4MA1 Mathematics A: Oct/Nov 2025 Paper 2FFoundation Tier Paper 2

The table shows the distances, in kilometres, travelled by six birds.

Northern wheatear 28 349

Arctic tern 95 786

Pectoral sandpiper 27 948

Sooty shearwater 64 321

Pied wheatear 17 582

Bar-tailed godwit 13 496

(a)Write down the name of the bird that travelled the greatest distance.

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(b)Write the number 64 321 correct to the nearest thousand.

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(c)Work out the difference between the distance travelled by the Northern wheatear and the distance travelled by the Pied wheatear.

_km[1]

(d)On the dotted line, write down a number from the table to make this calculation correct.

_÷3=9316[1]

The bar chart shows information about the weight of wheat, in millions of tonnes, produced by each of five countries in 2021

The UK produced 14 million tonnes of wheat.

(a)Draw a bar on the bar chart to show this information.[1]

(b)Write down the weight of wheat produced by Turkey.

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One of these countries produced 7.5 million tonnes of wheat.

(c)Which country?

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One of these countries produced three times as many million tonnes of wheat as Sweden.

(d)Which country?

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(a)Write down the coordinates of point J

( , )[1]

(b)Write down the coordinates of point L

( , )[1]

(c)On the grid, mark with a cross (×) the point M so that JKLM is a parallelogram. Label this point M[1]

Here is a regular hexagon.

(a)Write down the order of rotational symmetry of a regular hexagon.

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Here is a quadrilateral with 4 sides of equal length.

(b)(i)Write down the mathematical name of this quadrilateral.

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(ii)Draw all the lines of symmetry on the quadrilateral.[1]

Here are some triangles drawn on a grid.

Two of these triangles are congruent.

(c)Write down the letters of these two triangles.

_and [1]

(a)Write these decimals in order of size. Start with the smallest decimal.

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(b)Write 0.62 as a percentage.

%[1]

Here are some fractions.

One of these fractions can be written as a terminating decimal.

(c)Write down this fraction.

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Here is a number machine.

(a)Find the output when the input is 8

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Here is a different number machine.

When the input is 8 the output is 4

(b)Complete the box to give a possible number machine.[1]

Tara buys

two magazines for 3.25 dirhams each one bag of sweets for 2.60 dirhams three bars of chocolate for 1.75 dirhams each

Tara pays with a 20 dirham note.

How much change should she get?

_dirhams[4]

T = 5n – 3p

(a)Work out the value of T when n = 8 and p = 4.5

T = [2]

(b)Solve 5h + 8 = 30

h = [2]

Here is an accurate scale drawing of a patio.

Scale: 1 cm represents 150 cm

Work out the perimeter of the patio. Give your answer in metres.

_metres[4]

(a)Find the value of 43²

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(b)Find the cube root of 9261

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(c)Work out 28 – 5 × 4

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(d)Work out 3³+ 6²÷ 2

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The pie chart gives information about the types of vehicles parked in a car park.

(a)Which type of vehicle is the mode?

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5 of the vehicles are motorcycles.

(b)Work out the number of buses.

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Kim selects at random one of the vehicles in the car park.

(c)What is the probability that she selects a motorcycle?

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(a)Find the value of d²– 3 when d = –5

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(b)Make r the subject of the formula m = 4r – h

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Rachel is an electrician.

The amount Rachel charges, in pounds (£), can be worked out using this rule.

Rachel works n hours. She charges £P

(c)Write down a formula for P in terms of n

[3]

Johan changes 290 euros to Hong Kong dollars.

The exchange rate is 1 euro = 8.23 Hong Kong dollars.

Johan gets as many 50 Hong Kong dollar notes as possible.

How many 50 Hong Kong dollar notes does Johan get?

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A car travels for 3 hours. The car travels at an average speed of 78 km/h

Work out the total distance the car travels.

_km[2]

Here is a trapezium.

Work out the area of the trapezium.

_cm²[2]

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 24 and 56 Show your working clearly.

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Ella has two fair spinners.

Spinner A is labelled 0, 1 and 2 Spinner B is labelled 2, 3, 4 and 5

Ella is going to spin each spinner once. Each spinner will land on a number. Ella will get her score by multiplying these two numbers together.

(a)Complete the table.

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(b)Find the probability that Ella’s score is less than 5

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The point P has coordinates (3, 4) The point Q has coordinates (9, 16)

M is the midpoint of the line PQ

Find the coordinates of M

( , )[2]

Solve the simultaneous equations

Show clear algebraic working.

x =

y = [3]

A box contains only

and some yellow bricks

720 of the bricks are yellow bricks.

Each brick weighs 35 grams.

Work out the total weight of the yellow bricks.

_grams[4]

Here are three similar quadrilaterals.

Work out the length of JK

_cm[3]

Otis sells ice creams.

On Friday, Otis sells 75 ice creams. On Saturday, Otis sells 87 ice creams.

(a)Work out the percentage increase in the number of ice creams Otis sells from Friday to Saturday.

%[3]

Claudia buys an ice cream machine for 960 Swiss francs.

The value of the ice cream machine depreciates by 20% each year.

(b)Work out the value of the ice cream machine at the end of 3 years.

_Swissfrancs[3]

A large circle with centre O contains 3 identical small circles. Each circle touches two other circles.

A, O and B are the centres of the small circles. AOB is a straight line.

The circumference of the large circle is 160 cm

Work out the area of one small circle. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

_cm²[5]

(i)Factorise x²+ 2x – 48

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(ii)Hence, solve x²+ 2x – 48 = 0

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(a)Write 5.76 × 10⁴ as an ordinary number.

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⁵  8  10³

(b)Work out 3  104  10₂

Give your answer in standard form.

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Mark has three bags, bag A, bag B and bag C

Bag A contains 120 counters. The probability of taking at random a red counter from bag A is 0.45

Bag B contains 80 counters. The probability of taking at random a red counter from bag B is 0.3

Bag C is empty.

Mark puts all the counters from bag A and bag B into bag C

Mark takes at random a counter from bag C

Work out the probability that he takes a red counter.

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(a)On the number line, represent the inequality w < 1

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The region R, shown shaded in the diagram, is bounded by three straight lines.

(b)Write down the three inequalities that define the region R

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The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC

C

Area of triangle ABC = 240 cm²

Work out the perimeter of triangle ABC

_cm[4]