Edexcel GCSE Maths · 1MA1

June 2022 Paper 2 Foundation

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Question 1

Rounding and estimation1 markGrade 1Calculator
Round a four-digit whole number to the nearest ten.

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Answer14801 mark

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Look at the units digit: it is 6, which is 5 or more, so round up.

1476→14801476 \to 1480

Watch out: Rounding down to 1470.

Question 2

Fractions1 markGrade 1Calculator
Find the fraction that makes one minus three tenths correct.

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Answer710\frac{7}{10}1 mark

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One whole is 1010\frac{10}{10}.

1010−310=710\frac{10}{10} - \frac{3}{10} = \frac{7}{10}

Watch out: Writing 310\frac{3}{10} or 29\frac{2}{9}.

Question 3

Averages and spread1 markGrade 1Calculator
Identify the mode of a short list of numbers.

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Answer31 mark

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The mode is the value that appears most often.

3 appears four times, more than any other number, so the mode is 3.

Watch out: Giving the frequency 4 instead of the value 3.

Question 4

Factors, multiples and primes1 markGrade 1Calculator
Give any three-digit number that is a multiple of 5.

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AnswerAny 3-digit number ending in 0 or 5, e.g. 7251 mark

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Multiples of 5 always end in 0 or 5.

So any number from 100 to 995 ending in 0 or 5 works, for example 725725.

Watch out: Giving a number with the wrong number of digits, such as 50.

Question 5

Convert a decimal to a percentage.

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Answer40%40\%1 mark

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To change a decimal to a percentage, multiply by 100.

0.4×100=40%0.4 \times 100 = 40\%

Watch out: Writing 4%.

Question 6

Put a list of positive and negative integers in ascending order.

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Answer−11,−7,−2,3,8,10-11, -7, -2, 3, 8, 101 mark

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The most negative number is the smallest.

Negatives: −11<−7<−2-11 < -7 < -2, then positives: 3<8<103 < 8 < 10.

Order: −11,−7,−2,3,8,10-11, -7, -2, 3, 8, 10

Watch out: Putting −2-2 before −7-7 because 2 is smaller than 7.

Question 7

Properties of 2D shapes and symmetry3 marksGrade 2Calculator
Name a six-sided polygon drawn on a grid and identify parallel and perpendicular sides.

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(a)Hexagon1 mark
(b)AFAF1 mark
(c)ABAB or EFEF1 mark

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(a) The shape has 6 sides, so it is a hexagon.

(b) CDCD is horizontal. The other horizontal side is AFAF.

(c) AFAF is horizontal, so a perpendicular side is vertical: ABAB or EFEF.

Watch out: Mixing up parallel and perpendicular.

Question 8

Read and plot coordinates on a grid, then draw a circle with a given centre and radius.

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(a)(3,2)(3, 2)1 mark
(b)Cross at (−4,3)(-4, 3) labelled B1 mark
(c)Circle with centre (1,−1)(1, -1) and radius 4 cm2 marks

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(a) Go across 3, then up 2: A=(3,2)A = (3, 2).

(b) Go 4 left from OO, then 3 up, and mark a cross labelled B.

(c) Set compasses to 4 cm (4 squares). Put the point on (1,−1)(1, -1) and draw the circle; it passes through (5,−1)(5, -1), (−3,−1)(-3, -1), (1,3)(1, 3) and (1,−5)(1, -5).

Watch out: Writing coordinates the wrong way round, as (2, 3).

Question 9

Ratio3 marksGrade 2Calculator
Read a value from a line graph of monthly house sales and write the ratio of two months' sales.

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(a)231 mark
(b)10:5610 : 562 marks

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(a) The February cross is at 23.

(b) January: 10 houses. June: 56 houses.

Ratio January : June =10:56=5:28= 10 : 56 = 5 : 28

Watch out: Writing the ratio the wrong way round, as 56 : 10.

Question 10

Work out equal monthly payments after a deposit is paid on a holiday.

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Answer£2133 marks

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Amount left after the deposit: 1428−150=12781428 - 150 = 1278

Each payment: 1278÷6=2131278 \div 6 = 213

Each monthly payment is £213.

Watch out: Dividing 1428 by 6 without taking off the deposit (238).

Question 11

Angle facts and parallel lines3 marksGrade 3Calculator
Find an angle at a point where a triangle's side is extended, giving geometric reasons.

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Answerx=39∘x = 39^\circ with reasons3 marks

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Angle ACB=180−116−25=39∘ACB = 180 - 116 - 25 = 39^\circ (angles in a triangle add up to 180∘180^\circ).

xx and angle ACBACB are vertically opposite, so x=39∘x = 39^\circ (vertically opposite angles are equal).

Watch out: Getting 39 but leaving out the reasons, or naming the wrong angle fact.

Question 12

Functions3 marksGrade 2Calculator
Use a two-step number machine forwards, then find the missing step in another machine.

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(a)91 mark
(b)+6+62 marks

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(a) 28÷7=428 \div 7 = 4, then 4+5=94 + 5 = 9.

