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Maths · AQA 8300 · Paper 3: Calculator · Higher · June 2023

AQA GCSE Maths Paper 3: Calculator Higher June 2023 question paper 8300/3H

1h 30m 80 marks

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AQA 8300 · Paper 3H

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Question 5

The number of hedgehogs in England is expected to reduce by 4% each year. Assume there are now 1 000 000 hedgehogs in England. Work out the expected number of hedgehogs in England after five years. You must show your working.

[3 marks]

Question 8

Jing has £2450 She saves some and gives the rest to her four brothers. money saved: money given to brothers = 2: 5 She gives each of her four brothers the same amount. Does each brother receive more than £430 ? You must show your working.

[4 marks]

Question 12

Here is a biased spinner.

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(a)

Ali, Ben and Cary want to know the probability of spinning red on the biased spinner. They each spin it and count how many times it lands on red and divide by the total number of spins.

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Question 12, shown as an image
Question 12, shown as an image

Who had the best estimate for the probability of spinning red? Give a reason for your answer.

[1 mark]

(b)

Dev spins the spinner 80 times. He says, “My relative frequency of red is 0.185” Give a reason why his relative frequency must be wrong.

[1 mark]

(c)

Elena spins the spinner 125 times. The relative frequency of red is 0.32 Work out how many times the spinner landed on green.

[2 marks]

Question 13

Charlie is driving 293 miles home. He

• leaves at 9.00 am

• travels the first 176 miles at an average speed of 48 mph

• drives the rest of the way at an average speed of 65 mph

Will he be home by 2.30 pm? You must show your working.

[4 marks]

Question 14

Kiran paid Income Tax and National Insurance on her annual salary.

Income Tax 0% of the first £12 570 of her annual salary 20% of the rest of her annual salary

National Insurance 0% of the first £9880 of her annual salary 13.25% of the rest of her annual salary

Kiran paid £5186 Income Tax. How much National Insurance did she pay?

[4 marks]

Question 15

180 runners started a marathon. Some of the runners did not complete it.

(a)

The histogram represents the times of the runners who did complete the marathon.

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How many runners did not complete the marathon?

[3 marks]

(b)

The table shows information about the runners who did not complete the marathon.

Distance run (miles)
Least distance5
Greatest distance23
Lower quartile11
Median18
Interquartile range9

Draw a box plot to represent the information.

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[3 marks]

Question 21

A solid shape is made from centimetre cubes. The front elevation and side elevation of the shape are shown.

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the maximum possible number of cubes in the shape and the minimum possible number of cubes in the shape.

[3 marks]

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