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Pearson Edexcel
Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9 - 1)

Mathematics
Algebra
Foundation Tier
Paper Reference
GCSE style questions arranged by topic 1MA1/1F
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser.

Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may bequestions
Answer the in the spaces provided
more space than you need.
• Diagrams are NOTnotaccurately
Calculators may be used.
• You must show all your working drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• out.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

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• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• your answers if you have time at the end.
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 1 Peter thinks of a number.
He multiplies the number by 3
He then adds 2
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His answer is 20
(a) What number did Peter think of?

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(2)
Sophie uses the formula P = 2a + b
to find the perimeter P of this triangle. a b
(b) Find the value of P when

a = 6 and b = 4
a
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P = .....................................
(2)
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

2 (a) Work out the value of

(i) 42

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(ii) 64
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(iii) 3 × 23
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(3)
(b) Work out
(i) – 3 + 5

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(ii) –2 – 3

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(2)
(Total for Question 2 is 5 marks)
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 3 The cost of hiring a car can be worked out using this rule.
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Cost = £80 + 50p per mile

Bill hires a car and drives 90 miles.

(a) Work out the cost.

£ .....................................
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(2)

The cost of hiring a car and driving m miles is C pounds.

(b) Complete the formula for C in terms of m.

C = .....................................
(2)

(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)

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 4 (a) Complete this table of values for y = 2x – 1

–1 0 1 2 3
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y –1 3 5

(2)

y
8

6
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–3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x

–2

–4 (2)
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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 2x – 1

(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)

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 5 Work out an estimate for the value of 31 × 4.92
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0.21
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(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)

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6 (a) Expand y(2y – 3)

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(1)
(b) Factorise x2 – 4x

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(2)
k is an integer such that –1 - k < 3

(c) List all the possible values of k.

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(2)

(Total for Question 6 is 5 marks)

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 7 (a) Factorise x2 – 5x
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(2)
(b) Expand 3(5x –2)

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(1)

(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

8 A hotel has 64 guests.

40 of the guests are male.

(a) Work out 40 out of 64 as a percentage.

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(2)
40% of the 40 male guests wear glasses.

(b) Write the number of male guests who wear glasses as a fraction of the 64 guests.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

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(2)
(Total for Question 8 is 4 marks)

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 9 (a) Simplify 8x – 4x

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(1)
(b) Simplify y×y×y

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(1)
(c) Simplify 5y + 4x – 2x + 5x

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(2)

(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)

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 10 The two-way table gives some information about how 100 children travelled to school one day.
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Walk Car Bike Total

Boy 15 14 54
Girl 8 16
Total 37 100

(a) Complete the two-way table.

(3)

One of the children is picked at random.

(b) Write down the probability that this child walked to school that day.
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(1)

One of the girls is picked at random.

(c) Work out the probability that this girl did not walk to school that day.

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(2)
(Total for Question 10 is 6 marks)

11 pples cost a pence each

Bananas cost b pence each.
Write down an expression for the total cost, in pence, of 2 apples and 4 bananas.
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........................................ pence

(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)

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 12 Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
4x + 1
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x x

2x + 12

The diagram shows a rectangle.

All the measurements are in centimetres.
(a) Explain why 4x + 1 = 2x + 12

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(1)
(b) Solve 4x + 1 = 2x + 12
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x = ........................................
(2)
(c) Use your answer to part (b) to work out the perimeter of the rectangle.
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........................................ cm
(1)

(Total for Question 12 is 5 marks)

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 13 (a) Simplify 5 + 2 – 4cd
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(1)
(b) Simplify 4c + 3d – 2c + 2d

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(2)
(c) Simplify x×x×x
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(1)
(d) Simplify 3q × 2r

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(1)
(e) Factorise 5x + 10

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(1)
(Total for question 13 is 6 marks
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 14 Expand and simplify (x + 7)(x + 3)
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(Total for Question 14 is 2 marks)

15 Solve 4x + 5 = x + 26
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x = .....................................

(Total for Question 15 is 2 marks)

16 (a) Tara buys p packets of plain crisps and c packets of cheese crisps.
Write down an expression for the total number of packets of crisps Tara buys.

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(1)

(b) Solve 3y – 5 = 9
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y = .....................................
(2)

(Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)

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 17 Here is a parallelogram.
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(2a + 43)°

(5a − 20)° (4b − 5a)°

Work out the value of a and the value of b.

