GCSE Mathematics (9-1) : Edexcel Style Questions Arranged by Topic
GCSE Mathematics (9-1) : Edexcel Style Questions Arranged by Topic
GCSE Mathematics (9-1) : Edexcel Style Questions Arranged by Topic
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Algebra
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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.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• your answers if you have time at the end.
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1 Peter thinks of a number.
He multiplies the number by 3
He then adds 2
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His answer is 20
(a) What number did Peter think of?
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(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
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P = .....................................
(2)
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
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(ii) 64
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(iii) 3 × 23
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(3)
(b) Work out
(i) – 3 + 5
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(ii) –2 – 3
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(2)
(Total for Question 2 is 5 marks)
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3 The cost of hiring a car can be worked out using this rule.
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£ .....................................
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(2)
C = .....................................
(2)
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4 (a) Complete this table of values for y = 2x – 1
–1 0 1 2 3
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y –1 3 5
(2)
y
8
6
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–3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
–2
–4 (2)
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5 Work out an estimate for the value of 31 × 4.92
_________
0.21
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(1)
(b) Factorise x2 – 4x
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(2)
k is an integer such that –1 - k < 3
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(2)
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7 (a) Factorise x2 – 5x
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(2)
(b) Expand 3(5x –2)
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(1)
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(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.
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(2)
(Total for Question 8 is 4 marks)
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9 (a) Simplify 8x – 4x
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(1)
(b) Simplify y×y×y
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(1)
(c) Simplify 5y + 4x – 2x + 5x
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(2)
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10 The two-way table gives some information about how 100 children travelled to school one day.
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(3)
(b) Write down the probability that this child walked to school that day.
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(1)
(c) Work out the probability that this girl did not walk to school that day.
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(2)
(Total for Question 10 is 6 marks)
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12 Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
4x + 1
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x x
2x + 12
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(1)
(b) Solve 4x + 1 = 2x + 12
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x = ........................................
(2)
(c) Use your answer to part (b) to work out the perimeter of the rectangle.
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........................................ cm
(1)
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13 (a) Simplify 5 + 2 – 4cd
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(1)
(b) Simplify 4c + 3d – 2c + 2d
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(2)
(c) Simplify x×x×x
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.................................
(1)
(d) Simplify 3q × 2r
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(1)
(e) Factorise 5x + 10
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(1)
(Total for question 13 is 6 marks
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14 Expand and simplify (x + 7)(x + 3)
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15 Solve 4x + 5 = x + 26
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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.
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(1)
(b) Solve 3y – 5 = 9
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y = .....................................
(2)
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17 Here is a parallelogram.
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(2a + 43)°
a = .....................................
b = .....................................
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18 (a) Factorise 3f + 9
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(1)
(b) Factorise x2 – 2x – 15
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(2)
p
19 q = +s
r
Make p the subject of this formula.
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20 f = 5x + 2y
x = 3 and y = −2
Find the value of f.
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(Total for Question 20 is 2 marks)
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21 Here is a rectangle made of card.
2x
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(2)
Georgina says,
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(2)
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22 You should use a calculator for this question.
The value of a motorhome £V is given by
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t
V = 20 000 x 0.9
(a) £ ...........................
(1)
(b) What is the value of V when t = 3?
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(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
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1 –3
y = –6x x=–y y=—
6 x
D E F
6 2
x =– y = 6x y=–+2
y x
(b) Equation ............. and equation ............. each show x is inversely proportional to y. (2)
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25 (a) Simplify.
x ×x ×x ×x ×x
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(a) ............................................
(1)
(b) Solve.
3x + 7 = 19
(b) x = ......................................
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(2)
(c) Here is a formula.
T = 5r + 3u
(c) ............................................
(2)
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26 (a) Complete this table for y = 2x – 3.
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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
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0 x
1 2 3 4
-1
-2
-3
-4
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-5
-6
(2)
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(c) Line L is drawn on the grid below.
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3
L
2
1
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0 x
1 2 3 4
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
(c) ............................................
(3)
(Total for Question 26 is 6 marks)
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27
Here is the graph of y=5−x for values of x from 0 to 5
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0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5
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(a) On the same grid, draw the graph of y = x + 1 for values of x from 0 to 5
(2)
x = .....................................
y = .....................................
(1)
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28 Here are three expressions.
y
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– x – yx – y xy
x
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(2)
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29 Simplify 5x – (2x + 6)
Circle your answer.
3x + 6 9x −3x 3x − 6
(2)
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31
JKLQ is a square.
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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
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3 cm
P O N
(4)
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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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Paper Reference
GCSE style questions arranged by topic 1MA1/2F
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centre
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may bequestions
Answer the in the spaces provided
more space than you need.
• If your calculator does
Calculators may be used.
• 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
• The total mark for this paper is
• – use this asfora guide
The marks each question are shown in brackets
as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try toananswer
Keep eye on the time.
• Check your answers
every question.
• if you have time at the end.
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North
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(1)
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2 N
65
140
P (3)
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(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.
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N
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12 km
120°
X
N
9 km 030°
Y
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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.
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River
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...................... miles
(3)
(b) Z is 12 miles north-east of 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.
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Y
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6 The diagram shows part of a map.
It shows the positions of a lighthouse and a boat.
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lighthouse
N
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boat
(a) Work out the real distance between the lighthouse and the boat.
Give your answer in metres.
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................................. m (2)
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(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.
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x
A
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B
Scale: 1 cm represents 50 km
°
.................................
(1)
(b) Work out the real distance between port A and port B.
Use the scale 1 cm represents 50 km.
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.............................. km
(2)
Port C is 350 km on a bearing of 060° from port B.
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8 Peter keeps bees in two beehives.
They are marked P and Q in the scale drawing below.
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North
P ×
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×
Q
(a) If Peter walks at about 2 m/s, estimate how long it takes him to walk from beehive P to
beehive Q.
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(a) ..................................
(3)
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(b) Bees can indicate to other bees where flowers are.
On the scale drawing, show the point where the flowers are.
Label this point F.
(2)
(c) Peter plants some fruit trees, which are
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9 The diagram shows the positions of a tower and a tree.
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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.
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(3)
(b) Work out the bearing of the tree from the tower.
Give your answer correct to the nearest degree.
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(4)
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10 The diagram shows the position of town A.
N
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A Scale: 1 cm represents 10 km
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11 The diagram shows the position of two boats, B and C.
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C
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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
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North
North
A
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(3)
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13 The map of an island is shown.
North
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Scale 1 cm to 5 km
North
P
Q
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(1)
...................................................................km
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(2)
(2)
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GCSE style questions arranged by topic 1MA1/2H
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Instructions
• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• If your calculator
Calculators may be used.
• unless the questiondoesinstructs
not 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
• 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.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try toananswer
Keep eye on the time.
