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MATHEMATICS
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a calculator
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mathematical instruments.
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Advice
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
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13
6.5
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13.78 100?
300
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95
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99
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1 : 1.3
6:8
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Drinks
1.10 each
Sandwiches
2.30 each
Offer
Drink and a sandwich
3.25
A family buy 10 items altogether.
They buy more drinks than sandwiches.
They save 60p using the offer.
How much do they pay altogether?
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8
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X
B
A
C
D
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A gas company estimates the amount a household will spend on gas next year.
Estimate = 1450 excluding VAT
VAT is added at 5%
The household wants to pay in 12 equal monthly instalments.
Is 130 per month enough to pay for this gas?
You must show your working.
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Input
Output
y
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9 (b)
y = 2(x + 7)
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9 (c)
Input
Output
Input
Output
+3
y=
x
2
+3
x=
y
+3
2
x=
y +3
2
y=
x+3
2
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Good idea
20%
Bad idea
Not sure
34%
45%
Source: IAM Roadsmart survey April 2016
10 (a)
How can you tell that the percentages are not exact figures?
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10 (b)
Using the percentages given, how many of the motorists thought driverless cars were
a bad idea?
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Work out the largest possible number of motorists who thought driverless cars were
a good idea.
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Number of students
0<s5
5 < s 10
14
More than 15
10 < s 15
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11 (b)
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20x = 4
Solve
x=
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1
5
x = 16
x=5
x = 80
n is an odd number.
Tick any statements that are true.
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n2 + 1
is odd
n(n + 1)
is odd
is odd
(n + 1)
n2 + 2
is odd
n(n + 2)
is odd
is odd
(n + 2)
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Jack draws a pie chart to represent his time watching the news in January.
Altogether he watches 18 hours of news.
Time watching the news
ITV
BBC
Sky
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14 (b)
hours
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2
is not a terminating
18
decimal.
Is his statement correct?
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Correct
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9 cm
5 cm
Ali writes,
Volume = 9 5 10
Volume = 450 cm
Check his working and write the correct solution.
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Not drawn
accurately
32
A
85
x
D
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degrees
6
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y
B
50
45
40
35
Distance from 30
home (miles)
25
20
15
10
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10
Time (hours)
18 (a)
18 (b)
_____________ to _____________
_____________ to _____________
Stationary
_____________ to _____________
_____________ to _____________
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miles
9
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19 (b)
km/h
Slower
The same
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13 2 5 2 = 13 5
Sam writes
=8
What is wrong with his method?
Give the correct answer.
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20 (b)
Eva writes
222
4 4 4 =4
= 48
What is wrong with her method?
Give the correct answer.
[2 marks]
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9
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9812
9.81 10
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21 (b)
2 10 3 10
= (2 3) 10(6 + 7)
= 6 1013
He says,
So, for any numbers
Is he correct that (a c) 10
Tick a box.
Correct
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Factorise
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x2 9x + 20
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22 (b)
Solve
x2 9x + 20 = 0
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23
Answer x=
y=
9
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c cm
b cm
a cm
The formula to work out the length of the diagonal in centimetres is
Length of diagonal =
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a2 + b2 + c2
a = 8, b = 3 and c = 2
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b = 2a and c = 2a
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cm
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120
1 cm
4 cm
O
How much longer is the big arc than the small arc?
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
[4 marks]
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cm
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