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January 2018

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE

Mathematics A (4MA0)
Foundation Paper 1FR
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January 2018
Publications Code 4MA0_1FR_1801_MS
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General Marking Guidance

 All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first
candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
 Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for
what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions.
 Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their
perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
 There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be
used appropriately.
 All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners
should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark
scheme.
Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the candidate’s
response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
 Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles
by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited.
 Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with
an alternative response.

Types of mark
o M marks: method marks
o A marks: accuracy marks
o B marks: unconditional accuracy marks (independent of M marks)

Abbreviations
o cao – correct answer only
o ft – follow through
o isw – ignore subsequent working
o SC - special case
o oe – or equivalent (and appropriate)
o dep – dependent
o indep – independent
o eeoo – each error or omission
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 No working
If no working is shown then correct answers normally score full marks
If no working is shown then incorrect (even though nearly correct) answers score no marks.
 With working
If there is a wrong answer indicated on the answer line always check the working in the body of
the script (and on any diagrams), and award any marks appropriate from the mark scheme.
If it is clear from the working that the “correct” answer has been obtained from incorrect working,
award 0 marks.
Any case of suspected misread loses A (and B) marks on that part, but can gain the M marks.
If working is crossed out and still legible, then it should be given any appropriate marks, as long
as it has not been replaced by alternative work.
If there is a choice of methods shown, then no marks should be awarded, unless the answer on the
answer line makes clear the method that has been used.
If there is no answer on the answer line then check the working for an obvious answer.
 Ignoring subsequent work
It is appropriate to ignore subsequent work when the additional work does not change the answer
in a way that is inappropriate for the question: eg. Incorrect cancelling of a fraction that would
otherwise be correct.
It is not appropriate to ignore subsequent work when the additional work essentially makes the
answer incorrect eg algebra.
Transcription errors occur when candidates present a correct answer in working, and write it
incorrectly on the answer line; mark the correct answer.
 Parts of questions
Unless allowed by the mark scheme, the marks allocated to one part of the question CANNOT be
awarded in another.
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Question Working Answer Mark Notes

1 (a) 8024 1 B1

(b) 38, 540, 623, 5043 1 B1

(c)(i) 300 2 B1

(ii) 76000 B1

2 (a) 8 cm or 80 mm or 2 B1 for 7.8 – 8.2 or 78 – 82 or 3 – 3.2

3.1 inches B1 correct units

(b)(i) acute 1 B1

(ii) 50 1 B1 ±2

3 3 × 28 (= 84) or 28 ÷ 2 (=14) 126 3 M1

‘14’ + ‘84’ + 28 M1 for a complete method
A1

4 (a) 19 1 B1

(b) 39 1 B1

(c) Reason 1 B1 e.g. all the terms must be odd (but 102 is
even)
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Question Working Answer Mark Notes

5 (a) 12 1 B1

(b) S drawn 2 M1 Any square or non-square shape with area

16 cm2
A1 Square 4 by 4
6 51 − −11 or 51 + 11 or −11 − 51 62 2 M1
A1 (accept −62)

7 (a) 160 1 B1 (accept 160 000)

(b) 270 000 − 80 000 190 2 M1 subtract two areas ( at least one correct),
allowing suppression of 000s
A1 (accept190 000)
(c) Correct bar 1 B1

(d) 7 9800 2 M1
140000 
100
A1
8 (a) 0.375, 0.38, 0.146, 0.33(3..) 1 3 2 M1 converts to common form (at least one
0.146, , , 38% correct)
3 8
A1 (SC B1 for any three in the correct order)

(b) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24 12 and 6 2 B2 12 and 6

(B1 x + y = 18 where one of x, y is a factor

of 24 or any two factors of 24 which do
not sum to 18)
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Question Working Answer Mark Notes

9 (a)(i) 18, 22, 23, 26, 27,31,31,34,41, 47 29 2 M1 order and identify middle pair

A1
(ii) 50% 1 B1 ft answer to (i)

(b) (22+18+31+31+41+26+27+47+34+23) ÷ 10 30 2 M1
A1

(c) 18 + 32 50 2 M1
A1

10 (a) B 1 B1

(b) 1 1 B1
7

(c) 5 1 B1
7

(d) 5 4 2 M1 5
0.5 = so 3 grey tiles with C for or 3
10 10 10
Total of 4 grey tiles
A1 oe
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Question Working Answer Mark Notes

11 (a) 16 1 B1

(b) 3 1 B1

(c) 4t  18 4.5 2 M1
A1
12 (a) 70 1 B1 ft '55'

(b) (180 − 70) ÷ 2 or (360 – 2 × 70) ÷ 4 55 2 M1

A1 allow ft on their FPA

13 (a) 60 1 B1

(b) 2×8+3×5 31 2 M1
A1

(c) BC = 2x , CD = x + 5 4x + 5 3 M1 for BC or CD

x'2 x'' x  5' M1 for the sum of 3 lengths with at least one
of BC, CD correct
A1
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Question Working Answer Mark Notes

