IGCSE

Math Syllabus B
Practice Book
Routes Education
Compiled by: Ashik Hossain (CACC,MBA)

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 Table of Contents
Chapter Name Pg No.
1. Algebra 1
2. Ratio 10
3. Percentage 12
4. Variations 15
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5. Standard Form 16
6. Functions 17
7. Speed Time Graph 21
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8. Inequality 27
9. Sequence & Series 30
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10. Exchange Rates 31

11. Mensuration 32
12. Circle Theorem 52
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13. Geometry 64
14. Trigonometry 71
15. Bearing 86
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16. Similarity 91
17. Symmetry 95
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18. Locus & Construction 96

19. Differentiation 104
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20. Coordinate Geometry 106

21. Kinematics 108
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22. Equation Graphs 110

23. Matrix 131
24. Probability 152
25. Histogram 165
26. Statistics 172
27. Sets 181
28. Vector 195
 Algebra

Jan 2016 P1

1 Expand and simplify (5 – 7x)(3 + 2x) (Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

8 Given that (x – 2) is a factor of 3x 3 + x 2 + ax + 4 , where a is a constant,

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(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)
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13 Show that 3 ÷ 1 = 2
3 2 9 (Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)
Show your working clearly.

19 Showing all your working,

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(a) express (64x 6) 3 in the form (mx)m (2)
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6 6
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(b) express (64x ) in the form (2)
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May 2016 P1
2 Factorise completely 18x2 – 2y2 (Total for Question 2 is 2 marks)
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4 Simplify (Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)
4a 3b 2

3 5
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9 Write − as a single fraction. Simplify your answer. (Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)
x 2x
10 p2 = 3x – 1
(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)
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Simplify 2p – 6x + 7
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12 Solve the equation 2(3x – 4) – 4(1 – 3x) = 3(x + 4) (Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)
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Show clear algebraic working.

17 Given that ( x 2 + 9) = x + y (Total for Question 17 is 4 marks)

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find x in terms of y
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24 Given that for all values of x,

6x 3 – 19x 2 – 26x + 24 = (6x 2 + kx – 6)(x – 4) where k is a constant, (2)

(a) show that k = 5
(b) Hence factorise completely 6x 3 – 19x 2 – 26x + 24 (3)

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 Algebra

Jan 2015 P1
1 1
1 Work out 3 ÷ 4 (Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)
8 10
Show all your working and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

3 Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 28, 30 and 45 (Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)

16 Expand and simplify 3x – x[2 – x(1 – x)] (Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)

28 (x + 3) is a factor of 6x3 + 11x2 + kx + 6

where k is a constant.
(a) Work out the value of k (2)
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(b) Using this value of k, fully factorise 6x3 + 11x2 + kx + 6 (4)

May 2015 P1
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8 Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 42, 84 and 154 (Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)

9 81 = 33x – 11
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Calculate the value of x. (Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)

a (Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)
12 Given that x is positive, make x the subject of y = −b
x2
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17 Given that p and q are positive integers, express

(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)
18 36 - 6 12
in the form p - q
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Show all your working.
(Total for Question 19 is 4 marks)
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19 Solve the simultaneous equations

x + 3y = 10
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3x – y = 1
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Jan 2014 P1

2 Solve the equation 4(x – 3) = 32 (Total for Question 2 is 2 marks)

7 Show that x – 3 is a factor of 2x3 – 11x2 + 16x – 3 (Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)

8 −
2
1
6
(a ) 3
=
am
(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)
Given that a  0 and a  1, find the value of m.

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 Algebra

9 Expand and simplify (5x – 2y)(4x – 3y) (Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)

16
1 1 c
= − (Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)
a b a

Find c in terms of a and b. Simplify your answer.

21 (a) Express 5 60 in the form m 15

(1)
4 3 + 5 60
(b) Hence show that can be written in the form a + b b , where a and b
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are integers. Show all your working and give the values of a and b. (3)
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May 2014 P1

4 x + 12
1 Simplify (Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)
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x 2 + 3x

3 Express 625 grams as a fraction of 1 kilogram. Give your answer in its simplest form.
(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)
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2x (Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)

5 Solve =1
x+3
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2
⎛ a6 ⎞ 3 (Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)
8 Simplify ⎜ ⎟
⎝ 8⎠
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10 Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 30, 36 and 138

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(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)

Show your working clearly.
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11 Make a the subject of (x – a)(x + b) = 3bx

(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)
Write your answer as a single algebraic fraction.

