IGCSE MATHS EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT 01

IGCSE Maths Assignment One

Name: ___________________________________________________________________________

Subtotals: Core Questions: ___/36 = ___% Core Exam Questions: ___/6 = ___%

Extended Questions: ___/14 = ___% Extended Exam Questions: ___/6 = ___%

Overall total for Assignment One: ___/62 = ___%

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST:

• Please print out the assignment, complete it by writing all your workings and answers directly
onto the assignment, and then scan your assignment in.
• Your workings must be shown with each answer to show your understanding and in order to
receive full marks.
• You do not have to complete the questions in numerical order, however, when you submit your
assignment your answers to the questions must appear in numerical order, including any
relevant diagrams or graphs.
• Submit your assignment by uploading it as a single, multi-page .PDF file to the Assignments
section on your Canvas IGCSE Maths course.
• You may use a calculator, unless the question specifies otherwise.
• If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give the
answer to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees to one decimal place.
• For π, use either your calculator value or 3.142.

CORE QUESTIONS

1. Do not use a calculator for this question.

1
a) Work out 15 − ( + 6 × 2)
2

b) Work out 22 − (42 − 1)

c) Work out 1 + (16 − 12)2

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d) Round your answer to question 1 a) to the nearest whole number

e) Round your answer to question 1 c) to the nearest 10

(Total 5 marks)
2. Do not use a calculator for this question.

1 3
a) Work out +
3 5

(2 marks)
1 3
b) Work out 2 ÷
4 5

(3 marks)
(Total 5 marks)

3. Do not use a calculator for this question. Nassim buys petrol from his local garage.
On Monday, he filled up his tank.
On Tuesday, his tank was three quarters full.

a) What fraction of the full tank of petrol had he used?

(1 mark)
b) Write three quarters as a decimal.

(1 mark)
c) Write three quarters as a percentage.

(1 mark)

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d) The garage has a diagram for converting gallons to litres.

Use the diagram to convert:

i) 2 gallons to litres

ii) 3.5 gallons to litres.

(2 marks)
(Total 5 marks)

4. Kaz buys a car.

The normal price of the car is £7,200.
Kaz gets a 10% discount.

a) Work out 10% of £7,200.

(1 mark)

b) Work out how much Kaz pays for the car.

(2 marks)

(Total 3 marks)

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5. Andrew got 42 out of 50 marks in a history test.

He got 48 out of 60 marks in a geography test.
The marks for each test were changed to a percentage.
In which test did Andrew get the higher percentage mark?
You must show all your calculations.

(Total 3 marks)

6. There are 800 students at Prestfield School.

45% of these 800 students are girls.
a) Work out 45% of 800.

(1 mark)
There are 176 students in Year 10.
b) Write 176 out of 800 as a percentage.

(2 marks)
(Total 3 marks)

7. In April 2004, the population of the European Community was 376 million.
In April 2005, the population of the European Community was 451 million.
Work out the percentage increase in population.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

(Total 3 marks)

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8. What is 23,860.868 written correct to two significant figures?

(Total 1 mark)

9. You have a choice of two saving schemes. One pays 4% simple interest annually, and one pays
4% compound interest annually. You invest £3,500 for 3 years. By showing all your working,
explain which type of interest will give you the best return for your money.

(Total 5 marks)

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10. Ben bought a car for £12,000.

Each year, the value of the car depreciated by 10%.

Work out the value of the car two years after he bought it.

(Total 3 marks)

TOTAL FOR CORE QUESTIONS 36 MARKS

CORE EXAM QUESTIONS

11.
11+4 × 7
a) Work out the value of .
3

Answer ___________________________

[Core Paper 1] (1 mark)

b) Estimate (round each value to 1 significant figure)

29.2 + 4.81
√97.2

Answer ___________________________

[Core Paper 1] (2 mark)

Total 3 marks

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12. Write the following in order, starting with the smallest.

0.35 33% 1/3

Answer _________ < _________ < _________

[Core Paper 1] (1 mark)

13. Rehana pays $284 in tax.

This is 2/9 of the money she earns.

How much does Rehana earn?

Answer $ ________________

[Core Paper 1] (2 marks)

TOTAL FOR CORE EXAM QUESTIONS 6 MARKS

EXTENDED QUESTIONS

14. Find:

a) The lowest common multiple of 3, 30 and 45

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b) The highest common factor of 54, 126 and 270

(Total 2 marks)

15. Express the recurring decimal 0. 1̇2̇ as a fraction in its simplest form. You must show your
working.

(Total 2 marks)

16. The price of all rail season tickets to London increased by 4%.

a) The price of a rail season ticket from Cambridge to London increased by £121.60. Work
out the price before this increase.

(2 marks)
b) After the increase, the price of a rail season ticket from Brighton to London was
£2,828.80. Work out the price before this increase.

(3 marks)

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c) If the price of rail season tickets increases by 4% every year, work out the price after 3
years of a season ticket that currently costs £3048. You must use the compound interest
formula in your workings.

(2 marks)
(Total 7 marks)

17. Loft insulation reduces annual heating costs by 20%.

After he insulated his loft, Curtley’s annual heating cost was £520.
Work out what Curtley’s annual heating cost would have been if he had not insulated his loft.

(Total 3 marks)
TOTAL FOR EXTENDED QUESTIONS 14 MARKS

EXTENDED EXAM QUESTIONS

18. Write down the next two prime numbers after 47.

Answer _________ and _________

[Extended Paper 2] (2 marks)

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19. Lin scored 18 marks in a test and Jon scored 12 marks.

Calculate Lin’s mark as a percentage of Jon’s mark.

Answer __________________ %

[Extended Paper 2] (2 marks)

20. Write the number 1045.2781 correct to

a) 2 decimal places.

Answer (a) __________________

b) 2 significant figures.

Answer (b) __________________

[Extended Paper 2] (2 marks)

TOTAL FOR EXTENDED EXAM QUESTIONS 6 MARKS

TOTAL FOR ASSIGNMENT 62 MARKS

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