Mark Scheme (Results)

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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE

In Mathematics A (4MA0) Paper 3H
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General Marking Guidance
 All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must
mark the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the
last.
 Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than
penalised for omissions.
 Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not
according to their perception of where the grade boundaries may
lie.
 There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme
should be used appropriately.
 All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded.
Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the
answer matches the mark scheme.
Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark
scheme.
 Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the
principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may
be limited.
 When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark
scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be
consulted.
 Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has
replaced it with an alternative response.
 Types of mark
o M marks: method marks
o A marks: accuracy marks
o B marks: unconditional accuracy marks (independent of M
marks)
 Abbreviations
o cao – correct answer only
o ft – follow through
o isw – ignore subsequent working
o SC - special case
o oe – or equivalent (and appropriate)
o dep – dependent
o indep – independent
o eeoo – each error or omission
 No working
If no working is shown then correct answers normally score full marks
If no working is shown then incorrect (even though nearly correct)
answers score no marks.
 With working
If there is a wrong answer indicated on the answer line always check
the working in the body of the script (and on any diagrams), and
award any marks appropriate from the mark scheme.
If it is clear from the working that the “correct” answer has been
obtained from incorrect working, award 0 marks.
Any case of suspected misread loses A (and B) marks on that part,
but can gain the M marks.
If working is crossed out and still legible, then it should be given any
appropriate marks, as long as it has not been replaced by alternative
work.
If there is a choice of methods shown, then no marks should be
awarded, unless the answer on the answer line makes clear the
method that has been used.
If there is no answer on the answer line then check the working for
an obvious answer.
 Ignoring subsequent work
It is appropriate to ignore subsequent work when the additional work
does not change the answer in a way that is inappropriate for the
question: eg. Incorrect cancelling of a fraction that would otherwise
be correct.
It is not appropriate to ignore subsequent work when the additional
work essentially makes the answer incorrect eg algebra.
Transcription errors occur when candidates present a correct answer
in working, and write it incorrectly on the answer line; mark the
correct answer.
 Parts of questions
Unless allowed by the mark scheme, the marks allocated to one part
of the question CANNOT be awarded in another.
International GCSE Maths 3H
Apart from Questions 6b, 11, 13, 14, 17, 21c (where the mark scheme states otherwise), the correct answer, unless clearly obtained by
an incorrect method, should be taken to imply a correct method.
Question Working Answer Mark Notes
1 (a) 3167.352831 231.19(3637) 2 M1 For 3167.35(2831) rounded or truncated to
13.7 at least 2 decimal places or for 13.7 or for
231.(193....) rounded or truncated to at least
3 significant figures
A1 Accept rounded or truncated to at least 2
decimal places

(b) 230 1 B1 ft from (a) provided more than 3 significant

figures
2 62.8 ÷ 8 (=7.85) or 12 ÷ 8 (=1.5) or 94.20 2 M1 Or for a complete method
62.8 ÷ 2 (=31.4) or 62.8 ÷ 4 (15.7) or 12
8 x  62.8  12 or 8 x  753.6 Eg 62.8  or 62.8  1.5
8

A1 Accept 94.2
Question Working Answer Mark Notes
3 (a) 2.25 or 2 × 60 + 15 (=135) 18 3 M1 For 2.25 or 2 × 60 + 15 or 135

1 40 40 160 M1 For a complete method

Eg 40 ÷ 2.25 or 40  2 or or or 40 ÷ ‘135’ × 60 or
4 2.25 1 9
2 7
4 Accept 17 or 17.7(777...)
oe A1 9
rounded or truncated to at least 3
significant figures
SCB1 for 40 ÷ 2.15 or 18.6(046)
rounded or truncated to at least 3
significant figures

(b) 28 500 × 0.024 oe (=684) 29 184 3 M1

M2 for 28 500 × 1.024
oe
28 500 + “684” M1 dep
A1

(c) 702 ÷ 3 (=234) or 100 ÷ 3 (=33.3…) or 23 400 3 M1 M2 for 702 ÷ 0.03 oe

1.03x = 702 + x or 0.03 x  702 oe

“234” × 100 or “33.3…” × 702 M1 dep

A1 SCB2 for 24102
Question Working Answer Mark Notes
4 (a) Reflection in the line with equation x 2 B1 for reflection
=6 B1 for x = 6
NB. Award no marks if more than
one transformation given

(b) trapezium with vertices 2 B2 If not B2 then award B1 for

(4, −2) (4, −4) (7, −6) trapezium in correct orientation or
(7, −2) a trapezium with 3 vertices correct

