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Edexcel IGCSE Maths A Paper 1F Foundation November 2020 question paper 4MA1/1FR

2h 100 marks

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Edexcel 4MA1 · Paper 1F (R)

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Question 1

Here is a shape made of squares.

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(a)
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(b)

Change fraction into a mixed number.

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(c)

What fraction of the class do not walk to school?

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(d)

Write down a fraction that is equivalent to fraction

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(e)

Write 0.03 as a fraction.

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Question 2

The pictogram gives information about the number of eggs laid by Ellie’s chickens in April, in May and in June.

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(a)

How many eggs were laid by Ellie’s chickens in April?

Ellie’s chickens laid more eggs in June than in May.

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(b)

How many more?

Ellie’s chickens laid 52 eggs in July.

(2)

(c)

Show this information on the pictogram.

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Question 3

The diagram shows five shaded shapes on a grid of squares.

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Two of the shapes are congruent.

(a)

Write down the letters of these shapes.

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(b)

On the square grid below, draw a shape that is similar to but is not congruent to shape B.

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(c)

All of the shapes on the grid have 6 sides.

Write down the mathematical name for a shape that has 6 sides.

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Question 4

There are 12 beads in a bag.

6 of the beads are green 4 of the beads are blue 2 of the beads are pink

Peter takes at random a bead from the bag.

(a)

Circle the word in the list below that best describes the likelihood that the bead is green.

impossible unlikely evens likely certain

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(b)

On the probability scale, mark with a cross (X) the probability that the bead is orange.

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(c)

On the probability scale, mark with a cross (X) the probability that the bead is blue.

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(d)

On the probability scale, mark with a cross (X) the probability that the bead is green or pink.

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Question 7

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The diagram shows four parcels. The total weight of the four parcels is 8.3 kg.

The weight of the parcel labelled B is 3.2 kg. Each of the three parcels labelled A have the same weight.

(a)

Work out the weight of each of the parcels labelled A.

Here are another three parcels.

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The total weight of the three parcels is 9.45 kg.

Each of the two parcels labelled D have the same weight.

The weight of each parcel labelled D is 3maths symbol the weight of the parcel labelled C.

(2)

(b)

Work out the weight of the parcel labelled C.

(2)

Question 8

There are 150 people at an international conference. These 150 people were each asked to say what their main method of transport was to get to the conference. The two‑way table shows some information about these people and their answers.

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(a)

Complete the two‑way table.

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(b)

One of the men from these 150 people is selected at random.

Write down the probability that this man’s main method of transport was train.

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Question 9

A box is to be filled with cartons.

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Each carton is a cube that measures 4 cm by 4 cm by 4 cm. The box is a cuboid that measures 60 cm by 48 cm by 40 cm.

Work out the number of cartons that can completely fill the box.

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Question 10

The diagram shows a square and an isosceles triangle.

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The square has sides of length 6 cm. The base of the isosceles triangle is 6 cm.

The perimeter of the square is equal to the perimeter of the isosceles triangle.

The shaded shape is made by putting three of the isosceles triangles around the square as shown in the diagram below.

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Work out the perimeter of the shaded shape. Show your working clearly.

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Question 16

The graph below can be used to change between euros and dirham.

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(a)

Use the graph to change 200 dirham to euros.

The price of a jacket is 90 euros in France and 400 dirham in the United Arab Emirates.

(1)

(b)

In which of these countries is the jacket cheaper? You must show your working.

(2)

Question 20

The table gives information about the length of time, in minutes, that each of 60 students took to travel to school on Monday.

Length of time (t minutes)Frequency
0 t 104
10 t 2010
20 t 3015
30 t 4025
40 t 506

Work out an estimate for the mean length of time taken by these 60 students to travel to school on Monday. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Question 21

In 2017, the population of a village was 7500 In 2019, the population of the village was 8265

(a)

Work out the percentage increase in the population of the village from 2017 to 2019

In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 30% The sale price of a T‑shirt was 31.50 euros.

(3)

(b)

Work out the normal price of the T‑shirt.

(3)

Question 23

Pedro drove from Toulouse to Montpellier in 2 hours 42 minutes. He drove at an average speed of 90 km/hour.

Janine drove from Toulouse to Montpellier along the same route as Pedro. The journey took her 3 hours.

Work out Janine’s average speed for the journey.

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Question 24

Harold bought an antique clock for £1200 The clock increased in value by 8% per year.

Find the value of the clock exactly 3 years after Harold bought the clock. Give your answer correct to the nearest £.

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Question 25

A box is put on a horizontal table.

The face of the box in contact with the table is a square of side 1.5 metres. The pressure on the table due to the box is 34.8 newtons/m2

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Question 26

Alex makes 80 cakes to sell. He makes chocolate cakes, lemon cakes and fruit cakes where

number of number of number of:: = 3: 2: 5 chocolate cakes lemon cakes fruit cakes

Alex sells all of the chocolate cakes

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The profit he makes on each cake he sells is shown in the table.

Type of cakeProfit per cake he sells
chocolate£2.00
lemon£1.70
fruit£2.40

Work out the total profit that Alex makes from the cakes he sells.

(5)

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