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Maths · AQA 8300 · Paper 1: Non-calculator · Higher · June 2018

AQA GCSE Maths Paper 1: Non-calculator Higher June 2018 question paper 8300/1H

1h 30m 80 marks

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AQA 8300 · Paper 1H

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Question 6

The height of Zak is 1.86 metres. The height of Fred is 1.6 metres. Write the height of Zak as a fraction of the height of Fred. Give your answer in its simplest form.

[3 marks]

Question 11

A large rectangle is made by joining three identical small rectangles as shown.

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The perimeter of one small rectangle is 15 cm Work out the perimeter of the large rectangle.

[4 marks]

Question 14

Patterns are made using straight lines and arcs.

(a)
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More rows are added to Pattern B so that number of straight lines: number of arcs = 10: 9 How many rows are added?

[2 marks]

(b)

A different pattern is made using 20 straight lines and 16 arcs. The straight lines and arcs are made from metal. 20 straight lines cost £12 cost of one straight line: cost of one arc = 2: 3 Work out the total cost of the metal in the pattern.

[3 marks]

Question 17

Here is a triangle.

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Circle the correct equation.

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Question 17, shown as an image

[1 mark]

Answer
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Question 18

Here is a tunnel for a toy train.

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The diagram below shows the cross section of the tunnel.

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AD is a semicircular arc of radius 10 cm BC is a semicircular arc of radius 7 cm The length of the tunnel is 30 cm Work out the total area of all six faces of the tunnel. Give your answer in terms of π.

[5 marks]

Question 19

Type A batteries and type B batteries were tested. The cumulative frequency diagram shows information about the battery life of type A.

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(a)

Estimate the interquartile range for type A.

[2 marks]

(b)

Estimate the number of type A batteries that had a battery life of more than 1600 hours.

[1 mark]

(c)

The box plot shows information about the battery life of type B.

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On average, which type had the greater battery life? Tick a box.

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Using data from both diagrams, state how you chose your answer.

[2 marks]

Question 23

A shopkeeper compares the income from sales of a laptop in March and April.

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By what fraction does the income from these sales decrease in April?

[3 marks]

Question 26

b is two thirds of c. 5 a = 4 c Work out the ratio a: b: c Give your answer in its simplest form where a, b and c are integers.

[3 marks]

Question 27

(a)

Jo wants to work out the solutions of x2 + 3x – 5 = 0 She says, ‘‘The solutions cannot be worked out because x2 + 3x – 5 does not factorise to (x + a)(x + b) where a and b are integers.’’ Is Jo correct? Tick a box.

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Give a reason for your answer.

[1 mark]

(b)

Without expanding any brackets, show how to work out the exact solutions of 9(x + 3)2 = 4 Give the solutions.

[3 marks]

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