Centre Number
Candidate Number
General Certificate of Secondary Education
January 2014
Mathematics
Unit T2
(With calculator)
Foundation Tier
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friday 10 january, 9.15 am–10.45 am
TIME
1 hour 30 minutes.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box,
around each page, on blank pages or tracing paper.
Complete in blue or black ink only. Do not write with a gel pen.
Answer all twenty-nine questions.
Any working should be clearly shown in the spaces provided since marks may be awarded for
partially correct solutions.
You may use a calculator for this paper.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
The total mark for this paper is 100.
Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages indicate the marks awarded to
each question or part question.
Functional Elements will be assessed in this paper.
Quality of written communication will be assessed in questions 1 and 16(b).
You should have a calculator, ruler, compasses and a protractor.
The Formula Sheet is on page 2.
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Formula Sheet
1
Area of trapezium = –2 (a + b)h
Volume of prism = area of cross section × length
cross
section
length
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Quality of written communication will be assessed in this question. Examiner Only
Marks Remark
1 (a) Work out the value of 22 × 33 showing each step of your working.
Answer [2]
(b) Which of the following fractions is nearest in value to 41 ?
10 2 3 7 11
20 30 40
Show clearly how you reach your answer.
Answer [2]
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2 (a) From the numbers in the list below Examiner Only
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24 56 81 40 25 66 59 90 27
(i) write down a square number,
Answer [1]
(ii) write down a cube number.
Answer [1]
(b) Martha’s grandmother’s age on her next birthday will be both a square
number and a cube number at the same time.
What age is Martha’s grandmother now?
Answer [2]
Total Question 2
3 Anne bought pink and blue ribbon for her Nursery School.
She bought 3.2 metres of pink ribbon and 2.6 metres of blue ribbon and
paid the shopkeeper £8.89
The pink ribbon cost £1.60 per metre.
How much did the blue ribbon cost per metre?
Show clearly how you worked out your answer.
Total Question 3
Answer £ [4]
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4 Examiner Only
Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Marks Remark
Rainfall (cm) 60.5 62.5 62.0 61.0
The mean rainfall over these 5 years was 62 cm. What was the rainfall in
2012?
Total Question 4
Answer cm [3]
5 The table below shows the number of pairs of shoes of different colours
sold in a shop one day.
Colour Black Brown Blue Other
Number 35 20 18 17
Angle
Draw a clearly labelled pie chart to show the number of pairs of shoes of
each colour.
Total Question 5
[4]
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6 The two graphs below show similar information but look different. Examiner Only
Marks Remark
Graph A Graph B
52 – holiday sales 70 – holiday sales
50 – 60 –
holidays sold
holidays sold
48 – 50 –
46 – 40 –
44 – 30 –
42 – 20 –
40 – 10 –
38 0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug
Month Month
(a) Which graph appears to show the biggest increase in sales?
Answer Graph [1]
(b) What causes this graph to be misleading?