(b) Work backwards from 154: 154÷11=14154 \div 11 = 14.

The missing step turns 8 into 14, so it is +6+6.

Watch out: In (b), doing 154−8154 - 8 before dividing.

Question 13

Charts, graphs and time series3 marksGrade 2Calculator
Use given facts about beds sold to fill in a two-way table.

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AnswerWith mattress: 53, 19, 67, 139; without: 17, 26, 16, 59; totals: 70, 45, 83, 1983 marks

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Put in the given values: total 198, without mattress 59, double total 45, single without 17, king total 83, king with 67.

King without: 83−67=1683 - 67 = 16. Single total: 198−45−83=70198 - 45 - 83 = 70, so single with =70−17=53= 70 - 17 = 53.

Double without: 59−17−16=2659 - 17 - 16 = 26, so double with =45−26=19= 45 - 26 = 19.

With mattress total: 198−59=139198 - 59 = 139 (check: 53+19+67=13953 + 19 + 67 = 139).

Watch out: Placing 67 as the king size total instead of 83.

Question 14

Choose =, < or > to compare two fractions and two calculations with negatives.

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((i))>>1 mark
((ii))==1 mark

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(i) Same denominator, and 5>25 > 2, so 58>28\frac{5}{8} > \frac{2}{8}.

(ii) −2×−3=6-2 \times -3 = 6 and −3+9=6-3 + 9 = 6, so they are equal.

Watch out: In (ii), thinking a negative times a negative is negative.

Question 15

Averages and spread4 marksGrade 3Calculator
Find the total and the median from a frequency table of social media accounts.

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(a)7742 marks
(b)32 marks

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(a) 0×3+1×57+2×84+3×75+4×81=0+57+168+225+324=7740\times3 + 1\times57 + 2\times84 + 3\times75 + 4\times81 = 0 + 57 + 168 + 225 + 324 = 774

(b) There are 300 students, so the median is between the 150th and 151st values.

Running totals: 3, 60, 144, 219. The 150th and 151st are both in the '3' row, so the median is 3.

Watch out: Giving the middle frequency (75) or the middle row (2) as the median.

Question 16

Use a scale drawing to find the real width of a building from its real length.

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Answer47 metres3 marks

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Scale: 62÷12.4=562 \div 12.4 = 5, so 1 cm on the drawing is 5 m in real life.

Real width: 9.4×5=479.4 \times 5 = 47 m.

Watch out: Mixing units, e.g. treating 62 m as 62 cm with the wrong scale factor.

Question 17

Coordinates and straight-line graphs3 marksGrade 3Calculator
Draw a straight-line graph with negative gradient over a given range of x.

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AnswerStraight line from (−2,6)(-2, 6) to (4,0)(4, 0)3 marks

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Make a table of values using y=4−xy = 4 - x:

xx: −2,−1,0,1,2,3,4-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

yy: 6,5,4,3,2,1,06, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0

Plot the points and join them with a ruler from (−2,6)(-2, 6) to (4,0)(4, 0).

Watch out: Getting yy wrong for negative xx, e.g. 4−(−2)=24 - (-2) = 2.

Question 18

Averages and spread3 marksGrade 3Calculator
Find the mean length of missed appointments in minutes from a total in hours.

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Answer13.2 minutes3 marks

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Change hours to minutes: 25.3×60=151825.3 \times 60 = 1518 minutes.

Mean: 1518÷115=13.21518 \div 115 = 13.2 minutes.

Watch out: Treating 25.3 hours as 25 hours 30 minutes.

Question 19

Find the lowest price per bag of sweets that gives at least a 35% profit on the box.

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Answer£1.195 marks

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Number of bags: 3000÷150=203000 \div 150 = 20

Total needed with 35% profit: 17.60×1.35=23.7617.60 \times 1.35 = 23.76

Price per bag: 23.76÷20=1.18823.76 \div 20 = 1.188

Round up so the profit is at least 35%: £1.19

Watch out: Rounding 1.188 down to 1.18, or forgetting to convert kg to g.

Question 20

Tree diagrams and combined events4 marksGrade 4Calculator
Complete a probability tree for two train journeys and find the chance both are late.

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(a)0.870.87 (work, not late), 0.940.94 (home, not late) on both pairs2 marks
(b)0.00780.00782 marks

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(a) Each pair of branches adds to 1.

Work not late: 1−0.13=0.871 - 0.13 = 0.87. Home not late: 1−0.06=0.941 - 0.06 = 0.94 on both pairs.

(b) Late and late: multiply along the branches.

0.13×0.06=0.00780.13 \times 0.06 = 0.0078

Watch out: Adding the probabilities (0.19) instead of multiplying.

Question 21

Expanding brackets and simplifying5 marksGrade 4CalculatorOn both tiers
Simplify a power of a power, expand and simplify two brackets, and factorise fully.

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(a)x15x^{15}1 mark
(b)40−10x40 - 10x2 marks
(c)3x2(5x+y)3x^2(5x + y)2 marks

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(a) Multiply the powers: (x3)5=x15(x^3)^5 = x^{15}

(b) 4x+12+28−14x=40−10x4x + 12 + 28 - 14x = 40 - 10x

(c) The HCF of 15x315x^3 and 3x2y3x^2y is 3x23x^2.

