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Year 10 Higher June 22 Practice

Question 1
K367: Solve a linear equation with the unknown on both sides. E139: Solve linear equations
where the variable appears on both sides of the equation.

[CEA GCSE June 2014 Unit T3 Higher Q9c]

Solve 3𝑝 + 1 = 13 − 𝑝

𝑝 = ..........................

(3 marks)

Question 2
E158: Simplify single algebraic fractions.

[Edexcel GCSE June 2017 2H Q17a]

Simplify

3(𝑥+1)
(𝑥+1)2

..........................

(1 mark)

Question 3
K371: Solve an equation with one fraction equals to a linear expression. E142: Solve linear
equations involving fractions . E139: Solve linear equations where the variable appears on
both sides of the equation.

[Edexcel GCSE June 2017 2H Q17b]

Solve
15−𝑥
5
= 3𝑥 + 11

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..........................

(3 marks)

Question 4
K364: Change the subject of a formula with a square root. E137: Change the subject of a
formula where the subject appears once only.

[Edexcel GCSE June 2017 2H Q17c]

Make 𝑚 the subject of the formula

2𝐸
𝑣 = √𝑚

𝑚 = ..........................

(3 marks)

Question 5
K414: Complete a table of values for a quadratic graph. E159: Plot quadratic, cubic,
exponential and reciprocal graphs.

[Edexcel IGCSE(9-1) Jan 2019 1H Q6a]

Complete the table of values for 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 6

𝑥 0 1 2 3 4 5
𝑦 6 .................. 0 0 2 ..................

(1 mark)

Question 6
K414: Complete a table of values for a quadratic graph. E159: Plot quadratic, cubic,
exponential and reciprocal graphs.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 4 Autumn 2018 3F Q27a, Autumn 2018 3H Q8a]

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Complete the table of values for 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 + 1

𝑥= −2 −1 0 1 2

𝑦 ................. ................. ................. ................. .................

. . . . .

(2 marks)

Question 7
E159: Plot quadratic, cubic, exponential and reciprocal graphs.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2014-1H Q19a]

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Complete the table of values for 𝑦 = 𝑥

𝑥 0.5 1 2 4 5 8
𝑦 .................. 4 2 .................. .................. ..................

Question 8
K580: Complete the square for quadratics of the form ||x^2 + bx + c||. E220: Complete the
square to put an expression in the form (x+a)² + b

[OCR GCSE(9-1) Nov 2018 5H Q18ai]

Write 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 16 in the form (𝑥 + 𝑎)2 − 𝑏

..........................

(3 marks)

Question 9
K620: Solve a quadratic equation using the formula or completing the square to get
numerical solutions. E241: Solve quadratic equations by completing the square.

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[AQA GCSE Nov 2013 1H Q19]

Solve 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 6 = 0 by completing the square.

Give your answer in the form 𝑎 ± √𝑏 , where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are integers.

..........................

(4 marks)

Question 10
E36: Use a conversion graph.

[OCR GCSE June 2017 4H Q2a]

Karl’s Cars and City Cabs are two minicab companies.

The graph shows the amount charged by Karl’s Cars to hire a minicab.

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Complete the statement.

Karl’s Cars charges a fixed rate of £5 for the first .......................... miles of a journey

and then £ .......................... for each extra mile.

(2 marks)

Question 11
E150: Be able to draw a line using its equation.

[OCR GCSE June 2017 4H Q2bi]

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Karl’s Cars and City Cabs are two minicab companies.

City Cabs uses this formula to work out the cost of hiring a minicab.

𝐶 = 3 + 1.3𝑀

where 𝐶 is the cost in pounds (£) and 𝑀 is the number of miles.

Complete the table for 𝐶 = 3 + 1.3𝑀 .

𝑀 0 4 10
𝐶 .................. .................. ..................

(2 marks)

Question 12
E36: Use a conversion graph.

[OCR GCSE June 2017 4H Q2c Edited]

Karl’s Cars and City Cabs are two minicab companies.

