# 4MA1 Mathematics A May/June 2023 Paper 2F (Foundation Tier Paper 2)

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE 4MA1 Mathematics A past paper 2F, Foundation Tier Paper 2, May/June 2023. 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: May/June 2023
- Paper: 2F (Foundation Tier Paper 2)
- Component code: 4MA1/2F
- Time allowed: 120 minutes
- Total marks: 100
- Pages: 28

## Question paper text

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Question 1
(a) Write in figures the number seven thousand and fifty four.
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Write the number 78 263 correct to the nearest 100
Answer: ____ [1]
(c) Write down the value of the 7 in the number 673 000
Answer: ____ [1]
(d) Write a number in the box to make the calculation correct.
[Diagram or table: see page 3 of the paper]
[1]
(e) Write a number in the box to make the calculation correct.
[Diagram or table: see page 3 of the paper]
[1]

Question 2
Here is a list of numbers.
[Diagram or table: see page 4 of the paper]
From the numbers in the list, write down
(a) the even number
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) the square number
Answer: ____ [1]
(c) the multiple of 7
Answer: ____ [1]
(d) the factor of 30
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 3
Peter owns boarding kennels for dogs.
The pictogram shows information about the number of dogs that were at the kennels each day from Monday to Thursday last week.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
[Diagram or table: see page 5 of the paper]
(a) How many dogs were at the kennels on Monday?
Answer: ____ [1]
18 dogs were at the kennels on Friday.
(b) Show this information on the pictogram. [1]
Peter gave each dog 2 biscuits each day.
(c) Work out the total number of biscuits that Peter gave the dogs during the five days from Monday to Friday last week.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 4
Here is a sequence of patterns made from sticks.
[Diagram or table: see page 6 of the paper]
(a) In the space below, draw Pattern number 4 [1]
(b) Complete the table.
[Diagram or table: see page 6 of the paper]
[1]
(c) Work out the number of sticks in Pattern number 10
Answer: ____ [1]
Connor says that in Pattern number 25 there are 102 sticks.
(d) Explain why Connor is wrong.
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 5
The diagram shows three points, A, B and C, marked on a grid.
[Diagram or table: see page 7 of the paper]
(a) Write down the coordinates of point A
Answer: ( ____ , ____ ) [1]
(b) On the grid, mark with a cross (×) the point D so that ABCD is a rectangle. [1]
(c) Find the coordinates of the midpoint of AC
Answer: ( ____ , ____ ) [2]
(d) On the grid, draw the line with equation y = 4 [1]

Question 6
(a) Write down the mathematical name of this polygon.
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Measure the length of the line AB Give your answer in centimetres.
[Diagram or table: see page 8 of the paper]
Answer: ____ _cm [1]
Here are six triangles drawn on a grid of squares.
[Diagram or table: see page 8 of the paper]
Two of these triangles are congruent.
(c) Write down the letters of these two triangles.
Answer: ____ _and ____ [1]

Question 7
The diagram shows a fair 6-sided spinner.
[Diagram or table: see page 9 of the paper]
Mario spins the arrow on the spinner once.
[Diagram or table: see page 9 of the paper]
Write down the word from the box that best describes the likelihood that the arrow will land on
(i) green
Answer: ____ [1]
(ii) yellow
Answer: ____ [1]
(iii) blue
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 8
A hall has 26 rows of seats. There are 14 seats in each row.
Annie sells tickets for 3/4 of the seats in the hall for a concert.
She sells each ticket for 15 euros.
Work out the total amount Annie gets from selling tickets.
Answer: ____ _euros [3]

Question 9
Here is a sketch of triangle ABC
[Diagram or table: see page 11 of the paper]
In the space below, make an accurate drawing of triangle ABC The line AC has been drawn for you.
[Diagram or table: see page 11 of the paper]
[2]

Question 10
Adriana makes some cupcakes.
She sells each cupcake for £2.20
Mike buys 6 of these cupcakes. He pays with a £20 note.
(a) Work out how much change Mike should receive.
Answer: £ ____ [2]
Greta sells balloons.
She sells each balloon for £0.85
Stefan has £50 to spend on balloons.
(b) Work out the greatest number of balloons he can buy.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 11
Trisha asked 90 people to name their favourite type of cheese to put on a pizza. She is going to draw a pie chart for her results.
55 of the 90 people said that mozzarella was their favourite.
(a) Work out the size of the angle on the pie chart for the sector representing mozzarella.
[Diagram or table: see page 13 of the paper]
Answer: ____ [2]
Haashir asked a different group of people to name their favourite ice cream flavour. He used his results to draw this pie chart.
[Diagram or table: see page 13 of the paper]
39 of the people Haashir asked said that vanilla was their favourite.
(b) Work out how many of the people Haashir asked said that chocolate was their favourite.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 12
A circle has radius 8.5 cm
Work out the circumference of the circle. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
Answer: ____ _cm [2]

