CAIE O Level Mathematics D (4024) -
Paper 1 Solutions
Model Solutions & Full Marks Guide
Question 1 (JUNE 2024 P12 Q4)
(a) Convert 4 kilograms to grams.
(b) Convert 250 cm³ to litres.
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
(a) 1 kg = 1000 g
4 kg = 4 * 1000 = 4000 g
(b) 1000 cm³ = 1 litre
250 cm³ = 250 / 1000 = 0.25 litres
Answer: (a) 4000 g, (b) 0.25 litres
Question 2 (JUNE 2023 P11 Q13b)
On a map, the distance between Lenton and Mingfield is 4.5 cm.
The actual distance between Lenton and Mingfield is 2.7 km.
Find the scale of the map in the form 1: n.
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
Actual distance = 2.7 km = 2.7 * 1000 * 100 = 270,000 cm
Map distance = 4.5 cm
Scale = 4.5 : 270,000
Divide both sides by 4.5:
1 : (270,000 / 4.5) = 1 : 60,000
Answer: 1 : 60,000
Question 3 (NOV 2023 P11 Q8)
(a) Convert 78 mm to cm.
(b) Convert 3 m² to cm².
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
(a) 10 mm = 1 cm
78 mm = 78 / 10 = 7.8 cm
(b) 1 m = 100 cm => 1 m² = (100)² cm² = 10,000 cm²
3 m² = 3 * 10,000 = 30,000 cm²
Answer: (a) 7.8 cm, (b) 30,000 cm²
Question 4 (JUNE 2022 P11 Q17)
The scale of a map is 2 cm to 1 km.
The area of a wood on the map is 6 cm².
Calculate the actual area of the wood in km².
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
Linear Scale: 2 cm : 1 km
Area Scale: (2 cm)² : (1 km)² => 4 cm² : 1 km²
Map area = 6 cm²
Actual area = 6 / 4 = 1.5 km²
Answer: 1.5 km²
Question 5 (NOV 2021 P11 Q8)
(a) Write 6300 m in kilometres.
(b) Convert 1 cm² to mm².
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
(a) 1000 m = 1 km
6300 m = 6300 / 1000 = 6.3 km
(b) 1 cm = 10 mm => 1 cm² = (10)² mm² = 100 mm²
1 cm² = 100 mm²
Answer: (a) 6.3 km, (b) 100 mm²
Question 6 (NOV 2021 P12 Q8)
(a) Write 0.06 km in metres.
(b) Convert 7 m² to cm².
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
(a) 1 km = 1000 m
0.06 km = 0.06 * 1000 = 60 m
(b) 1 m² = 10,000 cm²
7 m² = 7 * 10,000 = 70,000 cm²
Answer: (a) 60 m, (b) 70,000 cm²
Question 7 (JUNE 2020 P12 Q20)
A plan of a house is drawn to a scale of 1: 50.
On the plan, the floor area of the kitchen is 30 cm².
Calculate the floor area of the real kitchen. Give your answer in square metres.
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
Linear Scale = 1 : 50
Area Scale = 1² : 50² = 1 : 2500
Real area in cm² = 30 * 2500 = 75,000 cm²
Convert to m²:
1 m² = 10,000 cm²
Real area = 75,000 / 10,000 = 7.5 m²
Answer: 7.5 m²
Question 8 (NOV 2019 P12 Q9)
A map has a scale of 5 cm to 2 km.
(a) The actual distance between two masts is 14 km.
Calculate the distance, in cm, on the map between the two masts.
(b) On the map, the surface area of a lake is 50 cm².
Calculate the surface area, in km², of the actual lake.
(c) Write the scale 5 cm to 2 km in the form 1: n.
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
(a) 2 km is represented by 5 cm
1 km is represented by 5 / 2 = 2.5 cm
14 km is represented by 14 * 2.5 = 35 cm
(b) Linear scale: 5 cm : 2 km
Area scale: (5 cm)² : (2 km)² => 25 cm² : 4 km²
50 cm² on map = 50 * (4 / 25) = 2 * 4 = 8 km²
(c) 5 cm : 2 km => 5 cm : 200,000 cm
Divide both sides by 5:
1 : 40,000
Answer: (a) 35 cm, (b) 8 km², (c) 1 : 40,000
Question 9 (JUNE 2016 P11 Q12)
A map is drawn to a scale of 2cm to 5km.
(a) Two towers are 9km apart.
Calculate the distance between them on the map.
(b) On the map, a town covers an area of 4 cm².
Calculate its actual area.
(c) Express the scale of the map in the form 1: n.
