ASSIGNMENT

PAST PAPER PRACTICE

Topic: Further solving equations and inequalities Date: 15.11.2024

Student’s Name: ______________ Grade: IGCSE I

Marks obtained: ___ /54

Teacher’s Comment & Feedback: ________________________________________________________

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1 Factorise completely.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

2 Make m the subject of the formula.

m = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

3 Make y the subject of the formula.

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

4 Darpan runs a distance of 12 km and then cycles a distance of 26 km.

His running speed is x km/h and his cycling speed is 10 km/h faster than his running speed.
He takes a total time of 2 hours 48 minutes.
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(a) An expression for the time, in hours, Darpan takes to run the 12 km is .

Write an equation, in terms of x, for the total time he takes in hours.

................................................... [3]

(b) Show that this equation simplifies to .

[4]

(c) Use the quadratic formula to solve .

You must show all your working.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]

(d) Calculate the number of minutes Darpan takes to run the 12 km.

................................................... min [2]

[Total: 13]
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5 Simplify.

................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]

(a) Show that this equation can be written as .

[3]
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(b) Solve the equation .

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

m = .............................. or m = .............................. [4]

[Total: 7]

7 Simplify.

Answer................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]
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8 Natalie buys 4 tomato plants and 3 pepper plants for $9.35 .

Samir buys 2 tomato plants and 11 pepper plants for $16.55 .
Write down a pair of simultaneous equations and solve them to find the cost of one tomato plant and the cost
of one pepper plant.
You must show all your working.

Tomato plant $ ................................................

Pepper plant $ ................................................. [5]

[Total: 5]

9 Prakash gives 45 flowers to his family.

He gives his grandmother x flowers.

He gives his mother 8 more flowers than his grandmother.
He gives his cousin 6 fewer flowers than his grandmother.
He gives his sister twice as many flowers as he gives his cousin.

(a) Use this information to show that .

[3]
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(b) Solve the equation .

x = ................................................... [2]

(c) Find the number of flowers that Prakash gives to his cousin.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 6]

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The difference between the areas of the two rectangles is 62 cm2.

(a) Show that .

[3]
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(b) Factorise .

................................................... [2]

(c) Solve the equation to find the difference between the perimeters of the two rectangles.

................................................... cm [2]

[Total: 7]