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Maths · AQA 8300 · Paper 1: Non-calculator · Higher · November 2020

AQA GCSE Maths Paper 1: Non-calculator Higher November 2020 question paper 8300/1H

1h 30m 80 marks

Calculators may not be used

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AQA 8300 · Paper 1H

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Question 7

Here is some information about 80 people who play in bands. 12 are singers but not guitar players. 30% are neither a singer nor a guitar player. fraction of the guitar players are also singers. Complete this Venn diagram to represent the information.

ξ = 80 people who play in bands S = singers G = guitar players

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[4 marks]

Question 10

The cost of a holiday is £2400 Rana pays a deposit followed by monthly payments, in the ratio

deposit: total of the monthly payments = 3: 5

She makes 6 equal monthly payments. Work out her monthly payment.

[4 marks]

Question 12

Two wire shapes make an earring. The shapes are a circle with radius 21 mm and a quarter circle.

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radius of circle: radius of quarter circle = 7: 2

(a)

Show that the radius of the quarter circle is 6 mm

[1 mark]

(b)

Work out the total length of the wire in the earring. Give your answer in the form a π + b where a and b are integers.

[4 marks]

Question 13

(a)

s and t are positive integers. (x + s)(x – t) is expanded and simplified. The answer is x 2 + kx – 40 where k is a positive integer. Work out the smallest possible value of k.

[2 marks]

(b)

Faisal tries to solve (x + 2)(x – 7) = 0 Here is his working. (x + 2) = 0 or (x – 7) = 0 x = 2 or x = 7 Give a reason why his answer is wrong.

[1 mark]

Question 25

A histogram is drawn to represent the heights of a sample of women. Three of the four bars are shown. The bar for 170 cm ≤ height maths symbol 180 cm is missing.

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There are 74 women in the sample. Complete the histogram.

[4 marks]

Question 29

The graph of y = x 3 + 6 is translated 4 units to the right. The translated graph has equation y = f(x) Work out f(x). Give your answer in the form x 3 + ax 2 + bx + c where a, b and c are integers.

[4 marks]

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