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Maths · OCR J560 · Paper 2: Non-calculator · Foundation · June 2017

OCR GCSE Maths Paper 2: Non-calculator Foundation June 2017 question paper J560/02

1h 30m 100 marks

Calculators may not be used

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OCR J560 · Paper 2

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Question 1

George recorded all the different types of tree in a wood.

(a)

His results are shown in this table.

Complete the table.

Type of treeTallyFrequency
AlderI I I I I I I8
BeechI I I I I I I I I I I I15
OakI I I I I I I I I I I I I I I18
RowanI I I I I
Other13

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(b)

Complete the bar chart to show George’s results.

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(c)

George found 60 trees altogether in the wood.

What percentage of the trees were oak trees?

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Question 3

(a)

Nathan works out 23 × 12.4 without a calculator.

This is Nathan’s working.

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Nathan’s working is incorrect.

Explain the error that Nathan has made and work out the correct answer.

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(b)

Four friends buy cinema tickets using this offer.

Cinema tickets

Buy 3 tickets and get a ticket free

They each pay £6.45.

How much does a ticket cost?

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Question 4

A and B are two farms on this map.

Figure for question 4

Use the map to complete these sentences.

(a)(i)

The distance from A to B is........ km.

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(a)(ii)

The bearing of B from A is........ °.

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(b)

C is another farm. C is 2.5 km from B on a bearing of 230°.

Mark and label the position of C on the map with a cross.

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Question 7

There are 20 coins in a pot. The coins are 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p.

A coin is taken at random from the pot.

• The probability that it is a 1p coin is fraction

• The probability that it is a 2p coin is fraction

The total value of the coins in the pot is 57 pence.

Work out how many of each type of coin there are in the pot.

1p........, 2p........, 5p........, 10p........

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Question 9

Lillian works 7 hours each day for 5 days a week. She earns £420 each week.

(a)

How much does she earn per hour?

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(b)

Lillian decides that she is going to work 7 hours each day for only 4 days a week. Her earnings are to be reduced by 20%. Lillian thinks that this reduction is reasonable.

(b)(i)

Explain why a reduction of 20% is reasonable.

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(b)(ii)

How much will Lillian earn working 4 days a week?

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Question 10

A square is divided into three rectangles, A, B and C.

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Rectangle A has length n cm and a width of 2 cm. Rectangle C has length 4 cm.

(a)(i)

Write down an algebraic expression for the width of rectangle C.

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(a)(ii)

Write down an algebraic expression for the area of rectangle A.

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(b)

The three rectangles all have the same area.

Work out the value of n.

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Question 11

(a)

These are the first five terms in a Fibonacci sequence.

1 3 4 7 11

Write down the next two terms in the sequence.

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(b)

In a different Fibonacci sequence the fourth term is 31 and the fifth term is 50.

Work out the first term in this sequence.

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(c)

The second and third terms in the following Fibonacci sequence are x and y.

Write down algebraic expressions for the first, fourth and fifth terms.

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Question 12

A farmer has a field that is in the shape of a trapezium. He measures the field so that he can work out the area. He puts his measurements on this diagram of the field.

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(a)

The farmer has rounded his measurements to two significant figures.

Give a reason why he may have done this.

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(b)

The field produces 6400 kilograms of wheat per hectare. One hectare is 10 000 m2.

Work out how many kilograms of wheat the field produces.

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Question 16

Last year, Katie earned £16 200. Her total loan repayments were £6400.

Katie estimates that the ratio of her loan repayments to her earnings is approximately 3: 8.

Is she correct? Show your reasoning.

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Question 20

George is the manager of a shoe shop. He samples 50 of his customers and asks them about the one style of shoe they would buy next. The table shows his results.

Style of shoeNumber of customers
Laced shoes18
Boots15
Sandals8
Trainers5
Other4

George buys 1000 pairs of shoes with the number of each style based on his survey results.

How many pairs of sandals should he buy? Write down any assumption you make about his sample.

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