GCSE Mathematics

Practice Paper 2023

Paper 2 (Calculator)

Higher Tier

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 Answer ALL questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all the stages of your working.

1. a) Work out the reciprocal of 0.125

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(1 mark)
3140 ×359
b) Write as a power of 3
349

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(2 marks)

c) (5𝑦 )3 = 560
Work out the value of y.

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(1 mark)

2. E = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13}
A = {multiples of 3}
B = {even numbers}
Complete the Venn diagram for this information.

(4 marks)

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3. A supplier sells packets of sweets to shop owners.

On Monday three shop owners buy sweets from the supplier.

Each shop owner buys small packets, medium packets and large packets of sweets.

Shanir buys 400 packets of sweets.

32% are small packets.

40% are large packets.

Stacey buys 500 packets of sweets.

3
are small packets.
10
1
are large packets.
10

Ruxton buys 150 small packets of sweets so that

Number of small packets : number of medium packets = 3 : 4

Work out the total number of medium packets of sweets these shop owners buy.
You must show your working.

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(5 marks)

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4. a) Solve 14𝑛 > 11𝑛 + 6

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(2 marks)

b) On the number line below, show the set of values of x for which −2 < 𝑥 + 3 ≤ 4

(3 marks)

5. In a sale, the normal price of a book is reduced by 35%

The sale price of the book is £5.59
Work out the normal price of the book.

£ …………………………..………..
(2 marks)

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6. Here is a triangular prism.

Work out the volume of the prism.

Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

……………………………..……….. 𝑐𝑚3
(5 marks)

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7. Demi is a skier.
She completed the race in 1 minute 54 seconds.
The race was 475m in length.
Demi assumes that her average speed is the same for each race.
a) Using this assumption, work out how long Demi should take to complete a 700m
race.
Give your answer in minutes and seconds.

……………………….. minutes ………………………… seconds

(3 marks)

Demi’s average speed actually increases the further she goes.

b) How does this affect your answer to part (a)?

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(1 mark)

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8. Oskar carried out a survey about the ages of people at his work.
The table shows information about his results.

a) On the grid below, draw a cumulative frequency graph for this information

(2 marks)

b) Use your graph to find an estimate for the median age.

………………………………… years
(1 mark)
Oskar says,
“More than 60% of the people in his work are between 35 and 55 years old.”

c) Use your graph to determine if Oskar is correct.

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(3 marks)
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 2.56×106 ×4.12×10−3
9. Work out
1.6×10−2

Give your answer in standard form.

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(2 marks)

10. The straight line L has the equation 3𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 7

The point A has coordinates (3, −5)
Find an equation of the straight line that is perpendicular to L and passes through A.

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(3 marks)

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11. The diagram shows a sector of a circle of radius 𝑥 𝑐𝑚
.

𝑥 𝑐𝑚 𝑥 𝑐𝑚

The area of the sector is 36.3 𝑐𝑚2

Work out the value of 𝑥.
Give your answer correct to the nearest 𝑐𝑚.

……………………………… cm
(2 marks)

12. Prove algebraically that (2𝑛 + 1)2 − (2𝑛 + 1) is an even number for all positive
integer values of 𝑛.

(3 marks)

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13.

A and B are points on a circle, centre O.

DBC is the tangent to the circle at B.
Angle AOB = 𝑥 𝑜

1
Show that angle ABC = 𝑥 𝑜
2

You must give a reason for each stage of your working.

(3 marks)

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14. Amber is trying to find the density, in 𝑔/𝑐𝑚3 , of a block of wood.
The block of wood is in the shape of a cuboid.

She measures
The length as 13.2cm, correct to the nearest mm
The width as 16.0cm, correct to the nearest mm
The height as 21.7cm, correct to the nearest mm

She measures the mass as 1970g, correct to the nearest 5g.

By considering bounds, work out the density of the wood.

Give your answer to a suitable degree of accuracy.

You must show all of your working and give a reason for your final answer.

(5 marks)

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15.

ABCD is a parallelogram
ABP and QCD are straight lines.
Angle ADP = angle CBQ = 90𝑜
Prove that triangle ADP is congruent to triangle CBQ.

(3 marks)

16. For all values of x

𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)2 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 2(𝑥 − 1)

a) Show that 𝑔𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥(𝑥 + 2)

(2 marks)
b) Find 𝑔−1 (7)

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(2 marks)

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17. The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is shown on the grid.

a) On the grid, draw the graph with equation 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥 + 1) − 3

(2 marks)
Point A (−2,1) lies on the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥).
When the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is transformed to the graph with equation 𝑦 = 𝑓(−𝑥),
point A is mapped to point B.

b) Write down the coordinates of point B.

( …………… , …………… )
(1 mark)

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18. There are

6 black counters and 4 white counters in bag A

7 black counters and 3 white counters in bag B
5 black counters and 5 white counters in bag C

Maddison takes at random a counter from bag A and puts the counter in bag B.

She then takes at random a counter from bag B and puts the counter in bag C.

Find the probability that there are now more black counters than white counters in
bag C.

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(3 marks)

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19.
𝑥+2 𝑥−6 𝑎𝑥+𝑏
2− − can be written as a single fraction in the form
𝑥−3 𝑥+3 𝑥 2 −9

Where a and b are integers.

Work out the value of a and the value of b.

a = ……………………………..………

b = ……………………………..………
(5 marks)

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20. The centre of a circle is the point with coordinates (−1,3)
The point A with coordinates (6,8) lies on the circle.
Find the equation of the tangent to the circle A.
Give your answer in the form 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 where a, b and c are integers.

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(4 marks)

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21.

OAB is a triangle.
OPM and APN are straight lines.
M is the midpoint of AB.
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑂𝐴 = 𝑎 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 𝑏
𝑂𝐵
𝑂𝑃 ∶ 𝑃𝑀 = 3: 2
Work out the ratio 𝑂𝑁: 𝑁𝐵

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(5 marks)

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