5 (a) x + 2x + 3x + x + x or 8x 1 3 M1
oe
8

x
x + 2x + 3x + x + x = 1 or 8x = 1 or M1
8x
A1 Oe

(b) 1 3x 75 2 M1 ft from (a) if 0 < "(a)" < 1

3 × " " 200 or  200 or
8 8x
200  3x or 600x
A1 ft from (a) if 0 < "(a)" < 1
SCB1 for an answer of 25
Only award A1 for numerical
answers
Question Working Answer Mark Notes
6 (a) m(m + 7) 1 B1

(b) 7x + 21 −12.5 oe 3 M1 for 7x + 21 or division of all terms by 7

eg 7x – 5x = −4 − 21 or 2 x  25 or M1 for isolation of terms in x on one side of a

21  4  5 x  7 x or 25  2x correct equation
ft from 7x + 3 = 5x – 4
(eg 7x – 5x = −4 − 3 or 2 x  7 )
A1 dep on at least M1 awarded

(c) y2 + 9y – 4y − 36 y2 + 5y − 36 2 M1 for 3 terms correct or all 4 terms correct

ignoring signs or
y2 + 5y + …. or
…… + 5y − 36
A1

(d) 64e9 f 6 2 B2 For 64e9 f 6

Accept 64  e 9  f 6

If not B2 then
B1 for 43  e33  f 23 or
ae9f 6 a ≠ 64 or
64emf 6 m ≠ 9 or
64e9f n n ≠ 6
 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
7
Eg (HJ²=) 16.22 – 11.82 (= 123.2) or 11.1 3 M1 For squaring and subtracting
(HJ²=) 262.44 – 139.24

Eg (HJ=) 16.2  11.8 M1 Dep (for square rooting)

2 2
or "123.2"
A1 For 11.09 – 11.1
Award M2 for trigonometry used only
for a complete method
8 (a) − 3 – 4 < x < 9 – 4 or −7 < x or x < 5 −7 < x < 5 2 M1 Or for  7 and 5
A1 Accept x  7 and x  5

(b) 2 B2 B1 for a line that extends from 2 to 5

or
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 y for both correct circles in correct place
with either no line or incorrect lines
or
for a correct circle at 5 with line to the
left (with or without arrow)
or
for a correct circle at −2 with line to
the right (with or without arrow)
Question Working Answer Mark Notes
9 (a) 8.2 × 107 1 B1 Cao
Accept 8.20  107

(b) 0.000 029 1 B1 Cao

(c) (1.898 × 1027) ÷ (3.285 × 1023) 5800 2 M1 Condone omission of brackets

A1 Accept 5700 - 5800
Accept answers in standard form
Question Working Answer Mark Notes
10 (a) 164 < w ≤ 168 1 B1
(b) 162 × 12 + 166 × 20 + 170 × 14 + 174 × 7 + 178 × 4 + 182 × 10120 3 M2 freq × all correct midpoint values stated
3 (or evaluated) with intention to add
or (condone any two errors in midpoints or
1944 + 3320 + 2380 + 1218 + 712 + 546 frequencies)

If not M2 then award M1 for all products

w × f (and w is consistently within the
interval, including end values) and
intention to add (condone any two errors
in their midpoints or frequencies)
A1 SCB2 for 168.(666...) rounded or
truncated to at least 3 significant figures
Question Working Answer Mark Notes
10 (c) 12, 32, 46, 53, 57, 60 1 B1

(d) (164,12), (168, 32), (172, 46), (176, 53), (180, 57), (184, 60) Correct cf graph 2 M1 For at least 4 points plotted correctly at
end of interval or
for all 6 points plotted consistently within
each interval in the freqency table at the
correct height. (Eg, using values of 162,
166, 170, etc, on x axis)
Accept curve or line segments
A1 Accept curve that is not joined to (160,0)

(e) Eg 171.5 (Q3)  164.5 (Q1) 6-8 2 M1 For a correct method to find lower and
upper quartile and an intention to
subtract
Eg for a correct reading from
45/45.75 or 15/15.25 from vertical
axis to find Q1 and Q3 and an
intention to subtract.
Ft from a cf graph