The graph shows the amount charged by Karl’s Cars to hire a minicab.

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City Cabs uses this formula to work out the cost of hiring a minicab.

𝐶 = 3 + 1.3𝑀

where 𝐶 is the cost in pounds (£) and 𝑀 is the number of miles.

Jay needs a minicab for his 8 mile journey to work.

Which company is cheaper and by how much?

.......................... is cheaper

by £ ..........................

(2 marks)

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Question 13
K160: Determine the nth term formula of an ascending arithmetic sequence E54: Find the
nth term formula for a linear sequence.

[AQA IGCSE FM Practice paper set 2 P1 Q2a]

Here is a linear sequence.

4 11 18 25

Work out an expression for the 𝑛 th term.

𝑛 th term = ..........................

(2 marks)

Question 14
E54: Find the nth term formula for a linear sequence.

[OCR GCSE June 2017 1F Q21b, June 2017 3H Q6]

Here are the first six terms of another arithmetic sequence.

Some of the numbers are missing.

Write an expression for the nth term of this sequence.

𝑛 th term = ..........................

(3 marks)

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Question 15
K406: Determine the nth term formula of a quadratic sequence. E155: Find the nth term
formula for a quadratic sequence.

[AQA IGCSE FM June2015-P2 Q22a]

A quadratic sequence starts

302 600 894 1184 ...

Work out an expression for the 𝑛 th term.

𝑛 th term = ..........................

(3 marks)

Question 16
K221: Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 2 numbers by prime factorising. E79: Find
the Lower Common Multiple or Highest Common Factor of two numbers.

[OCR GCSE(9-1) June 2018 1F Q13b]

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 18 and 63.

..........................

(2 marks)

Question 17
E79: Find the Lower Common Multiple or Highest Common Factor of two numbers.

[Edexcel IGCSE(9-1) Jan 2019 2F Q20b, Jan 2019 2H Q6b]

𝐴 = 23 × 5 × 72 × 11 𝐵 = 24 × 7 × 11 𝐶 = 3 × 52

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 𝐴 , 𝐵 and 𝐶 .

..........................

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(2 marks)

Question 18
E79: Find the Lower Common Multiple or Highest Common Factor of two numbers.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) June 2018 3H Q10]

Here are three lamps.

Lamp A flashes every 20 seconds.

Lamp B flashes every 45 seconds.
Lamp C flashes every 120 seconds.

The three lamps start flashing at the same time.

How many times in one hour will the three lamps flash at the same time?

.......................... times

(3 marks)

Question 19
E60: Multiply fractions/mixed numbers.

[SQA National 5 2017 P1 Q3]

Evaluate
5 3
16 ÷ 4

Give your answer in its simplest form.

..........................

(2 marks)

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Question 20
K179: Multiply mixed numbers. E60: Multiply fractions/mixed numbers.

[SQA National 5 2019 P1 Q2]

Evaluate
3 5
8
× 17

Give your answer in its simplest form.

..........................

(2 marks)

Question 21
K460: Calculate a further bound for a given formula involving a multiplication. E174: Use
lower and upper bounds within calculations to calculate a further lower/upper bound.

[Edexcel IGCSE(9-1) Jan 2019(R) 2H Q17a]

𝑃 = 𝑒𝑓

𝑒 = 4.8 correct to 2 significant figures.𝑓 = 0.26 correct to 2 significant figures.

Work out the lower bound for the value of 𝑃 .

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

..........................

(2 marks)

Question 22
K462: Calculate a further bound for a given formula involving a division. E174: Use lower and
upper bounds within calculations to calculate a further lower/upper bound.

[Edexcel IGCSE(9-1) Jan 2019(R) 2H Q17b]

𝑡
𝑄=𝑤

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𝑡 = 2.73 correct to 3 significant figures.𝑤 = 0.04 correct to 1 significant figure.

Work out the upper bound for the value of 𝑄 .

Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.

..........................

(2 marks)

Question 23
K208: Determine a percentage change. E73: Determine a percentage change.

