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1 QUESTION ON
EVERY TOPIC
GCSE HIGHER
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1 Expand/Factorise 27 Frequency Polygons
2 Prime Factorisation 28 Venn Diagrams
3 Percentage Change/Profit 29 Standard Form (Conversion/Calculation)
4 Mixed Number Operations 30 Best Buys + Exchange Rate
5 Changing the Subject 31 Plans and Elevations + Volume of Prism
6 Inequalities 32 Simultaneous Equations
7 Reciprocals + Error Intervals 33 Surface Area of Pyramid
8 Averages from Tables 34 Distance-Time Graphs

9 Using a Calculator 35 Angles in Regular Polygons

10 Angle Bisectors 36 Compound Interest

11 Straight Line Graphs 37 Trigonometry (SOHCAHTOA)

12 Estimation 38 Trigonometry (SOHCAHTOA)

13 Area/Circumference of Circles 39 Probability In Tables

14 Diagram Sequences 40 More Angles in Regular Polygons

15 Reverse Percentages 41 Drawing Quadratic Graphs

16 Index Laws 42 Loci + Perpendicular Bisectors

17 Quadratics (Expand, Factorise, Solve) 43 HCF/LCM

18 Inverse Proportion 44 Volume of Cone/Sphere

19 Speed, Distance, Time Similar Triangles

45
+ Angles in Parallel Lines
20 Scatter Diagrams
46 Finding Equation of a Straight Line
21 Transformations
Forming and Solve Equation
22 Pythagoras 47
+ Area of Trapezium
23 Interpreting Pie Charts 48 Probability Tree Diagrams
24 Column Vectors 49 Midpoints + Congruent Shapes
25 Recipes 50 Features of Quadratic Graphs
26 Standard Form (Ordering) 51 Direct/Inverse Proportion

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 52 Types of Graphs 78 Completing the Square

53 Density, Mass, Volume 79 Conditional Probability

54 Pressure, Force, Area 80 Sector Area + Area of a Triangle (Trig)

55 Equations of Parallel Lines 81 Exact Trig Values + Surds and Brackets

82 Proportionality
Fibonacci Sequences
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+ Simultaneous Equations
83 Equations of Perpendicular Lines
57 Angles in Irregular Polygons 84 Iteration

58 Pythagoras + Arc Length 85 Interpreting Histograms

Stem and Leaf Diagrams + Box Plots 86 Cosine Rule (Side) + Sine Rule (Side)
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+ Comparing Distributions
87 3D Trigonometry + Pythagoras
60 Surface Area of Spheres/Cones
88 Bounds
61 Expand Triple Brackets
89 Algebraic Proof
62 More Index Laws
90 Solving Quadratic Inequalities
63 Negative Scale Factor Enlargements 91 Similar Areas/Volumes
64 Inequality Regions 92 Cosine Rule (Angle)
65 Capture Re-capture 93 Circle Theorems
66 Estimating Powers and Roots 94 Invariant Points

67 Product Rule for Counting 95 Equations with Algebraic Fractions

68 Graphs of Trigonometric Functions 96 Bearings + Sine Rule (Angle)

69 Cumulative Frequency 97 Velocity Time Graphs

70 Geometric Sequences + Surds 98 Surds (Rationalise Denominator)

71 Exponential Graphs 99 Completing the Square (Harder)

Equation of Circle + Solving 100 Simplifying Algebraic Fractions

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Simultaneous Equations Graphically
101 Non-Linear Simultaneous Equations
73 Quadratic Formula 102 Transformations of Graphs
74 Quadratic nth term 103 Equation of Tangent to a Circle

75 Functions 104 Geometric Proof

76 Drawing Histograms 105 General Iterative Processes

77 Recurring Decimals to Fractions 106 Vectors

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1 (a) Expand and simplify 7(x – 3) – 2(x – 10)

(2)
(b) Factorise fully 8x2y – 10xy3

(2)
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
2 Write 92 as a product of its prime factors.

(Total for Question 2 is 2 marks)

3 Chloe buys a phone for £120.

She sells it for £138.

Work out Chloe’s percentage profit.

