Problem-solving targeting grades 4–6

70 minutes Problem-solving (4-6)

Instructions
 Use black ink or ball-point pen.
 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
 Answer all questions.
 Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
 Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
 Calculators may be used.
 You must NOT write anything on the formula page.
Anything you write on the formulae page will gain no credit.

Information
 The total mark for this paper is 65.
 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.
 Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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 Ans
wer ALL SIXTEEN questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

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 You must write down all stages in your working.

1 Penny, Amjit and James share some money in the ratio 3 : 6 : 4

Amjit gets $28 more than James.

Work out the amount of money that Penny gets.

$.......................................................
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)
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The diagram shows a solid prism.

The cross section of the prism is a trapezium.

The prism is made from wood with density 0.7 g/cm3

Work out the mass of the prism.

.......................................................g
(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)
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3 (a) Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 140 and 245.

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(2)

A machine has a buzzer that sounds every 50 minutes.

The machine also has a bell that sounds every 80 minutes.
The buzzer and the bell sound together at 10 am.
(b) Find the time at which they next sound together.

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(3)
(Total for Question 3 is 5 marks)
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4 The diagram shows a circle and a trapezium.

The height of the trapezium is h cm.

The area of the circle is equal to the area of the trapezium.
Work out the value of h.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)
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5 In a bag there are only red bricks, blue bricks, green bricks and orange bricks.
The number of green bricks in the bag is the same as the number of orange bricks.
Jiao takes at random a brick from the bag.
The table gives the probability that Jiao takes a red brick and the probability that he takes
a blue brick.

Colour red blue green orange

Probability 0.26 0.3

(a) Work out the probability that Jiao takes an orange brick.

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(3)

Jiao puts the brick back into the bag.

There are 91 red bricks in the bag.
Jiao is going to build a tower using all the red bricks and all the blue bricks but no
other bricks.
The tower will be in the shape of a cuboid.
There will be 4 bricks in each layer of the tower.
(b) Work out how many layers the tower will have.

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(3)
(Total for Question 5 is 6 marks)
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6 Nigel bought 12 boxes of melons.

He paid $15 for each box.
There were 12 melons in each box.

Nigel sold of the melons for $1.60 each.

He sold all the other melons at a reduced price.

He made an overall profit of 15%

Work out how much Nigel sold each reduced price melon for.

$.......................................................
(Total for Question 6 is 5 marks)
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7 On 1 May 2012, the cost of 5 grams of gold was 14 000 rupees.
The cost of gold decreased by 7.5% from 1 May 2012 to 1 May 2013.

Work out the cost of 20 grams of gold on 1 May 2013.

.........................................rupees
(Total for Question 7 is 4 marks)
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8 The diagram shows three identical rectangles.

of rectangle A is shaded.
80% of rectangle C is shaded.
What fraction of rectangle B is shaded?

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(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)
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9 a, b, c and d are 4 integers written in order of size, starting with the smallest integer.

The mean of a, b, c and d is 15

The sum of a, b and c is 39

(a) Find the value of d.

d = ........................................................
(2)

Given also that the range of a, b, c and d is 10,

(b) work out the median of a, b, c and d.

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(2)
(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)
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10 Ian plays 7 games of cricket.

His mean score per game for these 7 games is 42 runs.
Ian is going to play one more game of cricket.
He wants his mean score per game for the 8 games to be exactly 50 runs.
How many runs must he score in his 8th game?

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(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)
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11 Ahmed, Behnaz and Carmen each have some money.

Ahmed has 20% more money than Behnaz.

Carmen has of the amount of money that Behnaz has.

Carmen has 31.50 euros.
Work out how much money Ahmed has.

....................................................... euros
(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)
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12 The diagram shows an isosceles triangle.

Work out the area of the triangle.

....................................................... cm2
(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)
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13

The diagram shows a shape made from triangle ABC and a semicircle with diameter BC.
Triangle ABC is right-angled at B.

AB = 7.6 cm and AC = 9.5 cm.

Calculate the area of the shape.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.......................................................cm2
(Total for Question 13 is 5 marks)
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14 The diagram shows two congruent regular pentagons drawn inside a regular octagon.

One side of each pentagon lies along a side of the octagon.

AB is a side of the octagon.
AC is a side of one of the pentagons.
BC is a side of the other pentagon.
Work out the size of angle y.
Show your working clearly.

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(Total for Question 14 is 5 marks)
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15

ABCDEF is a hexagon.

Work out the value of y.

y = ........................................................
(Total for Question 15 is 4 marks)
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16 ABCDE and AFGHJ are regular pentagons.

AEJ and ABF are straight lines.

EJ = 4AE
The area of ABCDE is 8 cm2
Calculate the area of the shaded region.

....................................................... cm2
(Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)
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TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 65 MARKS

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Mark scheme

Qu. Origin Notes

1 SAMs 1H qu.2
2 SAMs 2H qu.3
3 Specimen papers 1H qu.3 part (b) problem-solving 3/5 marks
4 Specimen papers 2H qu.2
5 Specimen papers 2H qu.3 part (b) problem-solving 3/6 marks
6 SAMs 1H qu.4
7 SAMs 2H qu.5
8 Specimen papers 1H qu.5
9 SAMs 2H qu.7
10 Specimen papers 1H qu.7
11 Specimen papers 2H qu.8
12 Specimen papers 1H qu.9
13 SAMs 1H qu.10
14 Specimen papers 2H qu.10
15 SAMs 2H qu.11
16 Specimen papers 1H qu.12