[OCR GCSE(9-1) Nov 2018 1F Q21, Nov 2018 4H Q1]

Shari buys a box of 60 candles for £125.

She sells the candles for £2.25 each.

Calculate her percentage profit.

.......................... %

(4 marks)

Question 24
E73: Determine a percentage change. E164: Solve compound interest problems with
unknown period or step percentage change.

[WJEC GCSE Autumn 2018 Higher Paper 1 Q11]

Alec bought a house.

By the end of the first year, the value of Alec's house had increased by 1%.

By the end of the second year, its value had decreased by 10% of its value at the end of the
first year.

Use multipliers to work out the overall percentage decrease in the value of Alec's house for
this two-year period.

Percentage reduction is .......................... %

(4 marks)

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Question 25
K214: Increase or decrease an amount by a percentage with a calculator. E75: Find a value
after a simple percentage change, using non-calculator methods.

[Edexcel IGCSE May2016-4H Q3a]

In a sale, all normal prices are reduced by 20%

The normal price of a television set is 485 euros.

Work out the sale price of the television set.

.......................... euros

(3 marks)

Question 26
K425: Find a value before a percentage was taken. E162: Find a value before a percentage
change or before a percentage was taken.

[Edexcel IGCSE May2016-4H Q3b]

In a sale, all normal prices are reduced by 20%

In the sale, the normal price of a tablet computer is reduced by 79 euros.

Work out the normal price of the tablet computer.

.......................... euros

(3 marks)

Question 27
E163: Calculate values after compound percentage changes, e.g. compound interest.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2005-3I Q24b, Nov2005-5H Q13b]

Bill buys a new machine.

The value of the machine depreciates by 20% each year.

Bill wants to work out the value of the machine after 2 years.

By what single decimal number should Bill multiply the value of the machine when new?

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..........................

(2 marks)

Question 28
K471: Convert from a recurring decimal to a fraction where some digits don't recur. E177:
Convert from a recurring decimal to a fraction.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Nov 2018 1H Q16 Edited]

Write as a fraction in its simplest form.

..........................

(3 marks)

Question 29
K471: Convert from a recurring decimal to a fraction where some digits don't recur. E177:
Convert from a recurring decimal to a fraction.

[Edexcel GCSE Jun2015-1H Q21 Edited]

Using algebra, determine the fraction that 𝑥 can be written as.

..........................

(3 marks)

Question 30
K448: Add or subtract large numbers in standard form. E170: Add or subtract numbers in
standard form.

[Edexcel Linked Pair June 2017 Methods 1H Q13c]

Work out (1.2 × 104 ) + (2.5 × 103 ) Give your answer in standard form.

..........................

(2 marks)

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Question 31
K449: Add or subtract small numbers in standard form. E170: Add or subtract numbers in
standard form.

[OCR GCSE(9-1) June 2018 2F Q13b, June 2018 5H Q1b]

Work out.

5 × 104 − 1.6 × 103

Give your answer in standard form.

..........................

(3 marks)

Question 32
K197: Write a ratio in the form ||1 : n|| or ||n : 1||. E69: Simplify ratios and form ratios
from context.

[Edexcel IGCSE May2013(R)-4H Q1]

There are 20 students in a class.

12 of the students are girls.

Find the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys.

Give your ratio in the form n : 1.

................ : ................

(2 marks)

Question 33
E69: Simplify ratios and form ratios from context.

[JMC 2000 Q9] Three-quarters of the junior members of a tennis club are boys and the rest are
girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls among these members?

Input note: give your ratio in its simplest form.

................ : ................

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Question 34
K202: Share an amount into a ratio with 2 parts. E70: Find a quantity within a ratio where
either the total amount, a particular amount or a difference in an amount is given.

[WJEC GCSE Autumn 2019 Foundation Paper 1 Q14a]

The organisers of a teachers' conference provided a buffet lunch made by a catering service.

