Maths Higher GCSE 2018 Topics after paper 1

Number Algebra Geometry Ratio and Proportion Statistics and Probability

Rules of indices Factorising difference of two
Estimate squares
Fraction calculations Proof
Percentage profit Expanding double brackets
and simplifying
Algebraic fractions
Solving inequalities
Perpendicular lines
Best buys Conversion graphs
Currency Sequences (nth term)
LCM/HCF Changing the subject
Product of primes Graphing inequalities
Standard Form Simultaneous equations
Error intervals Quadratic / cubic graphs
Reciprocal Iteration
Product rule for counting Completing the square
Solve linear and quadratic
equations
Derive an equation
Plans and elevations Sharing by ratio Box Plot
Surface area Direct proportion
Area triangle Inverse proportion
Transformations Speed
Geometric problems on co-
ordinate axes
Angles in parallel lines Density, pressure Frequency trees
Bearings Fractions in ratio problems Two-way tables
Angles in polygons Convert between standard Pie Charts
Constructions and loci units (including area and Scatter Graphs
Circles, cones, spheres volume) Histograms
Pythagoras Reverse percentages Frequency polygons
Trigonometry Compound percentages Stem and Leaf
Similar shapes Cumulative Frequency
Area of triangle Estimated mean
Vectors Mean subset
Estimate using probability
Probability tree diagrams
Conditional probability
Capture Recapture
Venn Diagrams

Q1. Stacey went to the theatre in Paris. In Manchester, the same type of handbag costs £52.50
Her theatre ticket cost €96 The exchange rate was £1 = €1.20
The exchange rate was £1 = €1.20
*(b) Compare the cost of the handbag in Paris with the cost of the
(a) Work out the cost of her theatre ticket in pounds (£). handbag in Manchester.
(2) (3)
Q2. *  Soap powder is sold in three sizes of box.
A 2 kg box of soap powder costs £1.89
Stacey bought a handbag in Paris.
A 5 kg box of soap powder costs £4.30
The handbag cost €64.80
A 9 kg box of soap powder costs £8.46 The machine puts tea and milk into each cup.
It puts into each cup
Which size of box is the best value for money?
Explain your answer. 175 ml of tea measured correct to the nearest ml
You must show all your working. 24 ml of milk measured correct to the nearest ml
(4) *(b)  Is it possible that the total volume of tea and milk put in a cup is
greater than the volume of the cup?
Q3. (a)  Write 168 as a product of its prime factors.
You must show how you get your answer.
      You must show your working.
(3) (3)
(b)  Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 168 and 180 Q8. (a)  Find the reciprocal of 2.5
(1)
(2)
Q9. There are 95 girls and 87 boys in Year 13 at a school.
 
One girl is going to be chosen for the role of Head Girl.
Q4. Buses to Ashby leave a bus station every 24 minutes. A different girl is going to be chosen for the role of Deputy Head Girl.
Buses to Barford leave the same bus station every 20 minutes. One boy is going to be chosen for the role of Head Boy.
A bus to Ashby and a bus to Barford both leave the bus station at 7 30 am. A different boy is going to be chosen for the role of Deputy Head Boy.

When will a bus to Ashby and a bus to Barford next leave the bus station at Work out how many different ways this can be done.
the same time? (3)
(3)  
 
Q5.(a)  Write 7.8 × 10−4 as an ordinary number.
Q10.*  You can use this graph to convert between litres and gallons.
(1)
(b)  Write 95 600 000 as a number in standard form.
(1)
Q6. Work out

Give your answer in standard form.