Answer [1]
Total Question 6
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7 Calculate the size of angle x in the diagram below. Examiner Only
Marks Remark
85°
diagram not
drawn accurately
85°
110° x
Answer x = ° [3]
Total Question 7
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8 Dublin Connolly 1000 1300 1600 Examiner Only
Marks Remark
Newry L 1112 1412 1712
Poyntzpass I I I
Scarva I I I
Portadown 0845 0945 1045 1134 1145 1245 1345 1434 1445 1545 1645 1734 1745 1845
Lurgan 0851 0951 1051 1144 1151 1251 1351 I 1451 1551 1651 I 1751 1851
Moira 0857 0957 1057 I 1157 1257 1357 I 1457 1557 1657 I 1757 1857
Lisburn 0910 1010 1110 1203 1210 1310 1410 I 1510 1610 1710 I 1810 1910
Hilden 0912 1012 1112 I 1212 1312 1412 I 1512 1612 1712 I 1812 1912
Lambeg 0914 1014 1114 I 1214 1314 1414 I 1514 1614 1714 I 1814 1914
Derriaghy 0916 1016 1116 I 1216 1316 1416 I 1516 1616 1716 I 1816 1916
Dunmurry 0919 1019 1119 I 1219 1319 1419 I 1519 1619 1719 I 1819 1919
Finaghy 0922 1022 1122 I 1222 1322 1422 I 1522 1622 1722 I 1822 1922
Balmoral 0924 1024 1124 I 1224 1324 1424 I 1524 1624 1724 I 1824 1924
Adelaide 0926 1026 1126 I 1226 1326 1426 I 1526 1626 1726 I 1826 1926
Great Victoria Street 0930 1030 1130 I 1230 1330 1430 I 1530 1630 1730 I 1830 1930
Great Victoria Street 0834 0934 1034 1134 I 1234 1334 1434 I 1534 1634 1734 I 1834 1934
City Hospital 0837 0937 1037 1137 I 1237 1337 1437 I 1537 1637 1737 I 1837 1937
Botanic 0839 0939 1039 1139 I 1239 1339 1439 I 1539 1639 1739 I 1839 1939
Belfast Central M 0842 0942 1042 1142 1216 1242 1342 1442 1507 1542 1642 1742 1807 1842 1942
Belfast Central 0845 0945 1045 1145 1245 1345 1445 1545 1645 1745 1845 1945
Titanic Qtr (Bridge End) 0848 0948 1048 1148 1248 1348 1448 1548 1648 1748 1848 1948
Sydenham 0851 0951 1051 1151 1251 1351 1451 1551 1651 1751 1851 1948
Holywood 0855 0955 1055 1155 1255 1355 1455 1555 1655 1755 1855 1955
Marino 0857 0957 1057 1157 1257 1357 1457 1557 1657 1757 1857 1957
Cultra 0859 0959 1059 1159 1259 1359 1459 1559 1659 1759 1859 1959
Seahill 0902 1002 1102 1202 1302 1402 1502 1602 1702 1802 1902 2002
Helen’s Bay 0905 1005 1105 1205 1305 1405 1505 1605 1705 1805 1905 2005
Carnalea 0909 1009 1109 1209 1309 1409 1509 1609 1709 1809 1909 2009
Bangor West 0911 1011 1111 1211 1311 1411 1511 1611 1711 1811 1911 2011
Bangor 0916 1016 1116 1216 1316 1416 1516 1616 1716 1816 1916 2016
© Adapted from Translink Timetable (www.translink.co.uk). With kind permission
(a) Sarah takes the 1134 train from Portadown to Belfast Central.
How long should the journey take?
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(b) James is in Portadown. He has to be in Holywood by 5 pm. What is the Examiner Only
latest train he could take from Portadown? Marks Remark
Answer [1]
(c) Using this train service, but not starting in Portadown, Joshua made a
journey which lasted exactly 2 hours 7 minutes. What is the earliest
time his journey could have started?
Answer [1]
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9 A rectangle measures 7.6 cm by 4.8 cm. Examiner Only
Marks Remark
Calculate
(a) the area of this rectangle,
Answer [3]
(b) the perimeter of this rectangle.
Answer cm [1]
Total Question 9
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10 (a) Simplify Examiner Only
Marks Remark
5x + 2y – 3x – 5y
Answer [2]
(b) Solve
7x – 3 = 18
Answer x = [2]
(c) Solve
x =2
20
Answer x = [1]
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11 (a) Complete the table of values for the equation y = 3x + 5 Examiner Only
Marks Remark
x –2 –1 0 1 2 3
y –1 5 8 14
[1]
(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of y = 3x + 5
between x = –2 and x = 3
y
14
12
10
–2 –1 0 1 2 3 x
–2
–4
–6
[2]
(c) Draw the line x = 2 on the same grid. [1]
Total Question 11
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12 Hugh is a travelling salesman. He claims 24.6p for each km he travels and Examiner Only
£27.60 for meals on each day he is travelling. Marks Remark
If he travels more than 700 km in any week he adds 12.5% to his total
claim.
Last week Hugh travelled 915 km in 5 days.
How much did Hugh claim for last week?
Show clearly how you arrived at your answer.
