Edexcel GCSE Maths · 1MA1

November 2018 Paper 1 Foundation

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

Question 1

Put five decimals in order from smallest to largest.

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Answer0.02, 0.152, 0.2, 0.37, 0.41 mark

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Compare the tenths digit first: 0.02, 0.152, 0.2, 0.37, 0.4

So the order is 0.02, 0.152, 0.2, 0.37, 0.4

Watch out: Thinking 0.152 is biggest because it has the most digits.

Question 2

Convert a decimal to a percentage.

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Answer60%1 mark

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Multiply by 100: 0.6×100=600.6 \times 100 = 60, so it is 60%.

Watch out: Writing 6%.

Question 3

Factors, multiples and primes1 markGrade 1No calculator
Pick a factor of 10 from a list of whole numbers.

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Answer51 mark

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The factors of 10 are 1, 2, 5 and 10.

The only one in the list is 5.

Watch out: Choosing 20, which is a multiple of 10, not a factor.

Question 4

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

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Answer80001 mark

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7829 lies between 7000 and 8000.

The hundreds digit is 8, which is 5 or more, so round up to 8000.

Watch out: Writing 7000 or 7800.

Question 5

Use order of operations, evaluate a cube, and insert brackets to make a calculation true.

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(a)221 mark
(b)81 mark
(c)7×(2+3)=357 \times (2 + 3) = 351 mark

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(a) Multiply first: 3×5=153 \times 5 = 15, then 15+7=2215 + 7 = 22

(b) 23=2×2×2=82^3 = 2 \times 2 \times 2 = 8

(c) 35=7×535 = 7 \times 5 and 2+3=52 + 3 = 5, so 7×(2+3)=357 \times (2 + 3) = 35

Watch out: In (b), working out 2×3=62 \times 3 = 6.

Question 6

Fractions3 marksGrade 3No calculator
Decide whether 8 tins of food feed two cats for 14 days when each cat eats a quarter tin a day.

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AnswerYes: only 7 tins are needed3 marks

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Both cats together eat 2×14=122 \times \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1}{2} tin a day.

For 14 days: 14×12=714 \times \frac{1}{2} = 7 tins.

7<87 < 8, so yes, Sue has bought enough.

Watch out: Forgetting there are two cats and working out 14×1414 \times \frac{1}{4} only.

Question 7

Charts, graphs and time series3 marksGrade 3No calculator
Use a pictogram key and a total to work out and draw the missing row.

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AnswerPlum = 7 trees: one full square and three quarters of a square3 marks

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Key: one square = 4 trees.

Apple 3 squares = 12, cherry 1141\frac{1}{4} squares = 5, pear 1121\frac{1}{2} squares = 6.

Plum =30−(12+5+6)=7= 30 - (12 + 5 + 6) = 7 trees.

7÷4=1347 \div 4 = 1\frac{3}{4}, so draw one full square and three quarters of a square.

Watch out: Reading the small cherry square as a half (2 trees) rather than a quarter (1 tree).

Question 8

Coordinates and straight-line graphs3 marksGrade 1No calculator
Read coordinates from a grid, plot a point and draw a vertical line.

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(a)(−2,−1)(-2, -1)1 mark
(b)Cross at (2,3)(2, 3)1 mark
(c)Vertical line through x=−4x = -41 mark

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(a) Go across to −2-2, then down to −1-1: (−2,−1)(-2, -1)

(b) Go 2 right and 3 up and mark B.

(c) Every point on x=−4x = -4 has xx-coordinate −4-4, so draw the vertical line through −4-4 on the xx-axis.

Watch out: Drawing a horizontal line for x=−4x = -4.

Question 9

Substitute two given values into an algebraic expression.

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Answer302 marks

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2g=2×9=182g = 2 \times 9 = 18

3h=3×4=123h = 3 \times 4 = 12

18+12=3018 + 12 = 30

Watch out: Writing 29 + 34 by treating 2g as 29.

Question 10

Factors, multiples and primes2 marksGrade 3No calculator
Find two primes that add up to 32.