• Check your answers
every question.
• if you have time at the end.
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1 —–
_x
w ═ √y
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w = ...............................
(Total for Question 1 is 5 marks)
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2 An arrow is shot vertically upwards at a speed of V metres per second.
V2
H=
2g
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(1)
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(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.
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(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)
(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)
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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.
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Work out the upper bound for the petrol consumption for Sophie’s
journey. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
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5 (a) A solid cube has sides of length 5 cm.
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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
5 cm
5 cm
5 cm
...............................................
(4)
............................ mm3
(2)
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............................ grams
(ii) What is the maximum the weight could be?
............................ grams
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6 The length of a line is 53 centimetres, correct to the nearest centimetre.
........................................ centimetres
(1)
........................................ centimetres
(1)
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7 The voltage V of an electronic circuit is given by the formula
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V = IR
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8 The average fuel consumption (c) of Tara's car, in kilometres per litre, is given by the formula
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d
c=
f
where d is the distance travelled, in kilometres, and f is the fuel used, in litres.
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.
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19.2 cm
20 cm
15 cm 14.3 cm
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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
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11 (a) The attendance at a football match was 67 500, correct to the nearest hundred.
(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.
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(2)
≤d<
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GCSE style questions arranged by topic 1MA1/2H
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Instructions
• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• If your calculator
Calculators may be used.
• unless the questiondoesinstructs
not 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
• 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.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try toananswer
Keep eye on the time.
• Check your answers
every question.
• if you have time at the end.
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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°
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34°
B O
D
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78°
X 58° Y
A
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2 (a) Here is a circle with centre O.
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x
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
O
B
104°
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................. degrees
(1)
(b) Here is a different circle.
y Diagram NOT
28° accurately drawn
40°
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3 V
Diagram NOT
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accurately drawn
W
O
U
................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................
(2)
Diagram NOT
Z accurately drawn
Y
O 140°
X
X, Y and Z are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.
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O Y
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
60°
W X
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5
B Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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38°
A D
°
..................................
(2)
.................................. °
(ii) Give a reason for your answer.
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................................................................................................................................
(3)
(Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)
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Diagram NOT
D accurately drawn
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A 60°
O x°
y° C
x = ....................................
................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................
(2)
y = ....................................
................................................................................................................................
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(2)
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B Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
C
O
58°
S A T
CB = AB.
Angle CAS = 58°.
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°
...................................
(Total for Question 7 is 5 marks)
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B Diagram NOT
C
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accurately drawn
54°
28°
A
D
°
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9 Y Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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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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°
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...................................
(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)
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10 ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral.
AE is a tangent at A.
CDE is a straight line.
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B C
Diagram NOT
40 º accurately drawn
32 º
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x
E
A
.................... degrees
(Total for Question 10 is 5 marks)
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11 W Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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Z
X
130°
Y
°
...................................
(2)
(b) Work out the size of angle OZY.
Give reasons for your answer.
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°
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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°.
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O
22°
D
A
Work out the sizes of angle ACD and ACB, giving reasons for your answers.
(2)
(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.
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Diagram NOT
Q accurately drawn
P x°
44°
O
y°
R
32°
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U T
S
x = ......................................
(4)
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y = ......................................
(Total for Question 13 is 7 marks)
(3)
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14 A, B and C are points on a circle.
• BC bisects angle ABQ.
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x
P B Q
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Angle CBQ = x
Prove that AC = BC
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15 Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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S
O
x
32°
P
T
x = ......................................
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Cumulative Frequency Higher Tier
Paper Reference
GCSE style questions arranged by topic 1MA1/3H
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Instructions
• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
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2 The box plot gives information about the distribution of the weights of bags on a plane.
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Explain why.
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(b) Write down the median weight.
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3 David measured the height, in cm, of each tomato plant in his greenhouse.
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4 The incomplete box plot and table show some information about some marks.
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5 The table shows a summary of the marks scored by 120 people in a test.
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(i) Work out the probability that both scored over 60.
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6 Georgina did a survey about the amounts of money spent by 120 families during summer
holidays.
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The cumulative frequency table gives some information about the amounts of money
spent by the 120 families.
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0 A < 150 25
0 A < 200 42
0 A < 250 64
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A survey of the amounts of money spent by 200 families during their Christmas
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7 The table shows information about the number of felt tip pens in 100 childrens pencil cases.
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8 A company tested 100 batteries.
The table shows information about the number of hours that the batteries lasted.
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55 < t < 60 21
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70 < t < 75 8
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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.
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9 The table gives some information about the number of fish caught in a match.
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0 < n - 50
0 < n - 60
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C D
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11 The table shows information about the time, m millimetres120 tomato plants grow in a week.
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70 < m - 130
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(c) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your cumulative frequency table.
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12 The cumulative frequency table shows the marks some students got in a test.
0 < m 10 8
0 < m 20 23
0 < m 30 48
0 < m 40 65
0 < m 50 74
0 < m 60 80
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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.
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13 David measures the heights of 80 plants he has grown.
This table summarises his results.
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Number of plants 8 38 31 3
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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.
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(c) David sells these 80 plants using the price list below.
Estimate the total profit David will receive when he sells all these plants.
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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
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Use your graph to estimate the lowest mark that Silver will be awarded for.
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(c) Explain why the teacher’s method will not necessarily award Gold to exactly 10% of the
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GCSE style questions arranged by topic 1MA1/2F
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centre
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may bequestions
Answer the in the spaces provided
more space than you need.
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• 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
• The total mark for this paper is
• – use this asfora guide
The marks each question are shown in brackets
as to how much time to spend on each question.
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1 David earns a salary of £3500 per month.
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Helen wins a race.
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Write a number in each box to make correct statements.
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2
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4 Two banks calculate the yearly interest they pay customers.
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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
will earn.
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5 There are 180 people at a wedding. 20% are
children. One-half are men. The rest are women.
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6 (a) 9 of this square grid.
Shade —
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(1)
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(c) Use your answers to part (a) and part (b) to write down the answer to – – —
5 25
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(d) Work out – of 36
3
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7 (a) Use your calculator to work out 4.7
9.4 − 3.5
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(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%.
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(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)
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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
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(a) Work out the number of British cars the garage sold that week.
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1
A car tyre costs £80 plus VAT at 17 %.
2
(b) Work out the total cost of the tyre.
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£ ....................
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11 There are some pens in a bag.
36 of the pens are blue.
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(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
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(Total for Question 11 is 4 marks)
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12 Louis invested £6500 for 2 years in a savings account.
He was paid 4% per annum compound interest.
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(a) How much did Louis have in his savings account after 2 years?
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15 ABCD is a square.
This diagram is drawn accurately.
A B
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16 Write the following numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.
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2 3
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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
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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.
