# 4MA1 Mathematics A Oct/Nov 2023 Paper 2F (Foundation Tier Paper 2)

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE 4MA1 Mathematics A past paper 2F, Foundation Tier Paper 2, Oct/Nov 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: Oct/Nov 2023
- Paper: 2F (Foundation Tier Paper 2)
- Component code: 4MA1/2F
- Time allowed: 120 minutes
- Total marks: 100
- Pages: 24

## Question paper text

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Question 1
The table gives information about the weight of sugar produced by each of five countries in one year.
[Diagram or table: see page 3 of the paper]
(a) Write the number 28 149 in words.
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Which of these five countries produced the greatest weight of sugar?
Answer: ____ [1]
(c) Write down the value of the 8 in the number 23 787
Answer: ____ [1]
(d) Write the number 15 745 correct to the nearest thousand.
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 2
The pictogram gives information about the number of parcels a company posted on each of four days last week.
[Diagram or table: see page 4 of the paper]
(a) How many parcels were posted on Tuesday?
Answer: ____ [1]
24 parcels were posted on Friday.
(b) Show this information on the pictogram. [1]
More parcels were posted on Wednesday than on Monday.
(c) How many more?
Answer: ____ [1]
(d) Find the ratio
number of parcels posted on Monday : number of parcels posted on Thursday Give your answer in its simplest form.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 3
(a) Write 0.03 as a fraction.
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Write 0.9 as a percentage.
Answer: ____ % [1]
(c) Write these decimals in order of size. Start with the smallest decimal.
[Diagram or table: see page 5 of the paper]
Answer: ____ [1]
(d) Work out 0. 93 + 7/10
Give your answer as a decimal.
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 4
Barney went for 4 walks on Tuesday.
The lengths of the walks were
[Diagram or table: see page 6 of the paper]
The total length of the 4 walks was 6250 metres.
Work out the value of x
Answer: x = ____ [3]

Question 5
There are 8 counters in a bag.
6 of these counters are orange. The rest of the counters are purple.
Delilah takes at random a counter from the bag.
(i) On the probability scale below, mark with a cross (×) the probability that the counter is orange.
[Diagram or table: see page 6 of the paper]
(ii) On the probability scale below, mark with a cross (×) the probability that the counter is yellow.
[Diagram or table: see page 6 of the paper]
[2]

Question 6
Here is a centimetre grid.
(a) On the grid, draw a right-angled triangle. [1]
Here is a centimetre grid.
(b) On the grid, draw a rectangle with an area of 20 cm^2 [2]

Question 7
(a) Write 4 30 pm as a time in the 24-hour clock.
Answer: ____ [1]
Here is part of a bus timetable from Beetown to Pilton.
[Diagram or table: see page 8 of the paper]
The bus should take more time to get from Beetown to Corthill than from Corthill to Pilton.
(b) How much more time? Give your answer in minutes.
Answer: ____ minutes [3]

Question 8
[Diagram or table: see page 9 of the paper]
ABCD and EFGH are straight lines. KFBJ and MGCL are parallel straight lines.
[Diagram or table: see page 9 of the paper]
(a) Write down the value of x
Answer: x = ____ [1]
(b)(i) Work out the value of y
Answer: y = ____ [2]
(ii) Give a reason for your answer to (b) (i)
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 9
3 kg of carrots and 5 kg of potatoes cost a total of 207 rand. 2 kg of the carrots cost 48 rand.
Work out the cost of 1 kg of potatoes.
Answer: ____ rand [4]

Question 10
Here is a number machine.
[Diagram or table: see page 11 of the paper]
When the input is 7 the output is 60
(a) Work out the value of y
Answer: y = ____ [2]
Here is a different number machine.
[Diagram or table: see page 11 of the paper]
The input is x
(b) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the output.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 11
The graph below can be used to change between Australian dollars and euros.
[Diagram or table: see page 12 of the paper]
(a) Use the graph to change
(i) 35 Australian dollars to euros
Answer: ____ euros [1]
(ii) 20 euros to Australian dollars
Answer: ____ Australian dollars [1]
Lachlan changes 500 Australian dollars to euros.
(b) Work out how many euros he should receive.
Answer: ____ euros [2]

