................................................................................
. .............................................................................................................................................
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y
2
A
–8 –6 –4 –2 O 2 4 6 8 x
–2
–4
–6
–8
(a) Enlarge shape A by scale factor −2, centre (0, 0)

Label your image B.
(2)
(b) Describe fully the single transformation that will map shape B onto shape A.
.............................................................................................................................................
(1)
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1 ABC is a right-angled triangle. AB = 18 cm
and BC = 6 cm.
TThe line BD bisects the angle ABC.
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
18 cm
D
x
B C
6 cm
(a) Write down the value of tan x.
.........................................
(1)
(b) Calculate the length BD.
..................... cm
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2 Here is a right-angled triangle.
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
8 cm
x
12 cm
(a) Calculate the size of the angle marked x.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
x = ...........................°
(3)
Here is another right-angled triangle.
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
y cm
40°
12 cm
(b) Calculate the value of y.

y = ...........................
(3)
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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
3 cm
P R
10 cm
PQR is a right-angled triangle.
QR = 3 cm
PR = 10 cm
Work out the size of angle RPQ.

°
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4 A Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
7 cm
C
B 8.5 cm
ABC is a right-angled triangle.

AB = 7 cm,
BC = 8.5 cm.
(a) Work out the area of the triangle.

............................. cm2
(2)
(b) Work out the length of AC.
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
............................... cm
(3)
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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
32 mm
y
F E
48 mm
DEF is another right-angled triangle.

DE = 32 mm,
FE = 48 mm.
(c) Calculate the size of angle y.

........................°
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5 A
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
6 cm
B C
16 cm

AC = 6 cm.
BC = 16 cm.
(a) Work out the area of triangle ABC.

............................. cm2
(b) Calculate the length of AB. (2)
............................... cm
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6 A
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
58°
18 m
C B
AC = 18 m.
Angle CAB = 58°
Calculate the length of AB.

................................. m
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C Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
15 cm
112°
A
8 cm B
ABC is a triangle.
AB = 8 cm
BC = 15 cm
Angle ABC = 112°
Calculate the area of the triangle.

......................... cm2
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8 Town B is 4.6 km due West of town C.
Town A is 2.3 km due North of town B.
A Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
2.3 km N
x
B C
4.6 km
(a) Calculate the size of the angle marked x.

x = ............................ º
(3)
(b) Find the bearing of town C from town A.

............................ º
(1)
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9 A Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
5 cm
C
B 6 cm

AB = 5 cm,
BC = 6 cm.
(a) Work out the area of the triangle.

............................. cm2
(2)
(b) Work out the length of AC.
............................... cm
(3)
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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
32 mm
y
F E
44 mm
DEF is another right-angled triangle.

DE = 32 mm,
FE = 44 mm.
(c) Calculate the size of angle y.

°
..................................
(3)

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A
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
9m
11 m
15 m
B
ABC is a triangle.
AB = 11 m.
AC = 9 m.
BC = 15 m.
Calculate the size of angle BAC.

Give your answer correct to one decimal place.
°
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11 Diagram NOT
C
accurately drawn
19 cm
7 cm
48°
A 3 cm B D
AC = 7 cm. AB = 3 cm. DE = 19 cm.
Angle ABC = angle CBD = angle BDE = 90°

Angle BDE = 48°
Calculate the length of CD

............................................ cm
(4)
(b) Calculate the length of CE.

............................................ cm
(3)
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A B
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
9.6 cm 6.4 cm
xq
C
AC = 9.6 cm.
BC = 6.4 cm.
Calculate the size of the angle marked xq.
q
..................................
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13 Triangles ABD and BCD are right-angled triangles.
10 cm
5 cm
B D
x cm 4 cm
Work out the value of x.

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14 The diagram shows a design for a zipwire.
The zipwire will run between the top of two vertical posts, AB and CD.
A
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
6.5 m D
95°
2.3 m
B C
Work out the distance AD.

.......................... m
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15 In the triangle, angle y is obtuse.
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
16 cm
10 cm
y 34°
Work out the size of angle y.

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G Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
M
b
a P
O
OGP is a triangle.
M is the midpoint of OG.
OP = a
PG = b
(a) Express OM in terms of a and b.

OM =...........................
(2)
(b) Express PM in terms of a and b
PM = ...........................
(2)
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A
Diagram NOT
P accurately drawn
2a
3b
O
OAB is a triangle.
OA = 2a
OB = 3b
(a) Find AB in terms of a and b.

AB = ............................
(1)
P is the point on AB such that AP : PB = 2 : 3
(b) Show that OP is parallel to the vector a + b.

(3)
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D
P
b Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
O B
a
ODB is a triangle.
OB = a
OD = b
(a) Find BD in terms of a and b.
..................................
(1)
P is the point on DB such that DP : PB = 1 : 3
(b) Find OP in terms of a and b.
..................................
(3)
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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
A
Z
O B Y
In the diagram,
OA = 4a and OB = 4b
OAD, OBY and BZD are all straight lines

AD = 2OA and BZ: ZD = 1 : 3
(a) Find, in terms of a and b, the vectors which represent
(i) BD
..................................
(2)
(ii) AZ
..................................
(2)
Given that BY = 8b
(b) Show that AZY is a straight line.