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I did better than Sophie as I scored more marks.
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26 Write these in order, smallest first.
1
0.34 – 3.5%
3
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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.
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0.037
.037 37 370
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29 Circle the fraction that is not equivalent to –
8
6 9 12 15
— — — —
16 24 32 35 (1)
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.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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30 Work out 51% of 400
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(Total for Question 30 is 2 marks)
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(Total for Question 31 is 2 marks)
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32 Work out 2–×1–
4 7
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33 A gym has 275 members.
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1
Altogether 4 of the people said yes.
1
of the men said yes.
3
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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.
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(Total for Question 35 is 4 marks)
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36 Circle the decimal that is closest in value to –
3
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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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GCSE style questions arranged by topic
1MA1/3F
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Instructions
• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• If your calculator
Calculators may be used.
• unless the questiondoesinstructs
not 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
• 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.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try toananswer
Keep eye on the time.
• Check your answers
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Total
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Mutton Fish
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Flies away
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2 (a) The bar chart shows the amounts Isaac saves in May, June and August 2010.
Savings
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80
70
60
Amount (£) 50
40
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May June July August
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September
October
November
December
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(c) (i) For the next 4 months he saves £50 each month.
£ ................
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(ii) Isaac spends 50% of these total savings to pay for a holiday.
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3 Is money discrete or
continuous? Tick a box.
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Peter sells revision guides on a
website. The sales in May are
shown.
Sales (£) Frequency
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12 7
15 4
20 1
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20
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Frequency
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es (£)
Fe
Give one similarity and one difference in the sales of Peter and Georgina.
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4 Kelsi rolled a dice 10 times.
Here are her scores.
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(a) Find the mode.
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(b) Work out the mean.
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5 Here is a list of the fruit 25 people liked best.
cherries strawberries cherries rasberries rasberries strawberries plums
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cherries
plums
rasberries
strawberries
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(b) Draw a suitable diagram to show this information in the table.
Use the grid below.
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Male Female
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The table gives information about the numbers of students in the two years of a college
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7 Tara carried out a survey of the number of school dinners 34 students had in one week.
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8 Sophie asked 32 women about the number of children they each had.
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9 The table shows some information about the ages, in years, of 60 people.
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
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The test is marked out of 50.
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20
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4<w-8 16
8 < w - 12 29
12 < w - 16 26
16 < w - 20 20
30
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20
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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.
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
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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.
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13 The bar chart gives information about the numbers of students in the four Year 11 classes
at Cranford Academy.
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16
14
12
10 boys
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students 8
girls
6
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2
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11A 11B 11C 11D
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The pie chart gives information about the 76 students in the same four Year 11 classes
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11D
11D girls
boys
11A boys
11C girls
11C boys
11A girls
11B girls
11B boys
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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?
You must give a reason for your answer.
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14 The table shows some information about the foot lengths of 40 adults.
16 f < 18 3
18 f < 20 6
20 f < 22 10
22 f < 24 12
24 f < 26 9
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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.
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9
8
7
6
5
3
2
1
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Write down three things that are wrong with this graph.
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16 Here is a list of all the coins in Tara’s purse.
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£1 5p 20p 1p
20p 1p 10p £1
£1
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20p
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18 The table shows information about the marks of 30 students in a test.
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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
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Watching films
Listening to music
Playing games
Other
(a) How many passengers spent most of their time playing games?
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(b) How many more passengers spent most of their time watching films than reading?
(b) ............................................
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(c) There were 360 passengers on the plane.
(3)
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20 Lauren asked some people about their favourite type of holiday.
The pictogram shows her results.
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Beach
Walking
Cruising
Adventure
Sightseeing
Other
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(1)
(b) 10 people answered Sightseeing.
(c) .....................................................
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(d) How many people were asked altogether?
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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.
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Number of customers
Number of tables
sitting at a table
0 4
1 5
2 10
3 7
4 3
5 1
(1)
(b) Work out the total number of customers sitting at tables in the cafe.
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(c) Work out the mean number of customers sitting at a table.
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1 Solve the equation − = 1
2 x +1
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2 The diagram shows a solid wax cylinder.
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9x
2x
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C
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O A x
ABCD is a square.
P and D are points on the y-axis.
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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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y
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–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
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h cm
2x cm
x cm x cm
The volume of the cylinder and the volume of the cone are equal.
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Find h in terms of x.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
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h = .............................
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1 1 1
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2 3
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h
x x
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8 y
A y B
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O x O x
C y D y
O x O x
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y
O x O x
y = 4 sin x°
y = 4 cos x°
y = x2 – 4x + 5
y = 4 × 2x
y = x3 + 4
4
y=
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9 Here is a shape ABCDE.
B A Diagram NOT
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x cm E
C D
πx
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2
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The area, A cm2, of this shape is given by A = kx2 where k is a constant.
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10 Express the recurring decimal as a fraction.
0.213
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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.
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Age (years) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Number of teenagers 158 180 165 141 131 115 110
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
P = ...............................
(3)
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(1)
(Total for Question 14 is 4 marks)
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15 Diagram NOT
a accurately drawn
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A E
38°
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D B G
x
38°
C F
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(Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)
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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.
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18 Here is a speed-time graph for a car journey.
The journey took 100 seconds.
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speed
(m/s)
O 20 40 60 80 100 120
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time (s)
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(3)
(b) Describe the acceleration of the car for each part of this journey.
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19 In this question all dimensions are in centimetres.
A solid has uniform cross section.
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2x
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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
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3
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20 f(x) = 2x + c
g(x) = cx + 5
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fg(x) = 6x + d
c and d are constants.
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• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
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• Answer all questions.
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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.
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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.
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(2)
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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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6 cm 6 cm
P
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6 cm
The diagram shows an equilateral triangle ABC with sides of length 6 cm.
........................................ cm2
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4 Make A the subject of the formula —
√
A
x= —
3
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A = ..............................
(Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)
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(1)
................................................................
(1)
(c) Work out the value of
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6 X and Y are two solid shapes which are mathematically similar.
The shapes are made from the same material.
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Diagram NOT
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Y
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7 The diagram shows a sector of a circle with centre O.
The radius of the circle is 8 cm.
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accurately drawn
8 cm 8 cm
40°
O
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8 The table shows six expressions.
x is a positive integer.
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2x – 3 3x – 2 3(x + 4) 4x + 1 4(3x + 1) 2x + 1
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(2)
(b) From the table, write the expression which is a factor of 4x2 – 1
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(1)
(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)
9 (a) n > −3
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(2)
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(2)
(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)
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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
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£..........................................
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11 The diagram shows two similar triangles.
10 cm
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X 6 cm Y
18 cm
12 cm
Z
C
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(2)
.......................... 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.
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The surface area of Jupiter is greater than the surface area of Venus.
