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Mark Scheme (Results)

January 2021

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE

Mathematics A (4MA1)
Paper 1HR
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General Marking Guidance

• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must

mark the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the
last.
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than
penalised for omissions.
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according
to their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme
should be used appropriately.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded.
Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the
answer matches the mark scheme.
Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark
scheme.
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the
principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may
be limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark
scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be
consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has
replaced it with an alternative response.

• Types of mark
o M marks: method marks
o A marks: accuracy marks
o B marks: unconditional accuracy marks (independent of M
marks)
• Abbreviations
o cao – correct answer only
o ft – follow through
o isw – ignore subsequent working
o SC - special case
o oe – or equivalent (and appropriate)
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o dep – dependent
o indep – independent
o awrt – answer which rounds to
o eeoo – each error or omission

• No working
If no working is shown then correct answers normally score full
marks
If no working is shown then incorrect (even though nearly correct)
answers score no marks.

• With working
If there is a wrong answer indicated on the answer line always check
the working in the body of the script (and on any diagrams), and
award any marks appropriate from the mark scheme.
If it is clear from the working that the “correct” answer has been
obtained from incorrect working, award 0 marks.
If a candidate misreads a number from the question. Eg. Uses 252
instead of 255; method marks may be awarded provided the
question has not been simplified. Examiners should send any
instance of a suspected misread to review. If there is a choice of
methods shown, mark the method that leads to the answer on the
answer line; where no answer is given on the answer line, award the
lowest mark from the methods shown.
If there is no answer on the answer line then check the working for
an obvious answer.

• Ignoring subsequent work

It is appropriate to ignore subsequent work when the additional
work does not change the answer in a way that is inappropriate for
the question: eg. Incorrect cancelling of a fraction that would
otherwise be correct.
It is not appropriate to ignore subsequent work when the additional
work essentially makes the answer incorrect eg algebra.
Transcription errors occur when candidates present a correct
answer in working, and write it incorrectly on the answer line; mark
the correct answer.

• Parts of questions
Unless allowed by the mark scheme, the marks allocated to one part
of the question CANNOT be awarded to another.
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International GCSE Maths

Apart from questions 1, 8, 10, 11d, 12c, 14, 15ab, 17 (where the mark scheme states otherwise) the correct answer, unless clearly
obtained by an incorrect method, should be taken to imply a correct method
Question Working Answer Mark Notes
11 96 55 3 M1 for two correct improper fractions
e.g. 16 and
1
or and
5 6 30
30
16 8
11 176 or 5280 oe M1 correct cancelling or multiplication of
e.g.  3 or
5 6 30 900 numerators and denominators without
cancelling
e.g. 16  11 = 176 = 88 = 5 13 shown A1 13
Dep on M2 for conclusion to 5 from correct
5 6 30 15 15 15
16 11 176 26 13 working – either sight of the result of the
or  = =5 =5
5 6 30 30 15
8 multiplication e.g. 176 must be seen and
or 16  113 = 88 = 5 13 30
5 6 15 15 88 26
96 55 5280 88 13
equated to or 5
or  = = =5 15 30
30 30 900 15 15
or
NB: a student can show initially that 88
correct cancelling prior to the multiplication to
13 88 15
5 = and they need to show that LHS =
15 15 NB: use of decimals scores no marks
88
15
Total 3 marks
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2 a=7 4 B1
b + their a M1 ft their value of a or
= 8.5 oe or b = 10
2 for setting up an equation for b
or b = 10
their a + their a + their b + c M1 for a calculation involving c using
= 9 oe or
4 their values or
(c =) 9 × 4 – (2 × their a + their b) oe for a calculation leading to c using
their values
7, 10, 12 A1
Total 4 marks

3 a Correct number line 2 B2 for a fully correct number line e.g. shaded
circle at −2, unshaded circle at 1 and a line
drawn between them

B1 for a shaded circle at −2 or

an unshaded circle at 1 or
circles at −2 and 1 with line in between but
shading incorrect
b −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2 2 B2 fully correct values with no extras

B1 for 5 correct values and none incorrect or

all 6 correct values with no more than one
additional incorrect value
Total 4 marks
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4 17 2 24 3 B1
3.4 or or 3 or 3 or 204 oe
5 5 60
17 2 M1 for use of speed = distance ÷ time
433.5 ÷ 3.4 or 433.5 ÷ or 433.5 ÷ 3 or
5 5
433.5 Allow 433.5 ÷ 3.24 (= 133.796…) for this
 60 oe mark only
' 204 '