(2)
Q7. A machine puts drinks into cups.
The volume of a cup is 200 ml, correct to the nearest 0.5 ml.
(a)  Write down the lower bound for the volume of a cup.
(1)
Jack buys 8 gallons of diesel. He pays £52
Francoise buys 40 litres of diesel. She pays £58
Who got the better value for their money, Jack or Francoise?
You must show your working.
(3)
Q11. Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence.
6         10         14         18
(a)  Write an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.
(2)
The nth term of a different arithmetic sequence is 3n + 5
(b)  Is 108 a term of this sequence? Show how you get your answer.
(2)
Q12. Make t the subject of the formula    w = 3t + 11
(2)
Q13. Make p the subject of the formula     y = 3p2 – 4 (4)
Q15. Solve the simultaneous equations
(3)
4x + 2y = 7
Q14. On the grid below show, by shading, the region defined by the 3x − 5y = −24
inequalities
(4)
Mark this region with the letter R. Q16. * Paper clips are sold in small boxes and in large boxes.
There is a total of 1115 paper clips in 4 small boxes and 5 large boxes.
There is a total of 530 paper clips in 3 small boxes and 2 large boxes.
Work out the number of paper clips in each small box and in each large
box.
(Total for Question is 5 marks)
Q17. Here is the graph of  y = x2 – 2x – 4
(a)  Write down estimates for the roots of  x2 – 2x – 4 = 0
(2)
(b)  Write down the coordinates of the turning point of  y = x2 – 2x – 4
(1)
 (i)  y = 2x
(ii)  y = x3 − 3x
(2)
2 2
Q19. Write   x + 6x – 7   in the form   (x + a) + b   where a and b are
integers.
(2)
3
 Q20. (a)  Show that the equation   x + 5x – 4 = 0   has a solution between
x = 0 and x = 1
(2)
(b)  Show that the equation   x3 + 5x – 4 = 0   can be arranged to give  

(2)

(c)  Starting with   x0 = 0,   use the iteration formula  

twice, to find an estimate for the solution of
Q18. Here are six graphs. x3 + 5x – 4 = 0
(3)
Q21. Asha and Lucy are selling pencils in a school shop.
They sell boxes of pencils and single pencils.
Asha sells 7 boxes of pencils and 22 single pencils.
Lucy sells 5 boxes of pencils and 2 single pencils.
Asha sells twice as many pencils as Lucy.
Work out how many pencils there are in a box.
(4)
Q22. (a)  Solve     x2 + 2x − 35 = 0
(3)
Q23. *  ABC and DE are
parallel lines.
AEG and BEF are
straight lines.
Angle AED = 54°
Write down the letter of the graph that could have the equation Angle FEG = 70°
Work out the size of the angle marked x.
Give a reason for each stage of your working.
(4)

Q26. The diagram shows the position of two churches, A and B.

Church C is on a bearing of 130° from church A.
Church C is on a bearing of 245° from church B.
In the space above, draw an accurate diagram to show the position of
church C.
Mark the position of church C with a cross ( ).
Label it C.

A new school is going to be built.

The new school will be less than 3 kilometres from Alford.
It will be nearer to Bancroft than to Alford.
Shade the region on the map where the new school can be built.
(3)

(3)
 

Q27.The map shows the positions of two schools, Alford and Bancroft.

Q28. The diagram shows a sector of a circle of

radius 4 cm.
Work out the length of the arc ABC.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. CD : AB = 1.5 : 1
The angle of elevation of C from A is 52°
Calculate the length of BD.
(2) Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(4)
Q29. A frustum is made by removing a small cone from a large cone as Q32. Here are two pots.
shown in the diagram. Pot A and pot B are
mathematically similar.
The area of the base of pot B is
160 cm2.
Work out the area of the base of
pot A.
(2)
Q33. ABC is a triangle.
D is a point on AB and E
is a point on AC.
DE is parallel to BC.
AD = 4 cm, DB = 6 cm,
The frustum is made from glass. The glass has a density of 2.5 g / cm3 DE = 5 cm, AE = 5.8 cm.
Work out the mass of the frustum.
Calculate the perimeter
(5)
of the trapezium DBCE.
Q30. The diagram shows a quadrilateral JKLM.
(4)
Work out the size of angle KLM.
Q34. The area of triangle ABC is 42 cm2
Give your answer correct to 3
significant figures. Find the length of AB.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant
figures.
(5)
(4)
Q35. M is the midpoint of BC.
Q31. The diagram shows two Q is the midpoint of AM.
vertical posts, AB and CD, on
horizontal ground.
AB = 1.7 m
 (2)
(a) Find in terms of a and b.
(1) Q41. 200 people live in a village.
23 people do not have a garden.
(b) Find in terms of c. 10 males do not have a garden.
(4) 95 people are male.
(a)  Use this information to complete the frequency tree.