%
(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)

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1 3
4 (a) Work out 4 ÷1
2 4
Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

2 2 (3)
(b) Work out 3 –1
3 5
Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

(3)
(Total for Question 4 is 6 marks)

5 Make b the subject of the formula r = 9b – p

(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)

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6 (a) Solve 3x + 10 ≤ 5 – 2x

(b) Represent your answer to part (a) on the number line below. (3)

x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

(2)

(c) –9 ≤ 2p – 5 < –3

p is an integer
Write down all the possible values for p

(3)
(Total for Question 6 is 8 marks)

7 (a) Find the reciprocal of 1.25

Give your answer as a decimal.

(1)
(b) A number, n, is rounded to 1 decimal place.
The result is 6.4

Complete the error interval for n.

≤n<
(2)
(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

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8 The table shows information about the time, t minutes, that 60 students spent revising.

Time (t minutes) Frequency

10 < t ≤ 20 28
20 < t ≤ 30 13
30 < t ≤ 40 13
40 < t ≤ 50 6

(a) Write down the modal class.

(1)
(b) Write down the interval containing the median.

(1)
(c) Work out an estimate for the mean time spent revising.

minutes
(3)
(Total for Question 8 is 5 marks)

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9 Use your calculator to work out
17 – 2

(a) Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

(2)
(b) Write your answer to part (a) correct to 3 significant figures.

(1)
(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)

10 Use a ruler and compasses to construct the line BP that bisects the angle ABC.
You must show all construction lines.

B C

(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)

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11 (a) On the grid below, draw the graph of y = 3x + 2 for values of x from -2 to 3

y
12

11

10

x
-2 -1 O 1 2 3
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6 (3)

(b) Does the point with coordinates (25, 77) lie on the line y = 3x + 2 ?
You must show how you get your answer.

(1)
(Total for Question 11 is 4 marks)

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12 Work out an estimate for 699 × 32

0.21

(Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)

13 Here is a circle and an equilateral triangle.

8 cm

The circumference of the circle is 20% greater than the perimeter of the triangle.

Work out the area of the circle.

Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

cm2
(Total for Question 13 is 4 marks)

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14 Here is a sequence of patterns made from square tiles and triangular tiles.

pattern number 1 pattern number 2 pattern number 3

(a) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of triangular tiles in pattern n.

(2)
Rich makes one of the patterns from the sequence.
He uses 88 total tiles.

(b) Work out how many square tiles Rich used.

square tiles
(3)
(Total for Question 14 is 5 marks)
15 The number of people visiting a cinema on Saturday was 20% more than it was on Friday.
The number of people who visited the cinema on Saturday was 9840

Work out the number of people who visited the cinema on Friday.

(Total for Question 15 is 2 marks)

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16 (a) Simplify
3xy2

(2)
(b) Simplify (2y3)5

(2)
(Total for Question 16 is 2 marks)

17 (a) Expand and simplify (x – 5)(x – 8)

(2)
(b) Factorise 4x2 – 9

(2)
(c) Solve x2 + 2x – 8 = 0

(3)
(Total for Question 17 is 7 marks)

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18 A floor with an area of 10 m2 can be tiled by 3 workers in 8 hours.

Work out how long it would take 4 workers to tile a floor that is 25 m2
Assume that all workers can tile at the same rate.

hours
(Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)

19 A lorry and a car both travel from A to B.

60 miles B
A

The lorry takes the direct 60-mile route from A to B travelling at an average speed of 50 mph.
The car goes from A to B but passes through point C along the route.

Between A and C, the car travels at an average speed of 60 mph.

Both vehicles depart A at the same time and arrive at B at the same time.

Work out the average speed of the car between C and B.

mph
(Total for Question 19 is 4 marks)

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20 The scatter graph shows reaction times in milliseconds and the ages of 15 people.

750

700

650

600
Reaction time
(milliseconds) 550

500

450

400

350

300
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Age (years)

(a) One of the points plotted on the scatter graph is considered an outlier.
Write down the coordinates of this point.

( , )
(1)
(b) For all the other points write down the type of correlation.

(1)
A person aged 55 has their reaction time measured.

(c) Use the graph to estimate their reaction time.

Draw Best Fit Line

milliseconds
(2)
(Total for Question 20 is 4 marks)

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21
y
5

3
A B
2

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

(a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B

(2)

(b) Rotate triangle A, 90° anticlockwise about the point (1,0)

Label the new triangle C.
(2)
Use tracing paper

(c) Reflect triangle A in the line y = 2

Label the new triangle D.
(2)

(Total for Question 21 is 6 marks)

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22 ABCD is a kite.
A

78 cm 78 cm

D B
1.3 m

AB = AD = 78 cm
AC = 1.3 m
Angle ADC = Angle ABC = 90°

Work out the perimeter of the kite.