13 Express 245 − 45 in the form 4 m where m is a prime number.

Show all your working. (Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)
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17 Solve the simultaneous equations

2x – y = 2 (Total for Question 17 is 4 marks)

x + 3y = 15

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 Algebra

20 Solve the equation (Total for Question 20 is 4 marks)

4x – 3x – 2 = 0
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Give your solutions to 3 significant figures.

26 (a) Show that (x + 3) is a factor of 2x3 + 13x2 + 27x + 18 (2)

(b) Hence factorise completely 2x3 + 13x2 + 27x + 18 (4)

Jan 2013 P1

1 Write down all the prime numbers between 20 and 40 (Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

3 Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 6, 15 and 27

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(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)

Show your working clearly.

5 Write down the three numbers from the list below that are irrational
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3, 25, 1, 2.5, , π
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(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)

7 Show that 500 can be written in the form 10 n , where n is a positive integer.
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Show your working clearly. (Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)

(v − 2u )t (Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

11 Make u the subject of d =
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x − 1 2x + 1 x
− =
3 4 2
Show clear algebraic working. (Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)
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18 Given that a = 2 12 , c = 13 and ab – 1 2 = c, calculate the value of b,
m
giving your answer in the form , where m and n are positive integers. Show your
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working clearly and simplify your answer. (Total for Question 18 is 4 marks)

20 Solve the simultaneous equations

3x + 5y = 13
x + 2y = 9 (Total for Question 20 is 4 marks)

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 Algebra

Jan 2012 P1

18 Today, my house is 4 times as old as my neighbour’s house.

My neighbour’s house is x years old today.
(a) Find, in terms of x, an expression for the age of my house, in years, in 18 years’ time. (2)

In 18 years’ time, my house will then be twice as old as my neighbour’s house will be then.
(b) Use this information and your answer to part (a) to write down an equation in x and (2)
hence find the age, x, of my neighbour’s house today.

13 Show that 125 + 80 can be written in the form m 5 and hence state the value of m.
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(Total for Question 13 is 4 marks)

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May 2013 P1
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1 For his mathematics examination Jonas buys a calculator for £9.95, a protractor for
£0.65, a ruler for £0.45 and 5 pencils at £0.15 each. He pays with a £20 note.
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Calculate the change he should get. (Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

Jan 2012 P1
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4 Factorise 3x2 + 29x – 44 (Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)

22 Solve the simultaneous equations

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(Total for Question 22 is 4 marks)

3x + y = 2
2x – 2y = 3
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x 1
10 Express − as a single fraction.
x −1 x +1
2 (Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)
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Give your answer in its simplest form.

2 75 − 4 3
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11 Showing all your working, find the exact value of

12
(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

2 3
28 Solve + =3 (Total for Question 28 is 5 marks)
2x −1 x

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May 2013 P1

20 (a) Express 504 as a product of its prime factors. (2)

(b) Write down the smallest positive integer by which 504 must be multiplied to give a
perfect square. (1)
2 1
10 Evaluate (125 − 812 )
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(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)

11 Factorise completely 27x 2 −12 y 2 (Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

Jun 2012 P1
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6 Expand and simplify ( 2 x – 3)(3 x – 2) (Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)

7 Showing your working clearly, find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 72, 162, 270
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(Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)

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3 Solve the equation 5 − x = x − 7

(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)
5 A clock loses 3 minutes every day.
Find the number of seconds the clock loses every hour. (Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)
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Jun 2011 P1
4 Solve the equation =4 (Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)
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5 Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 147, 42 and 252 (Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)
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6 Factorise fully x2 – xy + xz – zy. (Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)

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(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)

17 Showing all your working, simplify fully
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May 2016 P2
x 2 + 3 x − 28
6 Simplify fully
( x + 3) 2 − 16

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 Algebra

Jun 2011 P1
19 Show that – can be written in the form a and find the value of a.