A1 Accept 6 - 8
ft from a cf graph
Question Working Answer Mark Notes
11 Eg + 28 x  8 y  164 x=5 4 M1 For coefficient of x or y the same and correct
 y = −3
21x  6 y  123 28 x  21 y  77 operation to eliminate selected variable (condone
any one arithmetic error in multiplication) or
8 x  6 y  22
for correct rearrangement of one equation followed
by correct substitution in the other.
x = 5 or y = −3 A1 cao ( dep on M1)
Eg 4 × ‘5’ + 3y = 11 M1 (dep on 1st M1) for substituting their found value
into one of the equations
or
correct method of elimination to find the second
variable (as for first M1)
x = 5 and y = −3 A1 cao. Award 4 marks for correct values if at least
first M1 scored without any incorrect working.
12 (5  2)  180 360 126 4 M1 For correct method to find y or
Eg (y = ) or 180  or 108
5 5 the size of an angle of a regular hexagon
(6  2)  180 360 the sum of interior angles of a pentagon or
or 180  or 120 the sum of interior angles of a hexagon or
6 6
(5  2)  180 or 540 or (6  2)  180 or 720
or 2 y  4 x  720 or

(5  2)  180
Eg (= 108) and (6  2)  180 (=720) M1 For correct method to find y and the sum of interior
5 angles of a hexagon
Eg (6  2)  180  "108" 2  4x or M1 Dep on previous two method marks.
720  216  4x or 4 x  504 or For a correct equation in x only or
504 for a complete method to find x
(“720” – 2 × 108) ÷ 4 or
4
A1
Question Working Answer Mark Notes
13  6  52 6  6 2  16 0.151, −1.65 3 M2 6  6 2  4  4  1 3  13
or or Or for and
8 2 4 2 4 4
6  6 2  16  6  2 13 (allow partial correct evaluation)
or
8 8
NB: denominator must be 2 × 4 or 8 and there
must be evidence for correct order of If not M2 then
operations in the numerator 6  6 2  4  4  1
M1 for
Accept 36 in place of 6 2 2 4
Condone one sign error in substitution
Allow partial evaluation

A1 For 0.151 to 0.1514 and −1.65 to −1.6514

dep on at least M1 without any incorrect working.
SCB2 for 0.151 to 0.1514 or −1.65 to −1.6514 if
method for M1 shown without any incorrect
working.
 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
14 (Angle GDE =) 98÷2 (=49) or 131 4 M1
(reflex angle GOE =) 360 – 98 (=262)

(Angle GFE =) 180 – “49” or “262”÷2 or 131 M1 dep

Angle at the centre is twice the angle at the A2 for 131º and fully correct reasons
circumference AND If not A2 then A1 for 131o and one correct circle
The opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral theorem reason
total 180° or Eg Accept double in place of twice, origin (O) in
place of centre and edge/arc in place of
Angle at centre is twice angle at circumference circumference
AND Accept ‘angle at circumference is half the angle at
Angles at a point sum to 360o the centre’ oe
Accept 'angle at the centre is twice angle inscribed
on the circle
Accept supplementary in place of 'total 180º'
SCB2 for one correct circle theorem if method for
first M1 seen
 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
15 (a) 2( x  3) x 2( x  3)  x x6 3 M1 For a correct expression with a correct common
Eg  or
denominator
x ( x  3) x ( x  3) x ( x  3) x ( x  3)
Condone brackets in denominator expanded

2x  6 x 2x  6  x M1 For a correct expression with brackets expanded

Eg  or
Condone brackets in denominator expanded
x ( x  3) x ( x  3) x ( x  3)
x6
Accept
A1 x 2  3x
2x  3 x 2x  3  x
SCB1 for  or
x ( x  3) x ( x  3) x ( x  3)
Do not ISW
(b) (3x + 2)(3x – 2) 3x  2 3 M1
(3x – 2)(x – 5) x5 M1 indept
A1 Do not ISW
 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
16 sin R sin 78 12.7 18.5 102 4 M1 For correct use of the sine rule
Eg  or  or
12.7 18.5 sin R sin 78
12.7 sin 78
(sin R )  oe
18.5
M1 For the correct method to find R
1  sin 78 
Eg ( R  ) sin   12.7  or Accept (R =) 42.1(817...) rounded or truncated to at
 18.5  least 3 significant figures or
( R  ) sin  0.671(485...)  or 42.1(817...)
1
(R=) 42

Eg
1 M1 Dep on M2
 12.7  18.5  sin(180  78  "42.1(817...)")
2 For the correct method to find the area of triangle PQR
1
 12.7  18.5  sin(59.8(182...) )
2
A1 For 101 – 102
 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
17 6  10 2 (6  10) 2 6 2  20 3 2 5 3 M1 For the correct method to rationalise
Eg  or or or the denominator or
2 2 4 4 6
for  5
6 5 2 2 6 2  10 2 2
 or
2 2 4

6 22 5 6 2 2 5 6 2 M1 For partial simplification (the

Eg or  or  5 denominator must be rationalised at
4 4 4 4 this stage).
Accept 2 in place of 4 for both method marks Implies first M1

