Edexcel GCSE Maths · 1MA1

June 2024 Paper 1 Foundation

Non-calculator · 28 questions · 80 marks · 1 hour 30 minutes. Try each question on paper, then press "Show answer".

Question 1

Rounding and estimation1 markGrade 1No calculator
Round a five-digit number to the nearest thousand.

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Answer18 00018\,0001 mark

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The thousands digit is 8 and the next digit is 4.

Since 4<54 < 5, round down: 18 475≈18 00018\,475 \approx 18\,000.

Watch out: Rounding up to 19 000 or writing 18.

Question 2

Convert a decimal into a percentage.

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Answer30%30\%1 mark

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Multiply by 100: 0.3×100=300.3 \times 100 = 30, so 0.3=30%0.3 = 30\%.

Watch out: Writing 3%.

Question 3

Angle facts and parallel lines1 markGrade 1No calculator
Name the type of angle shown in a diagram.

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AnswerReflex1 mark

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The marked angle is bigger than 180∘180^\circ but less than 360∘360^\circ, so it is a reflex angle.

Watch out: Calling it obtuse.

Question 4

Put five decimals in order from smallest to largest.

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Answer0.03, 0.1, 0.16, 0.2, 0.210.03,\ 0.1,\ 0.16,\ 0.2,\ 0.211 mark

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Write each with two decimal places: 0.21, 0.20, 0.03, 0.10, 0.16.

Order: 0.03, 0.1, 0.16, 0.2, 0.210.03,\ 0.1,\ 0.16,\ 0.2,\ 0.21.

Watch out: Thinking 0.16 is bigger than 0.2 because 16 > 2.

Question 5

Powers, roots and indices1 markGrade 1No calculator
Find the square root of a square number.

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Answer881 mark

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8×8=648 \times 8 = 64, so 64=8\sqrt{64} = 8.

Watch out: Halving to get 32.

Question 6

Use the cost of cakes and the change from £10 to find the price of one tin of soup.

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Answer£1.504 marks

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Cakes: 4×£1.30=£5.204 \times £1.30 = £5.20

Spent: £10−£1.80=£8.20£10 - £1.80 = £8.20

Two tins: £8.20−£5.20=£3.00£8.20 - £5.20 = £3.00

One tin: £3.00÷2=£1.50£3.00 \div 2 = £1.50

Watch out: Forgetting to divide by 2 at the end (giving £3).

Question 7

Charts, graphs and time series4 marksGrade 3No calculator
Draw a suitable chart to compare the hours two people worked on four days.

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AnswerA dual bar chart (or similar) with days labelled, a linear hours scale from 0 and a key for Lena and Pavel4 marks

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Draw a dual bar chart: days along the horizontal axis, hours (0 to 10) up the vertical axis.

For each day draw two bars side by side, e.g. Wednesday: Lena 6, Pavel 7.

Add a key showing which bar is Lena and which is Pavel, and label the vertical axis 'Hours'.

Watch out: Leaving out the key or using a scale that is not evenly spaced.

Question 8

Angle facts and parallel lines3 marksGrade 2No calculator
Find a missing angle around a point and give the reason.

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(i)50∘50^\circ2 marks
(ii)Angles at a point add up to 360∘360^\circ1 mark

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Angles at a point add up to 360∘360^\circ.

x=360−220−90=50∘x = 360 - 220 - 90 = 50^\circ

Watch out: Saying 'angles in a circle add to 360', which is not accepted.

Question 9

Functions5 marksGrade 3No calculator
Use a two-step number machine forwards and backwards, and show a number maps to itself.

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(a)16161 mark
(b)19192 marks
(c)An input of 10 gives 10×2−10=1010\times2-10=102 marks

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(a) 13×2=2613 \times 2 = 26, 26−10=1626 - 10 = 16

(b) Work backwards: 28+10=3828 + 10 = 38, 38÷2=1938 \div 2 = 19

(c) Solve 2x−10=x2x - 10 = x to get x=10x = 10. Check: 10×2=2010 \times 2 = 20, 20−10=1020 - 10 = 10.

Watch out: In (b), doing the inverse operations in the wrong order (28 ÷ 2 + 10 = 24).

Question 10

Ratio2 marksGrade 2No calculator
Write the ratio of two farm animal counts in simplest form.

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Answer2:32 : 32 marks

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Cows : sheep =24:36= 24 : 36

Divide both by the HCF, 12: 2:32 : 3

Watch out: Writing the ratio the wrong way round (3 : 2).

Question 11

Divide negatives, evaluate a power and place brackets to make a calculation correct.

