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

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

2h 100 marks

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Edexcel 4MA1 · Paper 2F

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Question 1

The table gives information about the weight of sugar produced by each of five countries in one year.

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(a)

Write the number 28 149 in words.

(1)

(b)

Which of these five countries produced the greatest weight of sugar?

(1)

(c)

Write down the value of the 8 in the number 23 787

(1)

(d)

Write the number 15 745 correct to the nearest thousand.

(1)

Question 2

The pictogram gives information about the number of parcels a company posted on each of four days last week.

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(a)

How many parcels were posted on Tuesday?

24 parcels were posted on Friday.

(1)

(b)

Show this information on the pictogram.

(1)

(c)

More parcels were posted on Wednesday than on Monday.

How many more?

(1)

(d)

Find the ratio

number of parcels posted on Monday: number of parcels posted on Thursday Give your answer in its simplest form.

(2)

Question 5

There are 8 counters in a bag.

6 of these counters are orange. The rest of the counters are purple.

Delilah takes at random a counter from the bag.

(i)

On the probability scale below, mark with a cross (×) the probability that the counter is orange.

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(1)

(ii)

On the probability scale below, mark with a cross (×) the probability that the counter is yellow.

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(1)

Question 9

9 3 kg of carrots and 5 kg of potatoes cost a total of 207 rand. 2 kg of the carrots cost 48 rand.

Work out the cost of 1 kg of potatoes.

(4)

Question 11

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

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(a)

Use the graph to change

(a)(i)

35 Australian dollars to euros

(1)

(a)(ii)

20 euros to Australian dollars

Question 11, shown as an image

(1)

(b)

Lachlan changes 500 Australian dollars to euros.

Work out how many euros he should receive.

(2)

Question 13

Bella buys 150 football shirts for a total cost of 1800 dollars.

She gives 10% of the shirts to the local football team. Bella sells the rest of the shirts for g dollars each. She makes a total profit of 360 dollars.

Work out the value of g

(4)

Question 16

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A crate is in the shape of a cuboid with inside lengths of 120 cm, 40 cm and h cm The crate has a lid.

Micah has 48 boxes. Each box is in the shape of a cube 20 cm by 20 cm by 20 cm

Micah wants to put all the boxes in the crate and shut the lid.

Work out the least possible value of h

(4)

Question 21

Avril bakes a cake.

She uses flour, butter and sugar such that

weight of flour: weight of butter = 6: 5 weight of butter: weight of sugar = 3: 2

Avril uses 120 grams of sugar.

Work out the weight of flour Avril uses.

(3)

Question 23

Hermione buys a boat for $26 800 The value of the boat depreciates by 8% each year.

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

(3)

Question 24

The mean number of goals scored by a hockey team in 8 matches is 6 The team plays 2 more matches and scores k goals in each match. The mean number of goals scored by the hockey team in the 10 matches is 7

Work out the value of k

(3)

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