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

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE 4MA1 Mathematics A past paper 1FR, 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: 1FR (Foundation Tier Paper 1)
- Component code: 4MA1/1FR
- Time allowed: 120 minutes
- Total marks: 100
- Pages: 28

## Question paper text

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Question 1
[Diagram or table: see page 3 of the paper]
(a) From the numbers in the box, write down
(i) an even number
Answer: ____
(ii) a multiple of 9
Answer: ____
(iii) a prime number
Answer: ____ [3]
Here are four cards. Each card has a number on it. The four cards are arranged to make the number 7358
[Diagram or table: see page 3 of the paper]
(b)(i) Show how the four cards can be arranged to make the smallest number using all four cards.
(ii) Show how the four cards can be arranged to make a correct calculation below.
[Diagram or table: see page 3 of the paper]
[2]

Question 2
Here are three shapes.
[Diagram or table: see page 4 of the paper]
Shape A is a triangle.
(a) Write down the mathematical name for this type of triangle.
Answer: ____ [1]
Shape B is a rectangle.
(b) On shape B, draw its lines of symmetry. [1]
Shape C is a regular polygon.
(c) Write down the order of rotational symmetry of shape C.
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 3
(a) Change 6 metres into centimetres.
Answer: ____ _centimetres [1]
(b) Change 4500 grams into kilograms.
Answer: ____ _kilograms [1]
Lauren has 3 litres of fruit juice. She is going to use the fruit juice to make some drinks for a party. Each cup of drink will contain 225 millilitres of fruit juice.
Lauren is going to make as many cups of drink as possible.
(c) Work out how much fruit juice Lauren has left when she has made as many cups of drink as possible. Give your answer in millilitres.
Answer: ____ _millilitres [4]

Question 4
40 people were asked to name their favourite type of holiday. The pictogram gives information about the number of these people who said each of City Break or Beach or Walking.
City Break
Beach
Walking
[Diagram or table: see page 6 of the paper]
(a) How many of these people said Beach?
Answer: ____ [1]
4 people said Cruise. 9 people said Skiing.
(b) Show this information on the pictogram. [2]
One person from the 40 people asked is selected at random.
(c) Find the probability that this person said City Break.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 5
Here are the first 4 terms of a number sequence.
[Diagram or table: see page 7 of the paper]
(a)(i) Write down the next term of the sequence.
Answer: ____ [1]
(ii) Explain how you worked out your answer.
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Is 256 a number in the sequence?
Tick one of the boxes below and give a reason for your answer.
[Diagram or table: see page 7 of the paper]
Give a reason for your answer.
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 6
(a) Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.
[Diagram or table: see page 8 of the paper]
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Write 0.7 as a fraction.
Answer: ____ [1]
(c) Write 30 as a fraction of 48 Give your fraction in its simplest form.
Answer: ____ [2]
(d) Write 23% as a decimal.
Answer: ____ [1]
Rita has some beads in a bag.
Of these beads, Rita gives
1/2 to Sheng
and 2/5 to Tusco
Rita now has 3 beads left in the bag.
(e) Work out how many beads Rita originally had in the bag.
Answer: ____ [3]

Question 7
(a) Simplify 3c + 5d – c + 2d
Answer: ____ [2]
(b) Simplify 8e × 5f
Answer: ____ [1]
(c) Solve 5r – 3 = 8
Answer: r = ____ [2]

Question 8
ABC is a straight line and BCD is a triangle.
[Diagram or table: see page 10 of the paper]
(a) Work out the value of x
Answer: x = ____ [2]
PO, RO, SO and TO are four straight lines.
[Diagram or table: see page 10 of the paper]
(b)(i) Work out the value of y
Answer: y = ____ [2]
(ii) Give a reason for your answer.
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 9
In November, Andre received a monthly salary of 2500 euros.
Of this he spent
40% on his rent 300 euros on leisure
The rest of Andre’s monthly salary was spent on household bills and on food where
the amount spent on household bills : the amount spent on food = 3 : 7
Work out how much of his November monthly salary Andre spent on food.
Answer: ____ _euros [4]