The catering service made a total of 560 cups of tea and coffee.
These were served in the ratio 5: 3 respectively.

The catering service billed the coference organise £1 for each cup of tea and £1.50 for each
cup of coffee served.

How much was the total bill for the tea and coffee?

Total bill for tea and coffee £ ..........................

(4 marks)

Question 35
E240: Solve quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula. E192: Solve 2D problems
using Pythagoras' Theorem. E242: Form quadratic or non-linear equations from context.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2016-3H Q22]

The diagram shows a rectangle.

The width of the rectangle is 𝑥 cm.

The length of a diagonal of the rectangle is 12 cm.

The perimeter of the rectangle is 28 cm.

Find the possible values of 𝑥 .

Give your values correct to 3 significant figures.
Show your working clearly

..........................

(7 marks)

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Question 36
E194: Solve problems involving 3D shapes using Pythagoras' Theorem and trigonometry.

[Edexcel Linked Pair June 2017 Applications 2H Q16]

Here is a diagram of a room in Sammy’s house.

Sammy is putting an electric cable across the ceiling of the room.

The cable will go from 𝐴 to 𝐵 .

Calculate the shortest possible length of the cable.

Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

.......................... m

(4 marks)

Question 37
E184: Determine the length of sides in a right-angled triangle using trigonometry. E249:
Determine lengths of sides in a non-right angled triangle by use of sine and cosine rules.

[SQA National 5 2019 P2 Q19]

Katy and Mona are looking up at a hot-air balloon.

In the diagram below, K, M and B represent the positions of Katy, Mona and the
balloon respectively.

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The angle of elevation of the balloon from Katy is 52 ° The angle of elevation of the balloon
from Mona is 34 ° Katy and Mona are 350 metres apart on level ground

Calculate the height of the hot-air balloon above the ground.

.......................... metres

(5 marks)

Question 38
E184: Determine the length of sides in a right-angled triangle using trigonometry. E185:
Determine angles in a right-angled triangle using trigonometry.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 4 Autumn 2018 2H Q12]

𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷𝐸𝐹𝐺𝐻 is a cuboid.

Angle 𝐸𝐷𝐻 = 64° Angle 𝐴𝐶𝐷 = 28° 𝐸𝐻 = 15 cm

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Work out the size of angle 𝐴𝐻𝐷 .

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

.......................... °

(4 marks)

Question 39
E184: Determine the length of sides in a right-angled triangle using trigonometry. E185:
Determine angles in a right-angled triangle using trigonometry.

[Edexcel IGCSE(9-1) Jan 2019 1H Q10]

Here is triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐷 .

The point 𝐶 lies on 𝐵𝐷 .𝐴𝐷 = 13 cm 𝐵𝐶 = 8 cm angle 𝐴𝐷𝐵 = 90° angle

𝐶𝐴𝐷 = 20°

Calculate the size of angle 𝐵𝐴𝐶 .

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

.......................... °

(5 marks)

Question 40
K287: Find the circumference of a full circle given its radius. E107: Find the circumference of
a full circle.

[OCR GCSE June 2015 4H Q3b]

Anna digs a circular flower bed in the garden.

The radius of the flower bed is 0.75 m.

Calculate the circumference of the flower bed.

.......................... m

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(2 marks)

Question 41
K290: Find the area of a full circle given its radius. E108: Find the area of a full circle.

[KS3 SATs 2000 L6-L8 Paper 2 Q5a]

The diagram shows a circle and a square.

The radius of the circle is 12 mm.

What is the area of the circle to the nearest mm 2 ?

.......................... mm 2

Question 42
E108: Find the area of a full circle. E112: Find the area of composite shapes by adding or
subtracting areas.

[Edexcel IGCSE May2016(R)-4H Q7]

Here are two circles.

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The circles have the same centre O.

The radius of the inner circle is 3 cm.
The width of the shaded region between the inner circle and outer circle is 2 cm.

Work out the area of the shaded region.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.......................... 𝑐𝑚2

(3 marks)

Question 43
K524: Relationship between scale factors of length and area. E198: Understand relationship
between scale factors of length, area and volume.

