Pearson Edexcel International GCSE

4MA1 Mathematics A: January 2022 Paper 1FRFoundation Tier Paper 1

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4MA1/1FR

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A, January 2022, Foundation Tier Paper 1.

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

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  1. 15 marks
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    From page 3 of the paper.

    (a)From the numbers in the box, write down

    (i)an even number

    (ii)a multiple of 9

    (iii)a prime number

    [3]

    Here are four cards. Each card has a number on it. The four cards are arranged to make the number 7358

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    From 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.

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    From page 3 of the paper.

    [2]

  2. 23 marks

    Here are three shapes.

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    Shape A is a triangle.

    (a)Write down the mathematical name for this type of triangle.

    [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.

    [1]

  3. 36 marks

    (a)Change 6 metres into centimetres.

    centimetres[1]

    (b)Change 4500 grams into kilograms.

    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.

    millilitres[4]

  4. 45 marks

    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

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    (a)How many of these people said Beach?

    [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.

    [2]

  5. 53 marks

    Here are the first 4 terms of a number sequence.

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    (a)(i)Write down the next term of the sequence.

    [1]

    (ii)Explain how you worked out your answer.

    [1]

    (b)Is 256 a number in the sequence?

    Tick one of the boxes below and give a reason for your answer.

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    Give a reason for your answer.

    [1]

  6. 68 marks

    (a)Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.

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    [1]

    (b)Write 0.7 as a fraction.

    [1]

    (c)Write 30 as a fraction of 48 Give your fraction in its simplest form.

    [2]

    (d)Write 23% as a decimal.

    [1]

    Rita has some beads in a bag.

    Of these beads, Rita gives

    12 to Sheng

    and 25 to Tusco

    Rita now has 3 beads left in the bag.

    (e)Work out how many beads Rita originally had in the bag.

    [3]

  7. 75 marks

    (a)Simplify 3c + 5d – c + 2d

    [2]

    (b)Simplify 8e × 5f

    [1]

    (c)Solve 5r – 3 = 8

    r = [2]

  8. 85 marks

    ABC is a straight line and BCD is a triangle.

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    (a)Work out the value of x

    x = [2]

    PO, RO, SO and TO are four straight lines.

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    From page 10 of the paper.

    (b)(i)Work out the value of y

    y = [2]

    (ii)Give a reason for your answer.

    [1]

  9. 94 marks

    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.

    euros[4]

  10. 103 marks

    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.

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    From page 12 of the paper.

    [3]

  11. 113 marks

    The table shows information about the number of eggs laid by each of 36 hens in one week.

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    Work out the mean number of eggs laid.

    [3]

  12. 124 marks
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    (a)Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B

    [2]

    (b)On the grid above, enlarge triangle A with scale factor 2 and centre O Label your triangle C[2]

  13. 134 marks

    (a)Factorise 6x – 15

    [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

    [3]

  14. 142 marks

    Work out the value of 7.4 + 5.13

    Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

    [2]

  15. 153 marks

    n is an integer.

    (a)Write down all the values of n such that –2  n < 3

    [2]

    (b)On the number line, represent the inequality y  1

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    [1]

  16. 162 marks

    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.

    [2]

  17. 174 marks

    The shaded shape is made using three identical right-angled triangles and a square.

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    From page 17 of the paper.

    Work out the perimeter of the shaded shape.

    cm[4]

  18. 184 marks

    (a)Complete the table of values for y = x2– 4x + 3

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    [2]

    (b)On the grid, draw the graph of y = x2– 4x + 3 for values of x from –2 to 4

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    From page 18 of the paper.

    [2]

  19. 194 marks

    Yusuf sat 8 examinations.

    Here are his marks for 5 of the examinations.

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    From 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.

    [4]

  20. 204 marks

    (a)Work out the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 36 and 120

    [2]

    A = 5 × 7 × 11p B = 52/m × 74/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.

    [2]

  21. 214 marks

    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.

    km/h[4]

  22. 224 marks

    (a)Write 5 × 104 as an ordinary number.

    [1]

    (b)Write 0.000 06 in standard form.

    [1]

    (c)Work out (4 × 10512) ÷ (1.6 × 10700) Give your answer in standard form.

    [2]

  23. 235 marks

    (a)Simplify x4 × x5

    [1]

    (b)Simplify (4y2)3

    [2]

    (c)Factorise n2– 7n + 12

    [2]

  24. 246 marks

    Jonty has a storage container in the shape of a cuboid, as shown in the diagram.

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    From 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 m2

    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]

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