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GCSE Maths 2022

Edexcel Foundation Paper 3
Set B
Calculator

Equipment

1. A black ink ball-point pen.

2. A pencil.
3. An eraser.
4. A ruler.
5. A pair of compasses.
6. A protractor.

Guidance

1. Read each question carefully.

2. Check your answers seem right.
3. Always show your workings

Information GCSE 2022 Resources

1. This paper has been created based on topics
in the Advance Information.
2. Also see Corbettmaths for the checklist for the
entire GCSE as these topics may still be useful
for Paper 3
3. There is one question per topic - this paper
is designed to give an opportunity to practice
each topic rather than replicate the actual paper.
4. The marks for questions are shown in brackets

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1. Shown below is a triangle.

(a) Write down the type of triangle shown.

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(1)
(b) Work out the perimeter of the triangle.

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(1)

2. A quadrilateral is drawn below.

(a) Write down the name of this quadrilateral.

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(1)

(b) Draw any lines of symmetry on the quadrilateral.

(1)

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3.

EF and CD are parallel straight lines.

CE = DE
Angle CED = 40°

Find the size of angle CEF

Give a reason for each stage of your working.

(3)

4. Here are four identical isosceles triangles.

Find the size of angle x

………………..°
(2)

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5. The diagram shows the position of two airplanes, P and Q.

The bearing of Q from P is 070⁰.

Calculate the bearing of P from Q.

...............................⁰
(2)

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6. The diagram shows the position of two cities C and D.

(a) Work out the actual distance of D from C.

.........................km
(2)

(b) Find the three figure bearing of D from C.

...............................⁰
(1)

E is South-East of C.
(c) Write down the bearing of E from C.

...............................⁰
(1)

E is also on a bearing of 190⁰ from D.

(d) Mark the position of E on the diagram.

(2)

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7.

Calculate the area of the triangle.

.........................cm²
(2)

8. The trapezium and the triangle have the same area.

Calculate the height of the triangle.

.........................cm
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9. A car travels at 5m/s

Write this speed in km/h

………………..km/h
(2)

10. Below is a solid shape.

(a) What is the mathematical name for the shape?

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(1)

(b) Write down the number of vertices

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(1)
(c) Write down the number of faces

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(1)
(d) Write down the number of edges

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(1)

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11. Here are 4 diagrams.

Three of these diagrams show a net for a square-based pyramid.

Write down the letter of the diagram which is not a net for a square-based
pyramid.

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(1)

12. The timetable for a flight from London to Beijing is shown.

When it is 1pm in London, it is 8pm in Beijing.

How long should the journey take?

Give your answer in hours and minutes.

Show your working.

................hours..................minutes
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13. Here is part of a train timetable.

Freddy wants to travel from Randalstown to Ballycastle.

He arrives at Randalstown at 13:03 to catch the next train to Ballycastle.

(a) How long does this train journey take?

.........................minutes
(2)

Jennifer lives in Antrim and her friend lives in Ballymena.

Jennifer lives a 5 minute walk from Antrim train station.

Her friend lives a 30 minute walk from Ballymena train station.

Jennifer wants to arrive at her friend’s house before 3pm.

Plan Jennifer’s journey to her friend’s house.

(5)

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14. David cycles from A to B at a speed of 20mph for 1¼ hours.
He then cycle from B to C at a speed 16mph for 2 hours
Finally David cycles from C to D at a speed of 12mph for 45 minutes.

Work out the average speed for the entire journey.

.........................mph
(4)

15. A glass cube of side length 5cm has a mass of 306.25g.

Calculate the density of the glass.

………………..g/cm³
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16. Find the pressure exerted by a force of 180 newtons on an area of 50cm².
Give your answer in newtons/m²

………………..newtons/m²
(3)

17. Here is a right angle triangle.

Calculate the area of the triangle.

………………..cm²
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18. A cinema has 16 seats in each row.
There are 24 rows.
During a movie, there are 45 empty seats.
Work out how many people watched the movie.

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(3)

19. Bradley buys 12 rulers.

He pays with a £20 note.
His change is £14.60
What is the cost of one ruler?

..............................
(3)

20. In year 8 there are 197 students.

In year 9 there are 212 students.
In year 10 there are 235 students.
How many students are there in total in years 8, 9 and 10?

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(2)

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21. Grace is saving money for a new guitar.
The guitar costs £49.50
In January she saved £7.85
In February she saved £14.26
Work out how much more money Grace needs to save

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(3)

22. Round 45.2807 to two significant figures

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(1)

23. List all the factors of 20

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(1)

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24. Mr Jenkins is tiling a square floor.
He uses 196 square tiles.

Work out how many tiles are in each row.