Give your answer in centimetres.

cm
(Total for Question 22 is 4 marks)

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23 Craig is revising for his science exams.

The pie chart below shows how much time he spends revising each of the subjects.

Biology

Chemistry
160°

Physics

Craig spends 30 minutes longer revising Chemistry than he spends revising Physics.

Work out how many minutes Craig spends revising for Biology.

minutes
(Total for Question 23 is 3 marks)

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24 Here are two column vectors -6 ⎫ 2

a=⎧ b =⎧ ⎫
⎩5⎭ ⎩ -2 ⎭
(a) Work out 2a – b as a column vector.

⎧ ⎫
⎩ ⎭
(2)
(b) On the grid below draw and label the vector –a

(1)

(c) On the grid below draw a vector that is perpendicular to b.

(1)
(Total for Question 24 is 4 marks)

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25 Some of the ingredients needed to make 12 pancakes are shown below.

For 12 pancakes

Flour 300 g
Milk 400 ml
Eggs 2

Raul has the following ingredients.

1500g of flour
1800 ml of milk
11 eggs

Work out the maximum number of pancakes that Raul can make.

(Total for Question 25 is 3 marks)

26 Write these numbers in order of size
Start with the smallest number.

8.6 × 104 0.086 86 × 102 8600 × 10-4

(Total for Question 26 is 2 marks)

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27 The table shows information about the time, t minutes, that 100 people took to complete a race.

Time (t minutes) Frequency

60 < t ≤ 70 3
70 < t ≤ 80 12
80 < t ≤ 90 15
90 < t ≤ 100 44
100 < t ≤ 110 26

On the grid, draw a frequency polygon for the information in the table.

45

40

35

30

Frequency 25

20

15

10

0
60 70 80 90 100 110 120

Time (t minutes)

(Total for Question 27 is 2 marks)

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28 E = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
A = {multiples of 3}
B = {factors of 12}

(a) Complete the Venn diagram for this information.

E
A B

(3)

A number is chosen at random from the universal set, E

(b) Find the probability that this number is in the set A ∪ B

(2)
(Total for Question 28 is 5 marks)

29 (a) Work out (8 × 1010) × (3 × 103)

Give your answer in standard form.

1 × 103 + 2 × 102 (2)

(b) Work out
4.8 × 10–2

Give your answer in standard form.

(3)
(Total for Question 29 is 5 marks)

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30 Nadia buys her favourite Cola in the United Kingdom.

Whilst on holiday in Spain she sees the same Cola drink for sale.

United Kingdom Spain

2 litres 1250 ml

£2.99 €2.40

£1 = €1.17

Which of the two bottles represents better value for money?

Show clearly how you got your answer.

(Total for Question 30 is 4 marks)

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31 The diagram shows a prism with a cross section in the shape of a pentagon.

5 cm

4 cm 2 cm

1 cm

6 cm 3 cm

side
front

(a) On the centimetre grids below, draw the front elevation, side elevation and the plan of the prism.

Front elevation Side elevation

Plan

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31 (b) Work out the volume of the prism.

cm3
(Total for Question 31 is 4 marks)

32 Solve the simultaneous equations

5x + 3y = 5
4x – 2y = –7

x=

y=

(Total for Question 32 is 3 marks)

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33 ABCDE is a square-based pyramid.

E

13 cm

A C
10 cm
D

AB = BC = CD = DA = 10 cm
EA = EB = EC = ED = 13 cm

Calculate the surface area of the squared-based pyramid.

cm2
(Total for Question 33 is 4 marks)

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34 Sovra drove from her home to the dentist.

The distance time graph below shows Sovra’s journey to the dentist.

40

30
Distance from
home (miles)
20

10

0
10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12pm 12:30pm 1pm 1:30pm
Time of day

Sovra stayed at the dentist for 45 minutes.

She then drove home at a constant speed of 32 mph.

Complete the distance time graph.

(Total for Question 34 is 3 marks)

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35 ABCDE is a regular pentagon and ABFG is a square.

