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Edexcel GCSE
Mathematics A
Paper 2 (Calculator)
Higher Tier
Practice Paper 1 Paper Reference
Time: 1 hour 45 minutes MissB/Edex/H2
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser. Tracing
paper may be used.

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.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
- there may be more space than you need.
• Calculators are allowed.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
- Use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your
written communication will be assessed.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

Teacher Class

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 Overview
Q Topic Your Mark Total
1 Use of a Calculator 3
2 Conversion - 𝑚2 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑚2 2
3 Functional Money 4
4 Conversion – Currency 3
5 Transformations – Translation & Rotation 5
6 Proportion 3
7 Sequences 3
8 Straight Line Graph 3
9 Functional Pythagoras’ Theorem 4
10 Speed, Distance and Time 3
11 Loci 3
12 Forming & Solving Equations 4
13 Ratio 3
14 Best Buy – Compound & Successive % 4
15 Trial and Improvement 4
16 Reverse Averages 3
17 Bearings – Pythagoras & Trigonometry 4
18 Histogram 7
19 Change the Subject 4
20 Stratified Sample 3
21 Bounds 3
22 Equation of Perpendicular Line 3
23 Solving with the Quadratic Formula 2
24 Algebraic Proof 3
25 Area of Triangle and Cosine Rule 4
26 Recurring Decimal to a Fraction 3
27 Complete the Square 2
28 Volume of a Frustum 4
29 Transformation Graphs 4
Total 100
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 GCSE Mathematics

Formulae: Higher Tier

You must not write on this formulae page.

Anything you write on this formulae page will gain NO credit.

1
Volume of prism = area of cross section × length Area of trapezium = 𝑎+𝑏 ℎ
2

4 1
Volume of sphere = 𝜋𝑟 3 Volume of Cone = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
3 3

Surface area of sphere = 4𝜋𝑟 2

V
Curved surface area of cone = 𝜋𝑟𝑙

In any triangle ABC The Quadratic Equation

The solutions of 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0
where 𝑎 ≠ 0, are given by

−𝑏± 𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐
𝑥=
2𝑎
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
Sine Rule = =
𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝐴 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝐵 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝐶

Cosine Rule 𝑎2 = 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 − 2𝑏𝑐 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴

1
Area of triangle = 𝑎𝑏 sin 𝐶
V
2

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 Answer ALL questions
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all stages in your working.
Calculators are allowed to be used.

1 𝑥 = −2

9+𝑥 2
(a) Work out the value of
7.4−𝑥
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 1 is 3 marks)

2 The area of a badminton court is 81.74𝑚2 .
Calculate the area of the court in 𝑐𝑚2 .

𝑐𝑚2
(2)

(Total for Question 2 is 2 marks)

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3* Millie travels by car to visit Oxford university on an open day.
Millie records the millage readings on her car as evidence.

4 5 7 8 7 4 6 0 2 1

Before the Journey After the Journey

As part of a new scheme a college will refund Millie 12.4p for each of the first 50 miles
travelled and 7.1p for each of all the other miles travelled.
Work out how much money Millie can claim back from her college.

(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)

4* Daniel went on holiday to Italy but forgot to take his camera.

A camera in Italy cost €75.60.
The same camera in England cost £43.75.
The exchange rate was £1=€1.68.
In which country was the camera cheapest?

(Total for Question 4 is 3 marks)

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 𝑦
5
4
3
B
2
1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1
1 2 3 4 5 𝑥
-1
-2 A
-3
-4
(a) Describe fully the single transformation from A to B.

(2)

𝑦
4
3
2 A
1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1
1 2 3 4 5 𝑥
-1
-2
-3
-4
1 (3)
(b) Enlarge Shape A by a scale factor of − 2 through the centre O.

(Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)

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6 A 45g chocolate bar contains 12g of fat.
A 120g chocolate bar contains 34g of fat.
Which chocolate bar contains a higher proportion of fat?

(Total for Question 6 is 3 marks)

7 Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence.

5 8 11 14 …

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

(1)
In another arithmetic sequence the nth term is 5𝑛 − 9
Tom says that there is a number that is in both sequences.
(b) Is Tom correct? (Explain your answer fully).

(2)

(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

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8 On the grid draw the graph of 𝑦 = 4 − 2𝑥 from 𝑥 = −2 to 𝑥 = 4

𝑦
10

𝑥
-2 -1 1 2 3 4

-2

-4

-6

(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)

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9* A flag pole is vertical to the ground and is 14 metres tall.
Guide ropes are attached every 90 degrees around to the flag pole to support it.
Each rope must be secured into the ground with a peg that is at least 4.5 metres away from
the flag pole.

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

14m
4.5m

Ellie has 60 metres of rope. Does Ellie have enough rope to secure the flag pole?

(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)

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10* There were three stages in the Tour De Yorkshire 2016. Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3

185km 136km 𝑥 km
Beverley Settle Otley Doncaster Middlesbrough Scarborough

The winner of the women’s race completed the stages as follows;

Stage 1 in 5 hours,
Stage 2 at an average speed of 40km/h,
Stage 3 in 5 hours at an average speed of 39.6 km/h.
What was the average speed of the winner over the course of the 3 days?

