Edexcel GCSE Maths · 1MA1

June 2019 Paper 1 Higher

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Question 1

Probability scale and basic probability4 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Complete a probability table where two outcomes are equally likely, then use a known count to find the total.

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(a)red 0.4, yellow 0.42 marks
(b)602 marks

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(a) Probabilities add to 1: 1−0.2=0.81 - 0.2 = 0.8

Red and yellow are equal: 0.8÷2=0.40.8 \div 2 = 0.4 each.

(b) 0.2 of the cubes are blue, so 12÷0.2=6012 \div 0.2 = 60 cubes.

Watch out: In (b), multiplying 12×0.212 \times 0.2.

Question 2

Direct and inverse proportion5 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Scale up a recipe to find the flour needed and how many packs of butter to buy.

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(a)600 g3 marks
(b)2 packs2 marks

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(a) 60÷15=460 \div 15 = 4, so she needs 4×50=2004 \times 50 = 200 g of sugar.

Flour: 3×200=6003 \times 200 = 600 g

(b) Butter: 2×200=4002 \times 200 = 400 g

400÷250=1.6400 \div 250 = 1.6, so she must buy 2 packs.

Watch out: In (b), rounding 1.6 down to 1 pack.

Question 3

Factors, multiples and primes2 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Find the highest common factor of two numbers.

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Answer182 marks

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72=23×3272 = 2^3 \times 3^2 and 90=2×32×590 = 2 \times 3^2 \times 5

Shared primes: 2×32=182 \times 3^2 = 18

Watch out: Giving a common factor that is not the highest, such as 6 or 9.

Question 4

3D shapes, plans and elevations2 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Sketch the 3D solid shown by a plan and two elevations, labelling its measurements.

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AnswerSketch of a cylinder, diameter 4 cm (radius 2 cm), height 5 cm2 marks

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The plan is a circle, so the solid is round when seen from above.

Both elevations are rectangles, so the solid is a cylinder.

From the grid: diameter 4 cm (radius 2 cm) and height 5 cm.

Watch out: Reading the grid wrongly and labelling the height as 4 cm.

Question 5

Transformations3 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Find the translation vector that follows a reflection in the x-axis to map one triangle onto another.

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Answerc=−6c = -6, d=−1d = -13 marks

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Reflect A in the xx-axis: (3,2)→(3,−2)(3, 2) \to (3, -2), (5,2)→(5,−2)(5, 2) \to (5, -2), (3,5)→(3,−5)(3, 5) \to (3, -5)

B has matching corners at (−3,−3)(-3, -3), (−1,−3)(-1, -3), (−3,−6)(-3, -6).

Move from (3,−2)(3, -2) to (−3,−3)(-3, -3): 6 left and 1 down.

So c=−6c = -6 and d=−1d = -1

Watch out: Swapping c and d, or reflecting in the y-axis.

Question 6

Sharing in a ratio4 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Use a ratio of packs sold and pens per pack to find how many green pens were sold.

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Answer964 marks

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Pens in the ratio 7×2:3×5:4×6=14:15:247 \times 2 : 3 \times 5 : 4 \times 6 = 14 : 15 : 24

Total parts =53= 53, and 212÷53=4212 \div 53 = 4

Green pens =24×4=96= 24 \times 4 = 96

Watch out: Sharing 212 in the ratio 7 : 3 : 4 without allowing for pack sizes.

Question 7

Area and perimeter4 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Use the area of one rectangle and the perimeter of another, which share a side length, to find a missing side.

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Answer8.5 cm4 marks

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Area of PQRS: PQ×10=45PQ \times 10 = 45, so PQ=4.5PQ = 4.5 cm, so BC=4.5BC = 4.5 cm.

Perimeter of ABCD: 2×AB+2×4.5=262 \times AB + 2 \times 4.5 = 26

2×AB=172 \times AB = 17, so AB=8.5AB = 8.5 cm

Watch out: Subtracting only one 4.5 from 26, or forgetting to halve.

Question 8

Rounding and estimation4 marksGrade 5No calculator
Estimate a square root of a product by rounding, use a given power to find a related power, and evaluate a negative index.

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(a)8080 (accept 75 to 81)2 marks
(b)0.0001480.0001481 mark
(c)125\frac{1}{25}1 mark

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(a) 63.5×101.7≈64×100=6400=80\sqrt{63.5 \times 101.7} \approx \sqrt{64 \times 100} = \sqrt{6400} = 80

(b) 0.23=2.3÷100.23 = 2.3 \div 10, so (0.23)6=148÷106=0.000148(0.23)^6 = 148 \div 10^6 = 0.000148

(c) 5−2=152=1255^{-2} = \frac{1}{5^2} = \frac{1}{25}

Watch out: In (c), giving −25-25 or −10-10 for 5−25^{-2}.