127.5 A1 oe allow 128

Total 3 marks

5 a (x =) 270 ÷ (12 × 5) (= 4.5) oe 3 M1

π × ‘4.5’2 × 2 × ‘4.5’ (= 182.25π oe) M1 ft dep on M1
573 A1 accept 572 − 573
b 1 000 000 1 B1 or (1 × ) 106 or (one or 1) million oe
Total 4 marks

6 a c 2 M1 for a correct first step e.g.

e.g. A + 5z = oe or
y add 5z to both sides
Ay = c – 5yz oe or
multiply all terms by y
c = y(A + 5z) A1 oe
b 1 1 B1
c (x ± 3)(x ± 8) 2 M1 or for (x ± a)(x ± b) where ab = 24
or a + b = − 11
(x − 3)(x − 8) A1
Total 5 marks
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7 0.024 × 50 000 (= 1200) oe or 3 M1 M2 for

1.024 × 50 000 (= 51 200) oe or
1.0242 × 50 000 (= 52 428.8) oe or 50 000 × 1.0243
0.024 × 50 000 × 3 (= 3600) oe
0.024 × 50 000 × 3 + 50 000 (= 53 600) oe

0.024 × (50 000 + ‘1200’) (= 1228.8) oe and M1 for completing method

0.024 × (50 000 + ‘1200’ + ‘1228.8’) (= 1258.2912) to find total amount in
the account
or

‘1200’ + ‘1228.8’ + ‘1258.2912’ (= 3687.(0912))

or

1.024 × ‘52 428.8’

53 687 A1 accept 53 687 – 53 688
2.4 
accept (1 + 0.024) or 1 +  as equivalent to
 100 
1.024 throughout
Total 3 marks
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8 (5 – 2) × 180 ÷ 5 (= 108) or 5 M1 for method to find an interior or exterior

360 ÷ 5 (= 72) angle of a pentagon
(6 – 2) × 180 ÷ 6 (= 120) or M1 for method to find an interior or exterior
360 ÷ 6 (= 60) angle of a hexagon
360 – 108 – 120 (= 132) or M1 dep on M2 for a correct method to find
60 + 72 (= 132) or (180 – ‘120’) + (180 – ‘108’) angle EDI using correct figures
360 – ‘72’ – ‘60’ – ‘132’ (= 96) M1 for a complete method to find angle x

96 A1 dep on correct working

Note: Angles may be seen on diagram
throughout
Total 5 marks

9 a 26  3 114 2 B2 oe, accept 2 811 072

B1 for 2a  3b 11c oe where two of a, b

and c are correct
b 29  35 118 2 B2 cao

B1 for 2a  3b 11c oe where two of a, b

and c are correct or
2.666...×1013 or
an equivalent expression for e.g.
22 × 27 × 35 × 113 × 115
Total 4 marks
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10 1  5 M1 or use of sine rule or cosine rule to find

sin  x  angle (x) of the apex or angle y
7 2 − (10  2 ) ( = 24 ) or
2  2  = sin 90 oe or
5 7  1 
 = 90 − x 
2 2
7 + 7 − 10 2
1 5 5  2 
cos x = oe or sin  x  = oe or cos y = oe
277 2  7 7
M1 for complete method to find height of
7 2 − (10  2 ) (= 24 = 2 6 = 4.898...) or
2
triangle or the angle (x) of the apex
5
5  sin 90  cos −1   ( = 44.415...) and
( x = ) 2  sin −1   (= 91.169…) oe or
7
 7  5  tan'44.415...' (= 4.898...) or
5 7  sin'44.415...' (= 4.898...)
( x = ) 2  sin −1   (= 91.169…) oe or
7 or
 72 + 72 − 102  5
sin −1   ( = 45.584...) and
( x = ) cos 
−1
 (= 91.169…) oe or 7
 2 7 7 
5
 5  (= 4.898...) or
( x = ) 2  90 − cos −1    ( = 2 ( 90 − 44.415 ) ... = 91.169...) tan' 45.584...'
  7 
Allow 5 from correct working 7  cos'45.584...' (= 4.898...)
E.g. M1 for method to find the total area of the
(10  2 )  ' 24 '  2 pentagon allow answers in the range
6 10 + (= 60 + 10 6 = 84.494...) or 84.49 – 85
2
( )
5  6 + 6 + ' 24 ' (= 60 + 10 6 = 84.494...) or
1 
  7  7  sin'91.169...'+ 10  6  (= 60 + 10 6 = 84.494...)
2 
E.g. M1 for method to find the number of tins
( )
‘84.494’ ÷ 16 (= 5.28...) or 60 + 10 6 16 (= 5.28...) required using their area