(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

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11 Find the shaded region of points within the rectangle ABCD that satisfy both of the
following conditions.
• The points are nearer to the line AB than DC
• The points are less than 5cm away from the point B.

A B

C D

(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

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12* The perimeter of the shape is 70 metres.

Diagram NOT
4𝑥 + 9 accurately drawn
2𝑥 + 8

5𝑥 − 4

Calculate the value of 𝑥.

(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)

13 Ahmed, Brogan and Charlie share money in the ratio 2:5:7.
Brogan and Charlie in total have £24 more than Ahmed.
How much money does Ahmed have?

£
(Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)

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14* Hamza wants to invest £5000 for 3 years in the same bank.

Miss B’s Local Bank Shark International Bank

Compound Interest Compound Interest
4% for the first year 5% for the first year
1.5% for each extra year 1% for each extra year
At the end of 3 years Hamza wants to have as much money as possible.
Which bank should he invest his money in?

(Total for Question 14 is 4 marks)

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15 The equation 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 = 161
has solutions between 5 and 6.
Use trial and improvement method to find this solution.
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

(Total for Question 15 is 4 marks)

16 A basket ball team scored a mean of 3 goals in 5 games.

They played within a cup final and now have a mean of 4 goals in 6 games.
How many goals did they score in the cup final?

(Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)

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17 A, B and C are all ship ports.
A ship makes a journey in two stages.
The first leg of the journey starts at port O and ends at port A.
Port A is on a bearing of 030𝑜 and 240 m from port O.
The second leg of the journey starts at port A and ends at port B.
Port B is on a bearing of 120𝑜 and 200 m from port A.

N Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
A
N N

B
O

(a) Calculate the distance to B from O.

m
(2)

(b) Calculate the bearing to B from O.

(2)

(Total for Question 17 is 4 marks)

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18 The incomplete table and histogram give some information about the speed of cars on a
motorway.

30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Speed (mph)

(a) Use the information in the histogram to complete the frequency table below

Speed (s) mph Frequency

30 < s ≤ 50 24
50 < s ≤ 60
60 < s ≤ 70 60
70 < s ≤ 80 36
80 < 𝑠 ≤ 95
(2)
(b) Complete the histogram (2)

(c) Use the information in the histogram to calculate an estimate for the median speed.

mph
(3)
(Total for Question 18 is 7 marks)

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19 Make 𝑥 the subject of the formula
𝑝𝑥 2
𝑦=
𝑞

𝑥=

(Total for Question 19 is 4 marks)

20 138 400 people live in Middlesbrough.

A company carried out a random survey.
It used a random stratified sample of 2500 of the 138 400 people.
1560 of this sample of 2500 people were female.

Work out an estimate for the number of males living in Middlesbrough.

(Total for Question 20 is 3 marks)

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21 The Length of a rectangle is 86 𝑐𝑚 correct to the nearest cm.
The width of a rectangle is 1.2 𝑚 correct to 1 decimal place.

Calculate the Upper bound for the area of the rectangle.

𝑐𝑚2

(Total for Question 21 is 3 marks)

22 A straight line, L, passes through the point with coordinates (6, −2) and is perpendicular to
the line with the equation 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 5.

Find the equation of the straight line L.

(Total for Question 22 is 3 marks)

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23 Solve 3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 3 = 0
Give your solutions correct to 2 decimal Places.

(Total for Question 23 is 2 marks)

24 Prove, using algebra, that the sum of two consecutive whole numbers is always an odd
number.

(Total for Question 24 is 3 marks)

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25 B

Diagram NOT
4.6 cm accurately drawn

C A
9.4 cm
𝐴𝐵 = 4.6 𝑐𝑚
𝐵𝐶 = 9.4 𝑐𝑚

The area of triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is 15𝑐𝑚2 .

Calculate the perimeter of the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶.

Give your answer correct to three significant figures.

cm

(Total for Question 25 is 4 marks)

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26 Express the recurring decimal 0573 as a fraction.

(Total for Question 26 is 3 marks)

27 For all values of 𝑥, 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 9 = 𝑥 + 𝑝 2

+𝑞
Find the value of 𝑝 and the value of 𝑞.

𝑝= 𝑞=

(Total for Question 27 is 2 marks)

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28

5 cm

10 cm
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

24 cm

A frustum is made by removing a small cone from a similar large cone.

The height of the small cone is 5 cm.
The height of the large cone is 10 cm.
The diameter of the base of the large cone is 24 cm.
Work out the volume of the frustum.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

𝑐𝑚3

(Total for Question 28 is 4 marks)

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29 The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓 𝑥 is shown on the grids.

(a) On this grid, sketch the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓 𝑥 − 2

𝑦
4
3
2
1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1
1 2 3 4 5 𝑥
-1
-2
-3
-4
(2)

(b) On this grid, sketch the graph of 𝑦 = −𝑓(𝑥)

𝑦
4
3
2
1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1
1 2 3 4 5 𝑥
-1
-2
-3
-4
(2)

(Total for Question 29 is 4 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER 100 MARKS

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