Edexcel GCSE Maths · 1MA1

November 2022 Paper 1 Foundation

Non-calculator · 26 questions · 80 marks · 1 hour 30 minutes. Try each question on paper, then press "Show answer".

Question 1

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

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Answer310\frac{3}{10}1 mark

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The 3 is in the tenths column, so 0.3=3100.3 = \frac{3}{10}.

Watch out: Writing 13\frac{1}{3}.

Question 2

Powers, roots and indices1 markGrade 1No calculator
Square a single-digit number.

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Answer991 mark

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32=3×3=93^2 = 3 \times 3 = 9

Watch out: Doubling instead of squaring to get 6.

Question 3

Evaluate a division that includes a bracket, using the order of operations.

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Answer441 mark

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Brackets first: 3+2=53 + 2 = 5.

Then 20÷5=420 \div 5 = 4.

Watch out: Working left to right: 20÷3+220 \div 3 + 2.

Question 4

Factors, multiples and primes1 markGrade 1No calculator
Give a factor of a two-digit number that lies in a stated range.

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Answer1010 or 12121 mark

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Factors of 60: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60.

The ones between 8 and 14 are 10 and 12, so either answer works.

Watch out: Giving a multiple of 60 or a number such as 9 that does not divide 60.

Question 5

Simplify a product of two numbers and two letters.

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Answer15tw15tw1 mark

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Multiply the numbers: 3×5=153 \times 5 = 15.

Write the letters next to it: 15tw15tw.

Watch out: Adding the numbers to get 8tw8tw.

Question 6

Add up petrol, ticket and meal costs for a family trip and find the change from a budget.

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Answer£604 marks

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Tickets: 33+2×24.50=8233 + 2 \times 24.50 = 82

Meals: 15+2×10=3515 + 2 \times 10 = 35

Total: 23+82+35=£14023 + 82 + 35 = £140

Left: 200−140=£60200 - 140 = £60

Watch out: Paying for only one child, or forgetting the petrol.

Question 7

Probability scale and basic probability3 marksGrade 1No calculator
Find the mode of a list of letters, then mark and state probabilities of picking particular letters.

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(a)A1 mark
(b(i))Cross at 14\frac{1}{4} on the scale1 mark
(b(ii))18\frac{1}{8}1 mark

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(a) A appears 5 times, more than any other letter, so the mode is A.

(b)(i) B appears 2 times out of 8: 28=14\frac{2}{8} = \frac{1}{4}, halfway between 0 and 12\frac{1}{2}.

(b)(ii) C appears once: 18\frac{1}{8}.

Watch out: Writing the probability as '1 : 8' or '1 out of 8'.

Question 8

Forming and solving linear equations3 marksGrade 2No calculator
Solve two simple linear equations, the second needing like terms collected first.

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(a)m=7m = 71 mark
(b)n=6n = 62 marks

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(a) m−3=4m - 3 = 4, so m=4+3=7m = 4 + 3 = 7.

(b) 3n+n=4n3n + n = 4n, so 4n=244n = 24 and n=24÷4=6n = 24 \div 4 = 6.

Watch out: In (b), treating 3n+n3n + n as 3n23n^2 or as 44.

Question 9

Angle facts and parallel lines2 marksGrade 2No calculator
Find a reflex angle at a point from a given acute angle and state the angle fact used.

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(a)2902901 mark
(b)Angles at a point add up to 360°360°1 mark

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(a) The two angles go all the way round the point.

y=360−70=290y = 360 - 70 = 290

(b) Angles at a point add up to 360°360°.

Watch out: Using 180 (angles on a straight line) to get 110.

Question 10

Find how many £4 items fit into £23, then decide whether halving the price exactly doubles the number bought.

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(a)552 marks
(b)No: at £2 each he can buy 11 jars, not 101 mark

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(a) 23÷4=5.7523 \div 4 = 5.75, so he can afford 5 whole jars (costing £20).

(b) At half price each jar is £2. 23÷2=11.523 \div 2 = 11.5, so he can buy 11 jars.

Twice 5 is 10, so he is not correct: he can buy 11.

Watch out: In (a), rounding 5.75 up to 6.

Question 11

Transformations4 marksGrade 3No calculator
Give the scale factor and centre of an enlargement on a grid, then draw and name the mirror line for a reflection.

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(a(i))221 mark
(a(ii))Cross at the centre of enlargement, found by joining matching vertices1 mark
(b(i))The line y=xy = x drawn1 mark
(b(ii))y=xy = x1 mark

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(a)(i) The top side of A is 3 squares; in B it is 6 squares. 6÷3=26 \div 3 = 2.

