GCSE Mathematics

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 Answer ALL questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all the stages of your working.

1. Write down the value of the 3 in the number 4376

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(1 mark)

2. Write 3% as a fraction.

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(1 mark)

3. Change 4000 grams into kilograms.

……………………….. kilograms
(1 mark)

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4. Solve 3 =
𝑥

𝑥 = …………………..……………..
(1 mark)

5. Write these numbers in order of size.

Start with the smallest number.
−4 − 16 8 0 − 20

……………………………………………………………………………………..
(1 mark)
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6. Work out 70% of £90

£ …………..………………………
(2 marks)

7. a) Find the value of 65

………………………….……..……………
(1 mark)
b) Find the value of √17.64

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(1 mark)

8. Dhruv says,
"There are more prime numbers between 20 and 30
than there are between 10 and 20"
Is Dhruv right?
You must show how you get your answer.

(2 marks)

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9. Here is a list of 8 numbers.
3 4 5 5 5 7 8 9
Caitlin pick at random one of these numbers.
On the probability scale below, mark with a cross (X) the probability that Caitlin
picks an even number.

(1 mark)

10. Olivia recorded the favourite colour of each of the 30 students in her class.
The incomplete table shows some information about her results.

(a) Complete the table for Olivia's results.

(1 mark)

(b) What is the modal colour?

………………………….……..……………
(1 mark)
Mark asked each student in a different class to name their favourite colour.
The number of students who said blue is three times the number of students who
said green.
(c) Write down the ratio of the number of students who said blue to the number
of students who said green.

………………………….……..……………
(1 mark)

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11.

a) Write down the coordinates of point A.

(…………… , ……………)
(1 mark)
b) On the grid, mark with a cross (X) the point with coordinates (−4 , 3)
Label this point B

(…………… , ……………)
(1 mark)
c) On the grid, draw the line with equation 𝑥 = 3

(1 mark)

12. There are 19.5 litres of water in a water container.

A cup holds 210 ml of water.
How many cups can be completely filled using the water in the water container?

…………………………………………..
(3 marks)

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13. The length of a rectangle is twice as long as the width of the rectangle.
The area of the rectangle is 32 cm2.
Draw the rectangle on the centimetre grid.

(2 marks)

14. a) Simplify (𝑚3 )4

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(1 mark)

b) Factorise 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥

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(1 mark)
c) Make 𝑣 the subject of the formula 𝑇 = 4𝑣 + 3

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(2 marks)

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15. a) Complete the table of values for 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 – 𝑥 – 6

(2 marks)

b) On the grid, draw the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 – 𝑥 – 6 for values of x from -3 to 3

(2 marks)

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16. Here is the charge at a car park in France

Matas parked his car in this car park.

Matas drove into the car park at 10:45
When he drove out of the car park he had to pay 8.40 euros.
At what time did Matas drive out of the car park?

……………………………….……..………
(3 marks)

17. The length of a plane is 19.2 metres.

Morgan buys a scale model of the plane.
The scale of the model is 1 : 24
Work out the length of the scale model of the plane.
Give your answer in centimetres.

…………………………..……… centimetres
(3 marks)

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18. 60 people are asked if they prefer to text or to email their friends.
38 of the people are women and the rest are men.
15 of the men prefer to email their friends.
60% of the people prefer to text their friends.
a) Complete the frequency tree for this information.

(3 marks)

One of these people is picked at random.

b) Find the probability that this person is a female who prefers to text.

………….………………
(2 marks)

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19. There are 24g of carbohydrates in 100 g of banana.
There are 5g of carbohydrates in 100 g of yogurt.
Jaivir has 60 g of banana and 150 g of yogurt for breakfast.
Work out the total number of carbohydrates in this breakfast.

……………………………………………
(3 marks)

20. a) Solve 10𝑚 − 30 = 40

𝑚 = …………………………….…..
(2 marks)
There are x sweets in a box.
There are y sweets in a packet.
b) Write an expression, in terms of x and y, for the total number of sweets in 3
boxes and 2 packets.

…………………………….…..
(2 marks)

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21. Cody buys a pack of 24 pens.
The pack costs £11.28
Cody sells all 24 pens for 50p each.
Work out Cody's percentage profit.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

…………………………… %
(3 marks)

22. a) Write 32 460 000 in standard form.

…………………………….…..
(1 mark)
b) Write 4.96 × 10−3 as an ordinary number.

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(1 mark)

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23. A and B are numbers such that
𝐴 = 22 × 34 × 7 𝐵 = 32 × 72
a) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of A and B.

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b) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of A and B. (1 mark)

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(2 marks)

24. The table shows information about the heights of 80 children.

a) Work out an estimate for the mean height of the children.

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b) Draw a frequency polygon for the information in the table. (2 marks)

(2 marks)

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25. The diagram shows a prism.

The cross section of the prism is a right-angled triangle.

The base of the triangle has length 5 cm

The prism has length 25 cm

The prism has volume 750 cm3

Work out the height of the prism.

……………………………..……….. cm
(3 marks)

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26. In the diagram, AB, BC and CD are three sides of a regular polygon P.

Show that polygon P is a hexagon.

You must show your working.

(4 marks)

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27. a) Expand and simplify 5(𝑥 + 4) − 2(𝑥 − 3)

…………………….………………….………..
(2 marks)
b) Factorise 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 12

…………………….………………….………..
(2 marks)

28. The diagram shows a gold structure in the shape of a cylinder.

The cylinder has radius 15 cm and height 43 cm.

The density of gold is 19.3𝑔/𝑐𝑚3
Work out the mass of the structure.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

………….……………………….. 𝑔
(4 marks)

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29. Connor invests £200,000 in a savings account for 4 years.
The account pays compound interest at a rate of 1.5% per annum.

Calculate the total amount of interest Connor will get at the end of 4 years.

£ …………………………………….
(2 marks)

30.

Work out the value of x.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

𝑥 = ……………………………………………………….
(2 marks)
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