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Q1. Sumeet has a pond in the shape of a prism.

The pond is completely full of water. Sumeet wants to empty the pond so he can clean it. Sumeet uses a pump to empty the pond. The volume of water in the pond decreases at a constant rate. The level of the water in the pond goes down by 20 cm in the first 30 minutes. Work out how much more time Sumeet has to wait for the pump to empty the pond completely.

.............................................................................................................................................. (Total for Question is 6 marks)

Q2. Here is a solid prism.

Work out the volume of the prism.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cm3 (Total for Question is 3 marks)

Q3.

frustrum is made by removing a small cone from a similar large cone. The height of the small cone is 20 cm. The height of the large cone is !0 cm. The diameter of the base of the large cone is 30 cm. Work out the volume of the frustrum. "ive your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cm3 (Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q4. The diagram shows a solid metal cylinder. #iagram NOT accurately drawn

The cylinder has base radius 2x and height $x. The cylinder is melted down and made into a sphere of radius r. %ind an e&pression for r in terms of x.

.............................................................................................................................................. (Total for Question is 3 marks)

Q5. water trough is in the shape of a prism. #iagram NOT accurately drawn

Hamish fills the trough completely. Water leaks from the bottom of the trough at a constant rate. 2 hours later' the level of the water has fallen by 20 cm. Water continues to leak from the trough at the same rate. How many more minutes will it take for the trough to empty completely(

.............................................................................................................................................. (Total for Question is 6 marks)

Q6. This diagram' drawn on a centimetre grid' is an accurate net of a triangular prism.

Work out the volume of the prism.

.............................................................................................................................................. (Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q7.

Work out the volume of the triangular prism.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cm3 (Total for Question is 2 marks)

Q8. * )arc drives a truck. The truck pulls a container. The container is a cuboid *0 m by ! m by + m.

#iagram NOT accurately drawn

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(Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q9.

Terry fills a carton with bo&es. -ach bo& is a cube of side *0 cm. The carton is a cuboid with length .0 cm width +0 cm height 30 cm Work out the number of bo&es Terry needs to fill one carton completely.

.............................................................................................................................................. (Total for Question is 3 marks)

Q1 . The diagram shows an /0shaped prism.

1alculate the volume of the prism.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cm3 (Total for Question is 3 marks)

Q11. Here is a vase in the shape of a cylinder.

The vase has a radius of + cm. There are *000 cm3 of water in the vase. Work out the depth of the water in the vase. "ive your answer correct to * decimal place.

.............................................................................................................................................. (Total for Question is 3 marks)

Q12. -lla is designing a glass in the shape of a cylinder. The glass must hold a minimum of 2 litre of li3uid. The glass must have a diameter of 4 cm. 1alculate the minimum height of the glass.

.............................................................................................................................................. (Total for Question is 5 marks)

Q13. The diagram shows a solid hemisphere of radius + cm.

%ind the total surface area of the solid hemisphere. "ive your answer in terms of .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cm2 (Total for Question is 3 marks)

Q1. This proved to be a challenging 3uestion for the vast ma5ority of candidates on this paper. )any candidates failed to show their working in an organised manner and they rarely made it clear e&actly what they were working out. s a result e&aminers were faced with working scattered all over the working space with little e&plicit description of the strategy the candidate was using. 6t was often difficult to make out whether candidates were using volumes' areas or lengths. Some candidates employed methods involving the division of a volume or a rate by a length to find a time. Whilst a reasonable number of candidates were awarded some credit for their responses' only a small number were able to see the problem through to a successful conclusion. Some candidates worked with a cuboid rather than a prism.

Q2. 6t was disappointing to see a significant number of candidates fail to gain full marks in this 3uestion through not being able to find the area of a relatively straightforward compound shape correctly. 6n order to find the area of the cross section' it was necessary to work out at least one missing length. 1andidates would be well advised to show any length that they calculate on the diagram so that it can then be followed through in subse3uent calculations. )any 5ust used the measurements given on the diagram in some way and so gained no marks. 6t was common to see attempts to work out the total surface area or the sum of all the edges rather than the volume. common mistake was to calculate 7 8 ** 8 20 and stop there.