(a)(ii) Draw lines through matching corners of B and A and extend them; they meet at the centre.

(b) Corner (1,4)(1, 4) of C maps to (4,1)(4, 1) of D: the coordinates swap. That is a reflection in y=xy = x.

Watch out: Giving a vertical line such as x=3.5x = 3.5 instead of the diagonal line y=xy = x.

Question 12

Percentages5 marksGrade 3No calculator
Work out time left after spending a fraction and a percentage of two hours on activities, then decide whether someone was on time.

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(a)2626 minutes4 marks
(b)No: the activities took 94 minutes, so she reached the café at 3.04 pm1 mark

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(a) Swimming: 16×120=20\frac{1}{6} \times 120 = 20 minutes

Gym: 20%×120=2420\% \times 120 = 24 minutes

Café: 120−50−20−24=26120 - 50 - 20 - 24 = 26 minutes

(b) 50+20+24=9450 + 20 + 24 = 94 minutes after 1.30 pm is 3.04 pm, so she was 4 minutes late.

Watch out: Taking 20% as 20 minutes.

Question 13

Charts, graphs and time series4 marksGrade 3No calculator
Read values from a composite bar chart and write a ratio of children to adults.

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(a)60601 mark
(b)50501 mark
(c)80:20080 : 200 (or 2:52 : 5)2 marks

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(a) The men bar for 2000 reaches 60.

(b) In 2010 the bar goes from 160 to 210: 210−160=50210 - 160 = 50 children.

(c) 2020: men and women together reach 200; children go from 200 to 280, so 80.

Ratio 80:200=2:580 : 200 = 2 : 5

Watch out: In (b), reading the top of the bar (210) instead of the height of the children section.

Question 14

Speed, density and pressure5 marksGrade 3No calculator
Find a distance from a speed and a time in hours and a half, then convert a map length to real kilometres using a scale.

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(a)8181 miles2 marks
(b)1.51.5 km3 marks

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(a) Distance = speed × time =54×1.5=81= 54 \times 1.5 = 81 miles

(b) Real length =6×25 000=150 000= 6 \times 25\,000 = 150\,000 cm

150 000÷100=1500150\,000 \div 100 = 1500 m, and 1500÷1000=1.51500 \div 1000 = 1.5 km

Watch out: In (a), using 1.30 hours as the time.

Question 15

Coordinates and straight-line graphs2 marksGrade 3No calculator
Find the midpoint of a line segment between two points read from a grid.

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Answer(−0.5,1)(-0.5, 1)2 marks

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P=(−3,−2)P = (-3, -2) and Q=(2,4)Q = (2, 4).

xx: −3+22=−0.5\frac{-3 + 2}{2} = -0.5

yy: −2+42=1\frac{-2 + 4}{2} = 1

Midpoint (−0.5,1)(-0.5, 1)

Watch out: Subtracting the coordinates instead of adding them.

Question 16

Forming and solving linear equations4 marksGrade 4No calculator
Form and solve an equation from the perimeter of a quadrilateral with algebraic sides, then find one side.

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Answer1919 cm4 marks

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Perimeter: (x+1)+(x−1)+2x+(2x−5)=6x−5(x + 1) + (x - 1) + 2x + (2x - 5) = 6x - 5

6x−5=526x - 5 = 52, so 6x=576x = 57 and x=9.5x = 9.5

DC=2x=2×9.5=19DC = 2x = 2 \times 9.5 = 19 cm

Watch out: Stopping at x=9.5x = 9.5 instead of finding DCDC.

Question 17

Probability scale and basic probability5 marksGrade 3No calculator
Find a 'not' probability, use a ratio to find a count, and decide whether the remaining counters can be split equally.

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(a)70100\frac{70}{100}2 marks
(b)45452 marks
(c)No: 25 counters are left, which is odd, so they cannot split equally1 mark

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(a) 100−30=70100 - 30 = 70 are not blue, so P=70100P = \frac{70}{100}.

(b) 2 parts = 30, so 1 part = 15. Green = 3×15=453 \times 15 = 45.

(c) Red + yellow =100−30−45=25= 100 - 30 - 45 = 25. 25 is odd, so they cannot be equal.

Watch out: In (b), sharing 30 in the ratio 2 : 3 to get 18.

Question 18

Sharing in a ratio5 marksGrade 5No calculator
Share a total in a three-part ratio, remove fractions of two groups, and give one group as a percentage of what remains.

