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Edexcel GCSE

Mathematics B
Unit 1: Statistics and Probability (calculator)
Higher Tier
Practice paper
Time: 1 hour 15 minutes 5MB1/1H

You must have: Total marks

Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres,
protractor, compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions
• Use black ink or ballpoint pen.
• Answer all the questions.
• Calculators may be used.
• If your calculator does not have a π button, take the value of π to be 3.142 unless
the question instructs otherwise.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is 60.
• The mark for each question are shown in brackets.
• Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are those where the quality of your
written communication will be assessed.

Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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GCSE Mathematics 2MB01

Formulae: Higher Tier
You must not write on this formulae page
Anything you write on this formulae page will gain NO credit.

Volume of a prism = area of cross section × length In any triangle ABC

C

Cross E D
section
Length
A F B

Volume of sphere = ​ 34 ​πr 3

_
a b c
Sine rule _____
​  ​= ​ _____ ​= ​ _____ ​
sin A sin B sin C
Surface area of sphere = 4πr 2
Cosine rule a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A
U
1
Area of triangle __
​   ​ab sin C
2

The quadratic equation

1 The solutions of ax2 + bx + c = 0
Volume of cone = __
​   ​πr 2h
3
where a ≠ 0, are given by
Curved surface area of cone = πrl ________
–b ± √​ (b2 – 4ac) ​
x = ​ _____________
 ​
  
2a

O K

Area of trapezium = _​ 21 ​(a + b)h

D

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Practice assessment Higher Unit 1

Answer ALL the questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all the stages in your working.
Calculator permitted.

1. Wing wants to find out how often people use the ‘Twitter’ website.

He uses this question on a questionnaire:

‘How many times did you use the “Twitter” website?’

1 to 10      11 to 20      20 to 30      more than 30

a Write down two things that are wrong with this question.

(2)

Wing asks 10 of the students in his class to complete his questionnaire.

b Give one reason why this may not be a suitable sample.

(1)

(Total for Question 1 = 3 marks)

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2. The tables show the train times between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster and between
Lancaster and London Euston.

Barrow-in-Furness 07 00 08 00 09 22 10 16 11 25 12 11 13 25 14 26
Roose 07 04 08 04 09 26 10 20 12 15 14 20
Dalton 07 10 08 10 09 32 10 26 12 21 14 26
Ulverston 07 19 08 19 09 41 10 35 11 40 12 29 13 40 14 35
Cark 07 27 08 27 09 49 10 43 12 37 14 43
Kents Bank 07 32 08 32 09 53 10 47 12 41 14 47
Grange-over-Sands 07 36 08 36 09 57 10 51 11 53 12 45 13 53 14 51
Arnside 07 43 08 43 10 03 10 57 11 59 12 51 13 59 14 57
Silverdale 07 48 08 48 10 07 11 02 12 56 15 02
Carnforth 07 54 08 54 10 15 11 08 12 08 13 02 14 08 15 08
Lancaster 08 03 09 07 10 25 11 20 12 18 13 15 14 18 15 20

Lancaster 08 38 09 38 10 38 11 38 12 38 13 39
Preston 08 58 09 58 10 58 11 58 12 58 13 59
Wigan North Western 09 09 10 09 11 09 12 09 13 09 14 10
Warrington Bank Quay 09 20 10 20 11 20 12 20 13 20 14 21
London Euston 11 12 12 12 13 12 14 12 15 12 16 11

Barry wants to travel from Ulverston to London Euston.

a If he catches the first train from Ulverston that leaves after 09 00 hours, at what time will he
reach London Euston?

(1)

b If he has to be in London by 15 00 hours, what is the latest time that he can leave Ulverston?

(2)

(Total for Question 2 = 3 marks)

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Practice assessment Higher Unit 1

3. Three types of variable are:

• A qualitative
• B quantitative and continuous
• C quantitative and discrete

Tick the box that best describes each of the following:

a the lengths of cars A      B      C

b the colours of cars A      B      C

c the total number of cars in a car park A      B      C  (3)

(Total for Question 3 = 3 marks)

4. The pie chart shows how the average number of viewers was shared out between some
television channels.

30° BBC 1
42° ITV 1
120°
BBC 2
120°
CH 4
CH 5

a Calculate the angle for BBC 2.

°    (1)

b Calculate the percentage of viewers who watched Channel 4.

%    (2)

(Total for Question 4 = 3 marks)

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Practice assessment Higher Unit 1

5. The two-way table shows the percentages at each pair of grades for students who took both
GCSE Geography and GCSE English Language.

