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1 27 and 2 ×7
(−1 mark for each error or omission) [2]

2 a The product is 10. This can be shown by using a calculator. [1]

b Any valid answer, e.g. 2 and 4 − 2 [1]

3 a 1 [1]
b 256 [1]
1
c or 0.0625 [1]
16

4 Any valid answers. For example:

a 2 [1]
b 90 [1]

5 a 6.32 ×106 [1]

b 1.29 × 10 −5 [1]

6 a 350 000 [1]

b y, z, x [1]

7 a True. 172 = 289 and 182 = 324 [1]

b False. 73 = 343 > 300
(A reason is required for the mark) [1]

8 a 25 [1]
b 20 [1]
c 2 −3 [1]

9 a 57 [1]
b 6 −2 [1]
[Total: 20 marks]

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1 a 45 [2]

b 0 [2]
c 72 [2]

2 a 6x + 2 [2]
b 2x2 + x [2]

3 a p12 [1]
b q6 [1]
c r 15 [1]
d 6t 5 [1]

4 a B 12x5 [1]
b C 10 y 6 [1]
1 8
c A k [1]
2
2 7
d C m [1]
3
3 −4
e D n [1]
2

5 a y2 + 8y + 15 [1]
b m2 − m − 2 [1]
c p2 − 8p + 15 [1]
d n2 − 16n + 64 [1]
e x2 − 4 [1]

3x
6 a [1]
5
y
b [1]
6

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2a + b
c [1]
8
4 a + 3b
d [1]
18
e 3x + 9 [1]

7 a T = 30 [2]
T
b i p= [1]
x
ii p = 6 [2]

y−c
8 a B x= [1]
3
b C x = 4( y + 2k ) [1]

c A x = 4ay – b [1]

9 a A = 4x2 + yz [2]

b A = 64 [2]
A − yz
c x= [2]
4
d x=4 [2]

[Total: 45 marks]

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1 a 1500 [1]

b 32 500 [1]

c 19 [1]

d 0.6 [1]

e 0.045 [1]

f 0.27 [1]

g 13 [1]

h 0.0045 [1]

2 a B 4.5 [1]

b C 8.5 [1]

c A 60 000 [1]

3 a 2.4 [1]

b −4.5 [1]
c 0.32 [1]
d −4.8 [1]
e 0.006 [1]
f 0.0035 [1]

4 a 30 [1]
b −110 [1]
c 80 [1]
d −400 [1]
e 4 [1]
f 1600 [1]

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5 200 [2]

6 a 211.2 [2]
b 27 [2]

7 a A 0.88 [1]
b C 1.05 [1]

8 a i 800 × 1.05 ii 800 × 1.052 iii 800 × 1.053 [3]

b The population of the village after 4 years. [1]

c The population of the village after 10 years. [1]

d 13 years [2]

e 800 × 1.05n [1]

9 a 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 [1]

b 55 [1]
c 64 [1]

10 a 25 x < 35 [1]

b 455 x < 465 [1]

11 a 650 x < 750 [1]

b 3450 x < 3550 [1]

12 a i 177.5 cm ii 178.5 cm [2]

b 177.5 x < 178.5 [2]

[Total: 50 marks]

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1 a x = −13 [2]

b y=5 [2]

c x=3 [2]

2 x = 11 [3]

3 Correct working to show that all equations solve to give y = 8 [6]

4 a 3(x + 16) + 9x − 4 + 2(23 − x) = 180

or 3x + 48 + 9x − 4 + 46 − 2x = 180
or 10x + 90 = 180 [1]
b x=9 [3]
c 75 º, 77 º, 28 º [3]

5 x = 3, y = 15 [3]

6 a y = 2x + 4 y=x+6
x 0 2 4 x 0 2 4
[2]
y 4 8 12 y 6 8 10

[2]
c x = 2, y = 8 [1]

7 a x = 3, y = 2 [3]
b x = 4, y = 3 [3]

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8 a

[2]

b
[2]

c
[2]

9 a 4x − 11 > 3x − 7 [1]

b x>4 [2]

[Total: 45 marks]

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1 Show a hexagon divided into 4 triangles.

4 × 180 = 720 ° [2]

2 a 6 × 180 = 1080 ° [2]

b 135 ° (allow follow through from incorrect answer to part a) [1]

3 360 − (52 + 55 + 58 + 61 + 64) = 360 − 290 = 70 ° [2]

4 a 35 ° [1]
b 120 ° [1]

5 132 − 122 = 5 (1 mark for 5 if no method shown) [2]

6 4.52 + 7.52 = 76.5 = 8.7 or 8.75 m [2]

7 a Use of compasses to draw sides seen.

Sides correct to within 2 mm. [2]

b Use of compasses to construct perpendicular bisector of the 8.5 cm side.
Two parts of line are between 4.2 and 4.3 cm and angle is between 88 ° and 92 °. [2]

8 Evidence of construction of 90 °, bisection to give 45 ° and bisection of 45 °.

Error less than 2 °. [3]

[Total: 20 marks]

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The answers given here are examples. Usually there are alternative possible answers.