Q36. Liquid A has a density of 1.42 g/cm3

7 cm3 of liquid A is mixed with 125 cm3 of liquid B to make liquid C.
Liquid C has a density of 1.05 g/cm3
Find the density of liquid B.
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
(3)
 Q37. On a school trip the ratio of the number of teachers to the number of
students is 1 : 15 (3)
The ratio of the number of male students to the number of female students One of the people who does not have a garden is chosen at random.
is 7 : 5
(b)  Write down the probability that this person is female.
Work out what percentage of all the people on the trip are female students.
(2)
Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.
(3) Q42. 100 adults were asked how they keep fit.
Q38. Change 2 m3 to cm3.
Each adult goes to the gym or runs or cycles.
(2)
45 of these adults are female.
 
30 of the 52 adults who go to the gym are female.
Q39. Claire is making a loaf of bread. 35 adults run.
A loaf of bread loses 12% of its weight when it is baked. 9 males cycle.
Claire wants the baked loaf of bread to weigh 1.1 kg. How many females run? 
Work out the weight of the loaf of bread before it is baked. (3)
(3)
Q43. Linda planted 400 flower bulbs.
Q40. The value of a van depreciates at the rate of 20% per year.
She planted daffodil bulbs, tulip bulbs and hyacinth bulbs.
Gary buys a new van for £27 500
After n years the value of the van is £11 264 The incomplete table and pie chart show some information about the bulbs.
Find the value of n.
 For all the other points
(b)  (i)  draw the line of best fit, (ii)  describe the correlation. (2)
A different student studies for 9 hours.
(c)  Estimate the mark gained by this student.
(1)
The Spanish test was marked out of 100
Lucia says, "I can see from the graph that had I revised for 18 hours I
Complete the table and the pie chart. (4) would have got full marks."
Q44. The scatter diagram shows information about 10 students. (d)  Comment on what Lucia says.
For each student, it shows the number of hours spent revising and the (1)
mark the student achieved in the Spanish test. Q45. The table shows some information about the weights of oranges.
Weight (w grams) Frequency
0 < w ≤ 20  
20 < w ≤ 30 15
30 < w ≤ 50  
50 < w≤ 60 13
60 < w≤ 75 15
75 < w ≤ 100 10

(a) Use the histogram to complete the table. (2)

(b) Use the table to complete the histogram. (2)

One of the points is an outlier.

Q46. Helen went on 35 flights in a hot
(a)  Write down the coordinates of the outlier. (1) air balloon last year.
The table gives some information about the length of time, t minutes, of office.
each flight.
The table shows information about his results.
On the grid below, draw a frequency polygon for this information.
(a)  On the grid opposite, draw a cumulative frequency graph for this
(2)
information.
(2)

 Q47. *  Zoe recorded the heart rates, in beats per minute, of each of 15
people.
Zoe then asked the 15 people to walk up some stairs.
She recorded their heart rates again.
She showed her results in a back-to-back stem and leaf diagram.

(b)  Use your graph to find an estimate for the median age.