(Total for Question 19 is 4 marks)

Jan 2016 P2
(1 − x) 2 (Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
1 Make x the subject of the formula y = –x
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Jan 2015 P2

2 3
3 Solve − =5
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x x−2

Jan 2015 P2
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2 A box contains p peaches and m melons.

The total number of peaches and melons in the box is 100
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(a) Write down an equation in p and m for this information.

(1)
There are 22 more peaches than melons in the box.
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(b) Write down another equation in p and m.

(1)
(c) Hence find the number of peaches and the number of melons in the box.
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 Algebra

May 2014 P2

4 A total of 50 teachers and pupils from a school had planned to go on a school trip.
There were expected to be t teachers and p pupils on the trip.
(a) Write down an equation in t and p to represent this information.
(1)
The number of pupils on the trip was expected to be four times the number of teachers on
the trip.
(b) Write down another equation in t and p to represent this information.
(1)
(c) Hence find the value of t and the value of p.
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(3)
On the day of the trip, 1 teacher and 5 pupils were absent and did not go on the trip.
The school had to pay £10 for each teacher and £ 3 for each pupil who went on the trip.
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(d) Calculate how much, in total, the school had to pay.

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May 2012 P2

2 A number of shepherds walked their sheep to the local market for sale. In total there
were 104 heads. Letting x be the number of shepherds and y be the number of sheep,
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(a) write down an equation in x and y.

(1)
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In total there were 404 legs. You may assume that each sheep has four legs and each
shepherd has two legs.
(b) Write down a second equation in x and y.
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(c) Solve your two equations to find the number of shepherds and the number of sheep
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(3)
May 2011 P2
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(3)
x − 5x + 6x
3 2
(b) Hence, completely simplify
2x 2 + 2x − 24 (3)

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 Algebra

May 2016 P2
8 (a) Expand and simplify (5x + 192)(x – 80)
(2)
The manager of a golf shop bought x identical golf balls at a total cost of $480 to sell
during a tournament.
(b) Write down an expression in terms of x for the price, in $, that the manager paid for
one golf ball.
(1)
The selling price of a golf ball was such that the profit made when the golf ball was sold
is $2.50
(c) Find, as a single fraction, an expression in terms of x for the selling price, in $, of one
golf ball.
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(2)
At the end of the tournament, 16 of the golf balls had not been sold and the total selling
price of the golf balls sold was $544
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(3)
(f) Using part (a) or otherwise, find the number of golf balls bought by the manager of
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 Ratio

Jan 2016 P1
4 Two numbers a and b are in the ratio a : b = 2 : 5
Given that a = 8, calculate the value of b. (Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)

May 2016 P1
13 Given that x:y = 5 : 8 and that y:z = 6: 7, find x:z
Give your answer in its simplest form. (Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)
Jan 2015 P1
7 The weights of two bags are in the ratio 5 : 8
The weight of the heavier bag is 408 grams.
Calculate the weight, in grams, of the other bag. (Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)
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Jan 2014 P1
12 A recipe requires the weight of sugar and the weight of flour to be in the ratio 2 : 5
When 420 g of flour are to be used, work out the weight, in g, of sugar that is needed.
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(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)

May 2014 P1
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19 A mixture of sand and cement is to be used to plaster a wall.

In the original mixture, the ratio of sand to cement by weight is 3 : 1
Given that the weight of sand used is 9 kg,
(a) write down the weight, in kg, of cement used in the original mixture. (1)
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It is decided to use the same weight of cement but to change the ratio of sand to cement
by weight to 5 : 1 for a new mixture.
(b) Calculate the weight of sand, in kg, that has to be added to the original mixture to
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make the new mixture. (3)

Jan 2012 P1
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17 The scale of a map is 1: 30 000

The length of a road on the map is 4 cm.
(a) Calculate the actual length, in km, of the road. (2)
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The actual area of a field is 1.08 km 2.