How many times greater?
Give your answer in standard form.
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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.
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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.
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15 (a) On the number line below, show the inequality –2 < x < 3
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x
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(1)
y
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
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(2)
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A
80 m
O 35° B
80 m
C
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17 The table below gives some information about some students in a school.
Work out the number of Year 13 girls that should be in his sample.
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(Total for Question 17 is 2 marks)
18 y is directly proportional to x.
When x = 500, y = 10
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.
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accurately drawn
A
O 5 x
2
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(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
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There is a total amount of £2124.46 in the savings account at the end of 3 years.
(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.
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22 d is inversely proportional to c
When c = 280, d = 25
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d = ................................
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24 In triangle RPQ,
RP = 8.7 cm
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PQ = 5.2 cm
Angle PRQ = 32°
(a) Assuming that angle PQR is an acute angle,
calculate the area of triangle RPQ.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
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(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
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E = even numbers
S E
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26 Written as the product of its prime factors
672 = 25 × 3 × 7
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(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 .
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Instructions
• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• If your calculator
Calculators may be used.
• unless the questiondoesinstructs
not 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
• 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.
Advice
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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
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(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.
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2 Here are two function machines, A and B.
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Input Output
A square add 6
Input Output
B subtract 3 square
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3 (a) A function is represented by the following function machine.
Input ×2 +5 Output
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(a)(i) ...............................
(2)
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(3)
(b) Another function machine is shown below.
Input Output
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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.
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(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.
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(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
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xn + 1 = ———— and x1 = –1
8
x2 = .....................................
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x3 = .....................................
(2)
x = ..........................................................
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6 (a) By completing the square, find the roots of the equation
x2 – 4x – 3 = 0
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7 Use an iterative formula to find the positive root of the equation
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y = x2 + x – 5
x = ........................................
(5)
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8 Here are the first six terms of a Fibonacci sequence.
1 1 2 3 5 8
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(1)
The first three terms of a different Fibonacci sequence are
a b a+b
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(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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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)
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
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(2)
3
1 x
(b) Show that the equation x3 + 4x = 1 can be arranged to give x = −
4 4
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(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.
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x
15°
B C
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13 ABCD is a rhombus.
A B
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C
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14 The pressure at sea level is 101 325 Pascals.
For example,
at 3 km above sea level the pressure is 14% less than at 2 km
..................................... Pascals
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protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser.
Instructions
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• – there may
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be more space than you need.
• Diagrams aremay
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• You must showNOTall accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• your working 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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• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
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1 The table gives some information about the speeds, in km/h, of 100 cars.
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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.
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60 70 80 90 100
Speed (s km/h)
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(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
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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
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(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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(b) Write down the class interval in which the median lies.
(1)
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(c) Calculate, giving your answer in years and months, an estimate of the mean age of the population.
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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.
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0<x 5 1
5<x 15 10
15 < x 30 17
30 < x 40 21
40 < x 45 15
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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.
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0 < w - 1000 16
Frequency
density
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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.
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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.
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5
Frequency density
3
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0 50 100
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7 The incomplete histogram and table give some information about the distances some
cyclists travel each day.
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Frequency
density
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Distance (d km)
(a) Use the information in the histogram to complete the frequency table.
0<d 5 15
5<d 10 20
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10 < d 20
20 < d 40
40 < d 60 15
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8 Terry asked the students in his class how many hours they played on computers last week.
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Frequency
density
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Hours watched
(2)
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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.
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0 <t-5 16
5 < t - 10 10
10 < t - 20
20 < t - 30
30 < t - 50 6
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Frequency
density
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0 10 20 30 40 50
Minutes late (t)
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10 The incomplete table and histogram give some information about the heights of some tomato plants
in a greenhouse.
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Frequency
density
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40 50 60 70 80 90 100
height (h) cm
40 - h < 50 10
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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.
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Frequency
density
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12 The table and histogram show information about the length of time it took 165 adults to
drink some water.
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None of the adults took more than 40 seconds to drink the water
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O 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Time (seconds)
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Frequency
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density
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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.
(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.
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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
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12
10
Frequency
density 8
0
0 10 20 30 40 50
Length of time (t hours)
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2 ..........................................................................................................................................
. ............................................................................................................................................
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14 The histogram shows the ages, in years, of members of a chess club.
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Frequency
density
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
Age (years)
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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
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Joe had.
Number of calls 12 15 13 18 3
3-
Frequency
density 2-
1-
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Time (t minutes)
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Mathematics
Locus and Constructions
Higher Tier
Paper Reference
GCSE style questions arranged by topic
1MA1/1H
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser.
Instructions
• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• Diagrams aremay
Calculators not be used.
• You must showNOTall accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• your working 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.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• your answers if you have time at the end.
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1 (a) Draw the locus of all points which are equidistant from the points C and D.
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C D
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(2)
(b) Draw the locus of all points that are exactly 3 cm from the line EF.
E F
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(2)
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
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2 Draw the locus of all points which are equidistant from the lines XY and XZ.
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X Z
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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
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B
x
C
x
x
A
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x
D
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4
A
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ABC is a triangle.
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5 Here is a map.
The map shows two towns, Knutsford and Macclesfield.
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Knutsford
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Macclesfield
Scale: 1 cm represents 10 km
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6 The diagram represents a solid made from 5 identical cubes.
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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.
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(a) On the grid below, draw the side elevation of the solid shape.
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(2)
(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.
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9 Here is a sketch of a quadrilateral.
Y
Diagram NOT
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accurately drawn
Z
5 cm
4 cm
110° 70°
W 6 cm X
W ×
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10 (a) On the grid, draw an isosceles triangle.
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(1)
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(2)
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11 (a) Measure the length of the line AB.
Give your answer in centimetres.
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A B
cm
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(1)
(b) Measure the size of angle y.
y
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°
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(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
×
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(1)
(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)
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12 Use ruler and compasses to construct the perpendicular bisector of the line AB.
A B
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(2)
(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)
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13 Use ruler and compasses to construct an angle of 30° at T.
You must show all your construction lines.
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T
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14 Use ruler and compasses to answer this question.
Point P is
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D
C
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15 Here is a map.
The position of a ship, S, is marked on the map.
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N
C
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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.
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Patio
Pond
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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.
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A B
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D C
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.
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Stockport
Altrincham
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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.
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Mathematics
Number Foundation Tier
Paper Reference
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.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• your answers if you have time at the end.
Check
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1(a) Work out 7500 + 1500
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(2)
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(1)
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1(c) What is the value of the digit 5 in the number 425 986?
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(1)
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(1)
(1)
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2 Use the numbers from this list to answer the questions.
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5 12 17 25 28 30 42 49
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(2)
(c) W rite down a square number.
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(1)
(d) W rite down three numbers that have a sum of 60.