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(a)331 mark
(b)32321 mark
(c)30÷(3+2)−4=230 \div (3 + 2) - 4 = 21 mark

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(a) Negative ÷ negative is positive: −12÷−4=3-12 \div -4 = 3

(b) 25=2×2×2×2×2=322^5 = 2\times2\times2\times2\times2 = 32

(c) 30÷(3+2)−4=30÷5−4=6−4=230 \div (3+2) - 4 = 30 \div 5 - 4 = 6 - 4 = 2

Watch out: In (b), working out 2 × 5 = 10.

Question 12

Area and perimeter4 marksGrade 3No calculator
Use a triangle's perimeter to find the length of a rectangle whose perimeter is a quarter of it.

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Answer66 cm4 marks

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Triangle perimeter: 30+36+14=8030 + 36 + 14 = 80 cm

Rectangle perimeter: 80÷4=2080 \div 4 = 20 cm

Two widths: 2×4=82 \times 4 = 8 cm, so two lengths =12= 12 cm

Length =12÷2=6= 12 \div 2 = 6 cm

Watch out: Subtracting only one width of 4 cm (giving 16 ÷ 2 = 8).

Question 13

Probability scale and basic probability3 marksGrade 4No calculator
Find a certain probability, then the probability of picking a 1p coin when both coin types have equal total value.

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(a)111 mark
(b)23\frac{2}{3}2 marks

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(a) Every note is worth more than £5, so the probability is 11.

(b) Each type is worth 20p: twenty 1p coins and ten 2p coins, so 30 coins.

P(1p)=2030=23P(1\text{p}) = \frac{20}{30} = \frac{2}{3}

Watch out: In (b), assuming equal numbers of each coin and giving 1/2.

Question 14

Multiply a three-digit number by a two-digit number without a calculator.

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Answer14 74214\,7423 marks

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273×50=13 650273 \times 50 = 13\,650

273×4=1 092273 \times 4 = 1\,092

13 650+1 092=14 74213\,650 + 1\,092 = 14\,742

Watch out: Forgetting the place-value zero when multiplying by 50.

Question 15

Averages and spread4 marksGrade 3No calculator
Find the median and range from a stem and leaf diagram, then compare with another group's median.

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(a)6464 minutes1 mark
(b)3636 minutes2 marks
(c)The adults were faster on average (their median of 64 is lower than 75)1 mark

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(a) 15 values, so the median is the 8th: 6464 minutes.

(b) Range =81−45=36= 81 - 45 = 36 minutes.

(c) Adults' median 64 < children's median 75, so on average the adults took less time.

Watch out: Using the leaves only, e.g. range 9 − 5 = 4.

Question 16

Direct and inverse proportion3 marksGrade 3No calculator
Compare three pack prices to find the best value for money.

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AnswerPack of 8 (40p per battery, compared with 45p and 50p)3 marks

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Cost per battery:

4-pack: 180÷4=45180 \div 4 = 45p

8-pack: 320÷8=40320 \div 8 = 40p

12-pack: 600÷12=50600 \div 12 = 50p

The pack of 8 is best value.

Watch out: Assuming the biggest pack is always best value.

Question 17

Forming and solving linear equations3 marksGrade 3No calculator
Solve a linear equation with brackets.

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Answerx=3.5x = 3.53 marks

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2(4x−5)=182(4x - 5) = 18

4x−5=94x - 5 = 9

4x=144x = 14

x=3.5x = 3.5

Watch out: Expanding as 8x − 5.

Question 18

Powers, roots and indices1 markGrade 4No calculator
Evaluate a number raised to the power zero.

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Answer111 mark

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Any non-zero number to the power 0 equals 1, so 100=110^0 = 1.

Watch out: Answering 0 or 10.

Question 19

Transformations2 marksGrade 4No calculator
Describe fully the single transformation mapping one triangle onto another on a grid.

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AnswerTranslation by (5−4)\begin{pmatrix}5\\-4\end{pmatrix}2 marks

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Corner (−3,1)(-3, 1) of A moves to (2,−3)(2, -3) on B.

That is 5 right and 4 down, with no turning or flipping.

Translation by (5−4)\begin{pmatrix}5\\-4\end{pmatrix}

Watch out: Writing the vector as a coordinate (5, −4) or giving two transformations.

Question 20

Sequences and the nth term2 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Find the nth term of an arithmetic sequence.

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Answer4n−34n - 32 marks

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The terms go up by 4, so start with 4n4n.

4n4n gives 4, 8, 12, ... Each term is 3 less, so the nth term is 4n−34n - 3.

Watch out: Writing n + 4.

Question 21

Fractions3 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Subtract mixed numbers and spot the error in a worked multiplication of fractions.

