Edexcel GCSE Maths · 1MA1

November 2019 Paper 3 Foundation

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Question 1

Factors, multiples and primes1 markGrade 1Calculator
Give any two numbers that divide exactly into 12.

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AnswerAny two of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 121 mark

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The factor pairs of 12 are 1×121\times12, 2×62\times6 and 3×43\times4.

So any two of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12 will do, for example 3 and 4.

Watch out: Giving multiples of 12 such as 24 instead of factors.

Question 2

Fractions1 markGrade 1Calculator
Work out one third of 30.

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Answer101 mark

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To find 13\frac{1}{3} of an amount, divide by 3.

30÷3=1030 \div 3 = 10

Watch out: Multiplying by 3 to get 90.

Question 3

Convert a one-decimal-place number to a fraction.

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Answer710\frac{7}{10}1 mark

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The 7 is in the tenths column, so 0.7=7100.7 = \frac{7}{10}.

Watch out: Writing 7/100 or 1/7.

Question 4

Factors, multiples and primes1 markGrade 1Calculator
Pick out the number from a short list that is in the 6 times table.

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Answer181 mark

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The 6 times table goes 6, 12, 18, 24, ...

The only one in the list is 18.

Watch out: Choosing 16 or 22 because they are even.

Question 5

Units and converting units1 markGrade 1Calculator
Convert a distance in kilometres to metres.

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Answer40001 mark

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There are 1000 metres in a kilometre.

4×1000=40004 \times 1000 = 4000 metres

Watch out: Multiplying by 100 to get 400.

Question 6

Ratio1 markGrade 1Calculator
Write the ratio of shaded to unshaded squares in a grid.

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Answer3:53 : 51 mark

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Count: 3 squares are shaded and 8−3=58 - 3 = 5 are not.

Shaded : unshaded =3:5= 3 : 5

Watch out: Writing 3 : 8, which compares shaded with the total.

Question 7

Substitute a value into a linear formula.

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Answer352 marks

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Replace uu with 8:

w=4×8+3=32+3=35w = 4 \times 8 + 3 = 32 + 3 = 35

Watch out: Treating 4u as 48 and getting 51.

Question 8

Sequences and the nth term2 marksGrade 1Calculator
Continue the triangular number sequence by two terms.

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Answer21, 282 marks

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The gaps go up by one each time: +2,+3,+4,+5+2, +3, +4, +5.

Next gaps are +6+6 and +7+7: 15+6=2115 + 6 = 21, 21+7=2821 + 7 = 28

Watch out: Adding 5 each time to get 20 and 25.

Question 9

Charts, graphs and time series6 marksGrade 2Calculator
Tally survey results about favourite pets, draw a bar chart and state the mode.

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(a)dog 8, rabbit 3, cat 5, hamster 22 marks
(b)Bar chart with heights 8, 3, 5, 23 marks
(c)dog1 mark

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(a) Count each pet: dog 8, rabbit 3, cat 5, hamster 2 (total 18).

(b) Put the pets along the bottom, a frequency scale going up in 1s, and draw bars of heights 8, 3, 5 and 2.

(c) Dog has the tallest bar, so it is the most popular.

Watch out: Miscounting the list, so the frequencies do not add up to 18.

Question 10

Draw a diameter on one circle and shade a segment on another.

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(a)A straight line through the centre from edge to edge1 mark
(b)A chord drawn and the region between it and the arc shaded1 mark

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(a) A diameter is a straight line from one side of the circle to the other that passes through the centre.

(b) Draw any chord (a line joining two points on the circle), then shade the smaller region between the chord and the curved edge. That region is a segment.

Watch out: Shading a sector (bounded by two radii) instead of a segment.

Question 11

Fractions5 marksGrade 2Calculator
Find change from £100 after buying several items, then find a price after a fractional reduction.

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(a)£2.503 marks
(b)£962 marks

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(a) Cost: 13×7.50=£97.5013 \times 7.50 = £97.50. Paid: 5×20=£1005 \times 20 = £100.

Change =100−97.50=£2.50= 100 - 97.50 = £2.50

(b) 15\frac{1}{5} of 120 =24= 24, so the sale price is 120−24=£96120 - 24 = £96.

Watch out: In (b), giving the reduction £24 as the sale price.

Question 12

Use the total weight of cereal bought to find how many large boxes were bought.

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Answer63 marks

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Small boxes: 3×450=13503 \times 450 = 1350 g

Left for large boxes: 5850−1350=45005850 - 1350 = 4500 g

4500÷750=64500 \div 750 = 6 large boxes

Watch out: Dividing 5850 by 750 without removing the small boxes first.

Question 13

Averages and spread2 marksGrade 2Calculator
Find the range of ages shown in a stem-and-leaf diagram.

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Answer432 marks

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Smallest age: stem 3, leaf 1, which is 31.

Largest age: stem 7, leaf 4, which is 74.

Range =74−31=43= 74 - 31 = 43 years

Watch out: Using the leaves only, e.g. 9−09 - 0, or subtracting the stems.

