Unit 1: Non-calculator June 2025 Foundation tier, Question 20, also on the Intermediate paper 3 marks
Geraint cycles 18 miles in 1 hour 30 minutes.
Calculate Geraint’s average speed.
Give your answer in miles per hour.
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Unit 1: Non-calculator June 2025 Intermediate tier, Question 10, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks
Geraint cycles 18 miles in 1 hour 30 minutes.
Calculate Geraint’s average speed.
Give your answer in miles per hour.
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Unit 1: Non-calculator June 2024 Intermediate tier, Question 17, also on the Higher paper 3 marks
A car travels a distance of x miles in 2 hours.
In the next hour, it travels a further distance of 36 miles.
Its average speed for the whole journey is 42 mph.
Calculate the value of x.
You must show all your working.
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Unit 1: Non-calculator June 2024 Higher tier, Question 8, also on the Intermediate paper 3 marks
Also involves Linear equations
A car travels a distance of x miles in 2 hours.
In the next hour, it travels a further distance of 36 miles.
Its average speed for the whole journey is 42 mph.
Calculate the value of x.
You must show all your working.
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Unit 2: Calculator-allowed November 2023 Intermediate tier, Question 14, also on the Higher paper 6 marks
(a)
[3]
Find the volume of the solid prism shown above.
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(b)
[3]
The solid prism is made of gold. Gold has a density of 19∙3 g/cm3. Calculate the mass of the prism.
Give your answer in kilograms.
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Unit 2: Calculator-allowed November 2023 Higher tier, Question 2, also on the Intermediate paper 6 marks
(a)
[3]
Find the volume of the solid prism shown above.
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(b)
[3]
The solid prism is made of gold. Gold has a density of 19∙3 g/cm3. Calculate the mass of the prism.
Give your answer in kilograms.
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Unit 2: Calculator-allowed June 2023 Intermediate tier, Question 6 3 marks
A journey of 45 miles is travelled in 1 hour 15 minutes. Calculate the average speed of this journey.
Give your answer in mph.
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Unit 2: Calculator-allowed November 2022 Intermediate tier, Question 11, also on the Higher paper 4 marks
A solid metal cylinder has a radius of 2∙3 cm and a height of 5 cm.
The mass of the cylinder is 423·1 g.
Find the density of the metal.
Give your answer in g/cm3.
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Unit 2: Calculator-allowed November 2022 Higher tier, Question 1, also on the Intermediate paper 4 marks
A solid metal cylinder has a radius of 2∙3 cm and a height of 5 cm.
The mass of the cylinder is 423·1 g.
Find the density of the metal.
Give your answer in g/cm3.
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Unit 2: Calculator-allowed June 2022 Foundation tier, Question 17, also on the Intermediate paper 3 marks
A car travels 129·5 miles in 3 hours 30 minutes. Calculate the average speed of the car.
Give your answer in miles per hour.
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Unit 2: Calculator-allowed June 2022 Intermediate tier, Question 9, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks
A car travels 129·5 miles in 3 hours 30 minutes. Calculate the average speed of the car.
Give your answer in miles per hour.
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Unit 1: Non-calculator June 2022 Higher tier, Question 13 6 marks
Marian is competing in a race.
The race is (6x + 5) miles long. She completes the race in x hours. Her average speed during the race is (2x + 3) miles per hour.
Calculate how long Marian takes to complete the race.
You must use an algebraic method (not trial and improvement).
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Unit 1: Non-calculator November 2021 Foundation tier, Question 18 3 marks
A car travels 100 miles in 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Calculate its average speed in miles per hour.
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Unit 1: Non-calculator November 2021 Intermediate tier, Question 9 5 marks
(a)
[2]
Express 54 miles as a percentage of 300 miles.
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(b)
[3]
A car travels 100 miles in 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Calculate its average speed in miles per hour.
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Unit 2: Calculator-allowed November 2019 Higher tier, Question 7 6 marks
A solid object is made by drilling a cylindrical hole of radius 4 cm through a cuboid measuring
20 cm by 15 cm by 10 cm as shown below.
(a)
[3]
Calculate the volume of the object.
Give your answer in cm3.
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(b)
[3]
The object is made from a material which has a density of 2·4 g/cm3. Calculate the mass of the object.
Give your answer in kg, correct to the nearest kg.
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