Question 10
50 students have lessons at a dance school. Two of the lessons are ballet lessons (B) and tap lessons (T).
Of the 50 students
31 have ballet lessons 27 have tap lessons 18 have ballet lessons and tap lessons
Complete the Venn diagram for this information.
[Diagram or table: see page 12 of the paper]
Answer: ____
Answer: ____ [3]

Question 11
The table shows information about the number of eggs laid by each of 36 hens in one week.
[Diagram or table: see page 13 of the paper]
Work out the mean number of eggs laid.
Answer: ____ [3]

Question 12
[Diagram or table: see page 14 of the paper]
(a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B
Answer: ____ [2]
(b) On the grid above, enlarge triangle A with scale factor 2 and centre O Label your triangle C [2]

Question 13
(a) Factorise 6x – 15
Answer: ____ [1]
There are 200 bolts in each box of bolts. Samira buys c boxes of bolts.
Samira uses the bolts she bought to fill packets of bolts. There are 50 bolts in each packet of bolts. Samira sells d packets of bolts.
The total number of bolts Samira has left is T
(b) Write down a formula for T in terms of c and d
Answer: ____ [3]

Question 14
Work out the value of 7.4 + 5.1/3
Write down all the figures on your calculator display.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 15
n is an integer.
(a) Write down all the values of n such that –2  n < 3
Answer: ____ [2]
(b) On the number line, represent the inequality y  1
[Diagram or table: see page 16 of the paper]
[1]

Question 16
Each time John plays a game, the probability that he wins the game is 0.65
John is going to play the game 300 times.
Work out an estimate for the number of games that John wins.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 17
The shaded shape is made using three identical right-angled triangles and a square.
[Diagram or table: see page 17 of the paper]
Work out the perimeter of the shaded shape.
Answer: ____ _cm [4]

Question 18
(a) Complete the table of values for y = x^2– 4x + 3
[Diagram or table: see page 18 of the paper]
[2]
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x^2– 4x + 3 for values of x from –2 to 4
[Diagram or table: see page 18 of the paper]
[2]

Question 19
Yusuf sat 8 examinations.
Here are his marks for 5 of the examinations.
[Diagram or table: see page 19 of the paper]
For his results in all 8 examinations
the mode of his marks is 80 the median of his marks is 74 the range of his marks is 16
Find Yusuf’s marks for each of the other 3 examinations.
Answer: ____ [4]

Question 20
(a) Work out the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 36 and 120
Answer: ____ [2]
A = 5 × 7 × 11^p B = 5^2/m × 7^4/n^–5 × 11
m, n and p are integers such that m > 2 n > 10 p > 1
(b) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of A and B Give your answer as a product of powers of its prime factors.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 21
Milly went on a car journey. She travelled from Anesey to Breigh to Clando and then to Duckbridge.
For Anesey to Breigh, Milly drove the 245 km in 2.5 hours. For Breigh to Clando, Milly drove the 220 km at an average speed of 80 km/h For Clando to Duckbridge, Milly drove at an average speed of 72 km/h in 50 minutes.
Work out Milly’s average speed, in km/h, for the journey from Anesey to Duckbridge. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.
Answer: ____ _km/h [4]

Question 22
(a) Write 5 × 10^4 as an ordinary number.
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Write 0.000 06 in standard form.
Answer: ____ [1]
(c) Work out (4 × 10^512) ÷ (1.6 × 10^700) Give your answer in standard form.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 23
(a) Simplify x^4 × x^5
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Simplify (4y^2)^3
Answer: ____ [2]
(c) Factorise n^2– 7n + 12
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 24
Jonty has a storage container in the shape of a cuboid, as shown in the diagram.
[Diagram or table: see page 24 of the paper]
Jonty is going to paint the outside of his storage container, apart from the base which is shown shaded in the diagram. He needs enough paint to cover the four sides and the top.
Each tin of paint covers an area of 15 m^2
The cost of each tin of paint recently increased by 10% After the increase, the cost of each tin of paint is £26.95
Jonty says
“Before the increase, I could have bought enough paint for less than £200”
Show that Jonty is correct. Show your working clearly. [6]