Question 9

Fractions3 marksGrade 4No calculator
Multiply two mixed numbers and give the answer as a simplified mixed number.

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Answer5355\frac{3}{5}3 marks

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312=723\frac{1}{2} = \frac{7}{2} and 135=851\frac{3}{5} = \frac{8}{5}

72×85=5610=285=535\frac{7}{2} \times \frac{8}{5} = \frac{56}{10} = \frac{28}{5} = 5\frac{3}{5}

Watch out: Multiplying the whole numbers and fractions separately to get 33103\frac{3}{10}.

Question 10

Simultaneous equations2 marksGrade 5No calculator
Read the solution of a pair of simultaneous linear equations from where their graphs cross.

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Answerx≈2.25, y≈−1.35x \approx 2.25,\ y \approx -1.35 (x from 2.2 to 2.3, y from −1.3 to −1.4)2 marks

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The solution is where the two lines cross.

Reading the grid, they cross at about x=2.25x = 2.25 and y=−1.35y = -1.35.

(Solving exactly gives x=94x = \frac{9}{4} and y=−43y = -\frac{4}{3}.)

Watch out: Swapping the x and y values, or reading where a line meets an axis.

Question 11

Averages and spread4 marksGrade 5No calculator
Find the median and quartiles of a list of ages, then compare two groups on average and on spread.

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(a)Median 5959, lower quartile 5353, upper quartile 66662 marks
(b)Yes: the median for coach A (59) is lower than for coach B (70)1 mark
(c)No: coach A has a smaller range (38 < 43) and a smaller interquartile range (13 < 19)1 mark

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(a) There are 23 ages, so the median is the 12th value: 59.

The lower quartile is the 6th value: 53. The upper quartile is the 18th value: 66.

(b) Coach A's median, 59, is below coach B's, 70, so yes.

(c) Range: A is 79−41=3879 - 41 = 38, B is 85−42=4385 - 42 = 43. IQR: A is 66−53=1366 - 53 = 13, B is 73−54=1973 - 54 = 19. Coach A varies less, so no.

Watch out: In (c), just quoting both ranges without saying which is bigger.

Question 12

Two successive 50% increases link three volumes; express the first volume as a fraction of the last.

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Answer49\frac{4}{9}3 marks

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Q=1.5PQ = 1.5P and R=1.5Q=1.52P=2.25PR = 1.5Q = 1.5^2 P = 2.25P

PR=12.25=49\frac{P}{R} = \frac{1}{2.25} = \frac{4}{9}

Watch out: Adding the percentages to get a 100% increase and answering 12\frac{1}{2}.

Question 13

Identities and algebraic proof2 marksGrade 6No calculator
Prove that subtracting an integer from its square always gives an even number.

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Answern2−n=n(n−1)n^2 - n = n(n-1), a product of two consecutive integers, one of which is even, so it is always even2 marks

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n2−n=n(n−1)n^2 - n = n(n - 1)

nn and n−1n - 1 are consecutive integers, so one of them is even.

An even number times any integer is even, so n2−nn^2 - n is never odd.

Watch out: Testing a few values of n instead of giving a general argument.

Question 14

Pythagoras and trigonometry2 marksGrade 6No calculator
Use exact trigonometric values to find the product of a tangent and a sine.

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Answer12\frac{1}{2}2 marks

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tan⁡30∘=13\tan 30^\circ = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} and sin⁡60∘=32\sin 60^\circ = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}

13×32=12\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} = \frac{1}{2}

Watch out: Using tan⁡30∘=3\tan 30^\circ = \sqrt{3}.

Question 15

Volume and surface area4 marksGrade 6No calculator
Find the total volume of a cone on top of a hemisphere as a multiple of pi.

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Answerk=48k = 484 marks

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Radius =6÷2=3= 6 \div 2 = 3 cm.

Cone: 13π×32×10=30π\frac{1}{3} \pi \times 3^2 \times 10 = 30\pi

Hemisphere: 12×43π×33=18π\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{4}{3} \pi \times 3^3 = 18\pi

Total =48π= 48\pi, so k=48k = 48.

Watch out: Using the full sphere, giving 30π+36π=66π30\pi + 36\pi = 66\pi, or using 6 as the radius.

Question 16

Systematic listing and the product rule4 marksGrade 6No calculator
Count the settings of a three-dial lock, first allowing repeats and then with all digits different.

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(a)1251252 marks
(b)60602 marks

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(a) Each dial has 5 choices: 5×5×5=1255 \times 5 \times 5 = 125

(b) The first dial has 5 choices, the second 4 left, the third 3 left: 5×4×3=605 \times 4 \times 3 = 60

Watch out: Adding choices (5 + 5 + 5) instead of multiplying.

