# 4MA1 Mathematics A May/June 2026 Paper 2FR (Foundation Tier Paper 2)

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE 4MA1 Mathematics A past paper 2FR, Foundation Tier Paper 2, May/June 2026. 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 2026
- Paper: 2FR (Foundation Tier Paper 2)
- Component code: 4MA1/2FR
- Time allowed: 120 minutes
- Total marks: 100
- Pages: 28

## Question paper text

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Question 1
The table shows the number of runs scored in test matches by each of five cricketers.
[Diagram or table: see page 3 of the paper]
(a) Which of these five cricketers scored the most runs?
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Write down the value of the 4 in the number 12 472
Answer: ____ [1]
(c) Work out the difference between the number of runs scored by Brian Lara and the number of runs scored by Azhar Ali.
Answer: ____ [1]
(d) Work out 1/5 of 8625
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 2
The diagram shows a parallelogram.
(a) On the diagram, mark with a letter A an acute angle. [1]
(b) Write down the order of rotational symmetry of this parallelogram.
Answer: ____ [1]
Here are four 3‑D shapes.
[Diagram or table: see page 4 of the paper]
(c) Write down the letter of the 3‑D shape which
(i) is a triangular prism
Answer: ____ [1]
(ii) has 8 edges
Answer: ____ [1]
(iii) has 6 faces
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 3
(a) Write 71/6 as a mixed number.
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Write 3/10 as a decimal.
Answer: ____ [1]
There are 60 workers in an office. 21 of the workers travel by car to the office.
(c) What fraction of the workers do not travel by car to the office? Give your fraction in its simplest form.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 4
The table shows information about the favourite colours of 30 children.
[Diagram or table: see page 6 of the paper]
Complete the bar chart for the information in the table.
10
[Diagram or table: see page 6 of the paper]
[3]

Question 5
The diagram shows 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]
The coordinates of point D are (–4, –3)
(b) On the grid, mark with a cross (×) the position of D Label the cross D [1]
(c) Find the coordinates of the midpoint of BC
Answer: ( ____ , ____ ) [2]

Question 6
Martin is putting boxes into a crate. Each box weighs 4 kg
The arrow on the scale below shows the weight of the boxes that Martin has already put into the crate.
[Diagram or table: see page 8 of the paper]
The crate is full when the weight of the boxes in the crate is 80 kg
Work out how many more boxes Martin needs to put into the crate so that it is full.
Answer: ____ [4]

Question 7
(a) Simplify 4c × 5h
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Simplify 2x + 7y – 5x + 4y
Answer: ____ [2]
(c) Expand a(a – 4)
Answer: ____ [1]
(d) Factorise 10k + 35
Answer: ____ [1]
(e) Make t the subject of m = 7t – 2
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 8
At a holiday camp, Alex can choose one activity from List A and one activity from List B
[Diagram or table: see page 10 of the paper]
(a) Write down all the possible combinations Alex can choose.
Answer: ____ [2]
200 people at the holiday camp each played one sport on Tuesday. The two‑way table shows some information about the sports they played.
[Diagram or table: see page 10 of the paper]
(b) Complete the two‑way table. [3]
Alex selects at random one of these people.
(c) Write down the probability that this person played outdoor football.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 9
A machine makes small shirts and large shirts. The machine takes 5 minutes to make each small shirt.
On Monday, the machine made 15 small shirts and some large shirts. The machine took 3 hours to make these shirts.
Work out how long the machine took to make the large shirts. Give your answer in minutes.
Answer: ____ _minutes [3]

Question 10
(a) Work out the value of 21^3
Answer: ____ [1]
3^n = 243
(b) Work out the value of n
Answer: n = ____ [1]
(c) Work out the square root of 7.84
Answer: ____ [1]
(d) Write one pair of brackets in this calculation so that the answer is correct.
[Diagram or table: see page 12 of the paper]
[1]

Question 11
Show that 1/4  3/7  19/28 [2]

Question 12
On the grid below, draw the graph of y = 3x + 2 for values of x from –2 to 3
[Diagram or table: see page 13 of the paper]
[3]

Question 13
Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 40 and 60
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 14
Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 24°
Work out the number of sides of this regular polygon.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 15
The accurate scale drawing shows the positions of two boats, A and B
[Diagram or table: see page 15 of the paper]
(a) Find, by measuring, the bearing of boat B from boat A
[Diagram or table: see page 15 of the paper]
Answer: ____ [1]
A lighthouse is on a bearing of 100° from A The lighthouse is 22 km from A
(b) On the diagram, mark with a cross ( ) the position of the lighthouse. Label the cross C [2]

Question 16
The cost of a laptop in the UK is £300 The cost of an identical laptop in India is 15% less than the cost in the UK.
The exchange rate is £1 = 105 rupees.
Work out the cost of the laptop in India. Give your answer in rupees.
Answer: ____ _rupees [3]

Question 17
The diagram shows a right‑angled triangle.
[Diagram or table: see page 17 of the paper]
Work out the value of x
Answer: x = ____ [3]

Question 18
Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence.
[Diagram or table: see page 18 of the paper]
Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 19
E = {integers from 1 to 12} A = {factors of 12}
List the members of the set A′
Answer: ____ [1]

Question 20
(a) Solve 3(x + 2) = 1 – 5x Show clear algebraic working.
Answer: x = ____ [3]
P = c^2– 5d
(b) Work out the value of P when c = –7 and d = 3
Answer: P = ____ [2]
(c) Simplify m^0
Answer: ____ [1]
(d) Simplify (4r^2 t)^3
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 21
Sarah and Dej each give some money to charity A and to charity B
Sarah shares $400 between charity A and charity B in the ratio 2 : 3
Dej shares $375 between the two charities. He gives twice as much money to charity B as he gives to charity A
Dej gives more money to charity B than Sarah gives to charity B
How much more?
Answer: $ ____ [5]

Question 22
Mika has six cards. There is a number on each card. The cards are arranged with the numbers in order of size. Three of the numbers are hidden.
[Diagram or table: see page 21 of the paper]
The mode of the six numbers is 8 The range of the six numbers is 7 The sum of the six numbers is 31
Work out the median of the six numbers.
Answer: ____ [4]

Question 23
(a) Write 4 × 10^–5 as an ordinary number.
Answer: ____ [1]
(b) Work out (6 × 10^158) × (2 × 10^72) Give your answer in standard form.
Answer: ____ [2]

Question 24
Lauren’s salary increased by 4% After the increase, her salary was 36 400 euros.
Work out Lauren’s salary before the increase.
Answer: ____ _euros [3]

Question 25
Change a speed of 198 kilometres per hour to a speed in metres per second. Show your working clearly.
Answer: ____ _m/s [3]

Question 26
The diagram shows a solid cylinder.
[Diagram or table: see page 24 of the paper]
The cylinder has radius 4 cm and height 11 cm The cylinder is made from wood with a density of 0.6 g/cm^3
Work out the mass of the cylinder. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
Answer: ____ _g [3]

Question 27
The diagram shows a square ABCD and a right‑angled triangle EFG
[Diagram or table: see page 25 of the paper]
The area of square ABCD is 36 cm^2 DC = EG
Work out the area of triangle EFG Give your answer correct to one decimal place. Show your working clearly.
Answer: ____ _cm^2 [5]