# 4MA1 Mathematics A January 2019 Paper 1F (Foundation Tier Paper 1)

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE 4MA1 Mathematics A past paper 1F, Foundation Tier Paper 1, January 2019. Open it online or download the question paper PDF free.

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- Board: Edexcel
- Qualification: Pearson Edexcel International GCSE
- Subject: 4MA1 Mathematics A (https://mathvsarham.com/past-papers/4ma1/)
- Session: January 2019
- Paper: 1F (Foundation Tier Paper 1)
- Component code: 4MA1/1F
- Time allowed: 120 minutes
- Total marks: 100
- Pages: 24

## Question paper text

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Question 1
(a) Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.
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[1]
(b) Write in figures the number two thousand and eighteen. [1]
(c) Write in words the number 4309 [1]
(d) Write down the value of the 7 in 9715 [1]
(e) Write the number 286 correct to the nearest 10 [1]
(f) Work out 4/5 of 185 [2]

Question 2
The pictogram shows some information about the number of books read by Theodore during each of five weeks.
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(a) During which week did Theodore read the greatest number of books?
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[1]
Theodore read 16 books during Week 1
(b)(i) How many books does represent?
(ii) How many books did Theodore read during Week 2?
(iii) How many books did Theodore read during Week 5? [3]

Question 3
Here is a sequence of patterns made from identical pentagons.
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(a)(i) Work out the number of pentagons in Pattern number 4
(ii) Explain how you worked out your answer. [2]
A different sequence of patterns is made from identical hexagons. The rule below can be used to find the number of hexagons in each pattern of this sequence.
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(b) Work out the number of hexagons in Pattern number 7 [1]
A pattern in this sequence has exactly 59 hexagons.
(c) Work out its Pattern number. [2]

Question 4
Megan buys 2 muffins and 1 carrot cake. The total cost is £4.74
The cost of the carrot cake is £1.80
(a) Find the cost of each muffin.
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[3]
Caitlin buys some apples and some oranges. She buys twice as many apples as oranges.
Each apple costs £0.25 Each orange costs £0.30
Caitlin has £5 to spend.
(b) Find the greatest number of apples she can buy. [3]

Question 5
The table shows information about the number of gold medals won by each of 8 countries at the 2016 Olympics.
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(a) Work out the range of the number of gold medals. [1]
(b) Work out the median number of gold medals. [2]
(c) Work out the mean number of gold medals. [2]

Question 6
Sabbir arrived at Dhaka train station at 9 30 pm.
(a) Write this time using the 24-hour clock. [1]
A train left Dhaka train station at 10 30 pm one day. The train arrived at Chittagong train station at 7 50 am the next day.
(b) Work out the time taken by this train. Give your answer in hours and minutes.
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[2]
A different train travelled from Dhaka to Darshana.
The train took 5 hours and 30 minutes. The train travelled a distance of 327 kilometres.
(c) Work out the average speed of the train. Give your answer in kilometres per hour correct to the nearest whole number.
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[3]

Question 7
(a) Write down the prime number between 90 and 100 [1]
(b) Find the value of 3^6 [1]
(c) Find the cube root of 6859 [1]
(d)(i) Work out the value of
Write down all the figures on your calculator display. [2]
(ii) Write your answer to part (d) (i) correct to 1 decimal place. [1]

Question 8
(a) Simplify 2e – 3f + 4e – 7f [2]
(b) Expand and simplify 5(4x + 3) – (3x – 1) [2]
(c) Factorise fully 4p + 6pq [2]

Question 9
h = 6q – 2u
(a) Work out the value of h when q = 3 and u = –5
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[2]
B = 3m + 2p
(b) Work out the value of p when B = 2 and m = 5
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[2]

Question 10
All the teachers at a school are either left footed or right footed. At the school
the number of left footed teachers : the number of right footed teachers = 3 : 13
A teacher at the school is picked at random.
(a) Find the probability that this teacher is left footed. [1]
At the school, there are 18 left footed teachers.
(b) How many right footed teachers are there? [2]

Question 11
Benson was on holiday in Kenya for 70 days.
He was in Nairobi for 2/7 of this holiday.
He was in Mombasa for 1/5 of this holiday.
He was in Kisumu for 4/9 of the rest of this holiday.
For what fraction of this holiday was Benson in Kisumu? [4]

Question 13
(a) Expand and simplify (e + 3)(e – 5) [2]
(b) Solve y = 2 y + 1/5
Show clear algebraic working.
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[3]
(c) Solve x^2+ 3x – 18 = 0 Show your working clearly. [3]

Question 14
The table gives information about the price of gold.
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(a) Work out the percentage increase in the price of gold between 1st February 2016 and 1st March 2016 Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
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[3]
The price of one ounce of gold on 1st February 2016 was 1126.50 dollars. The price of gold increased by 19% from 1st February 2016 to 1st July 2016
(b) Work out the price of one ounce of gold on 1st July 2016 Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.
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[3]
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(a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B. [3]
(b) On the grid, translate triangle A by the vector / 2/
Label the new triangle C. [1]
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Atlantic Ocean ´^8
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Southern Ocean ´^7
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(a) Write 7.18 ´ 10^7 as an ordinary number. [1]
(b) Calculate the total volume of these four oceans.
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[2]
The volume of the South China Sea is 9 880 000 km^3
(c) Write 9 880 000 in standard form. [1]
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ABC is a straight line.
Work out the length of AC. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
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AB is parallel to ED. ACD and BCE are straight lines.
AB = 8 cm AC = 4.8 cm BC = 6.4 cm ED = 20 cm
Work out the length of BE.
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