Pre Public Examination March 2017 GCSE Mathematics (AQA style) Foundation Tier Paper 3F

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TIME ALLOWED 1 hour 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

• Answer all the questions. • Read each question carefully. Make sure you know what you have

to do before starting your answer. • You are permitted to use a calculator in this paper. • You may use the π button on your calculator or you may take the

value of π to be 3.142. • Do all rough work in this book.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

• The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question or part question on the Question Paper.

• You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers. • The total number of marks for this paper is 80. © The PiXL Club Limited 2017 This resource is strictly for the use of member schools for as long as they remain members of The PiXL Club. It may not be copied, sold nor transferred to a third party or used by the school after membership ceases. Until such time it may be freely used within the member school. All opinions and contributions are those of the authors. The contents of this resource are not connected with nor endorsed by any other company, organisation or institution.

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Answer all questions in the spaces provided 1 Which of these numbers is the smallest? Circle your answer. [1 mark] 0.08 −0.2 −0.089 0.17. 2 The first term of a Fibonacci type sequence is 2. The second term of the same sequence is 3. What is the fourth term in the sequence? Circle your answer. [1 mark] 5 6 8 13 3 A pyramid has six faces. How many edges does it have? Circle your answer. [1 mark] 6 7 10 12 4 Which of these is a unit of capacity? Circle your answer. [1 mark] metre litre gram second

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5 The pictogram shows the number of letters delivered to an office during one week. The entries for Thursday and Friday have not been completed.

Monday * * * * *

Tuesday * * *

Wednesday * * * *

Thursday

Friday

5 (a) 20 letters were delivered to the office on Monday. Complete the key for the pictogram. [1 mark] 5 (b) How many letters were delivered to the office on Wednesday? [1 mark]

Key: represents letters.

*

Answer

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5 (c) The total number of letters delivered on Thursday and Friday was 40. The numbers of letters delivered on Thursday and Friday were in the ratio 2 : 3 . Complete the pictogram. [3 marks] 6 Simplify 4p + 5q + p − 2q [2 marks]

Answer

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7 Increase £650 by 28% [2 marks]

8 This is a fair spinner. What is the probability that the spinner lands on an even number when it is spun? [2 marks]

Answer £

Answer

2

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9 Here is part of the schedule for a pop concert.

Start time Finish time On stage

19:30 20:10 Support Act

20:10 20:25 Technicians

20:25 21:15 Main Act (part 1)

21:15 21:30 Interval

21:30 22:45 Main Act (part 2) 9 (a) The concert starts at 19:30. Write this time using the 12 hour clock system. [1 mark]

9 (b) What is the total time for which the Main Act is on stage? Write this time in hours and minutes. [3 marks]

Answer

Answer

hours and

minutes

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10 (a) Here are all the entries on Andy’s bank statement for the week ending 21 July. Three of the values are missing. Complete the bank statement. [3 marks]

Date Item Credit (£) Debit (£) Balance (£)

15 July Starting balance 57.04

17 July Phone bill 39.95

18 July Card payment −32.51

21 July Wages 587.39

10 (b) For every day that Andy is overdrawn the bank charges him 60 pence. How much would Andy pay in overdraft charges for this week? [2 marks]

Answer

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11 u = 3 and v = −5. What is the value of 4u − 2v ? [2 marks]

12 Find the area of this trapezium. [3 marks]

Answer

Answer

cm2

6cm

13cm

5cm

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13 Mary sells hot drinks at a cafeteria. She records the numbers of hot drinks that she sells on each of the twelve days. She also

records the temperature at midday on each of those days. She displays her data on the scatter diagram. The data for one of the days is missing. 13 (a) On one day, the temperature at midday was 22°C, and Mary sold 40 hot drinks. Show this information on the scatter diagram. [1 mark] 13 (b) The diagram shows a negative correlation. Describe the relationship between the temperature at midday and the number of hot

drinks Mary sells. [1 mark]

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13 (c) Use the diagram to estimate the number of hot drinks Mary could expect to sell on a day when the temperature at midday is 18°C.

[2 marks]

13 (d) The point representing the data for one day is labelled S. Describe what you think happened on this day. [1 mark] 14 Which of these numbers is the biggest? Circle your answer. [1 mark] 4 × 10−4 4 × 10−5 5 × 10−5 5 × 10−4.

