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Maths A · Edexcel 4MA1 · Paper 2F · Foundation · June 2023

Edexcel IGCSE Maths A Paper 2F Foundation June 2023 question paper 4MA1/2F

2h 100 marks

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Edexcel 4MA1 · Paper 2F

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Question 1

(a)

Write in figures the number seven thousand and fifty four.

(1)

(b)

Write the number 78 263 correct to the nearest 100

(1)

(c)

Write down the value of the 7 in the number 673 000

(1)

(d)

Write a number in the box to make the calculation correct.

Figure for question 1

(1)

(e)

Write a number in the box to make the calculation correct.

Figure for question 1

(1)

Question 3

Peter owns boarding kennels for dogs.

The pictogram shows information about the number of dogs that were at the kennels each day from Monday to Thursday last week.

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(a)

How many dogs were at the kennels on Monday?

18 dogs were at the kennels on Friday.

(1)

(b)

Show this information on the pictogram.

(1)

(c)

Peter gave each dog 2 biscuits each day.

Work out the total number of biscuits that Peter gave the dogs during the five days from Monday to Friday last week.

(2)

Question 4

Here is a sequence of patterns made from sticks.

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Pattern number 1 Pattern number 2 Pattern number 3

(a)

In the space below, draw Pattern number 4

(1)

(b)

Complete the table.

Pattern number12345
Number of sticks5913

(1)

(c)

Work out the number of sticks in Pattern number 10

Connor says that in Pattern number 25 there are 102 sticks.

(1)

(d)

Explain why Connor is wrong.

(1)

Question 6

(a)

Write down the mathematical name of this polygon.

Figure for question 6

(1)

(b)

Measure the length of the line AB Give your answer in centimetres.

Here are six triangles drawn on a grid of squares.

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Two of these triangles are congruent.

(1)

(c)

Write down the letters of these two triangles.

(1)

Question 8

A hall has 26 rows of seats. There are 14 seats in each row. Annie sells tickets for fraction of the seats in the hall for a concert. She sells each ticket for 15 euros.

Work out the total amount Annie gets from selling tickets.

(3)

Question 10

Adriana makes some cupcakes.

She sells each cupcake for £2.20

Mike buys 6 of these cupcakes. He pays with a £20 note.

(a)

Work out how much change Mike should receive.

Greta sells balloons.

She sells each balloon for £0.85

Stefan has £50 to spend on balloons.

(2)

(b)

Work out the greatest number of balloons he can buy.

(2)

Question 11

Trisha asked 90 people to name their favourite type of cheese to put on a pizza. She is going to draw a pie chart for her results.

55 of the 90 people said that mozzarella was their favourite.

(a)

Work out the size of the angle on the pie chart for the sector representing mozzarella.

Haashir asked a different group of people to name their favourite ice cream flavour. He used his results to draw this pie chart.

Figure for question 11

39 of the people Haashir asked said that vanilla was their favourite.

(2)

(b)

Work out how many of the people Haashir asked said that chocolate was their favourite.

(2)

Question 13

(a)

Expand x (3 – x)

(1)

(b)

Factorise fully 12a – 18b

There are 8 slices of cheese in each small pack of cheese. There are 20 slices of cheese in each large pack of cheese.

Afreen buys h small packs of cheese and j large packs of cheese. She buys a total of T slices of cheese.

(2)

(c)

Write down a formula for T in terms of h and j

(3)

Question 15

15Finn is asked to find the value of 5 + 32 + 12

Here is his working and his answer.

5 + 32 + 12 = 82 + 12 = 64 + 12 = 76

Finn’s answer is wrong.

(a)

Explain what Finn has done wrong in his working.

(1)

(b)

Write one pair of brackets in this calculation so that the answer is correct.

Question 15, shown as an image

(1)

(c)

Work out the value of x2 + 5y when x = –3 and y = 2

(2)

Question 16

The scale drawing shows the positions of two airports P and Q

Figure for question 16 Figure for question 16
(a)

Find, by measuring, the bearing of P from Q

A small plane flies directly from P to Q The plane takes 2 hours to fly from P to Q

(1)

(b)

Work out the average speed of the plane. Give your answer in km / h

(3)

Question 18

A biased spinner can land on green or on yellow or on brown or on pink.

The table gives the probabilities that, when the spinner is spun, it will land on green or on yellow or on brown.

Colourgreenyellowbrownpink
Probability0.320.130.28

Timucin spins the spinner 200 times.

Work out an estimate for the number of times the spinner lands on pink.

(3)

Question 21

Nancy has some coins with a total value of 85 pence. She has only 2 pence coins and 5 pence coins. The ratio number of 2 pence coins: number of 5 pence coins = 1: 3

Nancy has more 5 pence coins than 2 pence coins.

How many more?

(4)

Question 23

Figure for question 23

A and C are points on a circle, centre O DA is the tangent to the circle at A and DC is the tangent to the circle at C

Angle ADC = 48°

Work out the size of reflex angle AOC

(3)

Question 24

Charlotte buys a painting for $680 The value of the painting increases by 4% each year.

Work out the value of the painting at the end of 3 years. Give your answer correct to the nearest $

(3)

Question 26

Team A and Team B take part in a quiz league.

After 11 rounds, Team A has a mean score per round of 17 After 9 rounds, Team B has a mean score per round of 18

Both teams take part in a further round. After this round, both teams have a mean score per round of 18.5

In the further round, Team A scored more points than Team B.

How many more?

(4)

Question 28

The diagram shows right-angled triangle ABD

Figure for question 28
Question 28, shown as an image

AB = 14 cm AD = 8 cm

C is the point on BD such that angle BAC = 38°

Work out the length of CD Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

(4)

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