(1)
(Total for Question 2 is 6 marks)
3 Here are two numbers.
Reason ...................................................................................................................................
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(2)
(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)
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4 w, x and y are three positive whole
numbers. w is one-fifth of y.
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x is one-sixth of y.
y is less than 100.
What values could y take?
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(5)
(Total for Question 4 is 5 marks)
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Find a pair of consecutive prime numbers less than 30 where the number
halfway between them is a square number.
(2)
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6 Work out
8 2 ÷ 43
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(2)
(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)
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(1)
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(1)
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(2)
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8 A tin of baked beans costs 30p.
Special offer
£ ...........................
(3)
£ ...........................
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(3)
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9 Work out 1 2
+
5 7
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(Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)
10
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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10cm 7cm
5cm
12cm
Work out the area of the shape.
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..................... cm2
(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks)
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11 Use the information that
324 × 46 = 14904
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(1)
(b) 0.324 × 0.46
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12 2x2 = 72
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(2)
(b) Express 72 as a product of its prime factors.
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(2)
(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)
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13 Here are the ingredients needed to make 8 pancakes.
Pancakes
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300 ml milk
1 egg
120 g flour
5 g butter
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(2)
Louis makes 12 pancakes.
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14 Shagufta has a part-time job.
She is paid £5.60 for each hour she works.
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£ ....................................
(Total for Question 14 is 3 marks)
34 53 41 28 37
22 32 40 50 34
44 28 45 45 55
Key:
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16 Using the information that
4.8 × 36 = 172.8
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(a) 48 × 36
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(1)
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(1)
(c) 172.8 ÷ 48
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(1)
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17 This rule is used to work out the total cost, in pounds, of hiring a bicycle.
(b) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the total cost, in pounds, of hiring a
bicycle for n days.
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(2)
(Total for Question 17 is 4 marks)
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18
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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3 cm 5 cm
8 cm
4 cm
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(Total for Question 18 is 4 marks)
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19 Work
ork out
ou an estimate for 302 × 9.96
0.51
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(Total for Question 19 is 3 marks)
20 Here is a 4-sided spinner.
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1 2
4 3
Colour 1 2 3 4
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(Total for Question 20 is 2 marks)
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21 (a) Write down the reciprocal of 5
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4 3
(b) Work
ork out the value of 2 − 1
5 4
Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
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1 (3)
(c) Derek says that 4 is equal to 4.3
3
Derek is wrong.
Explain why.
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(1)
(Total for Question 21 is 5 marks)
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22 Write the following numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.
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(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
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(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)
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(Total for Question 25 is 2 marks)
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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.
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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.
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£........................
(Total for Question 28 is 2 marks)
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(Total for Question 29 is 2 marks)
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32 Ron organised an event for a charity.
Each ticket for the event cost £19.95
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£........................
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33 Here are some properties of numbers.
A Even
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B Odd
C Prime
D Square
E Two-digit
A B C D E
Tick a box.
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(2)
Number .....................................
(2)
(Total for Question 33 is 4 marks)
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34 (a) Round 27 146 correct to
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(1)
(ii) the nearest thousand.
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(b) The width of a bench, b , is 984.8 cm correct to one decimal place.
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Write down the error interval for the width of the bench.
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(1)
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(ii) Write 4.31 × 10 3 as an ordinary number.
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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.
(b) ..............................
(2)
36 (a) Write numbers in the boxes below to make the statement true.
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15 × 20 = 5 × =6×
(2)
(b) Louis thinks of a number.
If he cubes his number and then adds 9, he gets 17.
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Mathematics
Probability
Higher Tier
Paper Reference
GCSE style questions arranged by topic 1MA1/2H
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Instructions
• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• If your calculator
Calculators may be used.
• unless the questiondoesinstructs
not 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
• 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.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try toananswer
Keep eye on the time.
• Check your answers
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1 David goes to a club.
He has one go at Darts.
He has one go at Pool.
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Darts Pool
David
0.4 wins
David
0.3 wins .............
David does
not win
David
............. ............. wins
David does
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(2)
(b) Work out the probability that David wins at Darts and also wins at Pool.
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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
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2 orange
14
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orange mango
3
............. banana
15
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3 orange
14
5
__ _4_
15 14
mango mango
7
14 banana
7 orange
15 .............
5
—
banana 14
mango
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............. banana
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3 Tara has 8 balls in a box.
5 of the balls are blue.
3 of the balls are red.
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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.
Blue
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Blue
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............ Red
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Blue
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............ Red
............ Red
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Tara takes exactly one ball of each colour from the
box.
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(3)
(Total for Question 3 is 5 marks)
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4 In a game of chess, a player can either win, draw or lose.
............... Win
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Win Draw
Lose
0.5 ...............
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............... Win
0.2 ...............
Draw Draw
Lose
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Lose Draw
Lose
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(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Sophie will win both games.
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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.
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3
7 Red
3 Red
7
........ Blue
........ Red
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........
Blue
........ Blue
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Louis takes two red balls.
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6 Helen and Anthony each take a medical.
The probability that Helen will pass the medical is 0.9 The
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Helen Anthony
0.7 Pass
Pass
0.9
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0.7 Pass
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Fail
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(2)
(b) Work out the probability that both Helen and Anthony will pass the medical.
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(2)
(c) Work out the probability that only one of them will pass the medical.
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7 There are 3 red sweets, 2 purple sweets and 5 orange sweets in a bag.
Work out the probability that both the sweets are the same colour.
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(Total for Question 7 is 4 marks)
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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
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1
The probability that she will win the game of dominoes 3
darts dominoes
1
......... Sheila
3
wins
3 Sheila
.........
4 wins Sheila does
......... not win
Sheila
......... wins
......... Sheila does
not win Sheila does
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(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Sheila will win exactly one game.
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(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.
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(c) Work out an estimate for the number of Fridays on which Sheila did not win either game.
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(3)
(Total for Question 8 is 8 marks)
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9 Ron plays one game of golf and one game of pool.
1 Ron
3 wins
Ron
3 wins
4 ............ Ron
does not
win
Ron
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............ wins
............ Ron
does not
win
............ Ron
does not
win
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Ron wins both games.
......................
(2)
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(c) Work out the probability that Ron will win only one game.
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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
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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
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not stop
not stop
(2)
Derek drove along this road.
He was stopped by just one of the sets of traffic lights.
(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.
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Each time Arshan jumps, the probability he jumps at least 7.5 metres is
0.8 Assume each jump is independent.
Qualify
0.8
(b) Work out the probability that he does not need the third jump to qualify.
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(2)
(Total for Question 11 is 4 marks)
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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.
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Nikki
0.4 wins
............. Nikki does
not win
Nikki
............. wins
Nikki does
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not win
(b) Work out the probability that Nikki wins at Hoopla and also wins on the
Coconut shy.