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Answer3 and 29, or 13 and 192 marks

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Try primes pp and check whether 32−p32 - p is prime:

32−3=2932 - 3 = 29 (prime) ✓

32−13=1932 - 13 = 19 (prime) ✓

So 3 and 29 (or 13 and 19).

Watch out: Using 1 and 31, but 1 is not prime.

Question 11

Fractions3 marksGrade 3No calculator
Spot the fraction that is not equivalent to three quarters, and add two fractions.

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(a)1016\frac{10}{16}1 mark
(b)1112\frac{11}{12}2 marks

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(a) 1016=58\frac{10}{16} = \frac{5}{8}, not 34\frac{3}{4}. The others all simplify to 34\frac{3}{4}.

(b) 56=1012\frac{5}{6} = \frac{10}{12}

112+1012=1112\frac{1}{12} + \frac{10}{12} = \frac{11}{12}

Watch out: Adding tops and bottoms to get 618\frac{6}{18}.

Question 12

Real-life graphs and areas under graphs3 marksGrade 3No calculator
Read the fixed charge from a cost-distance graph and find the cost difference for 20 extra miles.

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(a)£101 mark
(b)£302 marks

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(a) At 0 miles the line starts at £10, so the fixed charge is £10.

(b) The line rises from £10 to £100 over 60 miles, which is £1.50 per mile.

20 miles more costs 20×1.5=£3020 \times 1.5 = £30 more (e.g. 20 miles £40, 40 miles £70).

Watch out: Giving the cost of a 20-mile delivery (£40) instead of the difference.

Question 13

Ratio2 marksGrade 3No calculator
Write three scores as a ratio from relationships between them.

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Answer4:1:24 : 1 : 22 marks

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Let Ryan's score be 1.

Azmol =4×1=4= 4 \times 1 = 4, Kim =4÷2=2= 4 \div 2 = 2.

Azmol : Ryan : Kim =4:1:2= 4 : 1 : 2

Watch out: Writing the ratio in the wrong order, e.g. 1 : 4 : 2.

Question 14

Angle facts and parallel lines4 marksGrade 5No calculator
Use angle facts to find the angles of a quadrilateral and prove it is a kite.

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AnswerAngle ADC=105°ADC = 105° and angle ABC=105°ABC = 105°, with AB=ADAB = AD, so ABCDABCD is a kite4 marks

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Angle BAD=100°BAD = 100° (marked on the diagram).

Angle ADC=180−75=105°ADC = 180 - 75 = 105° (angles on a straight line add up to 180°).

Angle BCD=50°BCD = 50° (vertically opposite angles are equal).

Angle ABC=360−100−50−105=105°ABC = 360 - 100 - 50 - 105 = 105° (angles in a quadrilateral add up to 360°).

AB=ADAB = AD, so triangle ABDABD is isosceles and angles ABDABD and ADBADB are equal. Since angle ABCABC = angle ADCADC, angles CBDCBD and CDBCDB are also equal, so CB=CDCB = CD.

Two pairs of equal adjacent sides, so ABCDABCD is a kite.

Watch out: Finding the angles but not giving a reason for each step.

Question 15

Ratio4 marksGrade 4No calculator
Find the most drink that can be made in a 5 : 2 ratio from limited ingredients, then judge the effect of less lemonade.

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(a)420 ml3 marks
(b)No effect: he only needs 120 ml of lemonade1 mark

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(a) Orange juice limits it: 300÷5=60300 \div 5 = 60 ml per part.

Lemonade needed =2×60=120= 2 \times 60 = 120 ml (he has 200 ml, so enough).

Total =7×60=420= 7 \times 60 = 420 ml.

(b) No: he still only needs 120 ml of lemonade, and 160 ml is enough.

Watch out: Using all 500 ml of liquid and ignoring the ratio.

Question 16

Similar shapes1 markGrade 4No calculator
Explain why adding the same amount to each side does not make similar rectangles.