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(a)22152\frac{2}{15}2 marks
(b)He converted 3524\frac{35}{24} wrongly: it should be 111241\frac{11}{24}, not 19241\frac{9}{24}1 mark

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(a) 345−123=5715−2515=3215=22153\frac{4}{5} - 1\frac{2}{3} = \frac{57}{15} - \frac{25}{15} = \frac{32}{15} = 2\frac{2}{15}

(b) 35−24=1135 - 24 = 11, so 3524=11124\frac{35}{24} = 1\frac{11}{24}. Kevin wrote 9 instead of 11 in the numerator.

Watch out: In (a), subtracting numerators and denominators separately.

Question 22

Area and perimeter5 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Find the area of an L-shaped floor and decide whether three tins of paint are enough, then consider a better coverage rate.

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(a)Yes: area 68 m268\text{ m}^2 and the paint covers 75 m275\text{ m}^24 marks
(b)No effect: each litre covers more, so she still has enough1 mark

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(a) Area =10×8−4×3=80−12=68 m2= 10 \times 8 - 4 \times 3 = 80 - 12 = 68\text{ m}^2

Paint: 3×2.5=7.53 \times 2.5 = 7.5 litres, covering 7.5×10=75 m27.5 \times 10 = 75\text{ m}^2

75>6875 > 68, so yes, she has enough.

(b) With 11 m² per litre it covers 82.5 m282.5\text{ m}^2, even more, so the answer does not change.

Watch out: Multiplying 10 × 8 and forgetting to remove the cut-out corner.

Question 23

Venn diagrams and sets3 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Read a set complement from a Venn diagram and find the probability of the union of two sets.

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(a)10,11,13,14,16,1710, 11, 13, 14, 16, 171 mark
(b)59\frac{5}{9}2 marks

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(a) P′P' is everything not in PP: 10,11,13,14,16,1710, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17

(b) P∪Q={10,12,14,15,18}P \cup Q = \{10, 12, 14, 15, 18\}, which is 5 of the 9 numbers.

Probability =59= \frac{5}{9}

Watch out: Leaving out the numbers outside both circles in (a), or only counting the overlap in (b).

Question 24

Rounding and estimation4 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Estimate the cost of a motorway journey by rounding, then say if it is an under- or overestimate.

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(a)About 4040 euros (e.g. 500÷10×0.8500 \div 10 \times 0.8)3 marks
(b)Underestimate, because both numbers were rounded down1 mark

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(a) Round: 513≈500513 \approx 500 km and 0.81≈0.80.81 \approx 0.8 euros.

500÷10=50500 \div 10 = 50 lots of 10 km, 50×0.8=4050 \times 0.8 = 40 euros.

(b) Underestimate: both values were rounded down.

Watch out: Rounding 0.81 to 1, which the mark scheme does not accept for the accuracy mark.

Question 25

Coordinates and straight-line graphs4 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Find the equation of a straight line from a graph and write an equation of a line parallel to another.

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(a)y=32x+3y = \frac{3}{2}x + 33 marks
(b)e.g. y=5x+1y = 5x + 11 mark

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(a) The line crosses the yy-axis at 3.

From (0,3)(0, 3) to (2,6)(2, 6): gradient =6−32−0=32= \frac{6-3}{2-0} = \frac{3}{2}

y=32x+3y = \frac{3}{2}x + 3

(b) Parallel lines have the same gradient, e.g. y=5x+1y = 5x + 1.

Watch out: Working out the gradient as change in x over change in y (2/3).

Question 26

Ratio5 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Use a fraction and two linked ratios to find what percentage of all jars are empty small jars.

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Answer7.5%7.5\%5 marks

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Empty jars: 38×400=150\frac{3}{8} \times 400 = 150

S : M =3:4= 3 : 4 and M : L =1:2=4:8= 1 : 2 = 4 : 8, so S : M : L =3:4:8= 3 : 4 : 8

Small empty: 315×150=30\frac{3}{15} \times 150 = 30

Percentage: 30400×100=7.5%\frac{30}{400} \times 100 = 7.5\%

Watch out: Giving the percentage of the empty jars (20%) instead of all 400 jars.

Question 27

Find an original price from a sale price after a percentage reduction.

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Answer£4002 marks

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After a 30% reduction the sale price is 70% of the normal price.

70%=£28070\% = £280, so 10%=£4010\% = £40 and 100%=£400100\% = £400.

Watch out: Adding 30% of £280 to get £364.

Question 28

Inequalities3 marksGrade 5No calculator
Solve a linear inequality involving a fraction of x.

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Answerx≤−4x \le -43 marks

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x+11≤5−12xx + 11 \le 5 - \frac{1}{2}x

32x≤−6\frac{3}{2}x \le -6

x≤−4x \le -4

Watch out: Giving just −4 or x = −4 without the inequality sign.

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