[SQA National 5 2016 P2 Q11]

Two pictures are mathematically similar in shape.

The cost of each picture is proportional to its area.

The large picture costs £13.75 .

Find the cost of the small picture.

£ ..........................

(3 marks)

Question 44
E43: Find the perimeter and area of rectilinear shapes, including rectangles. E198:
Understand relationship between scale factors of length, area and volume.

[Eduqas GCSE Summer 2019 Foundation Paper 2 Q16 ]

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.......................... cm

(3 marks)

Question 45
E118: Find the volume of a prism. E109: Find the area or perimeter of simple fractions of
circles.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov-2006-4I Q23, Nov2006-6H Q12]

The diagram shows a prism of length 90 cm.

The cross section, PQRST, of the prism is a semi-circle above a rectangle.

PQRT is a rectangle.
RST is a semi-circle with diameter RT.

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PQ = RT = 60 cm.
PT = QR = 45 cm.

Calculate the volume of the prism.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.......................... 𝑐𝑚3

Question 46
E249: Determine lengths of sides in a non-right angled triangle by use of sine and cosine
rules.

[SQA National 5 2018 P2 Q9]

In this diagram: angle ABD = 75 ° angle BDC = 37 ° BC = 20 centimetres.

Calculate the length of DC.

Formulae provided:
Sine Rule

Cosine Rule 𝑎2 = 𝑏 2 +𝑐 2 − 2𝑏𝑐cos 𝐴

or

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DC = .......................... cm

(3 marks)

Question 47
E249: Determine lengths of sides in a non-right angled triangle by use of sine and cosine
rules. E251: Find the area of a triangle using two lengths and the angle between them. E191:
Find the area or arc length of more general sectors.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2017(R)-3H Q21]

The shape OABC is made from a triangle and a sector of a circle.

OAB is a triangle.
OBC is a sector of a circle, centre O.

OA = 12 cm
AB = 16 cm
Angle OAB = 60°
Angle BOC = 38°

Work out the area of OABC.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.......................... 𝑐𝑚2

(5 marks)

Question 48
E104: Translate a shape by a given vector. E106: Describe a rotation.

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[Edexcel Linked Pair June 2017 Methods 1F Q26, Methods 1H Q2b Edited]

0
Shape 𝑆 can be transformed to shape 𝑇 by the translation (−3) followed by a rotation.

Describe the rotation.

°
Angle .......................... anticlockwise

About the point ..........................

(3 marks)

Question 49
K489: Reflect a shape against a vertical or horizontal line. E187: Reflect a shape in a line with
given equation. E106: Describe a rotation.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2017-4H Q11b Edited]

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Triangle B is mapped onto triangle C by a reflection in the line 𝑦 = 0

Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle C.

it is a/an ..........................
°
angle ..........................

about the point ..........................

(3 marks)

Question 50
E187: Reflect a shape in a line with given equation. E188: Describe a reflection. E103: Rotate
a shape by a given angle around a given point.

[OCR GCSE June 2014 4H Q8]

Triangle A is drawn on the grid below.

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Describe fully the single transformation that is equivalent to:

• a rotation of 90° anticlockwise about (0, 0), followed by

• a reflection in the 𝑥 -axis.

You may use the grid to help you.

It is a/an ..........................

in ..........................

(3 marks)

Question 51
K497: Enlarge a shape by a negative and fractional scale factor. E189: Enlarge a shape by a
given scale factor around a given centre of enlargement.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Nov 2017 1H Q18]

1
Enlarge shape A by scale factor − 2 with centre of enlargement (0,0) .

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..........................

(2 marks)

Question 52
K74: List outcomes using a sample space. E29: List a sample space for one event or combined
events.

[Eduqas GCSE Summer 2019 Foundation Paper 1 Q5 a)]

The diagram shows a fair 8-sided dice, numbered from 1 to 8, and a fair spinner.