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(2)
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13 Noah has 10 coins in a bag.
There are three £1 coins and seven 50 pence coins.
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14 Some of the children at a 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.
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(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
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Peter’s prediction 2 4 3 1 2 6 1 6 4 3 2 6 5 2 3
Matching pair ✓ ✓ ✓
(b)(i) ...........................
(1)
(ii) all 15 attempts.
(ii) ..........................
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(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.
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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.
Misbah 6 44
Hamera 28 72
(a) Work out two different estimates for the probability of winning.
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(b) Which of your estimates is the better estimate for the probability of winning?
Give a reason for your answer.
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.
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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:
(4)
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GCSE style questions arranged by topic 1MA1/2H
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Instructions
• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• If your calculator
Calculators may be used.
• unless the questiondoesinstructs
not 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
• 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.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try toananswer
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1 Simplify fully
________
6x2+x–1
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4x2 – 1
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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.
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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
y
2y + 1
5
(3)
2y2 + 6y – 95 = 0
(3)
y = ...................................... or y = ......................................
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4 (a) Rearrange this equation
4 − 3x
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5
=
x+2 x −1
to give 3x2 + 7x – 13 = 0
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(3)
x = ................................ or x = ................................
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5 (a) Expand and simplify (x + 3)(x – 2)
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.......................................................
(2)
(b) Factorise x2 + 7x + 10
.......................................................
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(2)
(c) x = 3y + 4(z – y)
x = .............................
(3)
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6 (a) Factorise x2 − 7x + 10
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................................................................
(2)
(b) Solve x2 − 7x + 10 = 0
x = ...............................
or x = ...............................
(1)
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7 (a) Simplify 4a + 3c – 2a + c
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.....................................
(1)
1
(b) S= at 2
2
1
Find the value of S when t = 3 and a =
4
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S = ......................................
(2)
(c) Factorise x2 – 5x
.....................................
(2)
...................................................
(2)
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(e) Factorise y2 + 8y + 15
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(2)
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8 (a) Simplify (c2 k5)4
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..........................................
(1)
..........................................
(2)
(c) Solve x2 − 3x − 10 = 0
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x = ..................................................................
(3)
(Total for Question 8 is 6 marks)
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9 The plan below shows a large rectangle of length (2x + 6) m and width x m.
2x + 6
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
x
3
(3)
............................................ m
(4)
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10 (a) Complete the table of values for y = x2 + x – 2
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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
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1
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–4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5
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(c) Use your graph to find estimates for the solutions of x2 + x – 2 = 0
x = ...............................
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x = ...............................
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11 (a) Construct the graph of x2 + y2 = 9
y
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–3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 x
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–1
–2
–3
(2)
x = ......................... , y =..........................
or x = ......................... , y =..........................
(3)
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12 (a) Complete the table of values for y = x2 – 4x + 1
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x –1 0 1
y 1 –2 –2 6
(2)
4
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–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
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x –2 –1 0
y 3 1 –3 –1
(2)
y
10
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1
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–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.
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y V
1 x (1 , 1)
V
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1
–2
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–3
–4
–5
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15 The graph of y = f(x) is drawn on the grid.
y
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1
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–2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
–1
(a) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph.
(1)
(1)
(1)
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2
16 2x2 − 6x + 5 can be written in the form a(x − b) + c
where a, b and c are positive numbers.
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a = .............................................
b = .............................................
c = .............................................
(2)
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2
(b) Using your answer to part (a), or otherwise, solve 2x – 6x + 5 = 8.5
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17 (a) Write x2 + 10x + 29 in the form (x + a)2 + b
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............................................
(3)
2
(b) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of y = x + 10x + 29.
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( ................ , ................ )
(1)
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18 Solve these simultaneous equations algebraically.
y= x−3
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y = 2x 2 + 8x − 7
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x = ....................... , y = .......................
x = ....................... , y = .......................
(6)
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Scatter Graphs Higher Tier
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You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Instructions
• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• If your calculator
Calculators may be used.
• unless the questiondoesinstructs
not 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
• 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.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try toananswer
Keep eye on the time.
• Check your answers
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1 (a) Andy, Lauren and Noah are playing with a normal fair
dice. They each predict the next seven throws.
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Andy 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
Lauren 3 5 2 2 4 6 1
Noah 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
(2)
(b) Nikki makes a six-sided dice.
To test the dice she throws it 100 times.
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0.5
0.4
Relative 0.3
frequency
of a six
0.2
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0.1
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Total number of throws
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(b) (i) How many sixes were there in the first 10 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.
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150
140
Maximum
speed (mph)
130
120
110
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100
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Time (seconds) to go from 0 mph to 60 mph
..................................................
(1)
The time a car takes to go from 0 mph to 60 mph is 11 seconds.
........................................ mph
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(2)
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3 The scatter graph shows information about eight dogs.
It shows the height and the length of each dog.
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130
120
Length (cm)
110
100
90
80
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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.
.......................................................................................................................................
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(1)
The height of a dog is 76 cm.
................................cm
(2)
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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
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100
90
80
70
60
Mark 50
40
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30
20
10
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Hours with tutor
(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.
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2500
2000
1500
Height above
sea level (m)
1000
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500
O 5 10 15 20 25
Mean August midday temperature (° C)
The table shows this information for two more weather stations.
................................................................
(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
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60
50
40
Number
of
umbrellas
30
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20
10
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rainfall in cm
...........................................................................
(1)
In February of this year, Mr Davies sold 39 umbrellas.
............................... cm
(2)
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7 Sophie reads eight books.
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For each book she recorded the number of pages and the time she takes to read it.
12
10
Time
(hours)
6
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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.
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(1)
........................... hours
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8 The table shows the cost and length of different tram journeys across a city.
Length of
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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
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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.
£ ...............................................
(2)
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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.
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100
90
80
70
60
Number of units used
50
40
30
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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.
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. .............................................................................................................................................
. .............................................................................................................................................
(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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Sequences
Higher Tier
Paper Reference
GCSE style questions arranged by topic 1MA1/3H
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Instructions
• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• If your calculator
Calculators may be used.
• unless the questiondoesinstructs
not 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
• 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.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try toananswer
Keep eye on the time.
• Check your answers
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1 Here are some patterns made from squares.
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Pattern number 1 2 3
Number of squares 5 9 13
(1)
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(1)
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2 Here are some patterns made using sticks.
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Pattern number 4
(1)
Pattern number 1 2
Number of sticks 4 7 10
(1)
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(1)
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3 Here are some patterns made with dots.
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(1)
Pattern number 1 2
Number of dots 8 12 16
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4 The first even number is 2
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(1)
Pattern number 4
(1)
Pattern number 1 2
Number of sticks 3 6 9
(2)
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5 Here is a sequence of patterns made from grey squares and white squares.