14 2 × 0.30 (= 0.60) or 6 × 0.30 (= 1.80) 0.70 4 M1

3.55 − 3 × ‘0.60’ (= 1.75) or 3.55 – ‘1.80’ ( = 1.75) M1 for 3.55 − 3 × '0.60 '

1 kg costs ‘1.75’ ÷ 2.5 M1 for '1.75' ÷ 2.5

A1 (accept 0.7)
15 360 - 2 × 124 112 4 M1
∠ ADE = 180 −124 (= 56) or ∠ ADE =
2
(=56)
∠DAE = ∠ADE = ‘56’ M1

∠AEC = 2 × ‘56’ M1 for 2 × ‘56’ or for ∠AED = 180 − 2 ×

‘56’ (=68) and ∠AEC= 180 – ‘68’
A1
16 210 ÷ 9.72 (= (€)21.60..) 55 4 M1 for 210 ÷ 9.72 or ($)1 = 9.72 ÷ 1.10 (=
8.836.. (EGP)) oe
‘21.60..’ × 1.10 (= ($)23.765) M1 for‘21.60..’ × 1.10 or 210 ÷ ‘8.836..’ (=
23.765..) oe
79 − 23.765.. M1
A1 (Accept answer in the range 55 – 55.3)

ALT 79 ÷ 1.1 × 9.72 (= 698.7..) OR 55 4 M1 convert $79 into pounds OR convert $79
79 ÷ 1.1 (= 71.81...) and 210 ÷ 9.72 (= 21.60...) into euros and 210 pounds into euros
‘698’ – 210 (= 488.7...) OR ’71.8’ – ’21.6’ (= 50.21...) M1 (dep) for subtraction ‘698’ – 210 or
‘71.8’ – ‘21.6’
‘488’ ÷ 9.72 × 1.1 OR ’50.2’ × 1.1 M1 for conversion of answer into dollars
A1 (Accept answer in the range 55 – 55.3)
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Question Working Answer Mark Notes

17 (a) 5 x  5 y  3x  3 y 2x + 8y 2 M1
A1

(b) t10 1 B1

(c) m12 1 B1

18 (a) x −2 −1 0 1 2 3 Correct line 3 B3 for a correct line between x = −2 and

y −6 −2 2 6 10 14 x=3

If not B3 then award B2 for a correct line

through at least 3 of
(−2, −6) (−1, −2) (0, 2) (1, 6) (2, 10) (3,
14)
OR for all of (−2, −6) (−1, −2) (0, 2) (1,
6) (2, 10) (3, 14) plotted, not joined OR
line through (0, 2) and clear attempt to
use a gradient of 4 eg line through (0, 2)
and (1, 10)

If not B2 then award B1 for at least 2

correct points stated or plotted (may be in
a table) OR for a line drawn with a
positive gradient through (0, 2) OR for a
line with a gradient of 4

(b) 4p + 2 = 50 12 2 M1 4p + 2 = 50

A1
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Question Working Answer Mark Notes

19 (24  30) 72 4 M1 for a complete method for the area
 12( 324)
2
'324' (= 18) M1
4 × '18' M1
A1

20 π × 80 (= 251.327....) 91.3 3 M1 oe

π × 80 − 2 × 80 (= 91.327...) M1 for a complete method

A1 91.2 − 91.43

21 3 1 65% 4 M1
× 24 (= 18) or × 24 (= 6)
4 4

‘18’ × 30 (= 540) or ‘6’ × 20 (= 120) M1

'540' + '120' - 400 M1 for a complete method

× 100 (= 65) oe A1
400
SC: B3 for an answer of 165%

22 50 000 × 30 (= 1500000) 15 3 M1 for a correct first step or an answer

or 50 000 ÷ (100 × 1000) (= 0.5) with the digits 15 eg 0.0015, 1500
or 30 ÷ (100 × 1000) (= 0.0003)

‘1500000’ ÷ (100 × 1000) M1 for a complete method

or ‘0.5’× 30 A1
or ‘0.0003’ × 50000
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Question Working Answer Mark Notes

23 5 3  15  5 5 23 4 M1
    320 (= 200) or (1 − ) × 320
8 4  32  8 8 32
(= 120)

 5 2 6  3 2 M1
1       '200' (= 150) oe and × ‘120’
 8  3  24  4 3
(= 80) oe

15 6 '150''80' M1 for a complete method

‘ ’ + ‘ ’ oe oe
32 24 320
A1 oe

24 (a) 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 1 B1
9, 10, 12

(b) 5, 7, 11, 13 2 B2
(B1 any set of 4 elements which satisfies
exactly one of A∩C = , B∩C =  or
just 2 or 3 of 5, 7, 11, 13 or all four
correct values and one incorrect value eg
1, 5, 7, 11, 13)

25 202  102 ( 300) 13.2 4 M1

√′300′ M1
BD = (= 8.66…)
2

AD2 = 102 + (0.5 × their BC)2 M1 (indep)

A1 for answer in the range 13.2 − 13.25