Question 14

Area and perimeter2 marksGrade 3Calculator
Explain the error in a perimeter calculation and why a negative side length is impossible.

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(a)He multiplied, which gives the area; the perimeter is 7+3+7+3=207 + 3 + 7 + 3 = 20 cm1 mark
(b)A length cannot be negative, so x=−2x = -2 is impossible1 mark

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(a) 7×37 \times 3 is the area of the rectangle. Perimeter means adding all four sides: 7+3+7+3=207 + 3 + 7 + 3 = 20 cm.

(b) One side is xx cm. If x=−2x = -2, that side would be −2-2 cm long, and a length must be positive.

Watch out: In (b), talking about angles adding to 180° instead of the length being negative.

Question 15

Percentages4 marksGrade 4Calculator
Use percentage facts about a school to work out how many girls bring packed lunches.

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Answer724 marks

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Boys: 0.55×800=4400.55 \times 800 = 440

Boys with packed lunch: 0.4×440=1760.4 \times 440 = 176

All packed lunches: 0.31×800=2480.31 \times 800 = 248

Girls with packed lunch: 248−176=72248 - 176 = 72

Watch out: Using 60% of the boys (school dinners) as the boys with packed lunches.

Question 16

Fill in two missing probabilities that are in a given ratio.

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Answerblue 0.150.15, green 0.20.24 marks

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Probabilities add to 1: 1−0.4−0.25=0.351 - 0.4 - 0.25 = 0.35

Share 0.35 in the ratio 3:43 : 4: one part =0.35÷7=0.05= 0.35 \div 7 = 0.05

Blue =3×0.05=0.15= 3 \times 0.05 = 0.15, green =4×0.05=0.2= 4 \times 0.05 = 0.2

Watch out: Swapping the values so blue is 0.2 and green is 0.15.

Question 17

Coordinates and straight-line graphs4 marksGrade 3Calculator
Complete a table of values for a straight line and plot its graph.

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(a)−10,−6,2,6-10, -6, 2, 62 marks
(b)Straight line through (−1,−10)(-1, -10) and (4,10)(4, 10)2 marks

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(a) Put each xx into 4x−64x - 6:

x=−1x=-1: −4−6=−10-4-6=-10; x=0x=0: −6-6; x=2x=2: 22; x=3x=3: 66

(b) Plot the six points from (−1,−10)(-1,-10) to (4,10)(4,10) and join them with a single ruled straight line.

Watch out: Getting 4×(−1)−6=−24\times(-1) - 6 = -2 by mishandling the negative.

Question 18

Transformations2 marksGrade 3Calculator
Reflect a triangle on a coordinate grid in a horizontal line.

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AnswerTriangle with vertices (1,2)(1, 2), (2,2)(2, 2) and (1,−1)(1, -1)2 marks

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Each point moves to the same distance on the other side of y=3y = 3.

(1,4)(1, 4) is 1 above, so it goes to (1,2)(1, 2). (2,4)(2, 4) goes to (2,2)(2, 2). (1,7)(1, 7) is 4 above, so it goes to (1,−1)(1, -1).

Watch out: Reflecting in the line x = 3 instead.

Question 19

Forming and solving linear equations2 marksGrade 3Calculator
Solve a linear equation with a bracket.

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Answerx=17x = 172 marks

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Divide both sides by 4: x−6=11x - 6 = 11

Add 6: x=17x = 17

Watch out: Expanding as 4x−6=444x - 6 = 44, giving 12.5.

Question 20

Venn diagrams and sets4 marksGrade 4Calculator
Place the numbers 1 to 13 in a two-set Venn diagram for multiples of 3 and even numbers.

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AnswerBoth: 6, 12. Multiples of 3 only: 3, 9. Even only: 2, 4, 8, 10. Outside: 1, 5, 7, 11, 134 marks

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Multiples of 3: 3, 6, 9, 12. Even: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.

In both (overlap): 6, 12

Multiples of 3 only: 3, 9. Even only: 2, 4, 8, 10

Outside both circles: 1, 5, 7, 11, 13

Watch out: Putting 6 and 12 in both circles separately rather than in the overlap.

Question 21

Work out the percentage profit made on selling a house.

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Answer8%3 marks

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Profit: 158 220−146 500=11 720158\,220 - 146\,500 = 11\,720

Percentage profit =11 720146 500×100=8%= \frac{11\,720}{146\,500} \times 100 = 8\%

Watch out: Dividing by the selling price instead of the buying price.

Question 22

Expanding brackets and simplifying4 marksGrade 4CalculatorOn both tiers
Expand a product of two brackets and fully factorise a two-term expression.