Jamie rolls the dice and spins the spinner. He then multiplies the two scores.

Complete the diagram to show all Jamie’s possible outcomes.

10 10 20 .................. .................. 50 60 70 80
9 9 18 .................. 36 .................. 54 63 72
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(1 mark)

Question 53
K74: List outcomes using a sample space. E29: List a sample space for one event or combined
events.

[AQA GCSE Jan 2013 2F Q13]

The two arrows are spun.

One possible outcome is red1.

Write down all the other possible outcomes.

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..........................

Question 54
E344: Venn diagrams.

[Edexcel IAL S1 Jan 2019 Q1d Edited]

The Venn diagram shows the probability of a randomly selected student from a school being in
the sets 𝐿 , 𝐵 and 𝐶 , where

𝐿 represents the event that the student has instrumental music lessons𝐵 represents
the event that the student plays in the school band𝐶 represents the event that the
student sings in the school choir

𝑝 , 𝑞 , 𝑟 and 𝑠 are probabilities.

Given that 𝑃(𝐿) = 0.4 , 𝑃(𝐵) = 0.13 , 𝑃(𝐶) = 0.3 and the events 𝐿 and 𝐶 are independent,
it can be shown that 𝑝 = 0.12 , 𝑞 = 0.15 , 𝑟 = 0.18 and 𝑠 = 0.42 .

A student is selected at random from those who play in the school band or sing in the school
choir.

Find the exact probability that this student has instrumental music lessons.

..........................

(3 marks)

Question 55
E344: Venn diagrams.

[Edexcel S1 June 2010 Q4d]

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The Venn diagram in Figure 1 shows the number of students in a class who read any of 3
popular magazines 𝐴 , 𝐵 and 𝐶 .

One of these students is selected at random.

Given that the student reads at least one of the magazines, find the probability that the
student reads 𝐶 .

..........................

(2 marks)

Question 56
K562: Draw a tree diagram to represent successive independent events. E212: Successive
independent events (including tree diagrams).

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Nov 2018 1F Q27a Edited]

Amina has two bags.

In the first bag there are 3 red balls and 7 green balls.
In the second bag there are 5 red balls and 4 green balls.

Amina takes at random a ball from the first bag.

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

Complete the probability tree diagram.

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..........................

(2 marks)

Question 57
K565: Draw a tree diagram to represent successive dependent events. E213: Successive
dependent events, i.e. sampling without replacement (including tree diagrams).

[WJEC GCSE Autumn 2019 Higher Paper 1 Q15a edited (iii)]

Vera has a pot containing 4 red grapes and 6 green grapes.

She takes a grape at random and eats is.
She then takes another grape at random and easts it.

What probability should be written in place of 𝑍 in the probability tree

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..........................

(1 mark)

Question 58
E210: Box plots.

[Edexcel IGCSE(9-1) Jan 2019(R) 2H Q12]

Freddie recorded the number of runs he scored in each of 11 cricket matches.

Here are his results.

4 0 21 32 51 6 102 69 17 9 42

Find the interquartile range of his results.

..........................

(3 marks)

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Question 59
K555: Interpret a box plot. E89: Mean, mode, median, range from listed data. E210: Box
plots.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2016-1H Q18 Edited]

Tom recorded the times, in seconds, some boys took to complete an obstacle course. He drew
this box plot for his results.

Tom also recorded the times some girls took to complete the obstacle course. Here are the
times, in seconds, for the girls.

99 101 103 106 108 109 110 110 111 112

113 114 115 115 117 120 124 125 132

Compare the distribution of the times for the boys with the distribution of the times for the
girls.

Boys Girls
Median .................. ..................
Range .................. ..................

(4 marks)

Question 60
K261: Draw a stem-and-leaf diagram. E97: Stem & Leaf Diagrams

[AQA GCSE Nov 2014 2F Q24a, Nov 2014 2H Q6a Edited]

Here are the numbers of people in a restaurant on the first 15 days in December.