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Answer60%60\%5 marks

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One part: 240÷10=24240 \div 10 = 24

Cola 120, lemonade 72, orange 48

Removed: 12×72=36\frac{1}{2} \times 72 = 36 and 112×48=4\frac{1}{12} \times 48 = 4

Left: 240−40=200240 - 40 = 200

120200×100=60%\frac{120}{200} \times 100 = 60\%

Watch out: Dividing by the original 240 instead of the 200 left.

Question 19

Factors, multiples and primes3 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Express a three-digit number as a product of prime powers.

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Answer22×532^2 \times 5^33 marks

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500=2×250=2×2×125500 = 2 \times 250 = 2 \times 2 \times 125

125=5×5×5125 = 5 \times 5 \times 5

So 500=22×53500 = 2^2 \times 5^3

Watch out: Leaving the answer as 2×2×5×5×52 \times 2 \times 5 \times 5 \times 5 without indices.

Question 20

Fractions4 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Add two mixed numbers, then show a mixed number divided by a whole number gives a stated fraction.

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(a)317203\frac{17}{20}2 marks
(b)Shown: 83×16=818=49\frac{8}{3} \times \frac{1}{6} = \frac{8}{18} = \frac{4}{9}2 marks

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(a) 1+2=31 + 2 = 3; 35+14=1220+520=1720\frac{3}{5} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{12}{20} + \frac{5}{20} = \frac{17}{20}

Answer 317203\frac{17}{20}

(b) 223=832\frac{2}{3} = \frac{8}{3}

83÷6=83×16=818=49\frac{8}{3} \div 6 = \frac{8}{3} \times \frac{1}{6} = \frac{8}{18} = \frac{4}{9}

Watch out: In (a), adding denominators to get 49\frac{4}{9}.

Question 21

Powers, roots and indices2 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Simplify a squared product of powers of 2 and give the answer as a single power.

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Answer262^62 marks

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Inside the bracket add the powers: 2−5×28=232^{-5} \times 2^8 = 2^{3}

Square by multiplying the power: (23)2=26(2^3)^2 = 2^6

Watch out: Adding 3 and 2 to get 252^5.

Question 22

Calculating with integers, decimals and negatives2 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Multiply two small decimals without a calculator.

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Answer0.001280.001282 marks

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4×32=1284 \times 32 = 128

There are 3+2=53 + 2 = 5 decimal places in the question, so the answer is 0.001280.00128.

Watch out: Putting the decimal point in the wrong place, e.g. 0.0128.

Question 23

Relative frequency and expected outcomes2 marksGrade 4No calculatorOn both tiers
Use survey results to estimate how many of one car model a factory should build.

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Answer750075002 marks

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15 out of 80 people chose B.

1580×40 000=7500\frac{15}{80} \times 40\,000 = 7500

Watch out: Dividing 40 000 by 4 models.

Question 24

Ratio6 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Combine two ratios into a three-part ratio, write one part as a fraction of the total, and find a ratio from two algebraic relationships.

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(a(i))2:6:52 : 6 : 52 marks
(a(ii))213\frac{2}{13}2 marks
(b)1:101 : 102 marks

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(a)(i) Double 1:31 : 3 to 2:62 : 6 so bb is 6 in both. a:b:c=2:6:5a : b : c = 2 : 6 : 5

(a)(ii) Total parts 2+6+5=132 + 6 + 5 = 13, so aa is 213\frac{2}{13}.

(b) p=5n=5×2m=10mp = 5n = 5 \times 2m = 10m, so m:p=1:10m : p = 1 : 10

Watch out: In (b), giving 10:110 : 1 (the wrong way round).

Question 25

Speed, density and pressure2 marksGrade 5No calculatorOn both tiers
Use a formula to find pressure from a force and a rectangular base area.

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Answer12501250 N/m2^22 marks

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Area =4×2=8 m2= 4 \times 2 = 8\text{ m}^2

Pressure =10 0008=1250= \frac{10\,000}{8} = 1250 N/m2^2

Watch out: Dividing by the perimeter or by 4 + 2.

Question 26

Inequalities5 marksGrade 5No calculator
Solve a linear inequality with a fraction, then factorise a quadratic.

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(a)x>6x > 63 marks
(b)(x+9)(x+1)(x + 9)(x + 1)2 marks

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(a) 5x2+3>18\frac{5x}{2} + 3 > 18

5x2>15\frac{5x}{2} > 15, so 5x>305x > 30 and x>6x > 6

(b) Need two numbers that multiply to 9 and add to 10: 9 and 1.

(x+9)(x+1)(x + 9)(x + 1)

Watch out: In (a), giving x=6x = 6 instead of an inequality.

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