6 A1 dep on at least M2
Total 5 marks
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11 a 8, 23, 40, 68, 101, 120 1 B1

b 2 M1 ft from table for at least 5 points plotted
correctly at end of interval

or

ft from sensible table for all 6 points

plotted consistently within each interval
in the freq table at the correct height
Correct cf graph A1 accept curve or line segments
accept graph that is not joined to (0,0)
c 17 – 20 1 B1 ft their cf graph
d E.g. 2 M1 ft from their cf graph
Reading at 23 minutes (= a) and then reading off at 23 minutes and a method
(120 – a) ÷ 120 × 100 to work out 120 minus this value as a
percentage of 120
25(%) – 29(%) A1 ft from their cf graph
dep on M1 seen
Total 6 marks
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12 a 4e5 f 3 2 B2 (B1 for 2 out of 3 terms correct in a 3

term product)
b E.g. 3 M1 for expressing both fractions correctly
3 ( 2 x + 1) + 4 ( x − 2 ) with a common denominator.
or
12
Allow as two separate fractions.
3 ( 2 x + 1) 4 ( x − 2 )
+
12 12
E.g. M1 for removing brackets correctly in a
6x + 3 + 4x − 8 correct single fraction
12
10 x − 5 A1 5(2 x − 1)
accept
12 12
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c 4 M1
(4 )( ) oe or (16 = ) 24 for ( 22 )
k +3 k +3
k +3
= 22 oe or 2 4 or
k k
 1  1
2
(
(16 = ) 4 or 2 =  4 2  oek
) 4 or  4 2  oe or
2

   
k +3 k
 1  14 
(4 k +3
)
= 16 4  oe or 2 = (
16  oe
k
)  14 
k +3
 1
k

    16  oe or 16 4  oe
   

M1
(4 )( ) oe and (16 = ) 2 for ( 22 )
k +3 4 k +3
k +3
= 22 oe and 2 4 or
k k
 1  1
2
(
(16 = ) 4 and 2 =  4 2  oe k
) 4 and  4 2  oe or
2

   
k +3 k
 14   14 
(4 k +3
)
= 16  (
oe and 2 = 16  oe k
)  14 
k +3
 1
k

    16  oe and 16 4  oe

   

E.g. M1 for a correct linear equation in k

2k + 6 = 4 + k or
1
k + 3 = 2 + k or
2
1 1
( k + 3) = 1 + k
2 4

−2 A1 dep on at least M2
Total 9 marks
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13  5   −2  5  2  2 M1 7 b

e.g.   −   or   +   or for   where a ≠ −1 or   where b ≠ 7
 3  4   3   −4  a  −1
7 A1
 
 −1
Total 2 marks

14 BFD = 39° BED = 39° 4 B1

BDE = 180 – (18 + 39) EBD = 18° and M1
BDE = 180 – (18 + 39)
123 A1
B1 dep on M1
for all correct circle theorems relevant
for their method e.g.

alternate segment theorem and opposite

angles in a cyclic quadrilateral sum to
180o

or

alternate segment theorem and angles in

same segment are equal
Total 4 marks
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15 a E.g. 2 M1 for selecting 2 recurring decimals that

x = 4.57.... and 100x = 457.57.... when subtracted give a whole number or
or terminating decimal eg 453 or 4530 etc
10x = 45.757.... and 1000x = 4575.7.... eg 100x = 457.57.... and x = 4.57.... or
or 1000x = 4575.7....and 10x = 45.757....
x = 0.57.... and 100x = 57.57.... with intention to subtract. (If recurring
or dots not shown then allow 10x = 45.757,
10x = 5.757.... and 1000x = 575.7.... 100x = 457.57, and 1000x = 4575.7 to at
least 5sf)
or
4 + 0.5757 and eg x = 0.57.... , 100x =
57.57.... with intention to subtract.
E.g. Shown A1 151 19
for completion to or 4
100x – x = 457.57.... – 4.57.... = 453 and 33 33
453 151 19
= or 4
99 33 33
or
1000x – 10x = 4575.7.... – 45.757.... = 4530 and
4530 151 19
= or 4
990 33 33
or
57 19
100x – x = 57.57.... – 0.57.... = 57 and or
99 33
• • 19
(so) 4.57 = 4
33
or