(b) Calculate the area, in cm 2, of the field on the map. (2)
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JAN 2013 P2
4 An accurate model of a bus is made to a scale of 1 : 20
The length of the bus is 10 m.
(2)
(a) Calculate the length, in m, of the model.
The capacity of the fuel tank of the model is 30 ml.
(b) Calculate the capacity, in litres, of the fuel tank of the bus. (2)
The bus has 64 passenger seats.
(1)
(c) Write down the number of passenger seats in the model.

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 Ratio

JAN 2013 P2
2 A mixture of sugar and salt is in the ratio 3 : 2
The weight of the mixture is 150 grams.
(a) Calculate the weight of sugar and the weight of salt in the mixture. (3)

30 grams of sugar and 10 grams of salt are added to the mixture.

(b) Calculate the ratio of sugar to salt in the new mixture.
(2)

Jun 2011 P1
12 £N is shared between three people in the ratio 2 : 3 : 7
The largest share is £540 more than the smallest share.
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Calculate the value of N. (Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)

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 Percentage

Jan 2016 P1
7 There is 0.3 kg of tin in a sword.
This is 15% of the total weight of the sword.
Calculate the total weight, in kg, of the sword. (Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)

May 2016 P1
3 In 1964 the high jump world record for women was 1.91 metres.
In 1987 it was 2.09 metres.
Calculate, to 3 significant figures, the percentage increase in this world record between
1964 and 1987. (Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)
May 2015 P1
11 In a country, the number of people who are more than 60 years old is 23% of the population.
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Of these people who are more than 60 years old, 42% are men.
The population of the country is 50 million.
Calculate, to the nearest million, the number of women in this country who are more
than 60 years old.
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(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

Jan 2014 P1
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3 The sales tax for a radio is 16% of the cost price.

The sales tax is to be increased from 16% to 20% of the cost price.
Calculate the percentage increase in the sales tax. (Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)
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May 2014 P1
25 A shop sells potatoes in small bags and in large bags.
The weight of the potatoes in a small bag is 2.5 kg and the cost of a small bag is £1.00
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(a) Calculate the cost, in £, of 1 kg of the potatoes in a small bag. (2)

The weight of the potatoes in a large bag is 20% more than the weight of the potatoes in
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a small bag. The cost of a large bag is 11% more than the cost of a small bag.
(b) Calculate the cost, in £, of 1 kg of the potatoes in a large bag. (3)
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23 Ahmed bought a car for £5000 which was 80% of the original price of the car.
(a) Calculate the original price of the car. (2)
One year later, Ahmed sold this car for £4300
(b) Calculate the percentage loss that Ahmed incurred. (2)

May 2013 P1
3 Write 18 cm as a percentage of 450 cm. (Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)

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 Percentage

Jan 2012 P1
7
1 Express
8
(a) to 2 decimal places, (1)
(b) as a percentage.
(1)
Jun 2012 P1
21 In the summer of 2010, 14% of candidates who sat an examination obtained an A*
grade. Given that 15 000 candidates sat the examination,
(a) calculate the number of candidates who obtained an A* grade. (2)
In the summer of 2011, the same number of candidates obtained an A* grade.
This was 16% of the total number of candidates who sat the examination.
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(b) Calculate the number of candidates who sat the examination in the summer of 2011. (2)
Jun 2011 P1
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7 A bookcase was sold for £55.43

This price included a tax of 15%.
Calculate the price of the bookcase before the tax was added. (Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)
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Jan 2016 P2
3 In 2014, the owner of a shop bought 40 000 articles at a cost of £0.56 each and sold all of
the articles at £0.68 each.
(a) Calculate the total profit made, in £s, in selling all of the articles.
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In 2015, the owner of the shop bought 25% more of these articles than she bought in 2014. (2)
The owner paid 12 ½ % more for each article in 2015 than she did in 2014.
The selling price of each article in 2015 was such that the total profit made in selling all
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of the articles in 2015 was £200 more than the total profit made in 2014.
(b) Calculate the selling price, in £s, of each article in 2015. (4)
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Jan 2014 P2
2 Pairs of shoes of a certain type are sold in a shop for £80 for each pair.
The shoemaker is paid 65% of this selling price for each of the first 100 pairs sold.
He is paid 55% of the selling price for each of the next 50 pairs sold and 45% of the
selling price for each of any other pairs that are sold.
280 pairs of these shoes were sold.
Calculate the total amount, in £, that the shoemaker is paid for these shoes.
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 Percentage