..............................
(2)

25. The Highest Common Factor (HCF) of two numbers is 6.

The Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of the same numbers is 60.

What are the two numbers?

......................... and .........................

(2)

7
26. Work out of 860
20

…………………………
(1)

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27. Here are some fractions.

4 6 30 14 6
9 9 40 21 10
2
Which two fractions are equivalent to ?
3

……………………..
(1)

28. Over a season, a football team won 53% of their matches and drew 32%.

(a) Work out what percentage of games were lost.

.........................%
(1)
(b) Work out what fraction of the games were lost.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

.........................
(2)

29. Barry is saving money towards a new motorbike that costs £4,000.
Each month, he saves £5 more than the previous month.
In January he saves £60.

Over the first year of saving money, what fraction of the cost has he saved?

.........................
(3)

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30. Martina sat two maths tests.

Paper 1 has 60 marks.

Paper 2 has 150 marks

Martina scored 65% in Paper 1 and 36% in Paper 2.

Her teacher has said to pass she will need to score 45% of the total marks.

Did Martina pass?

You need to show your working.

.........................
(4)

31. An empty bucket weighs 800g.

The weight of the bucket increases to 3.3kg when filled with water.

Calculate the percentage increase in the weight of the bucket.

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(3)

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32. The population of an island has decreased by 40% over 50 years.
The population in 2018 was 360

Work out the population of the island in 1968.

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(3)

33. In a nursery, there are 5 adults and 14 children.

Write the ratio of adults to children in the form 1 : n

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(1)

34. Below are seven cards, each with a number written on it.

Choose two suitable cards to make the calculation correct.

(1)
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35. It would take 48 days for 5 men to build a house.

(a) How much longer would it take if only 4 men built the house?

………………….
(3)

(b) State one assumption you made in working out your answer to (a)

……………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………
(1)

36. Work out

Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

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(2)

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37. In a school canteen, a cup of tea costs 60p.

(a) Write down an expression for the cost, in pence, of y cups of tea.

.............................pence
(1)

The canteen sells twice as many cups of coffee as it does cups of tea.

(b) Write down an expression for the cups of coffee sold when y cups of tea are
sold.

....................................
(1)

Each cup of coffee costs 80p.

(c) Write down an expression for the cost, in pence, of the cups of coffee sold.

.............................pence
(1)

The canteen also sells biscuits and fruit.

(d) Write down an expression for the cost, in pence, of w biscuits at 15p each
and 8 pieces of fruit at 30p each.

.............................pence
(1)

38. Expand and simplify 9(t + 3) + 3(2t − 11)

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(2)
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39. Simplify

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(1)

40. Here are the first four terms of a number sequence.

2 5 8 11

(a) (i) Write down the next term of the number sequence.

.............................
(1)

(ii) Explain how you found your answer.

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(1)

The 40th term of the number sequence is 119.

(b) Work out the 41st term of the number sequence.

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(1)

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41. The nth term of a sequence is 3n - 2

(a) Write down the first two terms of this sequence.

1st term ..............., 2nd term ...............

(2)

(b) Which term of the sequence is equal to 70?

.........................
(2)

(c) Explain why 101 is not a term in the sequence.

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(2)

42. Expand and simplify (w − 9)(w − 4)

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(2)

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43. Fully factorise 5x³ − x²

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(2)

44. Factorise x² + 3x − 4

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(2)

45. Rebecca is x years old.

Mary is 8 years older than Rebecca.
Jill is three times older than Mary.
The sum of their ages is 67.

Work out Mary’s age.

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(3)

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46.

Both rectangles have the same perimeter.

Find the area of rectangle B.

…………………………..cm²
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47. Given that x = 9 and y = 5

Work out the value of x 2 − 7y

…………………………
(2)

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48. Make m the subject of the formula

m = ..........................
(2)

49. The frequency polygon shows information on how long people spend in a
swimming pool.

Calculate an estimate of the mean time spent in the swimming pool.

.........................
(3)
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50. A spinner lands of white, black, red or orange.
The relative frequencies after 300 spins are shown in the table below.

Work out how many more times the spinner landed on black than orange.

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(3)

51. Here are the ages of 9 children at a birthday party.

10 12 13 10 11 14 15 10 12

(a) Find the mode.

.........................
(1)
(b) Find out the median.

.........................
(2)
(c) Work out the range.

.........................
(2)
(d) Work out the mean.

.........................
(2)
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52. 8 boys and 8 girls from a class run 100m.

The times taken, to the nearest second, for each girl are:

15 20 24 18 19 21 26 29

The mean of the boys’ times is 25 seconds.

The range of the boys’ times is 14 seconds.

Thomas says that “the boys in our class are faster than the girls.”

Is he correct?

(5)

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