1000x – 10x = 575.7.... – 5.757.... = 570 and

570 57 19 • • 19
or or (so) 4.57 = 4
990 99 33 33
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15 b E.g. 3 M1 for rationalising the denominator by

2 6+3 2 multiplying numerator and denominator
 or
6−3 2 6+3 2 by 6 + 3 2 (or −6 − 3 2 )
2 −6 − 3 2

6 − 3 2 −6 − 3 2
12 + 6 2 M1 (numerator may be expanded or
or denominator may be 4 terms which need
36 − 18 2 + 18 2 − 18
to be all correct)
12 + 6 2 12 + 6 2 12 + 6 2
or or 2
18
( ) 6 − 9 2
2
62 − 3 2
2+ 2 A1 or for stating a = 2 and b = 3
3 2+ 2
for from correct working
3
dep on M2

Total 5 marks
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16 a E.g. 3 M1 for multiplying out two brackets

x2 + 4x – 2x – 8 (= x2 + 2x – 8) correctly with no more than one error

or

x2 – 2x + x – 2 (= x2 − x – 2)

or

x2 + 4x + x + 4 (= x2 + 5x + 4)
E.g. M1 for at least 3 terms correct out of a
x3 + 2x2 − 8x + x2 + 2x – 8 or maximum of 6 terms
x3 + 4x2 − 2x2 − 8x + x2 + 4x − 2x – 8
or
or
for at least 4 terms correct out of a
x3 − x2 − 2x + 4x2 − 4x – 8 or maximum of 8 terms
x3 − 2x2 + x2 − 2x + 4x2 − 8x + 4x – 8

or

x3 + 5x2 + 4x − 2x2 − 10x – 8 or

x3 + 4x2 + x2 + 4x − 2x2 − 8x − 2x – 8
x3 + 3x2 − 6x – 8 A1
b E.g. 2 M1 for a correct first step or
(x – 5)2 – 52 (+ 40) or (x – 5)2 – 25 (+ 40) for equating coefficients
( ( ))
x 2 + 2ax + a 2 +b2 2a = −10 or a = −5
(x – 5)2 + 15 A1 accept a = −5, b = 15
SC B1 for ( − x + 5 ) + 15 or ( 5 − x ) + 15
2 2

Total 5 marks
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17 y(6y + 5) – 2y2 = 6  x −5  x −5

2 5 M1 for substitution of linear
x  − 2  =6 equation into quadratic
 6   6 
or
multiplying linear equation by y
e.g. xy – 6y2 = 5y and intention
to subtract the two equations
E.g. E.g. A1 (dep on M1) writing the correct
4y2 + 5y – 6 (= 0) oe 4x2 – 10x – 266 (= 0) oe quadratic expression in form
ax2 + bx + c (= 0)

4y2 + 5y = 6 4x2 – 10x = 266 allow ax2 + bx = c

E.g. E.g. M1 (dep on M1) for a complete
(4y − 3)(y + 2) (= 0) (2x – 19)(x + 7) (= 0) method to solve their 3-term
quadratic equation (allow one
sign error and some
−5  52 − 4  4  −6 5  (−5) 2 − 4  2  (−133) simplification – allow as far as
(y =) (x =) −5  25 + 96
2 4 2 2 or
8
5  25 + 1064
 5 5 
2 2
 10   10  
2 2
4
4  y +  −    = 6 oe 4  x −  −    = 266 oe
 8   8    8   8  
3 19 A1 Dep on first M1
(y =) and (y =) −2 (x =) and (x =) −7
4 2 for having two correct x values
or two correct y values
19 3 A1 Dep on first M1
x= ,y=
2 4 Must be paired and labelled
x = −7, y = −2 correctly