A1 Correct solution only

dep on M2
18 (a) ( s =) 3 + t −1 1 2 M1 1
 For  t 1
t2 t
A1 oe
Eg t 2

(b) −1 × −2t −3 or −1 × −2(6) −3 oe 1 2 M1 ft from (a) provided of form

108 a + tn, where a is a constant and
n<0
A1 Oe
Eg 0.00925(925...) rounded or
truncated to at least 3 significant
figures
Accept answers in standard form
 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
19 1 24.7 5 M1 For correct method to find the volume of the cone
Eg    152  18 or 1350π or 424(1.150...)
3 or volume of the container
or Accept 424(1.150...), 141(37.1...) and 183(78.3...)
1 rounded or truncated to at least 3 significant figures
   152  18    152  20 or
3
1350 π + 4500 π or 5850 π or
424(1.150...) + 141(37.1...) or 183(78.3...)

9 × 1000 − “1350 π” or 475(8.84…) or M1 Accept 475(8.84…) and 937(8.31...) ... rounded or

"5850 π" − 9 × 1000 or 937(8.31...) truncated to at least 3 significant figures

“475(8.84…)” =  × 152 × h or M1
"937(8.31...)" =  × 152 × h

"475(8.84...)" M1 Accept 6.73(239…) and 13.2(676...) rounded or

or 6.73(239…) or
  152 truncated to at least 3 significant figures
"937(8.31...)"
or 13.2(676...)
  152
A1 Accept 24.7 – 24.8

Allow use of litres or cm³ for method marks (but not

mixed in the same calculation)
 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
20 3 2 6 1 228 4 M1 Accept 0.071(428...), 0.238(095...)
  or oe or 0.071(428...) or and 0.214(285...) rounded or truncated
9 8 7 14 504
6 5 4 5 to at least 3 decimal places
  or oe or 0.238(095...)
9 8 7 21

3 2 6 6 5 4 M1
Eg   AND   or
9 8 7 9 8 7
3 2 6 3 6 2 6 3 2
        oe or
9 8 7 9 8 7 9 8 7
3 2 6 3
3    or oe or 0.214(285...)
9 8 7 14

3 2 6 6 5 4
Eg 3       oe or
9 8 7 9 8 7 M1 For a complete method
3 2 1 6 5 3 23
1  (    3    ) or 1  oe
9 8 7 9 8 7 42
A1 oe
19
Eg
42
Accept 0.45(238...) rounded or
truncated to at least 2 decimal
places
With Replacement (maximum 2 marks)
3 3 6 2 M1 Accept 0.074(074...), 0.296(296...)
  or oe or 0.074(074...) or
9 9 9 27 and 0.222(222...) rounded or truncated
6 6 6 8 to at least 3 decimal places
  or oe or 0.296(296...)
9 9 9 27

3 3 6 6 6 6 14
3       or or 0.51(851...) oe M1 For a complete method
9 9 9 9 9 9 27 Accept 0.51(851...) rounded or
3 3 3 6 6 3 13 truncated to at least 2 decimal
1  (    3    ) or 1  oe
9 9 9 9 9 9 27 places
378
SC B2 for an answer of oe
729
 Question Working Answer Mark Notes
21 (a) 11 1 B1

y 3 3 x
(b) Eg y – 3 = −2x or 2x = 3 – y or  x
2 2 2 2 M1 For correct first step
x 3 3 y y3
x  3  2 y or 2 y  3  x or   y or or
2 2 2 2
A1
oe
3 x x3
Eg  or
2 2 2
0.5, 3.5 5
(c) Eg (gf(x) =) (3 – 2x)2 – 5 or (ff(x) =) (3 – 2(3 – 2x)) M1 For gf(x) or ff(x)

Eg (3 – 2x)2 – 5 = 3 – 2(3 – 2x) or M1 For a correct equation or

(gf(x) =) 9 – 6x – 6x + 4x2 – 5 or 4 x 2  12 x  4 or gf(x) brackets expanded
(ff(x) =) 3  6  4x or 4 x  3 oe correctly or
ff(x) brackets expanded correctly
Eg 9 – 6x – 6x + 4x2 – 5 = 3 – 6 + 4x or M1 For a correct equation with all
4 x 2  12 x  4  4 x  3 brackets expanded correctly
Eg 4x2 – 16x + 7 (= 0) or (2 x  1)(2 x  7) (=0) oe M1 For a correct 3-term quadratic
(all terms on the same side)
A1 oe
Dep on at least M3