D

E G F C

x°

A B
Work out the value of x

x=
(Total for Question 35 is 3 marks)
36 Tia has £5000 to invest for 3 years. She compares the deals of two banks.

Bank B
Bank A First Year
4% compound interest
2.5% compound interest
All Other Years
1% compound interest

How much more money will Tia make going with bank A compared to bank B.

£
(Total for Question 36 is 4 marks)

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37 B
81°
11 cm

A C
Triangle ABC is a right-angled triangle.
Angle ABC = 81°
AB = 11 cm

Work out the length of AC.

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

cm
(Total for Question 37 is 2 marks)

38 B C

8 cm
13 cm

Triangle ABC is a right-angled triangle.

AB = 8 cm
AC = 13 cm

Work out the size of angle CAB.

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

(Total for Question 38 is 2 marks)

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39 There are only red cubes, yellow cubes, blue cubes and green cubes in a box.
The table shows the probabilities of taking at random a red or yellow cube from the box.

Colour red yellow blue green

Probability 0.8 0.1

The number of blue cubes in the box is the same as the number of green cubes.

(a) Complete the table.

(2)

Kim claims that there are a total of 75 cubes in the box.

(b) Explain why Kim must be incorrect.

(1)
(Total for Question 39 is 5 marks)

40 The interior angle of a regular polygon is 168°

(a) Work out the exterior angle for the regular polygon

(b) Work out how many sides the regular polygon has. (1)

(2)
(Total for Question 40 is 3 marks)

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41 (a) Complete the table of values for y = x2 – 3x – 1

x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4

y 3 -3 -1

(2)

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x2 – 3x – 1 for values of x from -2 to 4

x
-2 -1 O 1 2 3 4
-1

-2

-3

-4 (2)

(c) Use the graph to estimate the solutions to x2 – 3x – 1 = 2

(2)
(Total for Question 41 is 6 marks)

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42 ABCD is a map of a rectangular field.

A B

C D

1 cm represents 50 metres.

A tower needs to be placed in the field so that it is

Closer to point C that to point D.

Within 350 metres of point B.

Shade the region of possible positions for the tower.

(Total for Question 42 is 3 marks)

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43 (a) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 75 and 210

(2)
(b) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 75 and 210

(2)
(Total for Question 43 is 4 marks)

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44 Below are a solid cone and a solid sphere.

h cm
5 cm

8 cm

1 2 l h 4 r
Volume of a cone = πr h Volume of a Sphere = 3 πr3
3
r

Volume of the cone = 30% of the volume of the sphere.

Work out h, the height of the cone.

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

cm
(Total for Question 44 is 5 marks)

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45 ACE is a triangle.
C

4 cm
y°
B D
6 cm Not drawn
accurately.

x cm
25°

41°
A E
18 cm
Line BD is parallel to line AE.
CD = 4cm
BD = 6 cm
AE = 18 cm
DE = x cm
Angle EAB = 41°
Angle DEB = 25°
Angle DBC = y°

(a) Work out the value of x

x=
(3)
(b) Write down the value of y.

y=
(1)
(c) Give a reason for your answer to part (b).

(1)
(Total for Question 45 is 5 marks)

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46 The line L is shown on the grid.

y
L
5

x
-2 -1 O 1 2
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

-7

-8

-9

Find an equation for L.

(Total for Question 46 is 3 marks)

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47 ABCD is a trapezium.

B x + 1 cm C

x – 3 cm

A E D
x + 3 cm

AD is parallel to BC.
BC = x + 1 cm
AD = x + 3 cm
BE = x – 3 cm

The area of the trapezium is equal to 24 cm2

(a) Show that x2 – x – 30 = 0

(4)

(b) Work out the value of x.

x=
(2)
(Total for Question 47 is 6 marks)

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48 Katarina competes in both the 200 metre sprint and the long jump at her school sports day.

The probability that she will win the 200 metre sprint is 0.9

The probability that she will win the long jump is 0.8

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

200 metre Long jump

sprint

Win

Win
0.9
Does not
win

Win

Does not
win

Does not
win
(2)

(b) Work out the probability that Katarina wins exactly one of the events.

(3)
(Total for Question 48 is 5 marks)

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49
y

A (4, 10)

M D
C

B (10, 2)

x
O

A = (4, 10)
B = (10, 2)
Line segment CM is parallel to the x-axis and point C is on the y-axis.

