GCSE

Mathematics
Foundation
Paper 1 Non-calculator
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1. a) How many lines of symmetry does a rectangle have?

[1 mark]

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b) State the order of rotational symmetry of a square.

[1 mark]

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2. a) Convert 2.5m into cm.

[1 mark]

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b) Convert 2 and a quarter hours into minutes.

[1 mark]

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3. When x = 3, y = 2 and z = -4, evaluate:

a) x + y
[1 mark]

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b) 2y + 4x
[2 marks]

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c) y - z
[1 mark]

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4. Write the correct sign, <,> or =, on each dotted line between the two numbers:

a) 0.638 …. 0.7
[1 mark]

b) 7 …. -4
[1 mark]

c) 1 …. 0.25
4
[1 mark]

d) 4 …. 3
9 4
[1 mark]

5. Eve has twice as many stickers as Liv.

Chloe has six more stickers than Eve.
Chloe has the same number of stickers as Liv and Eve combined.
How many stickers does Liv have? Show a clear algebraic method.
[3 marks]

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6. A teacher picks a student at random from his maths group. The probability that he will pick a
student who likes Venn diagrams is 0.4.

a) What is the probability that he will pick a student who does not like Venn diagrams?
[1 mark]

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b) If there are 30 students in his maths group, how many of them like Venn diagrams?
[2 marks]

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7. 30 children were asked how many brothers and sisters they had. The incomplete pictogram and bar
chart illustrate this data. Complete the pictogram and bar chart.
[4 marks]

10

6
Frequency

0
0 1 2 3 4

Number of Brothers and Sisters

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Number of Brothers and Sisters Represents Children

8. Evaluate:

a) 43
[1 mark]

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b) 49
[1 mark]

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9 . A swiss roll costs £2.15. Flo buys 23 swiss rolls for a sculpture.

a) By rounding both numbers to 1 significant figure, estimate the amount of money that Flo spends
on the swiss rolls. Show your working.
[2 marks]

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b) Is your answer an underestimate or an overestimate of the actual cost of the swiss rolls? Can you
explain why?
[2 marks]

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10. The shoe sizes of a randomly-picked group of eight 10 year-olds is shown:

2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 3

The shoe sizes of a randomly-picked group of eight 18 year-olds is also collected. The mean of these
shoe sizes is 7.5 and the range is 6. Compare the distribution of the shoe sizes of the 10 year-olds
with those of the 18 year-olds.
[5 marks]

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11. ABCD, EFGH, BFI and CGI are straight lines. ABCD and EFGH are parallel. FI = GI. Angle FIG =
48°. Find angle BCG, giving reasons for your answer.
[4 marks]

D
C
B

A
H

G
F

E
48°

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12. Kela is going to buy 8 new mugs. She has found the mugs she wants for sale in two different stores.
Information is given about prices at Mugs ‘R’ Us and Muggins. At which store could Kela buy the
mugs for the lowest price and by how much? You must show all of your working.
[6 marks]

Mugs 'R' Us

Set of 6 for £12.99

Muggins
Individual mugs £2.99
Set of 4 for £5.95 + V.A.T. @20%
Sale now on:

1/4 off all prices

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13. Evaluate:

a) 324 × 67
[3 marks]

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b) 3.24 × 0.67
[1 mark]

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14. Point A has coordinates (2,7). Point M is the midpoint of line AB and has coordinates (3,1). What
are the coordinates of point B?
[2 marks]

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15. The map shows the position of the Wi-Fi router and the power points in Adisa’s office. In order for
his computer to function, his desk needs to be within 2m of a power point and within 3m of the
router. Shade the area in which he could put his desk.
[4 marks]

router power
point

power point
Scale 1cm : 50cm

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16. a) Expand:
4𝑥(2𝑥+3)
[2 marks]

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b) Factorise fully:
9𝑥2y - 15𝑥y
[2 marks]

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c) Expand and simplify:

3(2𝑥 + 4y) - 2(4y - 2𝑥)
[2 marks]

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17. George is going to Florida. On the day that he changes his money, the exchange rate is £1 = $1.27

a) How many dollars would George get for £10?

[1 mark]

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b) Draw a conversion graph for £ to $, for values from 0 to £10.

[1 mark]

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70

60

50

Dollars ($)
40

30

20

10

0 10 20 30 40 50
Pounds (£)

c) George buys a pair of flip flops for $11 while he is in Florida. Use your graph to give an
approximate value of the cost of the flip flops in pounds.
[2 marks]

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18. Evaluate
7 3
+ 5
15

giving your answer as a fully simplified mixed number.

[3 marks]

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19. a) i) Explain why this is a geometric sequence:

1, 10, 100, 1000
[1 mark]

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ii) What is the common ratio in this sequence?

[1 mark]

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b) Jadyn is training to run a marathon. On day one of his training programme, he runs 2 miles.
On day two, he runs 2.5 miles. Each day after that, he runs 0.5 miles further than he ran the day
before. Circle the type of sequence formed by the daily distances run.
[1 mark]
• Fibonacci

• Geometric

• Arithmetic

• Quadratic

20. Mo runs 1000m in 4 minutes. Usain runs 1.73km in 6 minutes 45 seconds. Who has the greater
average speed, Usain or Mo?
[4 marks]

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21. James and Emma share £2520 in the ratio x:7. James gets £2016. Find x.
[3 marks]

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22. A cone which contains chips has base radius 6cm and volume of 400〖cm3. Find the height of the
cone. Give your answer in terms of π in its simplest form.
[4 marks]

1
Volume of a cone = 3 πr2h

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