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(a)x2−4x−45x^2 - 4x - 452 marks
(b)3x(3x+2)3x(3x + 2)2 marks

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(a) x×x=x2x \times x = x^2, x×(−9)=−9xx \times (-9) = -9x, 5×x=5x5 \times x = 5x, 5×(−9)=−455 \times (-9) = -45

x2−9x+5x−45=x2−4x−45x^2 - 9x + 5x - 45 = x^2 - 4x - 45

(b) The highest common factor of 9x29x^2 and 6x6x is 3x3x: 3x(3x+2)3x(3x + 2)

Watch out: In (b), only taking out 3 to get 3(3x2+2x)3(3x^2 + 2x).

Question 23

Rounding and estimation3 marksGrade 3CalculatorOn both tiers
Use a calculator to evaluate a fraction with powers and a square root, then round to 4 significant figures.

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(a)157.668255...2 marks
(b)157.71 mark

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(a) Top: 292−4.6=836.429^2 - 4.6 = 836.4. Bottom: 35−6.859=28.141=5.30481...\sqrt{35 - 6.859} = \sqrt{28.141} = 5.30481...

836.4÷5.30481...=157.668255...836.4 \div 5.30481... = 157.668255...

(b) The 4th significant figure is 6 and the next digit is 6, so round up: 157.7157.7

Watch out: Typing it in without brackets so the calculator only divides 4.6 by the root.

Question 24

Scatter graphs and correlation2 marksGrade 3CalculatorOn both tiers
Use a scatter graph to estimate one test mark from another.

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AnswerAbout 40 (35 to 42 accepted)2 marks

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Draw a line of best fit through the middle of the crosses.

Go up from 34 on the Science axis to the line, then across to the Maths axis. This reads about 40.

Watch out: Reading off a single nearby cross instead of using a line of best fit.

Question 25

Averages and spread3 marksGrade 5CalculatorOn both tiers
Estimate the mean from a grouped frequency table and round to 3 significant figures.

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Answer18.6 seconds3 marks

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Midpoints: 7.5, 12.5, 17.5, 22.5

∑fx=7.5+25+122.5+180=335\sum fx = 7.5 + 25 + 122.5 + 180 = 335

Mean ≈335÷18=18.61...=18.6\approx 335 \div 18 = 18.61... = 18.6 seconds

Watch out: Dividing by 4 (the number of classes) instead of 18.

Question 26

Units and converting units1 markGrade 5CalculatorOn both tiers
Convert a volume from cubic centimetres to cubic millimetres.

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Answer37 0001 mark

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1 cm =10= 10 mm, so 1 cm3=10×10×10=1000 mm31\text{ cm}^3 = 10 \times 10 \times 10 = 1000\text{ mm}^3.

37×1000=37 000 mm337 \times 1000 = 37\,000\text{ mm}^3

Watch out: Multiplying by 10 to get 370.

Question 27

Speed, density and pressure4 marksGrade 4CalculatorOn both tiers
Find an average speed in mph from a distance and start and finish clock times.

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Answer50 mph4 marks

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Time: 13 30 to 14 48 is 1 hour 18 minutes =78= 78 minutes.

In hours: 78÷60=1.378 \div 60 = 1.3

Speed =65÷1.3=50= 65 \div 1.3 = 50 mph

Watch out: Using 1.18 hours for 1 hour 18 minutes.

Question 28

Standard form3 marksGrade 5CalculatorOn both tiers
Convert to and from standard form and judge a claim comparing two numbers in standard form.

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(a)3.246×1073.246 \times 10^71 mark
(b)0.004961 mark
(c)No: 10910^9 is ten times 10810^8, so BB is larger1 mark

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(a) Put the decimal point after the first digit: 3.2463.246. It moves 7 places, so 3.246×1073.246 \times 10^7.

(b) Move the point 3 places left: 0.004960.00496

(c) No. A=621 200 000A = 621\,200\,000 and B=4 730 000 000B = 4\,730\,000\,000, so BB is bigger. Compare the powers first.

Watch out: In (b), moving the point the wrong way to get 4960.

Question 29

Angles in polygons4 marksGrade 5CalculatorOn both tiers
Find an angle in a diagram combining a regular pentagon and a parallelogram.

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Answer45°4 marks

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Co-interior angles in the parallelogram add to 180°: 180−117=63°180 - 117 = 63°

Interior angle of a regular pentagon: (5−2)×180÷5=108°(5-2) \times 180 \div 5 = 108°

x=108−63=45°x = 108 - 63 = 45°

Watch out: Using 72° (the exterior angle) as the pentagon's interior angle.

Question 30

Area and perimeter3 marksGrade 5Calculator
Show that a circle's radius is 2.5 cm when a quarter circle of radius 15 cm has nine times its area.

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AnswerRadius of B=2.5B = 2.5 cm shown3 marks

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Area of A =14×π×152=56.25π= \frac{1}{4} \times \pi \times 15^2 = 56.25\pi

Area of B =56.25π÷9=6.25π= 56.25\pi \div 9 = 6.25\pi

πr2=6.25π\pi r^2 = 6.25\pi, so r2=6.25r^2 = 6.25 and r=6.25=2.5r = \sqrt{6.25} = 2.5 cm

Watch out: Forgetting to divide by 4 for the quarter circle.

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