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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)

Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Paper
reference 1MA1/2H
Mathematics
PAPER 2 (Calculator)
Higher Tier
Mock Set 8
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions
• Use black ink or ball‑point pen.
• centrethe
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You must show all your working.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• Calculators may be used.
• 3.142 unless the question
If your calculator does not have a π button, take the value of π to be
instructs otherwise.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is 80
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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 Answer ALL questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

You must write down all the stages in your working.

1 (a) Find the reciprocal of 20

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(1)
220
3
(b) Work out the value of
3 190
× 328

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(2)
Asma was asked to write (560) as a power of 5
3

Here is her working.

(560) = 560 + 3
3

= 563

(c) Is Asma’s working correct?

You must give a reason for your answer.

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(1)

(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

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2 E = {5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15}
A = {odd numbers}
B = {multiples of 5}
Complete the Venn diagram for this information.

(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)

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3 There are three buses, A, B and C.
The total number of seats in the three buses is 250
28% of the 250 seats are in bus A.
number of seats in bus B : number of seats in bus C = 3 : 2
38 of the seats in bus B are empty.
26 of the seats in bus C are empty.
Jamie says,

“The percentage of the seats in bus B that are empty is greater than the
percentage of the seats in bus C that are empty.”
Is Jamie correct?
You must show how you get your answer.

(Total for Question 3 is 5 marks)

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4 Nadia was asked to show the inequality x > –3 on a number line.
Here is her answer.

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x

(a) Write down one thing Nadia should do to make her answer fully correct.

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(1)
(b) Solve 5m – 7 < 8 – 3m

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(3)

(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)

5 In a sale, the normal price of a jacket is reduced by 15%

The normal price of the jacket is reduced by £19.50
Work out the normal price of the jacket.

£. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)

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6 The diagram shows a triangular prism.

17 cm

8 cm

15 cm

The total surface area of the prism is 600 cm2

Work out the volume of the prism.

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(Total for Question 6 is 5 marks)

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7 A plane takes 2 hours 24 minutes to fly from London to Malaga.
The plane flies a distance of 1644 km.
(a) Work out the average speed of the plane.

...................................................... km/h
(3)
(b) Show that a speed of 25 m / s is greater than a speed of 80 km / h.

(2)

(Total for Question 7 is 5 marks)

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8 The cumulative frequency graph shows information about the lengths, in minutes,
of 80 films.

80

70

60

50
Cumulative
frequency 40

30

20

10

0
90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160
Film length (minutes)

(a) Use the graph to find an estimate for the median film length.

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(1)
(b) Use the graph to find an estimate for the interquartile range of the film lengths.

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(2)

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 (c) Use the graph to find an estimate for the percentage of these films that are more than
140 minutes long.

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(3)

(Total for Question 8 is 6 marks)

9 1.67 × 10–27 = k × 9.11 × 10–31

Work out the value of k.
Give your answer as an ordinary number correct to 3 significant figures.

k = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)

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10 A is the point with coordinates (–2, –1)
B is the point with coordinates (1, 3)
Line L passes through the points A and B.
Line M has equation 3y – 2x = 4
Is line L parallel to line M?
You must show how you get your answer.

(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

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

x cm

45°

x cm

The area of the sector is 72π cm2

Work out the value of x.

x = ......................................................

(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)

12 Prove algebraically that

(m + 3)2 – (m – 3)2 + 3 is odd

for all integer values of m.

(Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)

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

x° O

Find, in terms of x, the size of angle ABC.

Give a reason for each stage of your working.

°
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(Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)

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14 The diagram shows a cube on horizontal ground.

force
pressure =
area

The cube has sides of length 28.4 cm correct to the nearest mm.
The cube exerts a force of 135 newtons, correct to the nearest 5 newtons, on the ground.
Work out the upper bound for the pressure on the ground due to the cube.
Give your answer in newtons/cm2
You must show all your working.

...................................................... newtons/cm2

(Total for Question 14 is 4 marks)

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15 ABC and CDE are equilateral triangles.

A B

Prove that triangle ACD is congruent to triangle BCE.

(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)

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16 For all values of x

x+3
f(x) = and g(x) = (x – 7)2
5
(a) Find f –1 (x)

f –1 (x) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)
(b) Find gf(47)

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(2)

(Total for Question 16 is 4 marks)

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

y
3

2
y = f(x)
1

–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
–1
graph A
–2

–3

Graph A is a translation of the graph of y = f(x)

(a) Write down the equation of graph A.

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(1)
The graph of y = f(x) is shown on the grid.

y
3

2
y = f(x)
1

–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
–1

–2

–3

(b) On the grid above, sketch the graph of y = –f(x + 1)

(2)

(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)

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18 There are 10 pens in a box.
3 of the pens are blue.
5 of the pens are red.
2 of the pens are green.
Alice takes at random 2 pens from the box.
Work out the probability that there are still more blue pens than green pens in the box.

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(Total for Question 18 is 4 marks)

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 3 3
19 y = and k =
5k + 3 5x − 3

Find an expression for y in terms of x.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

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(Total for Question 19 is 4 marks)

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20 C is a circle with centre the origin.
L is the straight line with equation x + 2y = 5
C and L intersect at the points A and B.
The coordinates of A are (–7, 6)
Work out the coordinates of B.
You must show all your working.

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(Total for Question 20 is 5 marks)

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21 OACB is a quadrilateral.
APB and OPC are straight lines.

B
5a – b
C

P 6b

A 3a O

→ → →
OA = 3a OB = 6b BC = 5a – b
OP : PC = 2 : 3
Work out the ratio AP : PB
You must show all your working.

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(Total for Question 21 is 5 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 80 MARKS

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