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Edexcel IGCSE Maths A Paper 1H Higher June 2018 question paper 4MA1/1HR

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Edexcel 4MA1 · Paper 1H (R)

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Question 2

The table gives information about the times, in hours, some students spent doing sport one week.

Time (T hours)Frequency
0 T 25
2 T 49
4 T 624
6 T 840
8 T 107

Calculate an estimate for the mean time these students spent doing sport. Give your answer in hours, correct to 1 decimal place.

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Question 4

Anna and Lionel share $675 in the ratio 4: 5 Lionel gives fraction of his share of the money to his mother.

How much money does Lionel give to his mother?

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Question 9

Here is an empty pool in the shape of a cuboid.

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The width of the pool is 3 m. The length of the pool is 12 m. The top of the pool is 2.5 m above the base of the pool.

Jeb is going to put water in the pool. The level of the surface of the water will be 60 cm below the top of the pool.

Water flows into the pool at 400 litres per minute. 1 m3 = 1000 litres

How long will it take to fill the pool to 60 cm below the top of the pool? Give your answer in hours and minutes.

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Question 12

A company makes cars.

In 2016, the company made 350 cars.

In the first 6 months of 2017, the company made 25 cars each month. In the last 6 months of 2017, the company made 45 cars each month.

(a)

Work out the percentage increase in the number of cars the company made from 2016 to 2017

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(b)

The company’s income in 2017 was $500 000 more than the company’s income in 2016

The company’s income in 2017 was 8% more than the company’s income in 2016

Work out the company’s income in 2016

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Question 13

Each month Edna spends all her income on rent, on travel and on other living expenses.

She spends fraction of her income on rent. She spends fraction of her income on travel. She spends $420 of her income on other living expenses.

Work out her income each month.

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Question 15

There are two bags of counters, bag X and bag Y.

There are 20 counters in bag X. 11 of the counters are blue and the rest are red.

There are 16 counters in bag Y. 9 of the counters are blue and the rest are red.

Arkady takes at random a counter from bag X and takes at random a counter from bag Y.

(a)

Complete the probability tree diagram.

bag X bag Y

Figure for question 15

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(b)

Work out the probability that the two counters are both red.

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(c)

Work out the probability that the two counters are both red or are both blue.

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Question 17

The table gives information about the areas, in hectares, of some farms in Spain.

Area (A hectares)Frequency
0 A 2040
20 A 5090
50 A 100140
100 A 300140
300 A 35040

On the grid, draw a histogram for this information.

Figure for question 17

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Question 19

The curve shown in the diagram has equation

y = x3maths symbolx + k where k is a positive constant with k maths symbol 54

The curve has a maximum point at A (a, b) The curve has a minimum point at B (c, d)

Figure for question 19

Using differentiation, find the value of bmaths symbold Show your working clearly.

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Question 22

Figure for question 22

The diagram shows a cross section drawn through the centre, O, of the sphere.

Figure for question 22

The internal radius of the sphere is 1.2 m. The thickness of the metal is t cm.

The density of the metal is 2700 kg per m3

The mass of the 3-D shape is 1980 kg.

Work out the value of t. Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.

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