# 4MA1 Mathematics A January 2022 Paper 1F (Foundation Tier Paper 1)

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE 4MA1 Mathematics A past paper 1F, Foundation Tier Paper 1, January 2022. 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 2022
- 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
The table shows the average annual rainfall, in mm, for each of five countries.
[Diagram or table: see page 3 of the paper]
(a) Write the number 2051 in words.
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Write the number 1668 correct to the nearest hundred.
Answer: ____ [1]
The average annual rainfall for Colombia is more than the average annual rainfall for Brazil.
(c) How much more?
Answer: ____ _mm [1]
The average annual rainfall for Nigeria was 283 mm more than the average annual rainfall for France.
(d) Work out the average annual rainfall for Nigeria.
Answer: ____ _mm [1]

Question 2
The pictogram shows information about the number of text messages Colin sent on each of four days last week.
[Diagram or table: see page 4 of the paper]
(a) How many text messages did Colin send on Tuesday?
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Work out the total number of text messages that Colin sent on the four days from Monday to Thursday last week.
Answer: ____ [2]
On Friday, Colin sent 26 text messages.
(c) Show this information on the pictogram. [1]

Question 3
Here is a rectangle made from squares.
(a) Shade 0.7 of the rectangle. [1]
(b) Write down the value of the 2 in the number 3.289
Answer: ____ [1]
(c) Write 5/8 as a decimal.
Answer: ____ [1]
(d) Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.
[Diagram or table: see page 5 of the paper]
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 4
The diagram shows a 5‑sided polygon.
[Diagram or table: see page 6 of the paper]
(a) Measure the length of the side AB Give the units of your answer.
Answer: ____ [2]
(b) Measure the size of the angle marked x
[Diagram or table: see page 6 of the paper]
Answer: ____ [1]
(c) On the diagram, mark with arrows (>>) a pair of parallel sides. [1]
(d) Write down the mathematical name of a 5‑sided polygon.
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 5
Angelina buys 3 packets of seeds at $2.45 each packet 2 bags of compost at $6.20 each bag
[Diagram or table: see page 7 of the paper]
Each plant pot costs the same amount of money.
Angelina paid a total of $34.35 for the seeds, compost and plant pots.
Work out the cost of each plant pot.
Answer: $ ____ [4]

Question 6
Bohai works in a shop that sells mobile phones. Last week he sold one mobile phone to each of 300 customers.
The incomplete two‑way table shows some information about these mobile phones.
[Diagram or table: see page 8 of the paper]
(a) Complete the two‑way table. [3]
Bohai selects at random one of these 300 customers.
(b) Write down the probability that this customer bought a type B, 64 GB mobile phone.
Answer: ____ [1]
Bohai now selects at random one of the customers who bought a type A phone last week.
(c) Write down the probability that this customer bought a 128 GB mobile phone.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 7
(a) Solve 5x = 30
Answer: x = ____ [1]
(b) Solve y – 7 = 12
Answer: y = ____ [1]
(c) Simplify h + h + h + h + h
Answer: ____ [1]
(d) Simplify 5a + 7f – 2a + 4f
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 8
Mairi has a 2 metre length of string. She cuts from the string as many lengths of 35 centimetres as possible.
Work out the length of string that she has left. Give your answer in centimetres.
Answer: ____ _cm [3]

Question 9
(a) Write 39/150 as a percentage.
Answer: ____ % [1]
There are 30 dogs staying in some boarding kennels. 12 of the dogs are brown.
(b) What fraction of the dogs in the boarding kennels are not brown? Give your fraction in its simplest form.
Answer: ____ [2]
(c) Show that 4/9 + 1/6 = 11/18 [2]

Question 10
A circle has a diameter of 14 cm.
Calculate the area of the circle. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
Answer: ____ _cm^2 [2]