Point M is the midpoint of both line segments AB and CD.

(a) Work out the coordinates of the point D.

( , )
(b) Prove that triangle AMC is congruent to triangle DMB. (3)

(3)
(Total for Question 49 is 5 marks)

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50 The graph of y = x2 + 2x – 2 is drawn on the grid.

x
-4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2
-1

-2

-3

-4

(a) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph.

( , )
(1)

(b) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry for the graph.

(1)
(c) Write down an estimate for the roots of the equation x2 + 2x – 2 = 0

(2)
(Total for Question 50 is 4 marks)

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51 (a) y is directly proportional to x.

Complete the table.

y 1 80

x 4 10 0.5

(3)

(b) Using the axes below, sketch a graph to represent the statement

p is inversely proportional to q

O q
(1)

(Total for Question 51 is 4 marks)

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52 Here are nine graphs.

Graph A y Graph B y Graph C y

x x x

Graph D y Graph E y Graph F y

x x x

Graph G y Graph H y Graph I y

x x x

Each of the equations in the table is the equation of one of the graphs

Complete the table.

Equation Letter of Graph

y = –x2

y = x3

y = sin(x)

1
y= x

(Total for Question 52 is 4 marks)

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53 The diagram shows a solid cuboid made from only gold and silver.

30 cm

8 cm

6 cm

Volume of gold in the cuboid : volume of silver in the cuboid = 3 : 5

The density of gold is 19.3 g/cm3
The density of silver is 10.5 g/cm3
Work out the mass of the cuboid in kilograms.
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

kg
(Total for Question 53 is 4 marks)

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54 The diagram shows a solid cube placed on a horizontal floor.

force
pressure =
area

The force exerted by the cube on the floor is equal to 320 newtons.
The pressure between the floor and the cube is equal to 500 N/m2
Work out the length of one of the sides of the cube.
Give your answer in metres.

m
(Total for Question 54 is 3 marks)

55 L1 and L2 are straight lines.

L1 has equation 2y – 8x = 10
L2 joins the points with coordinates (3, 10) and (8, 30)

Show that lines L1 and L2 are parallel.

(Total for Question 55 is 3 marks)

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56 The first three terms of a Fibonacci sequence are shown below

3a 2b 3a + 2b

The fourth term of the sequence is equal to 51

The fifth term of the sequence is equal to 84

Work out the values of a and b.

a=

b=
(Total for Question 56 is 4 marks)

57 ABCDE is a pentagon.
C
B y° D
y° y°

x° x°
A E

Angle ABC = Angle BCD = Angle CDE = y°

Angle DEA = Angle EAB = x°

x:y=1:6

Work out the values of x and y.

x=

y=
(Total for Question 57 is 4 marks)

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58 B
A C

5 cm 5 cm

F D
80°

ABCG and DEFG are sectors with centre G.

AG = 10 cm
AF = CD = 5 cm
Angle AGC = 80°
Angle GFA = Angle CDG = 90°
Calculate the length of the arc DEF.
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

cm
(Total for Question 58 is 5 marks)

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59 The stem and leaf diagram below shows information about the average battery life, in hours, of 23
mobile phones from company A.

0 9
1 0 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 9
Key: 3 1 represents 31 hours
2 0 0 1 5 6 7 7 8 9
3 1 1

(a) On the grid, draw a box plot for this information.

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
(3)
Battery Life (hours)

The box plot below shows information about the average battery life of phones from company B.

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Battery Life (hours)

(b) Compare the distribution of battery lives from company A and company B.

(2)
(Total for Question 59 is 5 marks)

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60 The diagram shows a solid shape.

The shape is a cone on top of a hemisphere.

Curved surface area = πrl l h

of a cone
15 cm r

r
Surface area of a sphere = 4πr2

16 cm

The diameter of the hemisphere is 16 cm.

The height of the cone is 15 cm.

Work out the surface area of the solid shape.

Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

cm2
(Total for Question 60 is 4 marks)

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61 Expand and simplify (x + 9)(x + 2)(x – 3)

(Total for Question 61 is 3 marks)

1
62 (a) Write down the value of 16 2

0 (1)
(b) Write down the value of ⎧ 25 ⎫
⎩ 4 ⎭

(1)

n
(c) 4 = 8
–n
Work out the value of 100

(3)
(Total for Question 62 is 5 marks)

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7

5
A
4

x
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

-7

Enlarge shape A by scale factor -2 with centre of enlargement (–2, 1).