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a = .....................................

b = .....................................

(Total for Question 17 is 5 marks)

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 18 (a) Factorise 3f + 9
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(1)
(b) Factorise x2 – 2x – 15

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(2)

(Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)

p
19 q = +s
r
Make p the subject of this formula.
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(Total for Question 19 is 2 marks)

20 f = 5x + 2y
x = 3 and y = −2
Find the value of f.
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(Total for Question 20 is 2 marks)

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 21 Here is a rectangle made of card.
2x
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The measurements in the diagram are in centimetres.

Sophie fits four of these rectangles together to make a
frame.

The perimeter of the inside of the frame is P cm.

(a) Show that P = 8x – 4y
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(2)
Georgina says,

“When x and y are whole numbers, P is always a multiple of 4."

Is Georgina correct?
You must give a reason for your answer.
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(2)

(Total for Question 21 is 4 marks)

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 22 You should use a calculator for this question.
The value of a motorhome £V is given by
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t
V = 20 000 x 0.9

where t is the age of the motorhome in complete years.

(a) Write down the value of V when t = 0.

(a) £ ...........................
(1)
(b) What is the value of V when t = 3?
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(b) £ ...........................
(2)
(c) After how many complete years will the motorhome’s value drop below £10 000?

(c) ..............................
(2)

(Total for Question 22 is 4 marks)

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 23 Six equations are shown below, each labelled with a letter.

A B C
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1 –3
y = –6x x=–y y=—
6 x

D E F
6 2
x =– y = 6x y=–+2
y x

Choose the correct letters to make each statement true.

(a) Equation B and equation ............. are equivalent. (1)

(b) Equation ............. and equation ............. each show x is inversely proportional to y. (2)
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(Total for Question 23 is 3 marks)

24 Joe went for a bike ride one evening.

He travelled x kilometres in 5 hours.

x
— m/s.
Show that his average speed can be written as 18 (4)
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(Total for Question 24 is 4 marks)

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 25 (a) Simplify.

x ×x ×x ×x ×x
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(a) ............................................
(1)
(b) Solve.

3x + 7 = 19

(b) x = ......................................
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(2)
(c) Here is a formula.

T = 5r + 3u

Work out the value of T when r = 8 and u = 9.

(c) ............................................
(2)
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(Total for Question 25 is 5 marks)

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 26 (a) Complete this table for y = 2x – 3.
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x 0 1 2 3 4

y -3 1 5
(1)

(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of y = 2x – 3 for values of x from 0 to 4.

y
8

5
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0 x
1 2 3 4
-1

-2

-3

-4
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-5

-6

(2)

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 (c) Line L is drawn on the grid below.
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3
L
2

1
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0 x
1 2 3 4
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

Work out the equation of line L.

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(c) ............................................
(3)
(Total for Question 26 is 6 marks)

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 27
Here is the graph of y=5−x for values of x from 0 to 5
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0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5
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(a) On the same grid, draw the graph of y = x + 1 for values of x from 0 to 5
(2)

(b) Use the graphs to solve the simultaneous equations

y=5−x and y=x+1

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x = .....................................

y = .....................................

(1)

(Total for Question 27 is 3 marks)

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 28 Here are three expressions.

y
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– x – yx – y xy
x

When x = 2 and y = −6 which expression has the smallest value?

You must show your working..

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

29 Simplify 5x – (2x + 6)
Circle your answer.

3x + 6 9x −3x 3x − 6

(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)

30 Helen is trying to work out the two values of w for which 3w − w3 = 2

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Her values are 1 and −1. Are her values correct?

You must show your working.

(2)

(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)

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 31
JKLQ is a square.
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QLOP is a rectangle.
LMNO is a square.
They are joined to make an L-shape.

(x + 3) cm
J K
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

L M
Q
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3 cm

P O N

Show that the total area of the L-shape, in cm2, is x2 + 9x + 27

(4)
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(Total for Question 31 is 4 marks)

32 Circle the equation with roots 4 and −8

4x(x − 8) = 0 (x − 4)(x + 8) = 0

x2 − 32 = 0 (x + 4)(x − 8) = 0

(Total for Question 32 is 1 mark)

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