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AnswerNo: similar shapes need sides multiplied by the same scale factor, not added to1 mark

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For similar shapes every length is multiplied by the same scale factor.

12÷8=1.512 \div 8 = 1.5 but 10÷6=1.6710 \div 6 = 1.67, so the rectangles are not similar. Jim is wrong.

Watch out: Agreeing with Jim because both sides grow by 4.

Question 17

Probability scale and basic probability5 marksGrade 4No calculator
Complete a frequency tree about men, women and coffee, then find a probability from it.

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(a)Men 32, women 48; men like 24, men do not 8; women like 37, women do not 113 marks
(b)3761\frac{37}{61}2 marks

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(a) Men =80−48=32= 80 - 48 = 32. Men who like coffee =32−8=24= 32 - 8 = 24.

Women who like coffee =61−24=37= 61 - 24 = 37. Women who do not =48−37=11= 48 - 37 = 11.

(b) 61 people like coffee and 37 of them are women: 3761\frac{37}{61}

Watch out: In (b), dividing by 80 instead of 61.

Question 18

Percentages4 marksGrade 5No calculator
Compare two special offers on cereal to decide which gives better value.

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AnswerJan's Store: 104 g per £1 against 100 g per £14 marks

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Food Mart: £5×0.8=£4£5 \times 0.8 = £4 for 400 g, so 400÷4=100400 \div 4 = 100 g per £1.

Jan's Store: 400×1.3=520400 \times 1.3 = 520 g for £5, so 520÷5=104520 \div 5 = 104 g per £1.

104 > 100, so Jan's Store is better value.

Watch out: Assuming 20% off and 30% extra can be compared directly without calculating.

Question 19

Transformations2 marksGrade 5No calculator
Rotate a shape 180° about a point that is not the origin.

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AnswerShape with vertices (4,−3)(4, -3), (5,−4)(5, -4), (5,−5)(5, -5), (4,−5)(4, -5)2 marks

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A 180° turn about (1,0)(1, 0) sends (x,y)(x, y) to (2−x,−y)(2 - x, -y).

(−3,5)→(5,−5)(-3, 5) \to (5, -5), (−2,5)→(4,−5)(-2, 5) \to (4, -5), (−2,3)→(4,−3)(-2, 3) \to (4, -3), (−3,4)→(5,−4)(-3, 4) \to (5, -4)

Plot and join these points.

Watch out: Rotating about the origin instead of (1,0)(1, 0).

Question 20

Powers, roots and indices2 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Simplify and evaluate a quotient of powers of 3 with a negative index.

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Answer92 marks

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37×3−2=37+(−2)=353^7 \times 3^{-2} = 3^{7 + (-2)} = 3^5

35÷33=35−3=32=93^5 \div 3^3 = 3^{5 - 3} = 3^2 = 9

Watch out: Stopping at 323^2, or multiplying indices instead of adding.

Question 21

Formulae and changing the subject4 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Substitute into a kinematics formula to find v, then rearrange it to make s the subject.

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(a)6 (or −6-6)2 marks
(b)s=v2−u22as = \frac{v^2 - u^2}{2a}2 marks

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(a) v2=122+2×(−3)×18=144−108=36v^2 = 12^2 + 2 \times (-3) \times 18 = 144 - 108 = 36

v=36=6v = \sqrt{36} = 6

(b) v2−u2=2asv^2 - u^2 = 2as

s=v2−u22as = \frac{v^2 - u^2}{2a}

Watch out: In (a), forgetting the negative sign on aa and getting v2=252v^2 = 252.

Question 22

Percentage change and reverse percentages5 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Test a claim that sharing a bonus equally would give a salesman 25% more.

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AnswerNo: he would get £210 instead of £180, only about 16.7% more (25% more would be £225)5 marks

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Managers get 0.4×2100=£8400.4 \times 2100 = £840, so salesmen get 2100−840=£12602100 - 840 = £1260.

Each salesman: 1260÷7=£1801260 \div 7 = £180.

Shared equally: 2100÷10=£2102100 \div 10 = £210.

