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Mathematics A
PAPER 2F
Foundation Tier
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball‑point pen.
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Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Withoutallsufficient
Answer questions.
• Answer the questions working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• – there may be more space in the spaces provided
than you need.
• You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
Calculators may be used.
• Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.
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• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• – usemarks
The for each question are shown in brackets
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.
• Good luck
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International GCSE Mathematics
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Formulae sheet – Foundation Tier
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Answer ALL TWENTY FIVE questions.
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Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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You must write down all the stages in your working.
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1 The table shows the length, in kilometres, of the coastline of each of five oceans.
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Ocean Length (kilometres)
Arctic 45 389
Atlantic 111 866
Indian 66 526
Pacific 135 663
Southern 17 968
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(b) Write the number 17 968 in words.
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(c) Write the number 66 526 correct to the nearest thousand.
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(d) Work out the total length of the coastlines of the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
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2 (a) Write down the order of rotational symmetry of a square.
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Here is a 3-D shape.
(c) (i) Write down the mathematical name of this 3-D shape.
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3 The pictogram gives some information about the number of parcels delivered by a
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delivery company on each of five days last week.
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Tuesday
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4 The points A, B and C, shown on the grid, are the vertices of triangle ABC.
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(b) Write down the mathematical name of triangle ABC.
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The coordinates of point D are (1, −4)
(c) On the grid, mark with a cross (×) the position of D.
Label the point D.
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(d) Find the coordinates of the midpoint of AB.
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5 Here is a shape made of squares.
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(b) Which one of these fractions is not equivalent to ?
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40 8 400 14 20
70 14 700 17 35
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(c) Write as a percentage.
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(d) Write as a mixed number.
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of a number is 40
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6 The cost of a mobile phone in the UK is £350
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The cost of an identical mobile phone in India is 28 938 rupees.
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Hassan is going to choose one starter and one main course from the menu.
List all the possible combinations that Hassan can choose.
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8 (a) Simplify w × w × w × w × w
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(b) Simplify 5a × 3c
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(c) Simplify 3e + 2 f − e + 5 f
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(d) Solve 5x – 7 = x + 12
Show clear algebraic working.
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9 The table shows information about the number of pieces of homework each student in
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Year 11 received last week.
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(b) Write down the mode of the number of pieces of homework.
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(c) Work out the mean number of pieces of homework.
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.
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10 ABC is a triangle.
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AB = 7 cm and BC = 6.2 cm
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Angle ABC = 65°
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Draw accurately the triangle ABC.
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12 This formula can be used to work out the cost, in riyals, of hiring a bicycle in Qatar for a
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This formula can be used to work out the cost, in riyals, of hiring a helmet in Qatar for a
number of days.
Kasun wants to hire a bicycle and a helmet for the same number of days.
He wants to hire them for as many days as he can.
He has 750 riyals to spend.
(b) Work out how much of the 750 riyals is not spent.
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13 There are some counters in a bag.
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14 (a) Work out 39% of 450
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(b) Write one pair of brackets in this calculation so that the answer is correct.
9 × 8 − 5 − 2 = 25
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6.2 − 3.5
Give your answer as a decimal.
Write down all the figures on your calculator display.
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15 Write 600 as a product of powers of its prime factors.
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Show your working clearly.
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18 E = {letters of the alphabet}
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K = {k, e, n, y, a}
Cody writes down the statement B ∩ K = ∅
Cody’s statement is wrong.
(b) Explain why.
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20 Mariana sells bags of bird food.
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The bags that Mariana sold last week each contained 12 kg of seeds.
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The weight of seeds in each bag that Mariana sells next week will be less than the weight
of seeds in each bag that Mariana sold last week.
Work out this decrease as a percentage of the weight of seeds in each bag that Mariana
sold last week.
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.
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21 Here is a right-angled triangle.
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22 Solve the simultaneous equations
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(ii) Hence solve x2 + 2x – 24 = 0
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24 Here is a triangular prism.
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25 Chengbo sold a house for 180 000 yuan.
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Zhi bought a house on 1st January 2017
When she bought the house, its value was 120 000 yuan.
The value of the house increased by 1.8% per year.
(b) Work out the value of Zhi’s house on 1st January 2020
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
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