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Edexcel IGCSE Maths A Paper 2F Foundation January 2022 question paper 4MA1/2FR

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Edexcel 4MA1 · Paper 2F (R)

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Question 1

The table gives the total area of forest in each of six countries.

CountryArea of forest (km2)
South Africa92 410
Denmark5871
El Salvador2870
Bahamas5150
Jamaica3371
Syria4910
(a)

Which of these six countries has the least total area of forest?

(1)

(b)

Write down the value of the 4 in 92 410

Two of the six countries each have a total area of forest of 5000 km2 when rounded to the nearest thousand.

(1)

(c)

Write down the name of the two countries.

(1)

(d)

Write the number 3371 in words.

(1)

Question 2

The diagram shows three points, A, B and C, on a grid.

Figure for question 2
(a)

Write down the coordinates of

(a)(i)

point A

(1)

(a)(ii)

point B

D is the point such that ABCD is a rhombus.

(1)

(b)

On the grid, mark with a cross (maths symbol) the point D Label this point D

(1)

(c)

Find the coordinates of the midpoint of AB

(2)

Question 5

(a)
5 Question 5, shown as an image

(1)

(b)
Question 5, shown as an image

Here are four fractions.

When written as a decimal, one of these fractions will give a terminating decimal.

(1)

(c)

Write down the fraction.

(1)

(d)

Write fraction as a mixed number in its simplest form.

Here is a list of four words that can be used to describe numbers.

Figure for question 5

(1)

(e)

Use the word from the list to complete the sentence below correctly.

Question 5, shown as an image

(1)

Question 7

(a)

Write the ratio 42: 96 in its simplest form.

There are only apples and pears in a fruit basket so that

the number of apples: the number of pears = 4: 11

(2)

(b)

What fraction of the fruit in the basket is pears?

(1)

Question 8

Danielle is going to print some business cards.

She uses this rule to work out the total cost, in euros, of printing the business cards.

Total cost = price per card maths symbol number of cards + fixed fee

price per card = 0.14 euros fixed fee = 25 euros

Danielle is going to print 350 business cards.

Work out the total cost of printing the business cards.

(3)

Question 10

Thabisa is organising a trip to the theatre.

The cost of a ticket for each adult is £11.75 The total cost of the tickets for 12 adults and 5 children is £181

Work out the cost of a ticket for each child.

(3)

Question 11

At school each week, Gabriella has to play a sport on Monday and a sport on Thursday.

The table shows the sports from which she can choose on Monday and the sports from which she can choose on Thursday.

MondayThursday
Tennis (T)Volleyball (V)
Netball (N)Badminton (B)
Hockey (H)Tennis (T)

Write down all the possible combinations of these sports that Gabriella can play in one week.

(2)

Question 12

Maria is going to make some flapjacks.

Here are four of the ingredients that she will use.

175 g butter 175 g syrup 175 g sugar 330 g oats

What percentage of these four ingredients is oats? Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

(3)

Question 13

The diagram shows a solid wooden cuboid.

Figure for question 13

The cuboid measures 65 cm by 35 cm by 45 cm.

A machine cuts the cuboid to make cubes. Each cube has edges of length 5 cm.

Work out the maximum number of cubes that can be made from the cuboid.

(3)

Question 14

Anjali, Ravina and Sandeep were the three candidates in an election.

Heidi draws a pie chart for the number of votes received by each of the three candidates.

The angle in the pie chart for the number of votes received by Anjali is 90° The angle in the pie chart for the number of votes received by Ravina is 160°

Ravina received 400 votes.

Work out the number of votes Sandeep received.

(3)

Question 17

The accurate scale drawing shows the position of a college C and a train station S

Figure for question 17
(a)

Find the bearing of S from C

For Charles, 1 step = 0.44 m

(1)

(b)

Work out the number of steps Charles walks as he goes in a straight line from the college to the train station. Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number of steps.

(4)

Question 18

A tin contains tea bags with a choice of four different flavours of tea. The four flavours of tea are Assam or Darjeeling or Nilgiri or Rize.

Sara takes at random a tea bag from the tin.

The table shows each of the probabilities that the flavour of the tea Sara takes is Assam or Darjeeling or Rize.

Flavour of teaAssamDarjeelingNilgiriRize
Probability0.380.240.16
(a)

Work out the probability that the flavour of the tea Sara takes is Nilgiri.

(2)

(b)

Work out the probability that the flavour of the tea Sara takes is either Darjeeling or Rize.

(2)

Question 19

Mary saves for a holiday each year.

In 2020 she saved a total of $720 In 2021, each month she saved $78

The total amount Mary saved in 2021 was P% more than the total she saved in 2020

(a)

Work out the value of P

Roberto is going to go on holiday.

He has two coupons that will save him money on his holiday.

Figure for question 19

For Roberto’s holiday the cost of the accommodation is $1600 the cost of the flights is $800

Roberto can only use one of the coupons. He wants to save as much money as he can.

(4)

(b)

Which of the two coupons, A or B, should he use? Show your working clearly.

(3)

Question 22

Shane invests 7200 dollars for 3 years in a savings account. He gets 2.5% per year compound interest.

How much money will Shane have in his savings account at the end of 3 years? Give your answer to the nearest dollar.

(3)

Question 25

A scientist is investigating the weight of 50 tigers.

Here is some information about these tigers.

Type of tiger SiberianBengal
Number of tigers2228
Mean weight of tigers (kg)260

The mean weight of all 50 tigers is 218 kg

Work out the mean weight of the Bengal tigers.

(3)

Question 26

In the diagram, ABC is a right-angled triangle and DEF is a semicircular arc.

Figure for question 26
Question 26, shown as an image

In triangle ABC

BC = 24 cm angle ABC = 90° angle BCA = 30°

The points D and F lie on AC so that DF is the diameter of the semicircular arc DEF The radius of the semicircular arc is 3 cm.

Work out the length of AFEDC Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.

(5)

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