Total: 60 of 65 marks for problem-solving

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 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
1 28 ÷ (6 − 4) (=14) M1 or use of cancelled ratios
(eg 3 : 6 : 4 = 0.75 : 1.5 : 1)

"14" × 3 (=42) M1 (dep) 28 ÷ 0.5(=56)

or cancelled ratios, (e.g. 56 × 0.75)

or M2 for 28 ÷ oe
42 3 A1
2 M1 for area of cross section
× (10 + 14) × 9 oe (= 108)
‘108’ × 6 (=648) M1 (dep on previous M1) for volume of prism
‘648’ × 0.7 M1 (independent)
453.6 4 A1 accept 454
3 a 140 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7; 245 = 5 × 7 × 7 M1 or lists at least 3 factors of each number (other than 1 and the
number)
(1, 2, 4, 10, 14, 35, 70, 140)
(1, 5, 7, 35, 49, 245)
35 2 A1
b 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400 and M1
80, 160, 240, 320, 400 OR
2 × 5 × 5 and 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5
2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5 or 400 M1 LCM found
16 40 3 A1 or 4 40 pm

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 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
4 × 8.5² (=226.98...) M1 A correct method to find the area of the circle

(area of trapezium =) (20 + 25) ÷ 2 × h oe M1 Use of correct formula for trapezium

(=22.5h)
M1 A correct method to find h
× 8.5² ÷ 22.5
10.1 4 A1
5 (a) 1 – (0.26 + 0.3) (=0.44) M1
“0.44” ÷ 2 M1
0.22 3 A1
(b) 91 ÷ 0.26 (=350) or (0.3 ÷ 0.26) × 91 M1 A correct method to find total number of bricks or number of
(=105)) blue bricks

M1 A correct method to find number of layers

(91 + 0.3 × “350”) ÷ 4 [ (91 + “105”) ÷ 4]
oe 49 3 A1

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 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
Working with all 12 boxes for correct total cost or correct total number of melons
6 M1
12 × 15 (=180) or 12 × 12 (=144) (either may appear as part of another calculation)

M1 for revenue from all full price melons sold

12 × 12 × × 1.6 oe (=172.8)
12 × 15 × 1.15 oe (=207) or M1 for total revenue or total profit
180 × 0.15 oe (=27)

M1 dep on M3

0.95 5 A1 cao
Alternative – working with one box
M1 for price of 1 melon or number of full price melons
15 ÷ 12 (=1.25) or 12 × (=9)

M1 for revenue from all full price melons sold

12 × × 1.6 oe (=14.4)
15 × 1.15(=17.25) M1 for total revenue from one box

M1 dep on M3

0.95 5 A1 cao
7 M1 NB. multiplication by 4 may occur before or after percentage
14000 × 4 (=56000)
decrease
0.075 × ‘56000’ (=4200) or M1
0.075 × 14000 (=1050)
‘56000’ – ‘42000’ or
M1 (dep)
14000 – ‘1050’
51 800 4 A1

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 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
8 M1 may see decimal equivalents

or 100% − 80% (=20%) or

M1 may see decimal or percentage equivalents

or or 1 -
3 A1

9
a M1
4 × 15 (=60) or
or
4 × 15 − 39
21 2 A1
b d − a = 10 or a = 11 or M1 ft from (a)
a = “21” – 10 or (can be implied by 11, b¸ c, 21 OR
b + c = 39 − 11 = 28 a, b, c, d with b + c = 28)
14 2 A1 cao
10 42 × 7 (=294) or 8 × 50 (=400) M1
8 × 50 − 42 × 7 M1
106 3 A1
11 (31.50 ÷ 7) × 8 oe (=36) M1 Correct method to find the amount Behnaz has

‘36’× 1.2 oe M1 Correct method to find the amount Ahmed has

43.2(0) 3 A1

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 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
12 M1 start to find height or angle
e.g. (h2 = ) or cos x =
M1 complete method to find height or angle
e.g. (h = ) (=10.5) or

(x = ) (=46.3…)
M1 (dep on M1) method to find area
e.g. or

105 4 A1 cao
M1
13

(BC = ) 5.7 A1

M1 dep on first M1
× 7.6 × ‘5.7’ or 21.6(6) or 21.7

or eg. ACB = sin−1 (=53.1...) and

× 9.5 × '5.7' × sin'53.1'

M1 dep on first M1
×π× or 12.7(587...) or 12.8
34.4 5 A1 for answer rounding to 34.4
(π→ 34.4187... 3.14→34.4123...)

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 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
14 360 ÷ 8 (=45) M1 Method to find exterior angle of octagon or pentagon
360 ÷ 5 (=72)_ M1 Method to find exterior angle of both octagon and pentagon

72° − 45° (=27°) M1 Method to find CAB or CBA

180 – 2 × 27 M1 Fully correct method to find angle y
126 5 A1 dep on at least M2

Alternative
360 ÷ 8 (=45) 180 – 45 (=135) M1 Method to find interior angle of octagon or pentagon
360 ÷ 5 (=72)_180 – 72 (=108) M1 Method to find interior angle of both octagon and pentagon

135° − 108° (=27°) M1 Method to find CAB or CBA

180 – 2 × 27 M1 Fully correct method to find angle y
126 5 A1 dep on at least M2
15 (6 – 2) × 180 (=720) M1 complete method to find sum of interior angles
‘720’ – (86 + 123 + 140 + 105) M1
dep on 1st method mark
(=266) or ‘720’ – 454 (=266)
‘266’ ÷ 2 M1 dep on 1st method mark
133 4 A1
2
16 (1 + 4) (= 25) M1
“5”2 × 8 – 8 oe M1 complete method
192 3 A1

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