GCSE Geography
A–A* B–C D–E F–G U Total
A–A* 10 6 1 0 0

GCSE B–C 3 30 16 0 51
English Language D–E 3 19 7 3 32
Total 13 36 9 3
Data source: www.tda.gov.uk

a Complete the two-way table. (2)

A student who sat both papers is picked at random.

b Work out the probability that the student got either an A or A* in both subjects.

(2)

c Given that the student got either a B or C in Geography, what is the probability that she also
got either a B or C in English Language?

(2)

(Total for Question 5 = 6 marks)

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Practice assessment Higher Unit 1

6. Here are the ingredients needed to make 12 scones:

225 g of self-raising flour

40 g butter
1​ _21 ​tablespoons of salt
150 ml of milk
​ 21 ​teaspoon of salt
_

Stephanie makes 30 scones.

a Work out how much flour she uses.

grams    (1)

Graham has 1 kg of flour.

b How many scones can he make, assuming that he has plenty of the other ingredients?

(3)

(Total for Question 6 = 4 marks)

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Practice assessment Higher Unit 1

7. a Explain what is meant by a random sample.

(1)

Julie wants to do a survey of the voting intentions of people.

Julie thinks that voting intentions will differ between different age groups.

The ages and totals of the population she is interested in are shown in the table:

Age 16–20 21–30 Over 30

Number of people 150 250 100

Julie uses a sample of 50 people.

*b Describe a suitable sampling method.

(4)

(Total for Question 7 = 5 marks)

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Practice assessment Higher Unit 1

8. The scatter diagram gives information about the population density, d, and the distance, x, from
the centre of a particular city.
60

50
Population density (people/hectare)

40

30

20

10

0
1 2 3 4
Distance from the centre (km)

a Describe the correlation between the population density and the distance from the centre of
the city.

(1)

b Draw a line of best fit on the scatter graph. (1)

The equation of the line of best fit is d = mx + c

c i Find the values of m and c

(2)

ii Write down an interpretation of m and c in this context.

(2)

(Total for Question 8 = 6 marks)

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9. The blood glucose level of 50 males is recorded. The results, in mmol/litre, are summarised
below:

lowest value = 2.3

lower quartile = 3.4
median = 4.0
upper quartile = 4.6
highest value = 5.3

The box plot below shows the results for women:

Males

Females

0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Blood glucose level (mmol/litre)

a On the same diagram, draw a box plot for men. (2)

*b Compare the distribution of the blood glucose levels in males and females.

(3)

(Total for Question 9 = 5 marks)

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10. The table shows the number of people who had different amounts of sleep at night.

Hours of sleep (s h) 2s4 4s6 6s8 8  s  10 10  s  12

Frequency 4 10 54 26 6

a Write down the class interval that contains the median.

(1)

b Estimate the mean number of hours of sleep.

(3)

(Total for Question 10 = 4 marks)

11. A shop has a workforce of 50, of which 20 are men and 30 are women.

Two people are to be drawn at random from the workforce to attend a training course.

a Complete the probability tree diagram.

First draw Second draw

0.4 M

W
 (2)

b Work out the probability that there will be one man and one woman attending the training
course.

(2)

(Total for Question 11 = 4 marks)

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*12. The scatter diagram shows information about the average heights of boys and girls at different
ages.

180
Girls
Boys
170

160
Height (cm)

150

140

130
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Age (years)

Using the information on this diagram, investigate the differences in the ways in which children
grow.

(5)

(Total for Question 12 = 5 marks)

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13. You have the choice of two savings accounts:

Account A
Earns 3.5% per annum.
Interest paid yearly.

Account B
Earns 3.25% compound
interest per annum.

You have a sum of £10 000 to invest for 3 years.

Decide which of these is the better investment.

You must show your working

is the better investment (3)

(Total for Question 13 = 3 marks)

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14. The table shows the numbers of cars travelling at different speeds on a motorway that had a 70
miles per hour speed limit.

Speed 45  s  50 50  s  65 65  s  70 70  s  75 75  s  90 90  s  95
(mph)
Frequency 5 27 19 20 27 2

a Draw a histogram for this information.

5

3
Frequency density

0
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Speed (mph)  (3)

b Estimate the number of cars travelling between 60 and 80 miles per hour.

(2)

c What conclusions can you draw about the speeds of cars on this motorway?

(1)

(Total for Question 14 = 6 marks)

Total for paper = 60 marks

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