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Maths · Edexcel 1MA1 · Paper 3: Calculator · Foundation · June 2017

Edexcel GCSE Maths Paper 3: Calculator Foundation June 2017 question paper 1MA1/3F

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Edexcel 1MA1 · Paper 3F

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Question 2

Cups are sold in packs and in boxes.

There are 12 cups in each pack. There are 18 cups in each box.

Alison buys p packs of cups and b boxes of cups.

Write down an expression, in terms of p and b, for the total number of cups Alison buys.

(2)

Question 6

Here is a list of numbers.

12 15 14 17 22 19 13

Bridgit says,

“To work out the median you find the middle number, so the median of these numbers is 17”

Bridgit’s answer is not correct.

(a)

What is wrong with Bridgit’s method?

(1)

(b)

Work out the range of the numbers in the list.

(2)

(c)

Work out the mean of the numbers in the list.

(2)

Question 8

Joanne wants to buy a dishwasher.

The dishwasher costs £372

Joanne will pay a deposit of £36 She will then pay the rest of the cost in 4 equal monthly payments.

How much is each monthly payment?

(2)

Question 9

Davos is a cleaner.

The table shows information about the time it will take him to clean each of four rooms in a house.

RoomTime
Kitchen2 hours
Sitting room1 hour 40 minutes
Bedroom112 hours
Bathroom45 minutes

Davos wants to clean all four rooms in one day. He will have breaks for a total time of 75 minutes.

Davos is going to start cleaning at 9 am.

Will he finish cleaning by 4 pm? You must show all your working.

(3)

Question 12

The diagram shows a cube of side length 2 cm.

Figure for question 12

Vera says,

“The volume of any solid made with 6 of these cubes is 48 cm³ ”

(a)

Is Vera correct? You must show your working.

(2)

(b)(i)

Draw a cuboid that can be made with 6 of these cubes. Write the dimensions of the cuboid on your diagram.

(1)

(b)(ii)

Work out the surface area of your cuboid.

(2)

Question 13

The size of the largest angle in a triangle is 4 times the size of the smallest angle. The other angle is 27° less than the largest angle.

Work out, in degrees, the size of each angle in the triangle. You must show your working.

(5)

Question 14

Andy went on holiday to Canada. His flights cost a total of £1500

Andy stayed for 14 nights. His hotel room cost $196 per night.

Andy used wifi for 12 days. Wifi cost $5 per day.

The exchange rate was $1.90 to £1

(a)

Work out the total cost of the flights, the hotel room and wifi. Give your answer in pounds.

(5)

(b)

If there were fewer dollars to £1, what effect would this have on the total cost, in pounds, of Andy’s holiday?

(1)

Question 17

The table shows some information about the dress sizes of 25 women.

Dress sizeNumber of women
82
109
128
146
(a)

Find the median dress size.

(1)

(b)

3 of the 25 women have a shoe size of 7

Zoe says that if you choose at random one of the 25 women, the probability that she has either a shoe size of 7 or a dress size of 14 is fraction because

Is Zoe correct? You must give a reason for your answer.

(1)

Question 18

Daniel bakes 420 cakes. He bakes only vanilla cakes, banana cakes, lemon cakes and chocolate cakes. fraction of the cakes are vanilla cakes. 35% of the cakes are banana cakes. The ratio of the number of lemon cakes to the number of chocolate cakes is 4:5

Work out the number of lemon cakes Daniel bakes.

(5)

Question 20

The density of apple juice is 1.05 grams per cm3.

The density of fruit syrup is 1.4 grams per cm3.

The density of carbonated water is 0.99 grams per cm3.

25 cm3 of apple juice are mixed with 15 cm3 of fruit syrup and 280 cm3 of carbonated water to make a drink with a volume of 320 cm3.

Work out the density of the drink. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

(4)

Question 23

Harley’s house has a value of £160 000 correct to 2 significant figures.

(a)(i)

Write down the least possible value of the house.

(1)

(a)(ii)

Write down the greatest possible value of the house.

(1)

(b)

The value of Rita’s house increased by 5%. Her house then had a value of £210 000

Work out the value of Rita’s house before the increase.

(2)

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