Question 17

Solving quadratics4 marksGrade 7No calculator
Turn a ratio of two algebraic expressions into a quadratic equation and solve it.

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Answerx=−1x = -1 or x=2.5x = 2.54 marks

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x23x+5=12\frac{x^2}{3x + 5} = \frac{1}{2}, so 2x2=3x+52x^2 = 3x + 5

2x2−3x−5=02x^2 - 3x - 5 = 0

(2x−5)(x+1)=0(2x - 5)(x + 1) = 0

x=2.5x = 2.5 or x=−1x = -1

Watch out: Cross-multiplying the wrong way to get x2=2(3x+5)x^2 = 2(3x + 5).

Question 18

Surds5 marksGrade 7No calculator
Simplify a sum of surds, then write a power of a surd fraction with a rational denominator.

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(a)333\sqrt{3}2 marks
(b)381\frac{\sqrt{3}}{81}3 marks

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(a) 12=4×3=23\sqrt{12} = \sqrt{4 \times 3} = 2\sqrt{3}, so 3+23=33\sqrt{3} + 2\sqrt{3} = 3\sqrt{3}

(b) (3)7=(3)6×3=273(\sqrt{3})^7 = (\sqrt{3})^6 \times \sqrt{3} = 27\sqrt{3}

1273×33=381\frac{1}{27\sqrt{3}} \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{81}

Watch out: In (a), adding under the root to get 15\sqrt{15}.

Question 19

Completing the square3 marksGrade 7No calculator
Complete the square on a quadratic, then use it to state the turning point of its graph.

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((i))a=3, b=8a = 3,\ b = 82 marks
((ii))(3,−8)(3, -8)1 mark

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(i) Halve −6-6 to get (x−3)2=x2−6x+9(x - 3)^2 = x^2 - 6x + 9.

x2−6x+1=(x−3)2−9+1=(x−3)2−8x^2 - 6x + 1 = (x - 3)^2 - 9 + 1 = (x - 3)^2 - 8, so a=3a = 3 and b=8b = 8.

(ii) The turning point is (a,−b)=(3,−8)(a, -b) = (3, -8).

Watch out: Giving b=−8b = -8 or a turning point of (−3,−8)(-3, -8).

Question 20

Direct and inverse proportion4 marksGrade 7No calculator
Combine an inverse and a direct proportion involving a square root to write one variable in terms of another.

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Answerh=120th = \frac{120}{\sqrt{t}}4 marks

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h=kph = \frac{k}{p}: 10=k610 = \frac{k}{6}, so k=60k = 60

p=Ktp = K\sqrt{t}: 6=K×126 = K \times 12, so K=12K = \frac{1}{2}

h=6012t=120th = \frac{60}{\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{t}} = \frac{120}{\sqrt{t}}

Watch out: Using tt instead of t\sqrt{t} in the direct proportion.

Question 21

Functions7 marksGrade 7No calculator
Find an inverse function, then use composite functions to show that a given quadratic equation holds.

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(a)x+13\frac{x + 1}{3}2 marks
(b)15x2−12x−1=015x^2 - 12x - 1 = 0 shown5 marks

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(a) y=3x−1⇒x=y+13y = 3x - 1 \Rightarrow x = \frac{y + 1}{3}, so f−1(x)=x+13f^{-1}(x) = \frac{x + 1}{3}

(b) fg(x)=3(x2+4)−1=3x2+11fg(x) = 3(x^2 + 4) - 1 = 3x^2 + 11

gf(x)=(3x−1)2+4=9x2−6x+5gf(x) = (3x - 1)^2 + 4 = 9x^2 - 6x + 5

3x2+11=2(9x2−6x+5)=18x2−12x+103x^2 + 11 = 2(9x^2 - 6x + 5) = 18x^2 - 12x + 10

0=15x2−12x−10 = 15x^2 - 12x - 1

Watch out: Working out gf(x) when fg(x) is needed (applying the functions in the wrong order).

Question 22

Simultaneous equations5 marksGrade 8No calculator
Use two probabilities, before and after adding counters to a bag, to find how many red and green counters there were at the start.

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Answer1212 red and 99 green5 marks

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Green is 37\frac{3}{7}, so g=3xg = 3x and r=4xr = 4x for some xx.

After adding: 3x+37x+5=613\frac{3x + 3}{7x + 5} = \frac{6}{13}

39x+39=42x+3039x + 39 = 42x + 30, so 3x=93x = 9 and x=3x = 3.

Red =4×3=12= 4 \times 3 = 12, green =3×3=9= 3 \times 3 = 9.

Watch out: Adding 2 to the denominator only, forgetting the 3 extra green counters also increase the total.

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