Q3. popular incorrect method was to evaluate *93 8 8 *+2 8 20. Some candidates were able to write down a correct e&pression for the volume of the large cone but then did not realise that the radius of the smaller cone was 7.+ cm and so failed to make further progress. There was evidence of the wrong formula being used for the volume of a cone despite this being given on the formula sheet at the front of the paper: formulae for the volume of a cylinder or surface area of a cone were commonly seen. 6t was common to see the volume of the large cone being found correctly' and then halved for the volume of the frustum.

Q4. The most common error here was to substitute 2x for the radius but to forget to use brackets so ending up with 2x2 rather than !x2. This error was condoned for the two method marks as the candidate was automatically penalised at the accuracy stage. The use of $ rather than $x was not condoned. )any candidates correctly substituted into the formula for the volume of a cylinder but then failed to e3uate to the formula for the volume of the sphere. ;ccasionally the formula for the surface area of a sphere rather than that for the volume of a sphere was used.

Q5. The most successful candidates structured their working clearly' often annotating the diagram to show different sections to match their calculations. Some identified that as the trough was a prism' it was not essential to consider volume but worked with the cross0section areas instead. /arge numbers with <eros led to many arithmetical errors and many candidates did not recognise that they had to consider the rate of leakage. These errors along with problems converting between minutes and hours meant that many candidates presented final answers which were far too large. 1andidates need to be encouraged to make use of estimation and consider the reasonableness of any answer reached. =erhaps most importantly' candidates need to practice solving unstructured problems and compare the efficiency of a variety of approaches so that they can select appropriate methods to use.

Q6. )any candidates had difficulty associating the net with a volume calculation. There were many surface area calculations seen. n area of . was often seen' sometimes on the diagram and for this * mark was awarded. Some candidates got as far as . & 7 but could not arrive at the correct answer. )any errors in basic multiplication were seen leading to inaccurate answers. There were a significant number of candidates who could find the area of the triangular cross section but could go no further. There were also many who gave 4! in the working but were unable to take the last step to the correct answer. The correct units were often seen and managed to gain the candidates * mark. The 3uestion produced a spread of marks but pleasingly the modal mark was !.

Q7. This 3uestion was well attempted by most candidates but as many candidates achieve )* * as achieved )0 0. The most common error was to do + 8 *2 8 *0 and forget to divide by 2. nother repeated error was to calculate the surface area of the shape. Weaker candidates simply added all the dimensions.

Q8. )any candidates did not seem to realise that the dimensions of the container and the dimensions of the bo& were given in different units and failed to convert m to cm or cm to m. 1andidates who tried to convert the units for a volume usually failed > a typical incorrect conversion was 200 m3 ? 20000 cm3. Those who converted a length were usually more successful. The most common approach to the 3uestion was for candidates to find the volume of the container and the volume of the bo& and to then divide the volume of the container by the volume of the bo&. few candidates attempted the division the wrong way round' usually if their volumes were 200 and !0000' as they divided the larger number by the smaller. Working out +00 8 *000 8 !00 to find the volume of the container often resulted in an answer with too few <eros and the division by !0000 also caused problems. )any candidates attempted to give an answer of +000 from incorrect working. Some candidates did not find the two volumes but found the number of bo&es that would fit into each dimension of the container and were then left with the relatively straightforward calculation' 2+ 8 20 8 *0. 1andidates who used this method were generally more successful.

Q9. This 3uestion was well attempted by most candidate' though poor arithmetic led to many candidates scoring )2 0. )ost candidates attempted to solve the problem by calculating the volumes but a very common error was to incorrectly calculate the volume of the carton as $000' instead of $0 000' leading incorrectly to the answer $. Where candidates chose to solve the problem by calculating the number of bo&es that would fit along each edge' the most common error was to simply state the values +' . and 3 and not calculate + 8 . 8 3. ;ther repeated errors were to calculate the surface areas or to divide by *0 instead of *000. Weaker candidates added dimensions showing no understanding of volume.

Q1 . )ost candidates attempted this by finding the sum of the areas of the constituent cuboids. The most common successful approach was $ 8 2 8 4 @ + 8 + 8 4 although many also AsawA a 7cm by 4 cm by + cm cuboid. pproaches which involved finding the correct cross sectional area were rarer. common error was to find the volume of the bottom 7cm by 4cm by +cm cuboid correctly' but then to confuse some of the measurements of the remnant !cm by 2 cm by 4 cm cuboid. minority of candidates simply worked out $ 8 7 as their cross0sectional area. few confused volume with an attempt at the surface area.