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
(a) 5 km is represented by 2 cm
1 km is represented by 2 / 5 = 0.4 cm
9 km is represented by 9 * 0.4 = 3.6 cm
(b) Linear scale: 2 cm : 5 km
Area scale: 4 cm² : 25 km²
Map area = 4 cm² => Actual area = 25 km²
(c) 2 cm : 5 km => 2 cm : 500,000 cm
Divide by 2:
1 : 250,000
Answer: (a) 3.6 cm, (b) 25 km², (c) 1 : 250,000
Question 10 (JUNE 2015 P12 Q22)
The scale of a map is 1:25000.
(a) The scale can be written as 1cm: d km. Find d.
(b) The distance between two villages is 8 km.
Find the distance, in centimetres, between the two villages on the map.
(c) The distance between the peaks of two mountains is measured on the map as 76
mm.
Calculate the distance, in kilometres, between the two peaks.
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
(a) 1 : 25000 means 1 cm : 25000 cm
25000 cm = 25000 / 100 = 250 m = 0.25 km
So d = 0.25
(b) 0.25 km = 1 cm on map
8 km = 8 / 0.25 = 32 cm on map
(c) Map distance = 76 mm = 7.6 cm
Actual distance = 7.6 * 0.25 = 1.9 km
Answer: (a) 0.25, (b) 32 cm, (c) 1.9 km
Question 11 (JUNE 2013 P11 Q3b)
The area of a shape is 1.2 m².
Convert this area to cm².
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
1 m² = 10,000 cm²
1.2 m² = 1.2 * 10,000 = 12,000 cm²
Answer: 12,000 cm²
Question 12 (JUNE 2013 P11 Q7)
On a map the length of a lake is 4.5 centimetres.
The actual length of the lake is 2.7 kilometres.
Write the scale of the map as a ratio in the form 1: n.
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
Actual length = 2.7 km = 270,000 cm
Scale = 4.5 : 270,000
Divide by 4.5:
1 : 60,000
Answer: 1 : 60,000
Question 13 (JUNE 2013 P12 Q3b)
Convert 41.6 cm² to mm².
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
1 cm² = 100 mm²
41.6 cm² = 41.6 * 100 = 4160 mm²
Answer: 4160 mm²
Question 14 (NOV 2013 P11 Q11)
A model of a car is made to a scale of 1/40.
(a) The height of the actual car is 1.5 m.
Find the height, in centimetres, of the model.
(b) The luggage capacity of the model is 5 millilitres.
Find the luggage capacity, in litres, of the actual car.
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
(a) Height of actual car = 1.5 m = 150 cm
Model height = 150 / 40 = 3.75 cm
(b) Volume Scale = (Linear Scale)³ = (1/40)³ = 1 / 64,000
Actual capacity = 5 ml * 64,000 = 320,000 ml
Convert to litres:
320,000 ml = 320,000 / 1000 = 320 litres
Answer: (a) 3.75 cm, (b) 320 litres
Question 15 (NOV 2011 P11 Q13)
A map has a scale of 2 cm to 5 km.
(a) Express this scale in the form 1:n.
(b) The actual distance between two places is 35 km.
Calculate the distance on the map between these two places.
(c) On the map, the area of a lake is 8 cm².
Calculate the actual area of the lake.
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
(a) 2 cm : 5 km = 2 cm : 500,000 cm => 1 : 250,000
(b) 5 km is represented by 2 cm
35 km is represented by (35 / 5) * 2 = 7 * 2 = 14 cm
(c) Linear scale: 2 cm : 5 km
Area scale: 4 cm² : 25 km²
Map area = 8 cm² = 2 * 4 cm²
Actual area = 2 * 25 = 50 km²
Answer: (a) 1 : 250,000, (b) 14 cm, (c) 50 km²
Question 16 (JUNE 2010 P12 Q10b)
The scale of a map is 1:25000.
The distance between two villages is 10cm on the map.
Find the actual distance, in kilometres, between the villages.
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
Scale = 1 : 25,000 => 1 cm : 25,000 cm = 0.25 km
Map distance = 10 cm
Actual distance = 10 * 0.25 = 2.5 km
Answer: 2.5 km
Question 17 (JUNE 2010 P12 Q22a)
A box has volume 2.5 m³.
Express this volume in cm³.
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
1 m = 100 cm => 1 m³ = (100)³ cm² = 1,000,000 cm³
2.5 m³ = 2.5 * 1,000,000 = 2,500,000 cm³
Answer: 2,500,000 cm³
Question 18 (JUNE 2009 P1 Q8a)
Convert 0.8 kilometres into millimetres.
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
0.8 km = 0.8 * 1000 = 800 m
800 m = 800 * 100 = 80,000 cm
80,000 cm = 80,000 * 10 = 800,000 mm
Answer: 800,000 mm
Question 19 (NOV 2004 P1 Q5b)
Express 40 000 square metres in square kilometres.
Model Answer / Marking Scheme Steps:
1 km = 1000 m => 1 km² = 1,000,000 m²
40,000 m² = 40,000 / 1,000,000 = 0.04 km²
Answer: 0.04 km²