(1)
Francesco says,"More than 60% of the people in the office are between 35
and 55 years old."
Compare the heart rates of the people before they walked up the stairs (c)  Use your graph to determine if Francesco is correct. (3)
with their heart rates after they walked
up the stairs.
Q49. Bob asked each of 40 friends how many minutes they took to get to
(6) work.
Q48. Francesco carried out a survey
about the ages of the people in his The table shows some information about his results.
 pencil case.
Time taken (m minutes) Frequency
There are 4 blue pens and 3 red pens in the round pencil case.
0 < m ≤ 10 3 There are 3 blue pens and 5 red pens in the square pencil case.
10 < m ≤ 20 8
20 < m ≤ 30 11 Sameena takes at random one pen out of each pencil case.
30 < m ≤ 40 9 (a)  Complete the probability tree diagram.
40 < m ≤ 50 9
Work out an estimate for the mean time taken.
(2)
(4)
(b)  Work out the probability that the pens Sameena takes are both red.
Q50. 50 students each did a mathematics test.
The mean score for these 50 students was 8.4
There were 30 boys.
The mean score for these 30 boys was 8.25 (2)

Work out the mean score for the girls.   

(3)
Q51. The table shows the probabilities that a biased dice will land on 2, on
3, on 4, on 5 and on 6
Q53. There are 11 girls and 8 boys in a tennis club.
Jake is going to pick at random a team from the tennis club.
The team will have two players.
Work out the probability that Jake will pick two boys or two girls for the
team.
Neymar rolls the (4)
biased dice 200
times. Q54. * Toga wants to estimate the number of termites in a nest.

Work out an On Monday Toga catches 80 termites.

estimate for the He puts a mark on each termite.
total number of He then puts all 80 termites back in the nest.
times the dice will On Tuesday Toga catches 60 termites.
land on 1 or on 3 12 of these termites have a mark on them.
(3) Work out an estimate for the total number of termites in the nest.
 Q52.Sameena You must write down any assumptions you have made.
has a round pencil (4)
case and a square
 
Q55. Here is a Venn diagram.

(a)  Write down the numbers that are in set

(i)  A ∪ B (ii)  A ∩ B
(2)
One of the numbers in the diagram is chosen at random.
(b)  Find the probability that the number is in set A'
(2)
ANSWERS 36. 1.03
1. 80, more expensive in Paris (with workings) 37. 39%
2. 5kg box 38. 2 000 000
3. 23 ×3 ×7 ;12 39. 1.25
4. 9.30am 40. 4
5. 0.00078; 9.56x107 13
41. 23, 177, 10, 13, 85, 92;
6. 2.52x1015 23
7. 199.75; yes, 200 42. 11
8. 0.4; 0.586 43. 130, 90, 81, 162
9. 66 814 260 44. (4,10) line of best fit, positive, value between 60 and 70; outside
10. Jack with comparison range of data
11. 4n+2; No with evidence 45. 10 and 18; bars with fd 1.5 and 1
w−11 46. Points at (5,6) (15,9) (25,8) (35,7) (45,4) and joined with line
12. t=
3 segments
y +4 47. Median before = 67, after = 78; Range before = 26, after = 37
13. p=
√
3
14. Region identified
Median after bigger so heart rate higher after; Range before small
(more consistent)
48. Upper bounds with CF and joined by curve or line segments; 43;
−1 9 Yes (with justification)
15. ,
2 2 49. 28.25
16. Small=60, large=175 50. 8.625
17. -1.2 and 3.2; (1, -5) 51. 98
18. D; A 52. round: 4/7 and 3/7 square: 3/8, 5/8, 3/8, 5/8; 15/56
19. ( x +3 )2−16 53. 83/171
20. f(0)=-4 and f(1)=2 – change of sign; rearrangement shown; 0.709 54. 400 and eg population not changed or mark now worn off or sample
21. 6 (7 x +22=2(5 x +2) random
22. 5 and -7 55. 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18; 12, 18; 7/10
23. 124o with reasons  
24. .
25. 100
26. Two bearings drawn and C identified
27. Perpendicular bisector, circle and region shaded
28. 18.2
29. 1361
30. 33.7
31. 0.664
32. 102.4
33. 32.2
34. 12.3
35. 3a + b; 3c