Question Paper GCSE Maths Paper Higher-1

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Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, protractor, pair of Marks
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1. Yesterday it took 4 cleaners 10 hours and 30 minutes to clean a hotel.
Today, there are 3 cleaners to clean all the rooms in the hotel.
Each cleaner is paid £10.30 for each hour or part of an hour they work.
How much will each cleaner be paid today?
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)
2. Point A has coordinates (-1, -10).
Point B has coordinates (3, 10).
Point C has coordinates (0, -3).
Find an equation of the line that passes through C and is perpendicular to AB.
Give your equation in the form ax + by = c where a and b are integers.
3. The points T, U, V and W lie in order on a straight line.
TU : UW = 3 : 2
TV : VW = 14 : 1
Work out TU : UV : VW.
4. There are 10 boys and 18 girls in Elera's class.
Elera is going to pick three different students from her class and write their names
in a list in order.
The order will be boy, girl, boy or girl, boy, girl.
How many different lists can Elera write?
5. A fisherman wants to estimate the number of fish in his pond.
One day he catches 163 fish. He puts a tag on each fish then releases them.
Then next day the fisherman catches 83 fish.
32 of these fish have a tag on them.
Work out an estimate for the total number of fish in his pond.
Write down any assumptions you have made.
6. Here are the first five terms of a Fibonacci sequence:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ...
In a Fibonacci sequence, the next term is the sum of the two previous terms.
a) Find the 9th term of this sequence.
The first three terms of a different Fibonacci sequence are a, b, a + b.
b) Show that the 6th term of this sequence is 3a + 5b.
c) Given that the 4th term is 17 and the 6th term is 45, find the value of a and b.
Ass b = 6
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7. 5 machines in a factory can produce 240 units in 8 days.
If the machines all work at the same rate, how many machines are needed to
produce 1026 units in 9 days?
9. Liquid A has a density of 0.5 g/cm3.
Liquid B has a density of 1.3 g/cm3.
242 g of liquid A and 208 g of liquid B are mixed to make liquid C.
Work out the density of liquid C.
10. J is inversely proportional to K.
When J = 42, K = 6.
Find the value of J when K = 14.
11. Here are the first three terms of a Fibonacci sequence:
1, 1, 2, ...
The first three terms of a different Fibonacci sequence are e, f, e + f.
b) Show that the 9th term of this sequence is 13e + 21f.
c) Given that the 5th term is 34 and the 9th term is 233, find the value of e and f.
12. x and y are two positive integers greater than 6.
The highest common factor (HCF) of x and y is 6.
The lowest common multiple (LCM) of x and y is 90.
Find the value of x and y.
13. The first 5 terms of a quadratic sequence are: 16,7,-8,-29,-56.
Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this quadratic sequence.
14. Solid E and solid F are mathematically similar.
The ratio of the surface area of solid E to the surface area of solid F is 16:9.
The volume of solid F is 297 cm³.
What is the volume of solid E?
15. V is inversely proportional to W.
When V = 9, W = 3.
Find the value of V when W = 4.
16. Solve the inequality x² -18x > -72.
17. The number of wasps in a garden decreases by x% each year.
Given that the number of wasps halves in 6 years, work out the value of x.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
18. Here are the first four terms of a Fibonacci sequence:
1, 1, 2, 3, ...
The first three terms of a different Fibonacci sequence are y, z, y + z.
b) Show that the 7th term of this sequence is 5y + 8z.
c) Given that the 4th term is 25 and the 7th term is 107, find the value of y and z.
19. Liquid A has a density of 2.3 g/cm3.
Liquid B has a density of 2 g/cm3.
184 g of liquid A and 268 g of liquid B are mixed to make liquid C.
Work out the density of liquid C.
20. Here are the first four terms of a Fibonacci sequence:
1, 1, 2, 3, ...
The first three terms of a different Fibonacci sequence are t, u, t + u.
b) Show that the 9th term of this sequence is 13t + 21u.
c) Given that the 5th term is 31 and the 9th term is 212, find the value of t and u.
21. Find the coordinates of the turning point of f(x) = x²+3x-6.
Work out the coordinates of any intercepts with the coordinate axes.
22. Yesterday it took 9 cleaners 4 hours and 40 minutes to clean a hotel.
Today, there are 10 cleaners to clean all the rooms in the hotel.
Each cleaner is paid £8.10 for each hour or part of an hour they work.
How much will each cleaner be paid today?
25. A farmer wants to estimate the number of rabbits on his farm.
One day he catches 83 rabbits. He puts a tag on each rabbits then releases them.
Then next day the farmer catches 167 rabbits.
58 of these rabbits have a tag on them.
Work out an estimate for the total number of rabbits on his farm.
Write down any assumptions you have made.
26. Yad buys a laptop for £180.
He wants to put a tag with a price on the laptop so that in the sale he can give a
discount of 40% off the price on the tag and still make a profit of 15% on the
price he paid for the laptop.
Work out the price that Yad should put on the tag.
27. x and y are two positive integers greater than 6.
The highest common factor (HCF) of x and y is 6.
The lowest common multiple (LCM) of x and y is 72.
Find the value of x and y.

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21/12/2023, 12:01 Practice GCSE maths paper

Write your name here:

Surname Other names

MathsBot.com Candidate Number Centre Number

You must have: Total

Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.

1. Yesterday it took 4 cleaners 10 hours and 30 minutes to clean a hotel.

How much will each cleaner be paid today?

(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)

2. Point A has coordinates (-1, -10).

Point B has coordinates (3, 10).

Point C has coordinates (0, -3).

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

(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)

3. The points T, U, V and W lie in order on a straight line.

Work out TU : UV : VW.

(Total for Question 3 is 3 marks)

4. There are 10 boys and 18 girls in Elera's class.

The order will be boy, girl, boy or girl, boy, girl.

How many different lists can Elera write?

(Total for Question 4 is 3 marks)

5. A fisherman wants to estimate the number of fish in his pond.

Then next day the fisherman catches 83 fish.

32 of these fish have a tag on them.

Write down any assumptions you have made.

(Total for Question 5 is 4 marks)

6. Here are the first five terms of a Fibonacci sequence:

a) Find the 9th term of this sequence.

The first three terms of a different Fibonacci sequence are a, b, a + b.

b) Show that the 6th term of this sequence is 3a + 5b.

(Total for Question 6 is 6 marks)

7. 5 machines in a factory can produce 240 units in 8 days.

(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

8. 7 machines in a factory can produce 126 units in 2 days.

(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)

9. Liquid A has a density of 0.5 g/cm3.

Liquid B has a density of 1.3 g/cm3.

242 g of liquid A and 208 g of liquid B are mixed to make liquid C.

Work out the density of liquid C.

(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)

10. J is inversely proportional to K.

Find the value of J when K = 14.

(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks)

11. Here are the first three terms of a Fibonacci sequence:

a) Find the 6th term of this sequence.

The first three terms of a different Fibonacci sequence are e, f, e + f.

b) Show that the 9th term of this sequence is 13e + 21f.

(Total for Question 11 is 6 marks)

12. x and y are two positive integers greater than 6.

The highest common factor (HCF) of x and y is 6.

The lowest common multiple (LCM) of x and y is 90.

Find the value of x and y.

(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)

13. The first 5 terms of a quadratic sequence are: 16,7,-8,-29,-56.

(Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)

14. Solid E and solid F are mathematically similar.

The volume of solid F is 297 cm³.

What is the volume of solid E?

(Total for Question 14 is 3 marks)

15. V is inversely proportional to W.