(3)
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5 X a Y Z
Diagram NOT
2b accurately drawn
M
N
b
XYP is a triangle P
N is a point on XP
o o o
XY = a XN = 2b NP = b
o
(a) Find the vector PX , in terms of a and b.
..................................
(1)
Y is the midpoint of XZ
M is the midpoint of PY
(b) Show that NMZ is a straight line.

(4)
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6 X
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
a
P
O Y
b
OXY is a triangle.
OX = a
OY = b
(a) Find the vector XY in terms of a and b.
XY = ........................................
P is the point on XY such that XP : PY = 3 : 2 (1)
1
(b) Show that OP = – (2a + 3b)
5
(3)
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A P B Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
a
M
O c C
OABC is a parallelogram.
M is the midpoint of CB.
P is the midpoint of AB.
OA = a
OC = c
(a) Find, in terms of a and/or c, the vectors
(i) MB ,
.......................................................
(ii) MP.
.......................................................
(2)
(b) Show that CA is parallel to MP.

(2)
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8 Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
B
4a + 3b
O
2a + b
A
OA = 2a + b
OB = 4a + 3b
(a) Express the vector AB in terms of a and b

.....................................
(2)
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Diagram NOT
C accurately drawn
B
4a + 3b
O
2a + b
A
ABC is a straight line.
CB : YZ = 2 : 3
(b) Express the vector OC in terms of a and b

.....................................
(3)

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9 W p X
Diagram NOT
q accurately drawn
Z Y
WXYZ is a parallelogram.
WX is parallel to ZY. WZ is parallel to XY.
WX = p
WZ = q
(a) Express, in terms of p and q
(i) WY
(i).................................
(ii) XZ
(ii)................................
(2)
W p X
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
q R
Z Y
WX and XZ are diagonals of parallelogram WXYZ.
WY and XZ intersect at R
(b) Express WR in terms of p and q.
..................................
(1)
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X
Diagram NOT
P accurately drawn
2a
3b
O
OXY is a triangle.
OX = 2a
OY = 3b
(a) Find XY in terms of a and b.

XY = ............................
(1)
P is the point on XY such that XP : PY = 2 : 3
(b) Show that OP is parallel to the vector a + b

(3)
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O
M
N
C
A B
OMA, ONB and ABC are straight lines.

M is the midpoint of OA.
B is the midpoint of AC.
→ → →
OA = 6a OB = 6b ON = kb where k is a scalar quantity.
Given that MNC is a straight line, find the value of k.
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12 In triangle ABC
M is the midpoint of AC
N is the point on BC where BN : NC = 2 : 3

→
AC = 2a
→
AB = 3b
C Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
M N
A B
→
(a) Work out MN in terms of a and b.
..................................
(3)
(b) Use your answer to part (a) to explain why MN is not parallel to AB.
(1)
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Edexcel style questions arranged by topic

In the style of: Centre Number Candidate Number

2 (a) Work out the value of

Cost = £80 + 50p per mile

Bill hires a car and drives 90 miles.

(a) Work out the cost.

The cost of hiring a car and driving m miles is C pounds.

(b) Complete the formula for C in terms of m.

(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 2x – 1

(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)

(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)

6 (a) Expand y(2y – 3)

(c) List all the possible values of k.

(Total for Question 6 is 5 marks)

(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

8 A hotel has 64 guests.

(a) Work out 40 out of 64 as a percentage.

(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)

Walk Car Bike Total

(a) Complete the two-way table.

One of the children is picked at random.

One of the girls is picked at random.

11 pples cost a pence each

(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)

The diagram shows a rectangle.

(Total for Question 12 is 5 marks)

(Total for Question 14 is 2 marks)

(Total for Question 15 is 2 marks)

(Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)

(5a − 20)° (4b − 5a)°

Work out the value of a and the value of b.

(Total for Question 17 is 5 marks)

(Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)

(Total for Question 19 is 2 marks)

The measurements in the diagram are in centimetres.

The perimeter of the inside of the frame is P cm.

“When x and y are whole numbers, P is always a multiple of 4."

(Total for Question 21 is 4 marks)

where t is the age of the motorhome in complete years.

(a) Write down the value of V when t = 0.

(Total for Question 22 is 4 marks)

Choose the correct letters to make each statement true.

(a) Equation B and equation ............. are equivalent. (1)

(Total for Question 23 is 3 marks)

24 Joe went for a bike ride one evening.

He travelled x kilometres in 5 hours.

(Total for Question 24 is 4 marks)

Work out the value of T when r = 8 and u = 9.

(Total for Question 25 is 5 marks)

Work out the equation of line L.

(b) Use the graphs to solve the simultaneous equations

y=5−x and y=x+1

(Total for Question 27 is 3 marks)

When x = 2 and y = −6 which expression has the smallest value?

(Total for Question 28 is 2 marks)

(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)

30 Helen is trying to work out the two values of w for which 3w − w3 = 2