1 a Gender and estimates of masses of a range of items for each person. [2]
b It will enable you to look at ability to estimate heavy and light objects and relate
this to gender. [2]
c Give each person several objects to estimate the mass. Record gender and results
in a table or in a spreadsheet so that they can be processed. [2]
(1 mark for a partial answer in each section)

2 a People might not know their height and just guess. People might be embarrassed and
give an incorrect answer. [1]
b People might be wearing shoes with heels, in which case the height recorded will
be too large. [1]
c You might not make accurate or consistent guesses. [1]

3 Method 1: Yes, because longer words are usually harder to read than shorter words.
There could be bias if some articles are on a familiar subject and other articles are not.

Method 2: Yes, because longer articles require more concentration. There could be bias if
different readers are used because there is a difference between reading speed that is not
connected to ability to understand. [4]
(1 mark for a partial answer in each section)

4 a Women stay longer in the supermarket than men.

Younger people spend more than older people. [2]
b Collect data on different days and at different times of day.
Include specific numbers of men and women.
Choose a range of ages of customers. [3]

5 Not all customers will reply.

Customers might be more likely to reply if they are dissatisfied. [2]

[Total: 20 marks]

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1 a 154 m2 [2]
b 531 cm2 [2]

2 a 56.5 cm2 [2]

b 30.8 cm [3]

3 3.66 cm [3]

4 a 28.8 cm2 [3]

b 14.6 m2 [3]

5 233 cm2 [5]

6 a 5 nanolitres, 5 microlitres, 5 millilitres, 5 centilitres, 5 litres, 5 kilolitres [4]

b 5 nL, 5 μL, 5 mL, 5 cL, 5 L, 5 kL [1]

7 D 512 KB, B 256 MB, A 32 GB, C 2 TB [2]

[Total: 30 marks]

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1 a B, D and E [2]
b A and C [2]

1
2 a 3 [2]
2
11
b 5 [2]
18
1
c 5 [2]
8

2
 3 3 1  3 1 3
3 a  1  + 1 × 2 or 1 + 2  × 1 [2]
 4 4 2  4 2 4
7
b 7 m2 [2]
16

4 a 119 [2]
2
b 14 [2]
3
c 8 [2]

1
5 a 27 [2]
2
4
b [2]
5
3
c [2]
8

3
6 78 cm3 or 78.75 cm [2]
4

7 2 m2 [2]

[Total: 30 marks]

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1 a 1st term: 1, 2nd term: 3, 3rd term: 11, 4th term: 123 [2]
b 1st term: 6, 2nd term: 9, 3rd term: 36, 4th term: 1089 [2]
c 1st term: 4, 2nd term: 5, 3rd term: 8, 4th term: 13 [2]
d 1st term: 22, 2nd term: 20, 3rd term: 16, 4th term: 10 [2]

3 1 4 2 3
2 a 2, 3 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 10, 11 [2]
5 5 5 5 5
b 25.6, 22.4, 19.2, 16, 12.8, 9.6, 6.4, 3.2 [2]

3 4 [3]

4 a 1st term: −2, 2nd term: 1, 3rd term: 4, 10th term: 25 [2]
1 1 3 1
b 1st term: 2 , 2nd term: 2 , 3rd term: 2 , 10th term: 4 [2]
4 2 4 2
c 1st term: 6, 2nd term: 13, 3rd term: 32, 10th term: 1005 [2]

5 a nth term is: n2 + 5 [2]

b nth term is: n2 − 7 [2]

9 3 6 2 15 5
6 a A term: = ; B term: = ; C term: = [3]
12 4 9 3 18 6
2 3 5
b B, A, C or , , [1]
3 4 6

7 Yes, 15th term is 152 − 21 = 225 − 21 = 204 [2]

8 a i
1 1
x 1 1 ±3 ±4
2 2
1 1 [2]
y 6 7 14 25
4 4

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ii
x −1 2 5 10
[2]
y −9 0 117 992

b i y = x2 + 5 ii y = x3 − 8 [2]

9 a i y = x2 + 2 ii x = ± y −2 [2]

b i y = (x − 5)2 ii x = ± y +5 [2]
3 y
c i y = (3x)3 ii x= [2]
3
2
x
d i y =  ii x = ±4 y [2]
4
[Total: 45 marks]

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1 a 8 × 5 + 8 × 10 = 40 + 80 = 120 [1]
b 5 f + 10t = 120 [1]
c 9 [1]
d 120 − 7 × 5 = 120 − 35 = 85 which is not a multiple of 10 [1]

2 a
x 0 2 4 6 8 10
y 5 4 3 2 1 0

(1 mark for 5 correct answers and just 1 error) [2]

b A straight line through (0, 5) and (10, 0). [2]
1
c y =5− x [1]
2
1
d − [1]
2

1
3 a [1]
2
b (0, −2) [1]
1
c y= x−2 [1]
2
1
d Yes, because × 44 − 2 = 20.
2
(reason must be given to get the mark) [1]

2 2
4 a A rearrangement is y = 2 − x and this has a gradient of − . [1]
3 3
b (0, 2) [1]

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5 a A straight line from the origin through (50, 600). [2]

b y = 12 x [1]
c 130 dollars [1]

[Total: 20 marks]

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1 a $45 [1]
b $81 [2]

2 1.35 litres [4]

3 0.75 and 1.47 [4]

4 21 : 32 : 37 [4]

5 $5.76 [2]

6 a 24 days [2]
b 4 men [2]

7 a 40 minutes [2]
b 12 km/h [2]

[Total: 25 marks]

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1 a 0.32 [1]
b 0.47 [1]

7
2 a [1]
16
6 3
b or [1]
16 8

3 a Any reasonable answer. For example: They travel to work together. [1]
b Any reasonable answer. For example: They work in different places. [1]

4 a If X happens the number is 2 or 4 and P(Y) = 0.5.