Label your image B.

(Total for Question 63 is 2 marks)

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64 On the grid show, by shading, the region that satisfies all these inequalities.

y≥0 x ≥ –1 y≤x+3 2x + y ≤ 6

Label the region R.

y

x
-4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

-7

-8

(Total for Question 64 is 4 marks)

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65 Kenny wants to find out an estimate for the number of fish in a lake.

One day he catches 350 fish from the lake.

He puts a mark on each fish and returns them to the lake.

The next day he catches 175 fish from the lake.

He finds that 70 of these fish have been marked.

(a) Work out an estimate for the total number of fish in the lake.

(3)
Kenny returns all the marked fish to the lake.
The following day he catches another 175 fish.
This time he estimates that there are fewer than 700 fish in the lake.

(b) Work out the lowest possible number of marked fish that Kenny could have caught.

(3)
(Total for Question 65 is 6 marks)

66 Write the following in order of size.

Start with the smallest.

3
2.036 7.952 6500 124000

(Total for Question 66 is 2 marks)

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67 The table below shows the number of players that play in each position in a football squad.

Position Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Striker

Number of players 3 8 10 5

Each player plays in only one position.

The manager is going to select one player from each position to win an award.

Work out the number of different ways there are to choose one goalkeeper, one defender, one
midfielder and one striker.

(Total for Question 67 is 2 marks)

68 Sketch the graph of y = cosx° for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

0
90 180 270 360 x

(Total for Question 68 is 2 marks)

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69 The grouped frequency table gives information about the money spent, in £, by 60 visitors to a
supermarket.

Money Spent (£) Frequency

0 < m ≤ 20 6
20 < m ≤ 40 16
40 < m ≤ 60 29
60 < m ≤ 80 9

(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table.

Cumulative
Money Spent (£)
Frequency
0 < m ≤ 20
0 < m ≤ 40
0 < m ≤ 60
0 < m ≤ 80

(1)
(b) On the grid, draw the cumulative frequency graph for this information.

Cumulative
frequency

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Money Spent (£)
(2)

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69 (c) Use your graph to find an estimate for the median amount of money spent in the supermarket by
the 60 visitors.

£
(1)
One of the 60 visitors is selected at random to win a prize.

(d) Use your graph to find an estimate for the probability that the visitor selected spent more than £35.

(2)
(Total for Question 69 is 6 marks)

70 The first two terms of a geometric sequence are shown below

2 5 10 10

Work out the difference between the third term and the first term of the sequence.
Give your answer in the form k 5 , where k is an integer.

(Total for Question 70 is 3 marks)

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71 Nina is drawing the graph of y = ax where a is an integer.

She correctly plots the points for x = 0, x = 1 and x = 2

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

x
O 1 2 3 4

(a) Write down the value of a

a=
(1)

(b) Complete the graph for x values from 0 to 4

(2)

(Total for Question 71 is 3 marks)

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72 The graph of y = 2x + 3 is shown below.

y

x
-8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

-7

-8

(a) Draw the graph of x2 + y2 = 36 onto the grid above.

(2)

(b) Use your graph to find estimates to the solutions of the simultaneous equations

x2 + y2 = 36
y = 2x + 3

(Total for Question 72 is 3 marks)

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73 Solve 6x2 = 3x + 4
Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.

(Total for Question 73 is 4 marks)

74 Here are the first five terms of a quadratic sequence.

8 19 34 53 76

Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

(Total for Question 74 is 3 marks)

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75 f(x) = x2 – 3 g(x) = 2x + 1 h(x) =
4–x

(a) Work out the value of f(-5)

(1)
(b) Find h-1(x)

h-1(x) =
(3)
(c) Solve gf(x) = f(x) + g(x)

(5)
(Total for Question 75 is 9 marks)

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76 The table gives information about the time, in minutes, 100 people took to complete a puzzle.

Time (t, minutes) Frequency

0 < t ≤ 10 23
10 < t ≤ 30 34
30 < t ≤ 35 38
35 < t ≤ 50 15

On the grid, draw a histogram for this information.

(Total for Question 76 is 3 marks)

.
77 Express 0.136 as a fraction in its simplest form.
You must show all your working.