May 2012 P2
7 In 2010 Neucamp Productions employed 3750 people. Of these 36% were clerical staff.
(a) Calculate the number of clerical staff employed in 2010 (2)
The other employees of Neucamp Productions are either skilled manual workers or
unskilled manual workers. The ratio of the number of skilled manual workers to the
number of unskilled manual workers was 3 : 2 in 2010
(b) Calculate the number of skilled manual workers employed in 2010 (2)
In 2011 the number of skilled manual workers was 25% less than the number of skilled
manual workers in 2010
The numbers of clerical staff and unskilled manual workers remained the same in 2011
as in 2010
(c) Calculate the number of skilled manual workers employed in 2011 (2)
The total number of people employed by Neucamp Productions in 2011 was 75% of the
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total number employed by Neucamp Productions in 2009

(d) Calculate the total number of people employed by Neucamp Productions in 2009 (3)
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JAN 2012 P2
2 Ahmed bought a car on 1st January 2010 for £15 000
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During 2010, the value of the car decreased by 25% of its value on 1st January 2010
During 2011, the value of the car decreased by 20% of its value on 1st January 2011
(a) Calculate the value of the car on 1st January 2012 (3)
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(b) Calculate the total percentage decrease in the value of the car on 1st January 2012
from its value on 1st January 2010 (2)
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 Variations

May 2016 P1
20 y varies inversely as the cube of x
1
y = 256 when x =
2
4
Find the value of x when y = (Total for Question 20 is 4 marks)
27

Jan 2015 P1

20 y varies inversely as the square of x.

When x = 3, y = 28
Calculate the values of x when y = 63 (Total for Question 20 is 4 marks)
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Jan 2014 P1
20 F varies inversely as the square of r.
When r = 2, F = 20
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Given that r > 0, find the value of r when F = 5 (Total for Question 20 is 4 marks)
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May 2014 P1
16 y varies directly as the cube of x.
y = 9 when x = 2
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Find the value of x when y = 72 (Total for Question 16 is 4 marks)

Jan 2012 P1
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14 y varies inversely as the cube of x. When x = 2, y = 10

Find the value of x when y = 1.25 (Total for Question 14 is 4 marks)
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Jun 2012 P1
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(Total for Question 22 is 4 marks)
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 Standard Form

May 2016 P1
11 The mass Me of the Earth is 5.9722 × 1024 kg
The mass Mj of the planet Jupiter is 1.8981 × 1027 kg

Mj
(a) Find the value of to the nearest integer. (1)
Me
(b) Express your answer to part (a) in standard form.
(2)
Jan 2015 P1
4.4 × 105
8 (a) Work out the value of (1)
2.6 × 10 −3 − 4.0 × 10 −4
(b) Write your answer to part (a) in standard form. (2)
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May 2015 P1
4
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1
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(a) write down the value of the integer m so that P =

m (1)
(b) write P in standard form, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
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(2)
Jan 2014 P1
5
1
p=
16
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(a) Write down the value of p to 3 decimal places. (1)

(b) Write down your answer to part (a) in standard form. (1)
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May 2014 P1
7.2 × 10 −3 − 8.4 × 10 −4
6 Evaluate , giving your answer to
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3.6 × 10 −1
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(b) 3 decimal places.

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Jan 2013 P1
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13 (a) Calculate the exact value of 3.7 +
(10.6 − 8.2) (1)
(1)
(b) Write down your answer to part (a) in standard form.
(1)
(c) Write down your answer to part (a) to 3 significant figures.

May 2013 P1
1.2 × 1011
19 Evaluate giving your answer in standard form. (Total for Question 19 is 3 marks)
8 × 10 −2

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 Functions

May 2016 P1
6 Given that f (x) = 3 – 2x
find ff(x) in terms of x. Simplify your answer. (Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)

Jan 2015 P1
17 (a) The function f is defined for all values of x by f : x 6 x2 – 6
Write down
(i) the minimum value of f(x), (2)
(ii) the range of f.