Total Question 12
Answer £ [5]
13 (a) Write down two numbers which are square roots of 49
Answer and [1]
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(b) Explain the meaning of 0.103
Total Question 13
Answer [1]
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14 The table shows the temperature of some liquids as they cool in a freezer. Examiner Only
Marks Remark
Time (minutes) 5 10 15 18 25 30 30
Temperature (°C) 35 31 24 22 12 7 6
(a) Draw a scatter graph for this data. [2]
40
Temperature (°C)
30
20
10
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Time (minutes)
Examiner Only
Marks Remark
(b) Draw a line of best fit. [1]
(c) Estimate the time taken for a liquid to reach freezing point (0 °C).
Answer minutes [1]
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(d) Describe the correlation. Examiner Only
Marks Remark
Answer [1]
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15 Twenty two pupils were asked to record the time (in minutes) they spent on
their homework last Monday night.
Their responses are listed below.
40 55 80 60 50 55 65 40 120 100 90
55 60 110 100 120 75 50 80 85 60 45
Construct a stem and leaf diagram to illustrate this data.
[3]
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Quality of written communication will be assessed in part (b) of this Examiner Only
question. Marks Remark
16 (a) Calculate the size of the interior angle of a regular pentagon.
Answer ° [2]
(b) Three regular pentagons are placed together as shown below.
diagram not
drawn accurately
Explain why you cannot cover a floor with regular pentagonal tiles.
Answer
[2]
Total Question 16
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17 The radius of the base of a cylindrical oil tank is 60 cm. Examiner Only
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(a) Calculate the area of the base of the oil tank.
Answer cm2 [2]
The height of the oil tank is 70 cm.
(b) Calculate the volume of the oil tank. Give your answer in litres.
Answer litres [3]
Total Question 17
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18 Angela buys 5 DVDs and 4 CDs. Examiner Only
Each DVD costs d pounds. Each CD costs c pounds. Marks Remark
Write down an expression for the total cost.
Total Question 18
Answer [2]
19 The nth term of a sequence is given by n2 – 1
(a) Write down the first 3 terms of this sequence.
Answer , , [2]
(b) Explain why 101 cannot be a term in this sequence.
Answer [1]
Total Question 19
20 Solve 7e + 3 = 4e + 5
Total Question 20
Answer e = [3]
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21 (a) Express 84 as a product of its prime factors in index form. Examiner Only
Marks Remark
Answer [3]
(b) Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 63 and 84
Answer [2]
Total Question 21
22 The weight of a cow increases from 147 kg to 165 kg.
What is the percentage increase in the weight of the cow?
Answer % [3]
Total Question 22
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23 The table below shows the weights of fish caught in a competition. Examiner Only
Marks Remark
Weight (g) Frequency
0 < w ø 150 10
150 < w ø 300 25
300 < w ø 450 18
12
450 < w ø 600
600 < w ø 750 10
750 < w ø 900 5
Draw a frequency polygon for this data.
Total Question 23
[3]
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24 A student wishes to carry out a survey relating to television viewing by the Examiner Only
general public. Marks Remark
Her first question is
“What age are you?” Answer
(a) Give one criticism of this question.
[1]
(b) Design a more suitable question with appropriate response boxes for
her to record the age of those being surveyed.
Total Question 24
[2]
25 The first five terms of a sequence are 9, 13, 17, 21, 25
Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.
Total Question 25
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26 A glass window is in the shape of a semi-circle with diameter 40 cm. Examiner Only
Marks Remark
Calculate the perimeter of the semi-circle.
diagram not
drawn accurately
40 cm
Total Question 26
Answer cm [3]
27 The sketch shows a field which is in the shape of a right-angled triangle.
The side PQ = 10 m and the side QR = 26 m.
Calculate the length of the side PR.
Q
diagram not
drawn accurately
26 m
10 m
P R
Total Question 27
Answer m [3]
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28 Expand and simplify 3(2w – 1) – 2(w – 4) Examiner Only
Marks Remark
Answer [2]
Total Question 28
29 Use the method of trial and improvement to find the solution to the
equation x3 + 3x = 47
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
Show all your working.
Answer x = [4]
Total Question 29
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