Answer

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15 Solve the equation 7x + 4 = 3x − 10. [2 marks]

16 (a) Find the value of

15.7 + 8.22.38 × 4.19 .

Write down all the numbers on your calculator display. [2 marks]

16 (b) Round your answer to 16 (a) to three significant figures. [1 mark]

Answer

Answer

Answer

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17 17 (a) Which of the following is a pair of alternate angles? Circle your answer. [1 mark] a and b a and c b and c b and d 17 (b) Find the size of the angle marked a. [3 marks]

Answer

°

a

b

c d

125°

40°

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18 A solid is made using 1cm cubes. The front elevation, side elevation and plan view of the solid are each drawn on 1cm grids. How many 1cm cubes are used to make the solid? Circle your answer. [1 mark] 6 7 9 10

You may use the isometric grid below to help work out your answer.

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plan view front elevation side elevation

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19 (a) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 30 and 75. [2 marks]

19 (b) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 30 and 75. [2 marks]

Answer

Answer

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20 Which of these ratios are always equivalent to 2 : 4 ? Circle both the correct answers. [1 mark]

2x : 4x x + 2 : x + 4 2x : x

4:

2xx

21 Find all the integers that satisfy the inequality 2 < x ≤ 8. [2 marks]

Answer

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22 Jonathan runs a lucky dip stall.

Lucky Dip

Tickets cost 50p each

If the number of the ticket ends with a 5, you win £1.50

If the number on the ticket is a multiple of 100, you win £20

There are 600 tickets, numbered from 1 to 600. Jonathan sells all the tickets. Does Jonathan make a profit? Tick a box. Yes. No. You must show how you obtain your answer. [3 marks]

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23 I see this sign on the motorway while I am on holiday in Spain. Madrid 420 km I know that my car does an average of 56 miles on one gallon of fuel. When it is full, my car’s fuel tank holds 10.5 gallons of fuel. The tank is two thirds full. The car’s manual says I should never allow the amount of fuel in the tank to fall below

20% of the tank’s capacity. Do I have enough fuel to reach Madrid? Tick a box. Yes, I have enough fuel. No, I need more fuel. You may use this conversion: 5 miles = 8 kilometres You must show how you obtain your answer. [4 marks]

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24

Not drawn accurately In the diagram, PQRS is a parallelogram P is at the point ( 2 , 8 ). Q is at the point ( 0 , 2 ). S is at the point ( 2 , 1 ). 24 (a) Find the equation of the line passing through the points P and Q. [2 marks]

24 (b) Find the equation of the line passing through the points R and S. [3 marks]

Answer

Answer

Q ( 0 , 2 )

S ( 2 , 1 )

y

x

R

P ( 2 , 8 )

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25 The lengths of 50 earthworms were measured. The results are given in the table.

Length, x cm Midpoint Frequency

0 < x ≤ 10 23

10 < x ≤ 20 18

20 < x ≤ 30 8

30 < x ≤ 40 1

Total = 50

25 (a) Which class interval contains the median length of the earthworms? Circle your answer. [1 mark] 0 < x ≤ 10 10 < x ≤ 20 20 < x ≤ 30 30 < x ≤ 40

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25 (b) Calculate an estimate for the mean length of an earthworm. [3 marks]

25 (c) You are now told that one of the earthworms in the sample is 40cm long. How does this change the estimate you obtained in 25 (b) ? Tick a box. It increases my estimate. It decreases my estimate. It does not change my estimate. Give a reason for your answer. You do not need to make any further calculations. [2 marks]

Answer

cm

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26 The Venn diagram shows information about the numbers of trees in a forest. ξ = trees in the forest. A = trees with red berries. B = trees that shed their leaves in winter. There are 750 trees in the forest. The ratio of the number of trees with red berries to the number of trees that shed their leaves in winter is 3 : 5. Complete the Venn diagram. [3 marks]

A B ξ

180 60

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27 (a) Calculate the length of the side marked x in this diagram. Not drawn accurately [2 marks]

27 (b) Calculate the size of the angle marked y in this diagram. Not drawn accurately [2 marks]

Answer

cm

Answer

°

y

6cm

11cm

x

5cm

9cm

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28 Solve the simultaneous equations 2a − b = 9 a + 3b = 22. [3 marks]

Answer a =

b =