25% more than £180 is 180×1.25=£225180 \times 1.25 = £225.

£210≠£225£210 \ne £225, so the salesman is wrong (it is only about 16.7% more).

Watch out: Working out 25% of the whole bonus rather than of one salesman's share.

Question 23

Direct and inverse proportion3 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Find how long fewer taps take to fill a pool (inverse proportion) and state an assumption.

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(a)200 minutes2 marks
(b)Every tap lets water out at the same, constant rate1 mark

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(a) One tap alone would take 120×5=600120 \times 5 = 600 minutes.

Three taps: 600÷3=200600 \div 3 = 200 minutes.

(b) Assume each tap gives water at the same rate, and that rate stays constant.

Watch out: Treating it as direct proportion and getting 72 minutes.

Question 24

Rounding and estimation4 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Estimate how many seconds a plane takes to fly one mile, then say whether this is an over- or underestimate.

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(a)18 seconds (accept 16 to 20)3 marks
(b)Overestimate: the speed was rounded down, so the time comes out longer1 mark

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(a) Round 213 to 200 mph.

1 hour =60×60=3600= 60 \times 60 = 3600 seconds.

Time for 1 mile =3600÷200=18= 3600 \div 200 = 18 seconds.

(b) Overestimate: 200 is slower than the real speed, so the real time is shorter.

Watch out: Dividing 200 by 3600 instead of 3600 by 200.

Question 25

Simultaneous equations3 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Solve a pair of linear simultaneous equations.

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Answerx=4.5x = 4.5, y=−1.5y = -1.53 marks

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Multiply the first equation by 3: 15x+3y=6315x + 3y = 63

Add x−3y=9x - 3y = 9: 16x=7216x = 72, so x=4.5x = 4.5

5(4.5)+y=21⇒y=21−22.5=−1.55(4.5) + y = 21 \Rightarrow y = 21 - 22.5 = -1.5

Check: 4.5−3(−1.5)=94.5 - 3(-1.5) = 9 ✓

Watch out: Sign error when eliminating y, e.g. subtracting instead of adding.

Question 26

Arcs and sectors4 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Show that a shaded region between a quarter circle and a semicircle is π/8 of a square.

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Answer100π−50π400=π8\frac{100\pi - 50\pi}{400} = \frac{\pi}{8}4 marks

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Quarter circle, radius 20: 14π×202=100π\frac{1}{4}\pi \times 20^2 = 100\pi

Semicircle, radius 10: 12π×102=50π\frac{1}{2}\pi \times 10^2 = 50\pi

Shaded =100π−50π=50π= 100\pi - 50\pi = 50\pi

Square =20×20=400= 20 \times 20 = 400

50π400=π8\frac{50\pi}{400} = \frac{\pi}{8}

Watch out: Using 20 as the radius of the semicircle.

Question 27

Tree diagrams and combined events4 marksGrade 5No calculator
Complete a tree diagram for picks from two bags and find the chance of two reds.

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(a)First bag green 710\frac{7}{10}; second bag green 49\frac{4}{9} on both branches, red 59\frac{5}{9}2 marks
(b)1590\frac{15}{90}2 marks

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(a) First bag: green =1−310=710= 1 - \frac{3}{10} = \frac{7}{10}

Second bag (independent of the first): red 59\frac{5}{9}, green 49\frac{4}{9} on both branches.

(b) 310×59=1590=16\frac{3}{10} \times \frac{5}{9} = \frac{15}{90} = \frac{1}{6}

Watch out: Adding the probabilities instead of multiplying along the branches.

Question 28

Angles in polygons3 marksGrade 5No calculator
Find the number of sides of a regular polygon whose interior angle is 11 times its exterior angle.

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Answer243 marks

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Interior + exterior = 180°, so x+11x=180x + 11x = 180.

12x=180⇒x=15°12x = 180 \Rightarrow x = 15° (exterior angle)

Number of sides =360÷15=24= 360 \div 15 = 24

Watch out: Dividing 360 by the interior angle.

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