Question 11
(a) Use your calculator to work out the value of
[Diagram or table: see page 11 of the paper]
Give your answer as a decimal. Write down all the figures on your calculator display.
Answer: ____ [2]
(b) Write your answer to part (a) correct to 3 decimal places.
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 12
Alisa, Jena and Mikael each pick cucumbers.
Alisa picks C cucumbers. Jena picks 5 fewer cucumbers than Alisa. Mikael picks twice as many cucumbers as Alisa.
The total number of cucumbers picked by Alisa, Jena and Mikael is T
Find a formula for T in terms of C Give your formula in its simplest form.
Answer: ____ [3]

Question 13
The diagram shows a classroom wall in the shape of a trapezium.
[Diagram or table: see page 12 of the paper]
Dion wants to paint the classroom wall completely twice. He knows that each tin of paint will cover 12 m^2
He is going to have to buy all the paint he needs.
Work out the least number of tins of paint that Dion will need to buy. Show your working clearly.
Answer: ____ [4]

Question 14
On the grid, draw the graph of y = 2x – 3 for values of x from –2 to 4
[Diagram or table: see page 13 of the paper]
[3]

Question 15
[Diagram or table: see page 14 of the paper]
(a) On the grid above, rotate shape X 90° clockwise about O [2]
[Diagram or table: see page 14 of the paper]
(b) Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape A onto shape B
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 16
(a) Simplify a^7 × a^4
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Simplify w^15÷ w^3
Answer: ____ [1]
(c) Simplify (8x^5 y^3)^2
Answer: ____ [2]
(d) Make t the subject of c = t^3 – 8v
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 17
Danil, Gabriel and Hadley share some money in the ratios 3 : 5 : 9 The difference between the amount of money that Gabriel receives and the amount of money that Hadley receives is 196 euros.
Work out the amount of money that Danil receives.
Answer: ____ _euros [3]

Question 18
The diagram shows triangle ABC
[Diagram or table: see page 16 of the paper]
Work out the length of the side AB Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
Answer: ____ _cm [3]

Question 19
Sarah makes and sells mugs.
One day she makes 150 mugs. Her total cost for making these mugs is £1140
Of these mugs
[Diagram or table: see page 17 of the paper]
and the rest are large mugs
Here is Sarah’s price list for selling each mug.
[Diagram or table: see page 17 of the paper]
Sarah sells all 150 mugs.
Work out her percentage profit. Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.
Answer: ____ % [5]

Question 20
Jenny has six cards.
Each card has a whole number written on it so that
the smallest number is 5 the largest number is 24 the median of the six numbers is 14 the mode of the six numbers is 8
Jenny arranges her cards so that the numbers are in order of size.
5 24
Answer: ____
(a) For the remaining four cards, write on each dotted line a number that could be on the card. [3]
A basketball team plays 6 games. After playing 5 games, the team has a mean score of 21 points per game. After playing 6 games, the team has a mean score of 23 points per game.
(b) Work out the number of points the team scored in its 6th game.
Answer: ____ [3]

Question 21
(a) Solve the inequality 5x – 7  2
Answer: ____ [2]
(b)(i) Factorise y^2– 2y – 35
Answer: ____ [2]
(ii) Hence, solve y^2– 2y – 35 = 0
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 22
[Diagram or table: see page 20 of the paper]
A ∩ B = {5, 10, 15}
B¢ = {7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14}
A¢ = {4, 6, 7, 8, 14}
Complete the Venn diagram for this information.
[Diagram or table: see page 20 of the paper]
[3]

Question 23
[Diagram or table: see page 20 of the paper]
Work out the value of a × b Give your answer in standard form.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 24
The diagram shows isosceles triangle ABC
[Diagram or table: see page 21 of the paper]
AB = AC = 17.5 cm BC = 28 cm
Calculate the area of triangle ABC
Answer: ____ _cm^2 [4]

Question 25
The straight line L has equation 2y + 7x = 10
(a) Find the gradient of L
Answer: ____ [2]
(b) Find the coordinates of the point where L crosses the y‑axis.
Answer: ( ____ , ____ ) [1]