(b) The function g is given by g : x 6

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x
(1)
2x − 3
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Jan 2013 P1

10 Given that f: x  x 2 − 12, x . 0

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(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)

find the range of f

Jan 2012 P1
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19 f: x 6 3 x − 1
g: x 6 3 − 5 x
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(a) Write down the simplified form of fg(x).

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(b) Find (fg)–1. (2)

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(1)
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7 x is an integer and 3x + 13 > –12

Find the smallest value of x. (Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)

May 2013 P1

24 f : x  x2 – 6x + 4
Find the values of x which satisfy f(x) = 11 (Total for Question 24 is 5 marks)

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 Functions

Jan 2016 P2
5 f and g are two functions such that

f : x 6 2 – 4x where x  1
g : x 6 7 – x2 where x - 0
(a) Write down the range of
(i) f
(ii) g (2)
(b) Express the inverse function f –1 in the form f –1 : x 6 ... (2)
(c) Find the value of x for which 3f(x) = 4g(x).
Give your answer to 3 significant figures. (5)
Jan 2015 P2
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f –1 : x 6
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(c) Find the value of x for which fg(x) = 3g(x)
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Jan 2014 P2

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x+2
(b) Find the inverse function h–1. Give your answer in the form h–1: x 6 … (2)
(c) Hence, or otherwise, solve h–1(x) = –x. (3)

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x −1
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(a) Find the value of gf(3) (1)
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(b) Find f –1(x) in terms of x. (2)

−1 4 + 4x − 2 x 2
(c) Show that gf ( x) = (3)
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(d) State the value of x which must be excluded from any domain of gf –1 (1)
(e) Find the values of x for which gf (x) = 1
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 Functions

May 2013 P2
4 x f(x)

–1 c

3 21

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ax2 + b, is represented by the mapping diagram shown.

(a) Use the diagram to write down two equations in a and b. (2)
(b) Find the value of
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(ii) b (3)
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(c) Calculate the value of c. (2)

May 2012 P2
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9 f: x 6 x 2 − 3 x − 6
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(c) Find the values of x for which gf(x) = 0 (5)

(d) Find g . Give your answer in the form g : x 6 ….
–1 −1
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(4)
May 2011 P2
1
7 f:x x ≠ ±3
x −9
2

g:x x+2
1
h:x x ≠ −23
x + 23
(a) Copy, complete and simplify
(i) fg : x
(ii) h–1 : x (4)
(b) Solve fg(x) = h(x). (5)

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 Speed/Time

Jan 2016 P1
28 A train, starting from rest, accelerates at a constant rate and attains a speed of 30 m / s
after 30 seconds.
The train then travels at this speed for 5 minutes.
The train then slows down at a constant rate and comes to rest in 1 minute.
(a) Represent this information on a speed-time graph. (2)

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(b) Find the total distance, in metres, travelled by the train. (2)
(c) the average speed, in m / s, of the train, (1)
(d) the rate, in m / s2, at which the train slows down. (1)

(Total for Question 28 is 6 marks)

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 Speed/Time

Jan 2015 P1
18
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Bristol

150

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The distance-time graph for the journey of a car between London and Bristol and the
distance-time graph for the journey of a lorry travelling from Bristol to London are
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shown on the grid. The car and the lorry travel along the same roads.
(a) For how long was the car stationary in Bristol? (1)
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(b) Calculate the average speed, in km/h, of the car as it travelled back from Bristol to (2)
London.
(c) At what time did the car overtake the lorry when they were both travelling in the (1)
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 Speed/Time

May 2015 P1
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The figure shows the speed-time graph for a journey lasting 3 hours.
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(b) the average speed, in km/h, for the journey, (1)
(c) for how many hours of the journey the actual speed was greater than the average
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 Speed/Time

Jan 2014 P1
25
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The speed-time graph shows information about the motion of a particle in a 7 hour period.
(a) Describe what the graph shows about the motion of the particle between t = 2 and t = 3 (1)
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(b) Calculate the total distance, in km, travelled by the particle in the 7 hours. (3)
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May 2011 P2
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1 A plane flew from London to Istanbul at an average speed of 625 km/h. The flying
distance was 2500 km.
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(a) Calculate the time taken, in hours, for this journey. (2)
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On the return journey from Istanbul to London, the time taken was 30 minutes less than
the time taken from London to Istanbul. The flying distance on the return journey was
also 2500 km.
(b) Calculate the average speed, in km/h, of the plane for the two journeys. Give your
answer to the nearest whole number. (2)

