AQA GCSE Maths Paper 3: Calculator Foundation June 2022 question paper 8300/3F
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AQA 8300 · Paper 3F
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Question 2
Circle the number that is a factor of 10
7 6 5 4
[1 mark]
Question 3
Circle the value of the digit 9 in 0.094
[1 mark]
Question 4
Simplify 4 × 2 c Circle your answer.
42 c 16 c 8 c 6 c
[1 mark]
Question 5
Write a suitable unit for measuring each amount. One has been done for you.
[2 marks]
Times for the three parts of a journey are
• 20 minutes
• 40 minutes
• 1 hour 30 minutes.
Work out the total time for the journey. Give your answer in hours.
[2 marks]
Question 6
Pens cost 20p each. Rulers cost 60p each. Saj buys some pens and some rulers. He buys 8 rulers. The total cost is £10 How many pens does he buy?
[3 marks]
Question 7
The bar chart shows the number of medals won by a country at events in 2008 and 2012
Complete this statement about the medals won by the country in 2008
[1 mark]
Show that the country won more medals in 2008 than in 2012
[2 marks]
At the 2016 event the country won an equal number of each type of medal. Here is a statement about the medals won by the country in 2016 The total number of medals cannot be 25 Give a reason why the statement is correct.
[1 mark]
Question 8
In this question use 1 litre = 1000 millilitres A mixture is made using white paint and red paint. amount of white paint = amount of red paint ÷ 7
5.6 litres of red paint will make more than 6 litres of the mixture. How much more? Give your answer in millilitres.
[4 marks]
Question 9
Some students were asked about their daily exercise.
12 more students answered Yes than answered No. Complete the frequency tree.
[3 marks]
One of the 35 students who answered Yes is chosen at random. What is the probability that they exercise for at least 1 hour?
[1 mark]
Question 10
Shapes X and Y are shown on a centimetre grid.
Circle the name of shape X.
pentagon hexagon octagon decagon
[1 mark]
Give a reason why shape Y is not a regular polygon.
[1 mark]
Question 11
Here is a number machine.
Work out the output.
[1 mark]
Here is a different number machine.
Work out a formula for d in terms of c.
[2 marks]
Question 12
Simplify fully 9 x + y – 6 x + y
[2 marks]
Here are two expressions.
When a = 25 the expressions have the same value. Work out the value of b.
[3 marks]
Circle your answer.
6 w + 8 3 w + 10 6 w + 5 3 w + 5
[1 mark]
Question 13
In a bag, number of green discs: number of blue discs = 20: 11 Tick one box for each statement about the discs in the bag.
[2 marks]
Question 14
20 students are asked how many video games they played last month. The chart shows information about the results.
How many students played more than 2 games?
[1 mark]
Work out the mean number of games played. Give your answer as a decimal.
[3 marks]
Question 15
Work out the multiple of 60 that is closest to 400
[2 marks]
Work out the highest common factor (HCF) of 12 and 18
[2 marks]
Question 16
An empty container is a cylinder of radius 3.5 cm and height 40 cm A tennis ball is a sphere of radius 3.5 cm Will six of the tennis balls fit in the container? Tick a box.
Show working to support your answer.
[2 marks]
Question 17
Question 18
Circle the pair of alternate angles.
a and b b and c c and d a and d
[1 mark]
Question 19
Juice and water are mixed together in the ratio 2: 7
Draw a straight line graph that shows the amounts of juice and water to mix together. Your graph must show up to 10 litres of juice.
[2 marks]
How much water needs to be mixed with 5 litres of juice?
[1 mark]
Question 20
Adam and Bianca each throw the same biased coin. Here is some information about their throws.
| Number of throws | Number of Heads | |
| Adam | 40 | 14 |
| Bianca | 60 | 20 |
Bianca says, ‘‘My results give a better estimate of the probability of Heads than Adam’s results.’’ Is she correct? Tick a box.
Give a reason for your answer.
[1 mark]
Question 21
Use trigonometry to work out the size of angle x.
x = °
[3 marks]
Question 22
Laura works in a shop. The table shows the number of hours she works on two weekends.
| Saturday | Sunday | |
| Weekend 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Weekend 2 | 5 21 | 3 21 |
Work out the percentage increase in her total hours from Weekend 1 to Weekend 2
[3 marks]
Question 23
Here is a sketch of the curve y = x2 – 4x – 5
Write down the two roots of x2 – 4x – 5 = 0
[1 mark]
Work out the coordinates of T, the turning point of the curve.
[2 marks]
Question 24
A is an arithmetic progression. Here are the first four terms. 13 16 19 22
G is a geometric progression. Here are the first four terms. 2 4 8 16
Work out the value of n.
n =
[4 marks]
Question 25
The L-shape is made from rectangles.
Work out the perimeter.
[3 marks]
Question 26
Question 27
Information about two fridge-freezers, A and B, is shown.
Grace buys one of these fridge-freezers. She buys the one with the greater freezer capacity. Which one does she buy? You must show your working.
[4 marks]
Question 28
Tom and Adil are the two runners in a 200-metre race. Tom completes the race in 24 seconds. Adil completes the race at an average speed of 28.8 kilometres per hour. Who wins the race? You must show your working.
[3 marks]
Question 29
The mass of a baby is 3.6 kilograms to 1 decimal place. What is the error interval for the mass in kilograms? Tick one box.
[1 mark]
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