(Total for Question 77 is 3 marks)

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78 (a) Write x2 – 8x + 19 in the form (x – a)2 + b

(2)
(b) Write down the coordinates of the turning point on the curve with equation y = x2 – 8x + 19

( , )
(1)
(Total for Question 78 is 3 marks)

79 A bag contains 25 counters that are only red, blue or green.

A counter is taken at random from the bag and its colour is noted.
The counter is not replaced and then a second counter is taken at random from the bag.

3
The probability that the first counter is red is equal to
5
1
The probability that the first counter is blue and the second counter is red is equal to
10
Work out the probability that both counters selected are green.

(Total for Question 79 is 4 marks)

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80 ABCO is sector with centre O.

O
OA = 11 cm
125° 11 cm
Angle COA = 125°
Calculate the area of the shaded region.
Give your answer to 1 decimal place. A C

cm2
(Total for Question 80 is 4 marks)

81 Work out the value of (sin60° + sin90°)(cos0° – cos30°)

(Total for Question 81 is 3 marks)

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82 x is directly proportional to y
y is inversely proportional to z2

Given that x = 1 and y = 4 when z = 3

find the value of x when z = 6

x=
(Total for Question 82 is 4 marks)

83 The straight line L1 has the equation 6y = 25 – 9x

The line L1 passes through the point A with coordinates (k, k).

(a) Work out the value of k.

k=
(2)
The point B has coordinates (7.5, 8)
The straight line L2 is perpendicular to line L1 and passes through point B.

(b) Work out the equation of the line L2

(3)
(Total for Question 83 is 5 marks)

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84 (a) Show that the equation x3 – 2x – 6 = 0 has a solution between x = 2 and x = 3

(2)
3
(b) Show that the equation x3 – 2x – 6 = 0 can be rearranged to give x = 2x + 6

(2)
3
(c) Starting with x0 = 2, use the iteration formula xn + 1 = 2xn + 6 three times to find an
estimate for the solution of x3 – 2x – 6 = 0

(3)
(d) By substituting your answer to part (c) into x3 – 2x – 6
comment on the accuracy of your estimate for the solution to x3 – 2x – 6 = 0

(2)
(Total for Question 84 is 9 marks)

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85 The histogram shows information about the time, in minutes, students at a school spent revising
for their mock exams.

Frequency Density

Time spent revising (minutes)

(a) Work out how many of the students revised for more than 1 hour.

(1)
(b) Work out an estimate for the interquartile range of the times spent revising.

minutes
(3)
(Total for Question 85 is 4 marks)

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86 ABCD is a trapezium with AB parallel to DC.

A 12 cm
B
30°

20 cm

36°
D C

(a) Work out the length of AD.

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

cm
(3)
(b) Work out the length of BC.
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

cm
(3)
(Total for Question 86 is 6 marks)

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87 ABCDEFGH is a cuboid. B 8 cm C

A D

20 cm
BC = 8 cm
CG = 20 cm
GH = 6 cm
Angle GEC = x° F G
x° 6 cm
Work out the value of x.
Give your answer to 3 significant figures. E H

x=
(Total for Question 87 is 4 marks)
v2
88 a = r

v = 3.5 correct to 1 decimal place.

r = 0.08 correct to 1 significant figure.

Work out the upper bound and the lower bound for the value of a.
Give your answers to 6 significant figures.
You must show all your working.

upper bound =

lower bound =
(Total for Question 88 is 4 marks)

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89 a and b are consecutive integers.

Prove algebraically that a3 + ab + b3 is an odd number.

(Total for Question 89 is 5 marks)

90 Solve 3x2 – 2x – 5 < 0

(Total for Question 90 is 3 marks)

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91 The table below shows information about three solid shapes A, B and C that are similar.

Shape A Shape B Shape C

Height (cm) 18 63

Surface Area (cm2) 320 720

Volume (cm3) 1152

Complete the table

(Total for Question 91 is 5 marks)

92 A triangle has side lengths 9 cm, 10 cm and 11 cm.

The interior angles of the triangle are A°, B° and C° where A° < B° < C°
7
Show that cos(A°) =
11

(Total for Question 92 is 4 marks)

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93 A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle with centre O.