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 Speed/Time
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Jan 2012 P1
26 A car, starting from rest, accelerates at a constant rate and attains a speed of 25 m/s after
5 seconds.
The car then travels at this speed for 20 seconds.
The car then slows down at a constant rate and comes to rest in 10 seconds.
(a) Represent this information on the speed-time graph. (2)
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(b) (i) the acceleration, (2)
(ii) the rate at which the car slows down.
(c) Find the total distance, in m, that the car has travelled. (2)

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 Speed/Time

Jun 2012 P1
13 A fuel tank on a car contains 68 litres of fuel when full. At the start of a journey, the
fuel tank is full. When the car has travelled 612 km, the fuel tank is a quarter full.
Find the number of kilometres travelled per litre of fuel.
(Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)
May 2016 P2

1 The speed of an aeroplane can be measured in knots where 1 knot = 1.852 km/h.
The speed of an aeroplane is 550 knots.
(a) Convert a speed of 550 knots to a speed in km/h.
Give your answer to the nearest whole number. (2)
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A second aeroplane flies a distance of 1000 km in 2 hours.

(b) Calculate the average speed, in knots to the nearest whole number, of this second
aeroplane. (2)
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Jan 2014 P2

7 Water flows out of a pipe at a rate of 125 litres per minute.

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(a) Calculate how much water, in litres, flows out of the pipe in 2 days. (2)

A swimming pool, in the shape of a cuboid, is 25 m long, 15 m wide and 1.2 m deep.
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The pool is empty and is to be filled with water flowing out of the pipe at the same rate
of 125 litres per minute.
(b) Calculate the time, in hours, needed to fill the swimming pool completely. (5)
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The owner of the pool decides that the time calculated in part (b) is too long.
He wants the pool to be filled completely in 10 hours.
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(c) Calculate the rate of the flow of water, in litres per minute, that would fill the empty
swimming pool completely in 10 hours. (2)
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Jan 2014 P2

3 David drove at an average speed of 50 km/h for a distance of 45 km in his car.

(a) Calculate the time, in minutes, taken by David on his journey. (3)

On a different journey, Marian drove at an average speed of 70 km/h.

The time she took on her journey was 80% more than the time taken by David on his
journey.
(b) Calculate the distance, in km, that Marian drove. (3)

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 Inequality

Jan 2016 P1
12 Find the smallest integer n such that n – 1  8 + 3n (Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)
May 2016 P1
1
16 Find the largest integer, x, such that (2x + 1)  3x – 5 (Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)
2

Jan 2015 P1
10 Here is a number line
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(a) Show on the number line the inequality –5  x - –1 (2)

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(b) Hence write down the integer values of x for which –5  x - –1 (1)
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Jan 2015 P1
12 y
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y = 4 – 2x y=x–2

y=2
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Write down the three inequalities that define the shaded region shown in the above
diagram. (Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)

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 Inequality

Jan 2014 P1
24 y

x–y=5

A
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x+y=5
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The diagram shows the straight lines x + y = 5 and x – y = 5, which intersect at the point A.
(a) Write down the coordinates of the point A. (1)
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(b) Write down the three inequalities which define the shaded region in the diagram. (3)
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Jan 2013 P1

24 Find the integer values of x for which

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x – 7 - 4x - 5 + 2x (Total for Question 24 is 4 marks)

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May 2013 P1
7 x is an integer and 3x + 13 > –12
Find the smallest value of x. (Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)
May 2013 P1
15 A rectangular garden has length (2x – 3) metres and width (3x + 7) metres.
(a) Explain why x > 1.5 (1)
The perimeter of the garden is P metres.
(b) Write down and simplify an expression in x for P. (2)

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 Inequality

Jun 2011 P1
11 Find the smallest integer value of x such that (Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

Jun 2012 P1
17 Find the largest integer which satisfies 5 x − 2 < 3(5 − x) (Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)
May 2014 P2
5 (a) (i) Solve the inequality 3x – 7 < 3 – x
(3)
(ii) Represent your solution on the number line.