Q11. )any candidates established the correct area of a circle with 74.+B seen. Some responses did not go on to use *000 correctly to calculate the height.

Q12. There were two slightly different approaches to this 3uestion depending on whether the candidate treated the problem as involving the AholisticA formula Cr2h or as an analogy with the prism formula Across0sectional area 8 lengthA. Dot all candidates could convert 2 litre to millilitres and hence cm3. )any found the height correct to * decimal place by trial and improvement. This was acceptable for full marks. The most common errors were to use 2r in place of Cr2h and to use the formula for the total surface area instead of the volume formula.

Q13. 1andidates struggled to bring both elements of this 3uestion together. ;ne mark was earned by the one third of candidates who wrote an e&pression for either the area of the circle or the surface area of the hemisphere and 2 marks were gained by candidates who did both of these. Eery few candidates could go one step further and give the answer as 7+' although 23+.+ was also accepted as many candidates ignored the instruction to leave answers in terms of ' and attempted calculations using an interesting variety of decimal appro&imations. significant number of candidates used the formula for the volume of a sphere' once again confusing area and volume.

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Notes )* for method to find volume of pond' eg 2 F*.3 @ 0.+G 8 2 8 * F? *.4G )* for method to find the volume of water emptied in 30 minutes' eg * 8 2 8 0.2 F? 0.!G' *00 8 200 8 20 F? !00000G * for correct rate' eg 0.4 mHIhr' 0.! mH in 30 minutes )* for correct method to find total time taken to empty the pond' eg J*.4J K J0.4J )* for method to find e&tra time' eg 2 hrs *+ minutes L 30 minutes * for *.7+ hours' *M hours' * hour !+ mins or *0+ mins O& )* for method to find volume of water emptied in 30

minutes'.eg. * 8 2 8 0.2 F? 0.!G' *00 8 200 8 20 F? !00000G )* for method to work out rate of water loss eg. J0.!J 8 2 * for correct rate' eg 0.4 mHIhr )* for correct method to work out remaining volume of water eg. 2 F*.* @ 0.3G 8 2 8 * F? *.!G )* for method to work out time' eg J*.!J K J0.4J * for *.7+ hours' *M hours' * hour !+ mins or *0+ mins DN working could be in 3# or in 2# and in metres or cm throughout O*.

Q2. ,,, !orkin" #ns$er **40 %ark 3 Notes )* for a correct method to find the area of the cross section )* FdepG for a complete correct method for the volume of the prism * cao O&)* for a correct method to find the volume of one cuboid )* FdepG for a complete correct method for the volume of the prism * cao

Q3. ,,,
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!orkin" 93 8 C 8 *+2 8 !0 L *93 8 C 8 7.+2 8 20

#ns$er 42+0

%ark !

Notes N* for *+cm as diameter or 7.+ cm as radius of smaller cone Fmay be marked on diagram or used in a formulaG )* for a numerical e&pression for the volume of one cone eg. *93 8 C 8

*+2 8 !0 F?$!2!...G or * 93 8 C 8 7.+2 8 20 F?**74...G )* for *93 8 C 8 *+2 8 !0 oe L*93 8 8 C 8 7.+2 8 20 oe * for answer in the range 42!0 L 42+0 O&N* for 23 )* for a numerical e&pression for the volume of the large cone eg. *93 8 C 8 *+2 8 !0 F?$!2!...G )* volume of frustrum ? 7 94 8 *93 8 C 8 *+2 8 !0 oe * for answer in the range 42!0 L 42+0

Q4. Question ,,, !orkin" Eol cylinder ? C 8 F2xG2 8 $x = 3.Cx3 3.Cx3 ? !93 Cr3 r3 ? 27x3 #ns$er 3x %ark 3 Notes )* for sub. into Cr2h eg. C 8 F2xG2 8 $x oe )* for 8F2xG2 8 $x ? ! 93 Cr3 oe * oe eg.

