AQA GCSE Maths Paper 3: Calculator Foundation November 2024 question paper 8300/3F
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Practise the past exam questions by topic
AQA 8300 · Paper 3F
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Question 2
Simplify fully y y
y
[1 mark]
Question 3
3 apples cost 96p
Work out the cost, in pounds (£), of 12 of these apples.
[2 marks]
In total, the cost of 40 cartons of apple juice and 20 cartons of orange juice is £21.50
Work out the cost of
4 cartons of apple juice and 2 cartons of orange juice.
[2 marks]
Question 4
Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.
2 1.8 – 1 0
[2 marks]
Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.
[2 marks]
Question 5
The composite bar chart shows some information about how Calum travelled to school.
In January, how many days did he walk to school?
[1 mark]
In which month did he cycle on twice as many days as he walked?
[1 mark]
In May, Calum went to school on 20 days.
He walked on the other days.
Show this information on the bar chart.
[2 marks]
Question 6
Paul leaves home at 7.15 am He travels to work in 20 minutes.
Does Paul arrive at work by 7.30 am?
Give a reason for your answer.
[1 mark]
Question 7
Tyler has £20 A notepad costs £1.30
Work out the greatest number of notepads he can buy.
[2 marks]
Question 8
Here is a number machine.
Work out the output when the input is 10
[1 mark]
Work out the input when the output is 17
[1 mark]
Question 9
A loaf of bread has 14 slices each 12 mm thick and 2 crusts each 15 mm thick.
Work out the total length of the loaf of bread. Give your answer in centimetres.
[3 marks]
Question 10
Question 11
Here is a diagram.
Question 12
Here are some numbers.
12 8 6 11 2 7 7 18 10
Work out the median.
[2 marks]
Question 13
Here is a pattern of squares on a grid.
Draw the two lines of symmetry on the pattern.
[2 marks]
Here is the pattern again.
Shade four more squares so that the pattern has rotational symmetry of order 4
[1 mark]
Question 14
The Venn diagram shows information about people who work in a gym.
T = people who can work as a trainer. R = people who can work in reception.
How many people can work as a trainer and in reception?
[1 mark]
How many people can work in reception but not as a trainer?
[1 mark]
What fraction of all the people can work as a trainer?
[2 marks]
Question 15
To get to college, 120 students either walk, cycle or travel by car.
students who cycle: students who travel by car = 1: 2
How many students travel by car?
[3 marks]
Question 16
The original value of a car is £8600 The value of the car decreases by 15% in the first year then 10% in the second year.
Work out the value of the car after these two years.
[3 marks]
Question 17
Match the algebra to the correct description. One has been done for you.
[3 marks]
Question 18
Sunil has £25 to spend on game downloads. He downloads 5 games, each costing £3.40
What percentage of the £25 does he spend?
[3 marks]
Question 19
The table shows information about the number of houses with solar panels in a town.
Use the graph to estimate the number of houses with solar panels in 2023
[1 mark]
Question 20
A building in the shape of a cylinder has diameter 40 m and height 55 m
On the centimetre grid, draw a plan of the building. Use a scale of 1 cm to 10 m
[2 marks]
On this centimetre grid, draw the front elevation of the building. Use a scale of 1 cm to 10 m
[2 marks]
Question 21
These two rectangles have the same area.
Work out the ratio perimeter A: perimeter B
[4 marks]
Question 22
To the nearest pound, Rosie has £12 She wants to buy 6 drinks. Each drink costs £1.89
Show that Rosie definitely has enough money to buy the 6 drinks.
[3 marks]
Question 23
The total cost of a taxi ride is calculated by adding a fixed charge of £4 and a charge of £2 per mile.
Write a formula to work out the total cost, £ C, of a journey of m miles.
[2 marks]
Question 24
At a school there are 912 students the ratio of students to teachers is 15.2: 1
The number of students stays the same. The number of teachers increases by 2
Work out the new ratio of students to teachers. Give your answer in the form n: 1
[3 marks]
On a school trip, one teacher is needed for every group of 10 or fewer students. 72 students want to go on the trip.
Lexi tries to work out how many teachers are needed.
[1 mark]
Question 25
A triangle is drawn using the lines y = x x = – 2
Work out the coordinates of the three vertices of the triangle.
[4 marks]
Question 26
Ria works out the volume of this hemisphere in terms of π Here is her work.
Write down two mistakes she has made.
[2 marks]
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