Question 13
(a) Expand x(3 – x)
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Factorise fully 12a – 18b
Answer: ____ [2]
There are 8 slices of cheese in each small pack of cheese. There are 20 slices of cheese in each large pack of cheese.
Afreen buys h small packs of cheese and j large packs of cheese. She buys a total of T slices of cheese.
(c) Write down a formula for T in terms of h and j
Answer: ____ [3]

Question 14
[Diagram or table: see page 15 of the paper]
(a) Change 720 dollars to euros.
Answer: ____ _euros [1]
(b) Change 2580 yuan to euros.
Answer: ____ _euros [2]

Question 15
Finn is asked to find the value of 5 + 3^2+ 12
Here is his working and his answer.
[Diagram or table: see page 16 of the paper]
Finn’s answer is wrong.
(a) Explain what Finn has done wrong in his working.
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Write one pair of brackets in this calculation so that the answer is correct.
[Diagram or table: see page 16 of the paper]
[1]
(c) Work out the value of x^2+ 5y when x = –3 and y = 2
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 16
The scale drawing shows the positions of two airports P and Q
[Diagram or table: see page 17 of the paper]
(a) Find, by measuring, the bearing of P from Q
Answer: ____ [1]
A small plane flies directly from P to Q The plane takes 2 hours to fly from P to Q
(b) Work out the average speed of the plane. Give your answer in km / h
Answer: ____ _km / h [3]

Question 17
Show that 4 2/3  11/5  3 8/9 [3]

Question 18
A biased spinner can land on green or on yellow or on brown or on pink.
The table gives the probabilities that, when the spinner is spun, it will land on green or on yellow or on brown.
[Diagram or table: see page 19 of the paper]
Timucin spins the spinner 200 times.
Work out an estimate for the number of times the spinner lands on pink.
Answer: ____ [3]

Question 19
ABCD is a trapezium.
[Diagram or table: see page 20 of the paper]
BC is parallel to AD
Find the size of the largest angle inside the trapezium.
[Diagram or table: see page 20 of the paper]
Answer: ____ [4]

Question 20
(a) Complete the table of values for y = x^2– x – 4
[Diagram or table: see page 21 of the paper]
[2]
(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of y = x^2– x – 4 for values of x from –3 to 3
[Diagram or table: see page 21 of the paper]
[2]

Question 21
Nancy has some coins with a total value of 85 pence. She has only 2 pence coins and 5 pence coins. The ratio
[Diagram or table: see page 22 of the paper]
Nancy has more 5 pence coins than 2 pence coins.
How many more?
Answer: ____ [4]

Question 22
(a) Write 76 000 000 in standard form.
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Write 5.4 × 10 ^–4 as an ordinary number.
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 23
[Diagram or table: see page 23 of the paper]
A and C are points on a circle, centre O DA is the tangent to the circle at A and DC is the tangent to the circle at C
Angle ADC = 48°
Work out the size of reflex angle AOC
[Diagram or table: see page 23 of the paper]
Answer: ____ [3]

Question 24
Charlotte buys a painting for $680 The value of the painting increases by 4% each year.
Work out the value of the painting at the end of 3 years. Give your answer correct to the nearest $
Answer: $ ____ [3]

Question 25
Change a speed of 27 kilometres per hour to a speed in metres per second.
Answer: ____ _m / s [3]

Question 26
Team A and Team B take part in a quiz league.
After 11 rounds, Team A has a mean score per round of 17 After 9 rounds, Team B has a mean score per round of 18
Both teams take part in a further round. After this round, both teams have a mean score per round of 18.5
In the further round, Team A scored more points than Team B.
How many more?
Answer: ____ [4]

Question 27
Here is a 9-sided regular polygon ABCDEFGHJ, with centre O
[Diagram or table: see page 26 of the paper]
ODK and FEK are straight lines.
Work out the value of x
Answer: x = ____ [3]

Question 28
The diagram shows right-angled triangle ABD
[Diagram or table: see page 27 of the paper]
AB = 14 cm AD = 8 cm
C is the point on BD such that angle BAC = 38°
Work out the length of CD Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
Answer: ____ _cm [4]