DN P %or both method marks condone missing brackets around the 2x

Q5. Question !+ !orkin" #ns$er 200 minutes %ark . Notes )* for *208 20830F? 72000G )* for J72000JK*20 * for .00cm3 min oe )* for 2 8 F*20 @ 40G 8 !0 8 30 F? *20000G )* for J*20000KJ.00J * for 200 minutes or 3 hours 20 mins oe S1 N* for ! hours

Q6. Question ,,, !orkin" 2 F! & 3G & 7 ?.&7 #ns$er !2 cm3 %ark ! Notes )2 for 2 8 ! 8 387 oe F)* for 2 F! 8 3G or ! 8 3 8 7 or . seen as an area or 78 Across sectional areaA or 4! seenG * for !2 N* FindepG for cm3

Q7. ,,, !orkin" 2 8 + 8 *2 8 *0 ? #ns$er 300 %ark 2 Notes )* for 2 8 + 8 *2 F8 *0G oe * cao

Q8. Question ,,, !orkin" +00 8 *000 8 !00 ? 200 000 000 20 8 +0 8 !0 ? !0 000 200 000 000 K !0 000 ? +000 ;Q F+00 K 20G 8 F*000 K +0G 8 F!00 K !0G ? 2+ 8 20 8 *0 ? +000 #ns$er =roof %ark ! Notes N* for a correct unit conversion' could be seen on the diagram or in working )* for +00 8 *000 8 !00 or 200 000 000 or 20 8 +0 8 !0 or !0 000 or + 8 *0 8 ! or 200 or 0.2 8 0.+ 8 0.! or 0.0! )*FdepG for A200 000 000A K A!0 000A 1* for fully correct working leading to final answer of +000 ;Q N* for a correct unit conversion' could be seen on the diagram or in working )* for F+00 K 20G or F*000 K +0G or F!00 K !0G or at least two of 2+' 20' *0 seen )*FdepG for A2+A 8 A20A 8 A*0A 1* for fully correct working leading to final answer of +000

Q9. ,,, !orkin" #ns$er $0 %ark 3 Notes )* for one division Feg .0 K *0G' may be implied by correct number of marks on the diagram or correct number on one edge of diagram or eg .8*0' or by two of .' + and 3 seen )* for F.0 K *0G 8 F+0 K *0G 8 F30 K *0G * cao ;Q )* for *0 8 *0 8 *0 or .0 8 +0 8 30 )* for F.0 8 +0 8 30G K F*0 8 *0 8 *0G * cao

Question

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!orkin" $87>!8+ ? !3 !3 8 4 ;Q $8784? +0! +8! 8 4 ? *.0 +0! 0 *.0 ;Q $ 8 2 @ + 8+ !3 8 4 ;Q $8284? *!! +8+84? 200 *!! @ 200 ;Q 78+84? 240 28!84? .! 240 @ .!

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Notes )* $ 8 7 > ! 8 + or !3 )* J!3J 8 4 * cao ;Q )* $ 87 8 4 or +0! or +8! 8 4 or *.0 )* $ 87 8 4 or +0! 0 +8! 8 4 or *.0 * cao ;Q )* $ 8 2 @ + 8 + or !3 )* J!3J 8 4 * cao ;Q )* $ 8 2 8 4 or *!! or + 8 + 8 4 or 200 )* $ 8 2 8 4 or *!! @ + 8 + 8 4 or 200 * cao ;Q )* 7 8 + 8 4 or 240 or 2 8 ! 8 4 or .! )* 7 8 + 8 4 or 240 @ 2 8 ! 8 4 or .! * cao

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Q11. ,,, !orkin" #ns$er *2.7 %ark 3 Notes )* for 3.*!2 8 + 8 + oe or 3.*!2 8 + 8 + 8 AhA F?74.+ > 74.++G )* for *000 K F3.*!2 8 + 8 +G * for *2.7 > *2.4 DNP multiples of

C acceptable for ) marks

Question

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!orkin" 2litre ? +00ml +00 ? C 8 !2 8h h ? +00 K FC 8 !2 G

#ns$er $.$+

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Notes N* 2litre ? +00ml or +00 seen )*C 8 !2 8 h F? +0.2.8.h Gor C 8 !2 F? +0.2..G )* ft J+00J ? C 8 !2 8 h oe )* Fh ?G J+00J K FC 8 !2 G oe * $.$ > *0.0

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Q13. ,,, !orkin" #ns$er 7+C %ark 3 Notes )* for F! 8 C 8 +2 G K 2 oe )* for C 8 +2 oe * for 7+C accept 23+.+ 1ondone the use of C ? 3.*!B

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