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GCSE 9-1 Higher

Practice Paper
Set B
Paper 2 - 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.
7. A calculator

Guidance

1. Read each question carefully.

2. Don’t spend too long on one question.
3. Attempt every question.
4. Check your answers seem right.
5. Always show your workings

Information

1. Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

2. The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
3. You may use tracing paper.

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1. Kevin is going on holiday to Japan.
He wants to change some money into yen.

The bank only stocks ¥1000 notes.

James wants to change up to £750 into yen.
He wants as many ¥1000 notes as possible.

The exchange rate is £1 = ¥141

How many ¥1000 notes should he get?

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(3)

2. Lily has a digital safe.

To open the safe she needs to input a 5 digit code.
The digits may be used more than one.

The first digit is a 8

The third digit is a 0

8 0

Lily knows the number is odd.

How many possible codes are there?

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(3)
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3. (a) Complete the table of values for y = x2 − x − 5

(2)

(b) Draw the graph of y = x 2 − x − 5 for the values of x from −3 to 3

(2)

(c) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph

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4.

Work out the area of the rectangle

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(4)

5. The table shows information about the beads in a bag.

A bead is picked at random.

2
The probability of a black bead is
33

Work out the probability of a red bead.

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(4)
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6. In an election there are two parties to vote for, the Yellow party or the Purple
party.

The pie chart below shows how people voted.

1016 more people voted for the Yellow party than the Purple party.

Work out the total number of votes.

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(3)

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7.

(a) Work out the size of angle x above.

.........................°
(2)

(b) Work out the size of angle x above.

.........................°
(2)

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8. To make an omelette, Emily uses three eggs and two cheese slices.

Emily wants to buy enough eggs and cheese to make at least 70 omelettes.
She does not want any eggs or cheese slices left over.

Work out the least amount of money Emily can spend.

£.........................
(4)

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9. (a) Factorise 2x 2 − x − 10

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(2)

(b) Solve 2x 2 − x − 10 = 0

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(1)

10.

Construct the perpendicular to DE that passes through the point F.

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11. There are 1500 people at an ice hockey match.

The announcer says that this is exactly 30% more people than the previous
match.

Explain why the announcer is wrong.

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(2)

12. Make y the subject

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13. Shown below is a sphere, cone and cube.

The surface area of the sphere is equal to

the sum the surface areas of the cone and cube.

Find the radius of the sphere, y.

.........................cm
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14. These graphs represent four different types of proportionality.

Graph 1 Graph 2

Graph 3 Graph 4

Match each type of proportionality to the correct graph.

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15. A is a rectangle with a length x cm and width 30cm
B is a rectangle with length y cm
Not drawn
to scale

The width of B is 50% more than the width of A

The area of B is 20% more than the area of A

Work out the ratio x : y

Give your answer in its simplest form.

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(4)

16. Solve 4x² = 8x + 7

Give your answers to 2 decimal places.

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(4)
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17. Tom and Ben sit their driving test.
The probability Tom passes is 0.4.
The probability that only one man passes is 0.56.

Find the probability they both fail.

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(4)

18. A is the point with coordinates (3, 20)

B is the point with coordinates (15, 2)

N is a point of the line AB such that AN : NB = 2 : 1

Find the coordinates of the point N.

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(3)
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19.

Is ABC a straight line?

Explain your answer

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(3)

20.

(a) Find

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(2)

(b) Find

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21. The heights of some sunflowers are represented in a histogram.

0 40 80 120 160 200

Find an estimate of the median.

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

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22.

ACD is a triangle.
B is a point on AC

Work out the area of triangle ABD.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.........................cm²
(6)

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