If X does not happen the number is 1 or 3 and P(Y) = 0.5 again. [2]
b If X happens the number is 2 or 4 and P(Z) = 0.5.
If X does not happen the number is 1 or 3 and P(Z) = 1, which is different.
(Allow any equivalent explanation.) (Award 1 mark for an incomplete answer.) [2]

3
5 a [1]
5
7
b [1]
20

6 a

[2]

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3 1 1
b i × = [1]
4 3 4
1 1 5
ii + = [1]
4 6 12

7 a

[2]

25 11
b 1− = or an equivalent method [2]
36 36

[Total: 20 marks]

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1 a Correct scale drawing.

[2]
b Answer in the range 47 km to 48 km. [2]

2 Correct scale drawing.

[4]

3 a Correct scale drawing.

[3]
b Answer in the range 28 km to 30 km. [2]
c Answer in the range 083 º to 085 º. [1]

4 a B (6, 7) [1]
b C (28, 20) [1]

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5 C (24, 36) [3]

6 G (8, 11) [3]

7 a and b

(2 marks for each shape) [4]

8 a Reflection in the line x = 3. [1]

 −1 
b Translation   . [1]
 −4 

c Rotation 180 º, centre (1, 0) [1]

d Any correct combined transformation.

5
For example: rotation 180 º centre (−2, −2) followed by translation   . [2]
0

e Any correct combined transformation.

4
For example: reflection in line y = −1, followed by translation   . [2]
2

[2]

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10 a 48 cm [1]
b 144 cm2 [2]

11 Shape G is an enlargement of shape F, scale factor 3 and centre of enlargement at (3, 4). [2]

[Total: 40 marks]

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1
Prism Area of cross-section Length of prism Volume of prism
A 9 cm2 12 cm 108 cm3
B 12 mm2 5 mm 60 mm3
C 4.5 m2 8m 36 m3
[3]

2 252 cm3 [2]

3 4020 mm3 [2]

4 4 cm [3]

5 12 mm [3]

6 SA of cylinder = 226.19 cm2 and SA of triangular prism = 228 cm2.

The triangular prism has the greater surface area. 228 > 226.19. [8]

7 a i three planes of symmetry

ii

[2]

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b i two planes of symmetry

ii

[2]

[Total: 25 marks]

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1 a
Age, a (years) Frequency Midpoint

20 ⩽ a < 30 6 25

30 ⩽ a < 40 12 35

40 ⩽ a < 50 14 45

50 ⩽ a < 60 8 55
[1]
b 40 [1]
4
c [1]
5
d False. Learner’s own explanation. For example: It is impossible to tell how
old the youngest person is. All you know is that the youngest person is in the
age group 20 ⩽ a < 30. You do not know the exact ages of the members. [2]
e

[4]

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2 a Learner’s choice of class intervals. For example: [4]

Time, t seconds Tally Frequency Midpoint

0 < t ⩽ 10 llll ll 7 5

10 < t ⩽ 20 llll lll 8 15

20 < t ⩽ 30 llll 5 25

30 < t ⩽ 40 llll 4 35

b Correct frequency polygon for their class intervals. For example: [4]

3 a

[4]

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b Positive [1]
c Learner’s own line of best fit. [1]
d Correct answer for learner’s line of best fit. [1]

4 a

[4]

b
Location Mode Median Range

Newgale beach 42 41 21

Solva car park 24 37 36

[3]

c Learner’s own answers. For example:

At Solva car park the number of burgers sold each day was more varied than
at Newgale beach. Using the median and mode you can say that on average
the number of burgers sold each day was greater at Newgale beach than at
Solva car park. [3]
d Learner’s own answers. For example:
I agree because the median and mode are both greater at Newgale beach than
at Solva car park. [2]

5 a 40 [1]
b Class interval where
Station Modal class interval Estimate of mean
the median lies
Ashton 0 ⩽ t < 10 10 ⩽ t < 20 15.75

Burton 0 ⩽ t < 10 0 ⩽ t < 10 17.5 [4]

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c Learner’s own answers. For example:

The median delay is less at Burton station than at Ashton station. However,
the mean delay is less at Ashton station than at Burton station. The modal class
interval is the same for both stations.
(Answers must be supported by the data to get the marks) [2]

d Learner’s own answers. For example:

I would rather go to Ashton station because the mean delay is less. Also,
Ashton station had less than half the number of trains delayed between
30 and 40 minutes compared to Burton station. [2]

[Total: 45 marks]

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