15x3+3x2y=3x2(5x+y)15x^3 + 3x^2y = 3x^2(5x + y)

Watch out: In (a), adding the powers to get x8x^8.

Question 22

Transformations2 marksGrade 4CalculatorOn both tiers
Describe the single transformation that maps one shape onto another on a grid.

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AnswerTranslation by (−56)\begin{pmatrix}-5\\6\end{pmatrix}2 marks

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The shape is the same size and way round, so it is a translation.

Pick a corner: (1,−5)(1, -5) on S moves to (−4,1)(-4, 1) on T.

That is 5 left and 6 up: translation by (−56)\begin{pmatrix}-5\\6\end{pmatrix}.

Watch out: Writing the vector as a coordinate (−5, 6), or giving two transformations.

Question 23

Error intervals and bounds2 marksGrade 4CalculatorOn both tiers
Write the error interval for a length rounded to the nearest metre.

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Answer89.5≤length<90.589.5 \le \text{length} < 90.52 marks

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Rounded to the nearest metre, so go half a metre either side.

Lower bound: 90−0.5=89.590 - 0.5 = 89.5

Upper bound: 90+0.5=90.590 + 0.5 = 90.5

89.5≤length<90.589.5 \le \text{length} < 90.5

Watch out: Using 89 and 91, or 89.9 and 90.9.

Question 24

Units and converting units5 marksGrade 5CalculatorOn both tiers
Compare the area per person at two festivals, then explain an error in converting square centimetres to square metres.

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(a)19 m219\text{ m}^24 marks
(b)1 m² is 100 × 100 = 10 000 cm², so he should divide by 10 000, not 1001 mark

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(a) Field B: 700×2000=1 400 000 m2700 \times 2000 = 1\,400\,000\text{ m}^2

B per person: 1 400 000÷6750=207.4...1\,400\,000 \div 6750 = 207.4...

A per person: 80 000÷425=188.2...80\,000 \div 425 = 188.2...

Difference: 207.4−188.2=19.17...≈19 m2207.4 - 188.2 = 19.17... \approx 19\text{ m}^2

(b) A square metre is 100 cm×100 cm=10 000 cm2100\text{ cm} \times 100\text{ cm} = 10\,000\text{ cm}^2, so 300 cm2=0.03 m2300\text{ cm}^2 = 0.03\text{ m}^2.

Watch out: Dividing people by area instead of area by people.

Question 25

Ratio4 marksGrade 5CalculatorOn both tiers
Find the coordinates of a point on a line given two points and a ratio of lengths.

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Answer(14.5,21)(14.5, 21)4 marks

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From L to M: xx goes up 4−(−3)=74 - (-3) = 7, yy goes up 9−1=89 - 1 = 8. This is 2 parts.

One part: xx up 3.5, yy up 4.

MN is 3 parts: xx up 10.5, yy up 12.

N=(4+10.5, 9+12)=(14.5,21)N = (4 + 10.5,\ 9 + 12) = (14.5, 21)

Watch out: Adding the three-part distance to L instead of to M.

Question 26

Compound interest, growth and decay3 marksGrade 5CalculatorOn both tiers
Work out the value of a phone after three years of 4% yearly depreciation.

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Answer£600.743 marks

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The multiplier for a 4% decrease is 0.960.96.

679×0.963=600.7357...679 \times 0.96^3 = 600.7357...

Value after 3 years: £600.74

Watch out: Using simple depreciation: 679−3×27.16=597.52679 - 3 \times 27.16 = 597.52.

Question 27

Units and converting units4 marksGrade 5CalculatorOn both tiers
Decide which country has cheaper petrol using currency and volume conversions.

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AnswerNo: Spain £1.275 per litre, Wales about £1.13 per litre4 marks

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Spain in £: 27×0.85=22.9527 \times 0.85 = 22.95, so per litre 22.95÷18=1.27522.95 \div 18 = 1.275.

Wales: 8×4.5=368 \times 4.5 = 36 litres, so per litre 40.80÷36=1.133...40.80 \div 36 = 1.133...

£1.13 < £1.275, so petrol is cheaper in Wales. Sam is not correct.

Watch out: Converting euros to pounds by dividing by 0.85 instead of multiplying.

Question 28

Simultaneous equations3 marksGrade 5Calculator
Solve a pair of linear simultaneous equations.

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Answerx=6.5, y=−2.75x = 6.5,\ y = -2.753 marks

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Double the first equation: 10x+4y=5410x + 4y = 54

Subtract the second: (10x+4y)−(6x+4y)=54−28(10x + 4y) - (6x + 4y) = 54 - 28, so 4x=264x = 26 and x=6.5x = 6.5

Substitute: 5(6.5)+2y=275(6.5) + 2y = 27, so 2y=−5.52y = -5.5 and y=−2.75y = -2.75

Watch out: Adding the equations instead of subtracting when the signs are the same.

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