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24 21 13 33 41

25 29 11 47 44

28 30 39 48 35

Show the data on an ordered stem-and-leaf diagram.

Key: 2 | 4 represents 24 people

1 ..................
2 ..................
3 ..................
4 ..................

(4 marks)

Question 61
K263: Find the median from a stem-and-leaf diagram. E97: Stem & Leaf Diagrams

[Edexcel GCSE June2012-1F Q20b]

The stem and leaf diagram shows some information about the speeds of 25 cars.

Find the median speed.

.......................... miles per hour

(1 mark)

Question 62
K268: Draw a frequency polygon. E99: Frequency Polygons

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The table gives information about the speeds of 70 cars.

Draw a frequency polygon for this information.

..........................

(2 marks)

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Answers

Question 1
𝑝= 3

Question 2
3
𝑥+1

Question 3
𝑥 = −2.5

Question 4
2𝐸
𝑚= 𝑣2

Question 5
𝑥 0 1 2 3 4 5
𝑦 6 2 0 0 2 6

Question 6
𝑥= −2 −1 0 1 2

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𝑦 -1 3 1 -1 3

The answer is -1, 3, 1, -1, 3

Question 7
𝑥 0.5 1 2 4 5 8
𝑦 8 4 2 1 0.8 0.5

Question 8
(𝑥 + 2)2 − 20

Question 9
𝑥 = −4 + √10 or 𝑥 = −4 − √10

Question 10
Karl’s Cars charges a fixed rate of £5 for the first 2 miles of a journey and and then £ 1.50 for
each extra mile.

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Question 11
𝑀 0 4 10
𝐶 3 8.2 16

Question 12
"City Cabs" and "0.6 OR 0.60"

Question 13
𝑛 th term = 7𝑛 − 3

Question 14
𝑛 th term = 7𝑛 − 5

Question 15
𝑛 th term = −2𝑛2 + 304𝑛

Question 16
126

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Question 17
646800

Question 18
"10 OR 11"

Question 19
22
9

Question 20
9
14

Question 21
1.21

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Question 22
78

Question 23
8%

Question 24
Percentage reduction is 9.1 %

Question 25
388 euros

Question 26
395 euros

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Question 27
0.64

Question 28
127
495

Question 29
1
22

Question 30
1.45 × 104

Question 31
4.84 × 104

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Question 32
1.5 ∶ 1

Question 33
3∶ 1

Question 34
Total bill for tea and coffee £ 665

Question 35
𝑥 = 11.8 or 𝑥 = 2.20

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Question 36
7.11 m

Question 37
155 metres

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Question 38
° °
any value in the range 25.5 to 25.6

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Question 39
° °
any value in the range 24.3 to 24.41

Question 40
4.7 m

Question 41
452 mm 2

Question 42
any value in the range 50.2 𝑐𝑚2 to 50.3 𝑐𝑚2

Question 43
£ 4.95

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Question 44
13.5 cm

Question 45
370000 𝑐𝑚3

Question 46
DC = 32 cm

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Question 47
152 𝑐𝑚2

Question 48
"90" and "O OR (0, 0) OR (0,0) OR 0, 0 OR 0,0 OR Origin"

Question 49
"rotation", "180" and "(1, 0) OR (1,0) OR 1, 0 OR 1,0"

Question 50
"reflection" and "y=-x OR y = -x OR y= -x OR y =-x OR y = - x"

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Question 51

Question 52
10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
9 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Question 53
red2 , red3 , blue1 , blue2 , blue3

Question 54
25
43

Question 55
9
20

Question 56
7 4 5 4
𝑎 = 10
,𝑏 = 9
,𝑐 = 9
,𝑑 = 9

Question 57
4
9

Full mark scheme for the whole of Question 15a

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Question 58
45

Question 59
Boys Girls
Median 115 112
Range 41 33

Question 60
1 1, 3
2 1, 4, 5, 8, 9
3 0, 3, 5, 9
4 1, 4, 7, 8

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Question 61
44 miles per hour

Question 62

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