Total 5 marks
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18 E.g. 28 ÷ 2 (= 14) or 1cm2 = 2 students 5 M1 for method to find the frequency

density for the first bar or any
correct value on the fd axis or can
be implied by a correct frequency
(30 or 24 or 36)
2 × 20 (= 40) M1 for method to find the missing
1 × 30 (= 30) frequencies (at least 3 correct)
1 × 24 (= 24)
3 × 12 (= 36)

or

40, 30, 24, 36

1 × 28 + 3 × ‘40’ + 4.5 × ‘30’ + 5.5 × ‘24’ + 7.5 × ‘36’ (= 685) or M1 (indep ft) for a method to find the
total (mid value × frequency) for
28 + 120 + 135 + 132 + 270 (= 685) at least 4 products using their
values in the table (need not be
evaluated)

Allow consistent use of end points

for at least 4 products which must
be added
‘685’ ÷ (28 + ‘40’ + ‘30’ + ‘24’ + ‘36’) (= 4.335...) or M1 (dep on previous M1)
‘685’ ÷ 158 (= 4.335...)
4.34 A1 accept 4.33 - 4.34
Total 5 marks
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19 7.75, 7.85, 3.35, 3.45, 13.5, 14.5 3 B1 for sight of a correct upper or
lower bound

Accept

•
3.449 for 3.45 or
•
7.849 for 7.85 or
•
14.4 9 for 14.5

13.5 M1 for correct substitution into

(k =)
7.85 − 3.35
t LB
k=
aUB − hLB

where 13.5  tLB  14 and

7.8  aUB  7.85 and
3.35  hLB  3.4
3 A1 accept 3.0
Total 3 marks
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20 (v =) 3t2 – 9 × 2t + 33 5 M1 for differentiating at least 2

terms correctly
(a =) 3 × 2t – ‘18’ M1 dep ft must be a two term
( v = ) 3 ( t − 3) − ( 3)  ( +33) or
2 2

linear equation
or ( v = ) 3 ( t − 3) − ( 3) ( +11)
2 2 or
b
for the use of ( t = ) −
−18  18  2a
(t =) − = 
23  6  or
for a correct first step for
completing the square on at
least a two term quadratic

6t – 18 = 0 or t = 3 M1 dep on at least M2 for equating

( v = ) 3 ( t − 3) − ( 3)  + 33 or
2 2
 their acceleration to 0
( v = ) 3 ( t − 3) − ( 3) + 11
2 2 or
for a correct method for
completing the square on at
least a two term quadratic
3  '3'2 − 18  '3'+ 33 ( v = ) 3 ( t − 3)
2
+ 6 or M1 dep on at least M2 for
substituting their t into v
( v = ) 3 ( t − 3) + 2
2
 or
for a seeing a correct
simplified expression after
completing the square
6 A1
Total 5 marks
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21 E.g. 6 M1 for forming an equation for the 4th term

a + 3d = 6 oe of the sequence
E.g. M1 for forming an equation for the sum of
11 the first 11 terms of the sequence
( 2a + 10d ) = (a + 5d )2 + 18
2
E.g. M1 dep on M2 for a correct first step to
a = 6 − 3d and solve the two equations (writing the
11 equation in terms of one variable)
 2(6 − 3d ) + 10d  = (6 − 3d + 5d )2 + 18
2 Note:
or 11
If ( 2a + 10d ) = (a + 5d ) 2 + 18 is
6−a 2
d= and
3 expanded then this must be a correct
2 expansion
11   6 − a    6 − a 
 2a + 10   =  a + 5    + 18 E.g.
2  3    3  11a + 55d = a 2 + 10ad + 25d 2 + 18

E.g. A1 for a correct 3 term quadratic equation

2d + d − 6 ( = 0 ) oe or
2

2a 2 − 27a + 36 ( = 0 ) oe

d = 1.5 oe and a = 1.5 oe A1 for a correct value of d and a

30 A1 cao
Total 6 marks
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22  −1 + 2 5 + 10  or (0.5, 7.5) oe 5 M1
 , 
 2 2 
10 − 5  5  M1
 =  oe
2 − (−1)  3 
5 3 M1 ft their gradient for use of m1 × m2 = −1
m × ‘ ’ = −1 oe or m = − oe
3 5
3 M1 ft dep on first M1 and third M1
‘7.5’ = '− ' × ‘0.5’ + c or
5
c = 7.8 oe or
3
y − '7.5' = '− '( x − '0.5')
5
5y + 3x = 39 A1 oe where p, q and r must be integers
Total 5 marks