Question 12
(a) Expand x(x + 3)
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Factorise 8p + 10
Answer: ____ [1]
(c) Make e the subject of y = eh ‒ f
Answer: ____ [2]
Janya thinks of a whole number. She calls her whole number w Janya writes down this information about her whole number.
[Diagram or table: see page 13 of the paper]
(d) Write down the possible values of w
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 13
Bella buys 150 football shirts for a total cost of 1800 dollars.
She gives 10% of the shirts to the local football team. Bella sells the rest of the shirts for g dollars each. She makes a total profit of 360 dollars.
Work out the value of g
Answer: g = ____
^2 + 8.7 [4]

Question 14
Work out the value of 5.2/14 .5
Write down all the figures on your calculator display.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 15
Yuan sells fudge in small bags and in large bags.
[Diagram or table: see page 15 of the paper]
Work out which bag is the better value for money. Show your working clearly. [3]

Question 16
[Diagram or table: see page 16 of the paper]
A crate is in the shape of a cuboid with inside lengths of 120 cm, 40 cm and h cm The crate has a lid.
Micah has 48 boxes. Each box is in the shape of a cube 20 cm by 20 cm by 20 cm
Micah wants to put all the boxes in the crate and shut the lid.
Work out the least possible value of h
Answer: ____ [4]

Question 17
The table shows information about the lengths, in minutes, of 50 telephone calls.
[Diagram or table: see page 17 of the paper]
10 < m 15
15 < m 20
20 < m 25
25 < m 30
(a) Write down the modal class.
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Work out an estimate for the total length, in minutes, of these telephone calls.
Answer: ____ minutes [3]

Question 18
The diagram shows triangle ABC and triangle ECD
[Diagram or table: see page 18 of the paper]
ACD and EBC are straight lines.
[Diagram or table: see page 18 of the paper]
Work out the value of w Give your answer correct to one decimal place.
Answer: w = ____ [4]

Question 19
y 8
7
6
[Diagram or table: see page 19 of the paper]
(a) Reflect shape T in the line y = x [2]
y
[Diagram or table: see page 19 of the paper]
(b) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B
Answer: ____ [3]

Question 20
(a) Solve 2x  5/6  2x  5
Show clear algebraic working.
Answer: x = ____ [3]
(b) Simplify h^15 ÷ h^3
Answer: ____ [1]
(c) Simplify fully 2g^3 k^5
[Diagram or table: see page 20 of the paper]
Answer: ____ [2]
(d) Given that  y/y_7  y
work out the value of n
Answer: n = ____ [2]

Question 21
Avril bakes a cake.
She uses flour, butter and sugar such that
[Diagram or table: see page 21 of the paper]
weight of butter : weight of sugar = 3 : 2
Avril uses 120 grams of sugar.
Work out the weight of flour Avril uses.
Answer: ____ grams [3]

Question 22
Show that 3 3/7  2 2/3  1 2/7 [3]

Question 23
Hermione buys a boat for $26 800 The value of the boat depreciates by 8% each year.
Work out the value of the boat at the end of 3 years. Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.
Answer: $ ____ [3]

Question 24
The mean number of goals scored by a hockey team in 8 matches is 6 The team plays 2 more matches and scores k goals in each match. The mean number of goals scored by the hockey team in the 10 matches is 7
Work out the value of k
Answer: k = ____ [3]

Question 25
A straight line passes through the points with coordinates (0, –3) and (2, 0)
Find an equation of the line.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 26
The diagram shows a hexagon ABCDEF
[Diagram or table: see page 24 of the paper]
The area of hexagon ABCDEF is 258 cm²
Work out the value of x
Answer: x = ____ [5]