Mathematics A: Level 1/2 Paper 1F Foundation Tier

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International GCSE
Mathematics A
Level 1/2
Paper 1F
Foundation Tier
Sample assessment material for first teaching September 2016 Paper Reference
Time: 2 hours 4MA1/1F
You must have: Total Marks
Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, protractor, compasses,
pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator. Tracing paper may be used.
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.
• Withoutallsufficient
Answer questions.
• Answer the questions working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• – there may be more spacein the spaces provided
than you need.
• You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
Calculators may be used.
• Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• 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
• Check
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• your answers if you have time at the end.
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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Mathematics (Specification A) – Sample Assessment Materials (SAMs) 5
Issue 2 – November 2017 © Pearson Education Limited 2017
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International GCSE Mathematics

Formulae sheet – Foundation Tier
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Area of trapezium = (a + b)h
2
Volume of prism = area of cross section × length

cross
section
length
Volume of cylinder = πr2h

Curved surface area of cylinder = 2πrh
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6 Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Mathematics (Specification A) – Sample Assessment Materials (SAMs)
Answer ALL TWENTY FIVE questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.

You must write down all stages in your working.

1 Here is a list of numbers.
2 8 15 24 31 36 40 64
From this list, write down
(a) an odd number
.......................................................
(1)
(b) a multiple of 6
.......................................................
(1)
(c) a square number
.......................................................
(1)
(d) a prime number
.......................................................
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
2 (a) Write 64% as a fraction.

Give your fraction in its simplest form.
.......................................................
(2)
(b) Write 9% as a decimal.
.......................................................
(1)
1
(c) Work out of 84 kg.
6
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(1)
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3 The pictogram shows some information about the number of calculators sold in a shop on
each of five days.

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

(a) On which day did the shop sell the greatest number of calculators?
.......................................................
(1)
The shop sold 24 calculators on Wednesday.
(b) Find the number of calculators sold on Thursday.
.......................................................
(2)
(c) Find the ratio of the number of calculators sold on Tuesday to the number of
calculators sold on Friday.
Give your ratio in its simplest form. DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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(2)
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4 Here are the first five terms of a number sequence.
2 6 10 14 18
(a) Write down the next two terms of the sequence.
............................ , .............................
(1)
(b) Explain how you worked out your answer.
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(1)
(c) Find the 11th term of the sequence.
.......................................................
(1)
(d) Explain why 95 cannot be a term of the sequence.
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(1)

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5 The diagram shows a shaded shape drawn on a centimetre grid and a line AB.

B
(a) Write down the order of rotational symmetry of the shape.
.......................................................
(1)
(b) Work out the perimeter of the shape.
....................................................... cm
(1)
(c) Work out the area of the shape.
....................................................... cm2
(1)
(d) Reflect the shape in the line AB.
(2)
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6 Rhianna has £25 to spend on plants.

Each plant costs £3.95
She buys as many plants as she can.
How much change should Rhianna receive from £25?
£. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 (a) Simplify 8c + 7m – 5c + 2m
.......................................................
(2)
(b) Solve 5x – 9 = 4
x = .......................................................
(2)
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8 This rule can be used to work out the shortest distance from the screen a viewer should
sit to watch TV.

Multiply the width of the screen by 3
Greg is going to watch his TV.

The width of the screen is 65 cm.
(a) Work out the shortest distance from the screen he should sit.
....................................................... cm
(1)

Rashida is going to watch her TV.
The shortest distance from the screen she should sit is 249 cm.
(b) Work out the width of the screen.
....................................................... cm
(2)
The width of a TV screen is w cm.
The shortest distance from the screen a viewer should sit to watch this TV is d cm.
(c) Write down a formula for d in terms of w. DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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(2)
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9 ABC is an isosceles triangle.
A Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
132°
D C B
DCB is a straight line.

AC = AB.
Angle DCA = 132°
Work out the size of angle CAB.
Give a reason for each stage in your working.
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°
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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

depth
0.3m
0.8 m
A fish tank is in the shape of a cuboid.

The length of the fish tank is 0.8 m and the width is 0.3 m.
The volume of water in the fish tank is 108 litres.
1 m3 = 1000 litres.
Work out the depth of the water in the fish tank.

....................................................... m
51.7 × 2.8
11 (a) Work out the value of
9+ 3
Write down all the figures on your calculator display.
.......................................................
(2)
(b) Give your answer to part (a) correct to 3 significant figures.
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(1)
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12 On the grid, draw the graph of y = 3x – 4 for values of x from −2 to 3

y
6
–2 –1 O 1 2 3 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5
–6
–7
–8
–9
–10
–11
–12
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13 A box contains four different kinds of sweets.

Debbie takes at random a sweet from the box.
The table shows the probabilities that Debbie takes an orange sweet or a cola sweet or a

lemon sweet.
Sweet Probability
orange 0.15
cola 0.40
lemon 0.35
strawberry
(a) Work out the probability that Debbie takes a strawberry sweet.