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Pattern Pattern
Number 4 Number 5
(1)
Pattern
1 2
Number
Total number
3 6
of squares
(1)
....................................
(1)
Another pattern in the sequence has a total of 18 squares.
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6 Here are the first four terms of a number sequence.
5 9 13 17
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(a) (i) Write down the next term of the number sequence.
..........................
(ii) Explain how you found your answer.
................................................................................................................................
(2)
...........................
(3)
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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.
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................................................
(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.
.....................................
(2)
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8 Write down the next term in each sequence.
(a)(i) 5 8 11 14 .......
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(1)
(a)(ii) 6 4 2 0 .......
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(1)
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(a)(iii) 2 4 8 16 .......
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(1)
(b) The numbers in this sequence increase by the same amount each time.
11 ....... ....... 35
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9 The nth term of a sequence is 100 – 3n.
.........,.......................,..................
(2)
(b) Work out the first term of the sequence that is negative.
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(2)
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10 (a) Here are the first three terms of a sequence.
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12 8 6 ....
The rule for working out the next term in the sequence is
………...….…….....………
(2)
(b) This sequence uses the same rule.
…. …. 9 ….
……...….…….....………
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11 (a) Write down the next term of each sequence.
........................................................................................................................................................
(1)
..................................................................................................................................................
(1)
…… …… 20 36 ……
The term to term rule for this sequence is
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(2)
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12 (a) The numbers in this sequence decrease by the same amount each time.
74 …… 58 50 42 ……
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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 …… …… ……
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(b) Here are the first three terms of another sequence.
1 4 7 … … … … …
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14 (a) A sequence starts
49 46 43 40
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57 50 43 36
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(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
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The nth term of a different arithmetic sequence is 3n + 5
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16 (a) The nth term of a sequence is 2n + 2n – 1
Work out the 10th term of the sequence.
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2n + 2 + 2n + 1 22n + 22(n – 1)
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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
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(b) Here is a quadratic sequence.
2 14 36 68
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The expression for the nth term of this sequence is pn2 + qn.
(b) p = ....................................
q = .....................................
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18 Here are the first three patterns in a sequence.
The patterns are made from triangles and rectangles.
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Hassan says
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1 Solve the simultaneous equations
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3x + 2y = 8
2x + 5y = –2
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x = ...............................
y = ...............................
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2 Solve the simultaneous equations
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4x − 3y = 11
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x2 + y2 = 5
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y = 3x + 1
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x = ..................... y = .....................
or x = ..................... y = .....................
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4 Solve the simultaneous equations
4x + y = –1
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4x – 3y = 7
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x = ............................ y = ............................
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2y + 3x = 12
x = .................... y = ....................
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(b) Find an equation of the straight line which is parallel to the line y = x + 2 and
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6x + 2y = − 3
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4x − 3y = 11
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x = ..........................., y = ..........................
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7 Solve the simultaneous equations
4x + y = 10
2x – 3y = 19
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y = ...............................
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8 Solve algebraically the simultaneous equations
x 2 + y 2 = 25
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y − 2x = 5
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9 Here is the graph of 4x – 3y = 12 for values of x from 0 to 4
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O 1 2 3 4 x
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4x – 3y = 12 and 3x + 2y = 6
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10 Solve these simultaneous equations algebraically.
y=x−3
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y = 2x 2 + 8x − 7
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x = ....................... , y = .......................
x = ....................... , y = .......................
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1 Work out (2 + √5)(2 – √5)
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2 (a) Write down the value of 64 2
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(b) Write 45 in the form k 5 , where k is an integer.
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3 Find the value of
(i) 80
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(ii) 64 2
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27 3
8
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4 (a) Simplify 4x × 5y
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(b) Simplify x×x×x×x
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(c) Expand 4(3n – 7)
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(d) Expand and simplify 2(2x + 3) + 3(x + 1)
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(e) Simplify n2 × n
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(f) Simplify p5 ÷ p3
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(b) Simplify r5 ÷ r2
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(c) Simplify 12tv6 ÷ 6tv5
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6 2
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(d) Simplify (9w y )
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y0 y2 y y–2 y 2
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6 (a) Simplify n3 × n4
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(b) Simplify q7 ÷ q3
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(c) Simplify a2b3 × 3ab2
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(b) Simplify x4 × x6
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(c) Simplify y8 ÷ y5
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(d) Simplify (z4 )3
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8 (a) Simplify v6 × v2
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m8
(b) Simplify
m3
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(2)
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(2)
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9 Work out the value of (9 × 10 – 4) × (3 × 10 7)
Give your answer in standard form.
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(Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)
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10 (a) Write down the value of 64 2
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2
(1)
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−
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.
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(b) Is your answer to (a) an underestimate or an overestimate?
Give a reason for your answer.
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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
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– can be simplified to 6 + 4√2
2 – √2
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_ from A and lies on the intersection of two grid lines.
The point B is 2√5 units
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17 The volume of Earth is 1.08 × 1012 km3
The volume of Jupiter is 1.43 × 1015 km3.
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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
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y
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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)
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(ii) y = 2f(x)
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(iii) y = f(2x)
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The curve y = f(x) is reflected in the y axis.
y = ..................................
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The curve with equation y = f(x) has been transformed to give the curve with equation
y = f(x) + 2
(c) Describe the transformation.
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2 y
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(2, 4)
y = f(x)
O x
(.......... , ..........)
(1)
(b) y = 2f(x)
(.......... , ..........)
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3 The diagram shows a sketch of the curve y = sin x° for 0 x 360
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1
0.5
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90 180 270 360 x
–0.5
–1
3
The exact value of sin 60° =
2
(a) Write down the exact value of
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(2)
(b) On the grid below, sketch the graph of y = 3sin 2x° for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360
y
4
2
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90 180 270 360 x
–1
–2
–3
–4 (2)
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4 y
y = f(x)
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–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.
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y
(2)
4
O
180 360 540 x
–2
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–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
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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).
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O x
×
P(3, –4)
(a) Write down the coordinates of the minimum point of the curve with the equation
y = f(x – 2)
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(............ , ............)
(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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y
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y = f(x) graph N
3
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1
–2
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–3
y = .....................................................
(1)
(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.
y
6
–55 –4
–4 –3
–3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
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(b) On this grid, sketch the graph of y = 2f(x)
y
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8 The graph of y = f(x) is drawn on the grid.
y
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–2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
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(a) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph.
(.............., ..................)
(1)
(b) Write down the roots of f(x) = 2
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(c) Write down the value of f(0.5)
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y
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y = f(x) 4
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(a) Shade two more circles to give this pattern symmetry in the mirror line.
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(b) Shade two more circles to give this pattern symmetry in both mirror lines.
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(c) Shade four more circles to give this pattern symmetry in the mirror line.
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A D
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(a) Enlarge ABCD by scale factor 3.
(b) How many times bigger is the area of the enlarged shape than the area of ABCD?
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The number 71 is shaded on the grid.
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(b) The letter S is shaded on this grid.
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y
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6 B
3
A
2
O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
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Describe fully the single transformation which maps shape A onto shape B.
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y
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_3
Q
_4
_5
(a) Describe fully the single transformation which maps triangle P onto triangle Q.
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7 y
8
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–4
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–8
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(a) Rotate the shaded shape 180° clockwise about the point O.
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3
A
2
B
1
–4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
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(b) Describe fully the single transformation that will map shape A onto shape B.
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4
3
Q
2
–4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
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y
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Q
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10 y
5 y=x
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3
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–1
–2
B
–3
–4
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(b) Describe fully the single transformation which takes shape A to shape B.
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y
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–4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 x
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P
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On the grid, enlarge the shape with a scale factor of 2 , centre P.
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A
2
−7 −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
−1
−2
−3
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−4
−5
−6
(a) On the grid above, reflect shape A in the line x = −2
(2)
y
4
A
3
B 2
1
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−5 −4 −3 −2 −1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
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−2
−3
(b) Describe fully the single transformation that will map shape A onto shape B.
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4
A
3
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
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B
–2
–3
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–5
Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B.
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y
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A
–8 –6 –4 –2 O 2 4 6 8 x
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–4
–6
–8
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• Fill
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• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
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• Answer all questions.
• – there may
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Calculators may be used.
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not 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.
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• The total mark for this paper is
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
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Advice
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• Try toananswer
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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.
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18 cm
D
x
B C
6 cm
(a) Write down the value of tan x.
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(1)
(b) Calculate the length BD.
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..................... cm
(5)
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2 Here is a right-angled triangle.
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8 cm
x
12 cm
x = ...........................°
(3)
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
y cm
40°
12 cm
y = ...........................
(3)
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3
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3 cm
P R
10 cm
QR = 3 cm
PR = 10 cm
°
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(Total for Question 3 is 3 marks)
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4 A Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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7 cm
C
B 8.5 cm
............................. cm2
(2)
(b) Work out the length of AC.
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
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............................... cm
(3)
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D
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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32 mm
y
F E
48 mm
........................°
(3)
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5 A
Diagram NOT
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accurately drawn
6 cm
B C
16 cm
............................. cm2
(b) Calculate the length of AB. (2)
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
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............................... cm
(3)
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6 A
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
58°
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18 m
C B
ABC is a right-angled triangle.
AC = 18 m.
Angle CAB = 58°
................................. m
(Total for Question 6 is 3 marks)
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7
C Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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15 cm
112°
A
8 cm B
ABC is a triangle.
AB = 8 cm
BC = 15 cm
Angle ABC = 112°
......................... 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.
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2.3 km N
x
B C
4.6 km
x = ............................ º
(3)
............................ º
(1)
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9 A Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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5 cm
C
B 6 cm
............................. cm2
(2)
(b) Work out the length of AC.
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
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............................... cm
(3)
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D
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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32 mm
y
F E
44 mm
°
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(3)
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10
A
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accurately drawn
9m
11 m
15 m
B
ABC is a triangle.
AB = 11 m.
AC = 9 m.
BC = 15 m.
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°
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11 Diagram NOT
C
accurately drawn
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19 cm
7 cm
48°
A 3 cm B D
............................................ cm
(4)
............................................ cm
(3)
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12
A B
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9.6 cm 6.4 cm
xq
C
ABC is a right-angled triangle.
AC = 9.6 cm.
BC = 6.4 cm.
Calculate the size of the angle marked xq.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
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q
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(Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)
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13 Triangles ABD and BCD are right-angled triangles.
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10 cm
5 cm
B D
x cm 4 cm
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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.
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accurately drawn
6.5 m D
95°
2.3 m
B C
.......................... m
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15 In the triangle, angle y is obtuse.
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16 cm
10 cm
y 34°
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Mathematics
Vectors
Higher Tier
Paper Reference
GCSE style questions arranged by topic 1MA1/3H
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Instructions
• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• If your calculator
Calculators may be used.
• unless the questiondoesinstructs
not 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
• 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.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try toananswer
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1
G Diagram NOT
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accurately drawn
M
b
a P
O
OGP is a triangle.
M is the midpoint of OG.
OP = a
PG = b
OM =...........................
(2)
(b) Express PM in terms of a and b
Give your answer in its simplest form.
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PM = ...........................
(2)
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A
Diagram NOT
P accurately drawn
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2a
3b
O
OAB is a triangle.
OA = 2a
OB = 3b
AB = ............................
(1)
(3)
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D
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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.
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(1)
P is the point on DB such that DP : PB = 1 : 3
(b) Find OP in terms of a and b.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
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(3)
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4
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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A
Z
O B Y
In the diagram,
OA = 4a and OB = 4b
(i) BD
..................................
(2)
(ii) AZ
..................................
(2)
Given that BY = 8b
(3)
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5 X a Y Z
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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.
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(1)
Y is the midpoint of XZ
M is the midpoint of PY
(4)
(Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)
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6 X
Diagram NOT
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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.
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XY = ........................................
P is the point on XY such that XP : PY = 3 : 2 (1)
1
(b) Show that OP = – (2a + 3b)
5
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(3)
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7
A P B Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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a
M
O c C
OABC is a parallelogram.
M is the midpoint of CB.
P is the midpoint of AB.
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OA = a
OC = c
(a) Find, in terms of a and/or c, the vectors
(i) MB ,
.......................................................
(ii) MP.
.......................................................
(2)
(2)
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8 Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
B
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4a + 3b
O
2a + b
A
OA = 2a + b
OB = 4a + 3b
.....................................
(2)
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Diagram NOT
C accurately drawn
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B
4a + 3b
O
2a + b
A
ABC is a straight line.
CB : YZ = 2 : 3
.....................................
(3)
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9 W p X
Diagram NOT
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q accurately drawn
Z Y
WXYZ is a parallelogram.
WX is parallel to ZY. WZ is parallel to XY.
WX = p
WZ = q
(i) WY
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(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
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(1)
(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)
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X
Diagram NOT
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P accurately drawn
2a
3b
O
OXY is a triangle.
OX = 2a
OY = 3b
XY = ............................
(1)
P is the point on XY such that XP : PY = 2 : 3
(3)
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O
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M
N
C
A B
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12 In triangle ABC
M is the midpoint of AC
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C Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
M N
A B
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→
(a) Work out MN in terms of a and b.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
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(3)
(b) Use your answer to part (a) to explain why MN is not parallel to AB.
(1)
(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)
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