(b) (i) Solve the inequality x – 12 - 3(x – 3)

(4)
(ii) Represent your solution on the same number line.
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(c) Write down the range of values of x which satisfy both the inequalities
3x – 7 < 3 – x and x – 12 - 3(x – 3) (2)
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Jan 2014 P2
1 (a) Solve the inequalities x + 2 - 5 + 3x - 2x + 7 (4)
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(b) Use your answer to part (a) to write down the integer values of x that satisfy the
inequalities
x + 2 - 5 + 3x - 2x + 7 (1)

May 2015 P1
7 Find the greatest integer n such that 9n + 50  27 (Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)

JAN 2012 P2
1 Solve the inequalities 5 - 3x – 1 - 2x + 5 (Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

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 Sequence & Series

May 2016 P1

21 The nth term of a sequence is given by un = 2n where n = 1, 2, 3, 4, ... (2)

(a) Write down the first four terms of this sequence.
u500
(b) Find the value of giving your answer as a power of 8 (3)
u488

Jan 2015 P1
9 Here are the first 4 terms of a sequence

1 –3 9 –27
(i) Write down the next 2 terms of the sequence. (2)
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(ii) Explain how you found your answer. (1)

May 2015 P1
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4 The nth term of a sequence is given by 3n – 4

Write down the first three terms of the sequence. (Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)
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May 2014 P1
9 The nth term of a sequence is 2n – 1
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Find the difference between the (n + 1)th term and the nth term of this sequence.
(Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)
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Jan 2013 P1
9 (a) Write down the next two terms of the sequence
(2)
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0, 2, 6, 12, 20, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
(1)
(b) Give a reason for your answer.
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Jun 2012 P1
12 A competition consists of 5 rounds. In each round, the number of matches played is
n

4n + 1, where n is the number of the round.

(a) Write down the number of matches played in the 5th round. (1)

(b) Calculate the total number of matches played in all 5 rounds. (2)

Jun 2011 P1
1 Write down the first four terms of the sequence whose nth term is 5n – 3
(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

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 Exchange Rates

Jan 2016 P1
11 Aktar bought a carpet costing £350.00 (British Pounds) in a shop at an airport.
He paid for the carpet with $200 (US Dollars) and the remainder of the cost of the carpet
he paid in British pounds.
The exchange rate was £1 = $1.54
Calculate how much in British pounds, to the nearest pound, Aktar had to pay after he
had paid the $200 (Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

Jan 2014 P1
1 John is travelling from London to Hong Kong.
12.35 Hong Kong dollars are worth 1 UK pound (£).
He wants to buy 50 Hong Kong dollars.
Calculate how much 50 Hong Kong dollars are worth in UK pounds.
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(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

Jun 2012 P1
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1 Tickets for a show are priced at £12.50 for an adult ticket and £7.20 for a child ticket.
Find the total cost, in £, for 5 adult tickets and 4 child tickets.
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(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

Jan 2015 P2

1 Robert went on a holiday to France.

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He changed £1400 (British pounds) into euros.

The exchange rate was £1 = 1.20 euros.
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By the end of his holiday in France, he had spent a total of 1230 euros.
(a) Calculate the number of euros that Robert had left at the end of his holiday. (2)
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Robert changed 75% of these euros to British pounds.

The exchange rate was the same.
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(b) Calculate the amount, in British pounds, that he should receive.

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May 2013 P2

6 Preecha arrived at a London airport to take a flight to Bangkok. He changed £800

(British pound) to Thai baht. The exchange rate was £1 = 49.22 Thai baht.
(a) Calculate how many Thai baht Preecha receives. (2)
Unfortunately, as a result of a volcanic ash cloud, he did not travel. He changes all of his
Thai baht back to British pounds. The exchange rate was £1 = 60.05 Thai baht.
(b) Calculate how much money, to the nearest £, he lost as a result of these two
exchanges. (3)

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