EF is the tangent to the circle at point D.
A
B

.O 84° C

53°
E
D F

Angle ACD = 84°

Angle CDF = 53°

Work out the size of angle ABC.

Give reasons for each stage of your working.

(Total for Question 93 is 4 marks)

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94 y
5

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
A B -1

D C -2

-3

-4

-5

A = (-4, -1)
B = (-1, -1)
C = (-2, -2)
D = (-3, -2)

Trapezium ABCD is transformed.

(a) Describe a single transformation where points C and D are invariant, and points A and B are not.

(2)

(b) Describe a single transformation where point B is invariant, and points A, C and D are not.

(2)
(Total for Question 94 is 4 marks)

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95 Solve – = –1
x+5 x–1

(Total for Question 95 is 5 marks)

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96 Ship A and Ship B are both travelling to the same port.

Ship A travels directly to the port on a bearing of 070°

Ship B travels directly to the port on a bearing of 020°

The distance from Ship B to the port is 35 km.

The distance between Ship A and Ship B is 30 km.

Find the bearing of Ship B from Ship A.

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

(Total for Question 96 is 5 marks)

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97 A go-kart moves from rest.

The graph gives information about the speed, v metres per second, of the go-kart t seconds after it
starts to move.

16

14

12

10
Speed (m/s)
8

0
0 5 10 15 20
Time (seconds)

(a) Work out an estimate for the acceleration of the go-kart at t = 10

m/s2
(3)
(b) Work out an estimate for the distance the go-kart travels in the first 15 seconds of its journey.
Use 3 strips of equal width.

m
(3)
(Total for Question 97 is 6 marks)

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6 – 500
98 Show that can be written in the form a 5 – b , where a and b are integers.
5+1

(Total for Question 98 is 4 marks)

99 Find the coordinates of the turning point on the curve with equation y = 2x2 + 12x – 7
You must show all your working

( , )
(Total for Question 99 is 4 marks)

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100 Write ÷ + 2x–1 in the form ax + b where a, b and c are integers.
3x2 + 13x + 10 5x2 – 5 cx

(Total for Question 100 is 5 marks)

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101 C is a graph with equation x2 – y2 = 48

L is a straight line with equation x – 3y = 4

Using algebra, find the coordinates of the points of intersection of C and L.

You must show all your working.

( , )

( , )
(Total for Question 101 is 5 marks)

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102 The graph of y = f(x) is shown on the grid.

2 y = f(x)

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
-1

-2

-3

-4

(a) On the grid, draw the graph with equation y = –f(x) (2)

-3
A curve M with the equation y = 7 – 2x2 is transformed by the vector ⎧ ⎫ to give the curve N.
⎩8⎭
(b) Find the equation of the curve N.
Give your answer in the form y = ax2 + bx + c where a, b and c are integers.

(4)
(Total for Question 102 is 6 marks)

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103 The diagram shows a circle, centre O. y

B (5, 2)
C x
O

The tangent to the circle at point B (5, 2) intersects the y-axis at point A and the x-axis at point C.

(a) Work out the equation of the line AC.

Give your answer in the form ax + by = c where a, b and c are integers.

(5)
(b) Work out the area of triangle AOC.

units2
(3)
(Total for Question 103 is 8 marks)

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104 A, B and C are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

O
B

C
OA is parallel to CB.

Prove that Angle BCO + Angle CAB = 90°

(Total for Question 104 is 4 marks)

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105 A super car is travelling at a constant speed of 200 mph.

The driver applies the brakes to slow the vehicle down.

The speed of the car n seconds after the brakes are applied is Sn
The speed of the car (n + 1) seconds after the brakes are applied, Sn+1 , is given by

Sn+1 = 0.8(Sn – K) where K is a constant.

The cars speed falls by 54% in the first two seconds after the brakes are applied.

Work out the speed of the car three 3 seconds the brakes were applied.

mph
(Total for Question 105 is 5 marks)

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106 ABDC and CDFE are trapeziums where AB, CD and EF are parallel lines.

A B

3b
a
D
C

E F

→
CD = a
→
CA = 3b
→
(a) Write down the vector AD in terms of a and b.

(1)
AB : CD : EF = 4 : 3 : 17
BD is parallel to CE
ADF is a straight line.
AD : DF = 1 : k

(b) Work out the value of k.

k=
(5)
(Total for Question 106 is 6 marks)

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