.......................................................
(2)
There are 40 sweets in the box.
(b) How many of the sweets in the box are lemon?
.......................................................
(2)
14 (a) Expand 5(2g + 7)
.......................................................
(1)
x is an integer.
(b) Write down all the values of x that satisfy −3 < x  2
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(2)
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15 Anil lives in England.

He does a search on the internet and sees the same type of camera on sale in Spain and in
America.
In Spain, the camera costs 149 euros.

In America, the camera costs $164.78
Anil finds out these exchange rates.
Exchange rates
1 euro = £0.76
£1 = $1.54
How much cheaper is the camera in America than in Spain?

Give your answer in pounds (£).
£. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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16 Yoko flew on a plane from Tokyo to Sydney.

The plane flew a distance of 7800 km.
The flight time was 9 hours 45 minutes.

Work out the average speed of the plane in kilometres per hour.
....................................................... km/h

17 Penny, Amjit and James share some money in the ratio 3 : 6 : 4
Amjit gets $28 more than James.
Work out the amount of money that Penny gets.
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18 A factory has 60 workers.

The table shows information about the distances, in km, the workers travel to the factory
each day.
Distance (d km) Frequency
0<d5 12
5 < d  10 6
10 < d  15 4
15 < d  20 6
20 < d  25 14
25 < d  30 18
(a) Write down the modal class.
.......................................................
(1)
(b) Work out an estimate for the mean distance travelled to the factory each day.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . km
(4)
One of these workers is chosen at random.
(c) Write down the probability that this worker travels more than 20 km to the factory
each day.
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(2)
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19 Nigel bought 12 boxes of melons.

He paid $15 for each box.
There were 12 melons in each box.

3
Nigel sold of the melons for $1.60 each.
4
He sold all the other melons at a reduced price.
He made an overall profit of 15%
Work out how much Nigel sold each reduced price melon for.

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20 Use ruler and compasses to construct the bisector of angle ABC.

You must show all your construction lines.
B
21 (a) Factorise fully 18e3f + 45e2f 4
.......................................................
(2)
(b) Solve x2 – 4x – 12 = 0
Show clear algebraic working.
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(3)
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22
P Diagram NOT

accurately drawn
35°
17.6 cm
R Q
Calculate the length of PR.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

....................................................... cm
23 In a sale, all normal prices are reduced by 15%

The normal price of a mixer is reduced by 22.50 dollars.
Work out the normal price of the mixer.
....................................................... dollars
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24 The table shows the diameters, in kilometres, of five planets.

Planet Diameter (km)
Venus 1.2 × 104
Jupiter 1.4 × 105
Neptune 5.0 × 104
Mars 6.8 × 103
Saturn 1.2 × 105
(a) Write 1.4 × 105 as an ordinary number.

.......................................................
(1)
(b) Which of these planets has the smallest diameter?
.......................................................
(1)
(c) Calculate the difference, in kilometres, between the diameter of Saturn and the
diameter of Neptune.
Give your answer in standard form.
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(2)
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C
Diagram NOT

accurately drawn
9.5 cm
A
7.6 cm B
The diagram shows a shape made from triangle ABC and a semicircle with diameter BC.
Triangle ABC is right-angled at B.
AB = 7.6 cm and AC = 9.5 cm.
Calculate the area of the shape.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

....................................................... cm2
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DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

Volume of prism = area of cross section × length

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

Volume of cylinder = πr2h

h DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

Answer ALL TWENTY FIVE questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

You must write down all stages in your working.

(c) a square number

(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

2 (a) Write 64% as a fraction.

(b) Write 9% as a decimal.

(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

(Total for Question 3 is 5 marks)

4 Here are the first five terms of a number sequence.

(a) Write down the next two terms of the sequence.

(d) Explain why 95 cannot be a term of the sequence.

(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

(a) Write down the order of rotational symmetry of the shape.

(Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)

6 Rhianna has £25 to spend on plants.

How much change should Rhianna receive from £25?

(Total for Question 6 is 3 marks)

(Total for Question 7 is 4 marks)

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

Greg is going to watch his TV.

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

(Total for Question 8 is 5 marks)

9 ABC is an isosceles triangle.

DCB is a straight line.

(Total for Question 9 is 5 marks)

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

A fish tank is in the shape of a cuboid.

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

(b) Give your answer to part (a) correct to 3 significant figures.

(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

12 On the grid, draw the graph of y = 3x – 4 for values of x from −2 to 3

(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)

13 A box contains four different kinds of sweets.

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

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(Total for Question 13 is 4 marks)

14 (a) Expand 5(2g + 7)

(b) Write down all the values of x that satisfy −3 < x  2

(Total for Question 14 is 3 marks)

15 Anil lives in England.

In Spain, the camera costs 149 euros.

How much cheaper is the camera in America than in Spain?

(Total for Question 15 is 4 marks)

16 Yoko flew on a plane from Tokyo to Sydney.

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA