1. Nomusa has 30 sweets.

She has
18 fruit sweets
7 aniseed sweets
5 mint sweets
Nomusa is going to take at random two sweets.
Work out the probability that the two sweets will not be the same type of
sweet. You must show all your working.
(4 marks, 2015 Nov/ Maths A-2H)

2. A, B and C are points on a circle with diameter AC.

AB = 8 cm
BC = 10 cm
Calculate the area, in cm2 to 3 significant figures, of the circle.
(4 marks, 2015J/ IGMathsB/P1)
3. A nail weighs 4g correct to the nearest gram.
Alice buys exactly 1kg of nails.
Work out the least number of nails Alice could get.
(3 marks, 2014 Nov/ Maths B Unit 1)

4. Alison is using the quadratic formula to solve a quadratic equation.

She substitutes values into the formula and correctly gets

 7  49  32
x
4
Work out the quadratic equation that Alison is solving.
Give your answer in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
(3 marks, 2015Nov/ 2H)
2 2 2
5. Given that a = b + c – 2bc cos A° and a = 7, b = 4 and c = 5, find the value,
to the nearest integer, of A.
(3 marks, 2011 June/ IGMB-1)
6.

(a) Draw and label the line with equation y = 2x – 5 on the grid.
(b) Draw and label the line with equation y + x = 4 on the grid.
(c) From your diagram, write down the solution of the two simultaneous
equations y = 2x – 5 and y + x = 4
(4 marks, 2011 June/ IGMB-1)

7. Given that, for all values of x,

(x + 3)(5x + a) = 5x2 + 21x + b
find the value of a and the value of b.
(4 marks, 2016 June/ IGMB-1R)
8.

The diagram shows ∆ABC with  BCA and ∆ABD with  BAD = 90° and
 BDA = 50°
The point E is the intersection of AC and BD.
The diagram also shows ∆BCE in which CE = 3 cm and  CBE = 20°
Calculate the length, in cm to 3 significant figures, of
(a) BC (b) AD
(4 marks, 2016 June/ IGMB-1R)
9. y varies inversely as the cube of x.
Given that y = 24 when x = 2, find the value of x when y = –3
(4 marks, 2016 June/ IGMB-1R)

10.The scale of a map is such that 3 cm on the map represents an actual distance
of 15.6 km.
(a) Express the scale of the map as a ratio in the form 1: n where n is an
integer.
2
The actual area of a park is 676 km
(b) Calculate the area, in cm2, of the park on the map.
(4 marks, 2016 June/ IGMB-1R)
11. Solve the equation
(2x – 5)(3x + 1) = 4
Give your solutions to 3 significant figures. Show your working clearly.
(5 marks, 2016 June/ IGMB-1R)

12.The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1980°

Calculate the number of sides of this polygon.
(2 marks, 2016 June/ IGMB-1R)

13. The size of each interior angle of an n-sided regular polygon is eight times
the size of each exterior angle.
Calculate the value of n.
(3 marks, 2011 June/ IGMB-1)
14.

ABCD is a trapezium with AB = x cm, DC = (x + 4) cm and the distance

1
between the parallel sides, AB and DC, is x cm.
2
(a) Find, and simplify, an expression in terms of x for the area of the
trapezium.
2
The area of the trapezium is 84 cm .
(b) Calculate the value of x.
(6 marks, 2011 June/ IGMB-1)
15.

ABC in which AB = 10 cm and  BAC = 20 

The point D lies on the line AC so that AD = 4 cm and  BDA is obtuse.
Calculate, to 3 significant figures,
(a) the length, in cm, of BD,
(b) the size, in degrees, of  BDC.
Given that area of  ABC is 18 cm2
(c) calculate the length, in cm to 3 significant figures, of CD.
(10 marks, 2016 June/ IGMB-2R)
6 x  x  15
2

16. Simplify fully

12 x 2  27
Show clear algebraic working.
(4 marks, 2015 June/ IG 3HR)
17. Two bags contain discs.
Bag A contains 12 discs.
5 of the discs are red, 6 are blue and 1 is white.
Bag B contains 25 discs.
n of the discs are red and the rest are blue.
James takes at random a disc from Bag A.
Lucy takes at random a disc from Bag B.
2
Given that the probability that James and Lucy both take a red disc is
15
(a) Find the value of n, the number of red discs in Bag B.
(b) Hence calculate the probability that James and Lucy take discs of
different colours.
(3 marks, 2015 June/ IG 3HR)
18. ABCD is a kite.

AB = 3 cm
BC = 8 cm
Angle ABC = 110°
Calculate the area of the kite ABCD.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(3 marks, 2015 June/ IG 3HR)

19.The diagram shows a right-angled triangle and a rectangle.

The area of the triangle is twice the area of the rectangle.

(i) Write down an equation for x.
(ii) Find the area of the rectangle. Show clear algebraic working.
(7 marks, 2015 June/ IG 3HR)
20. The diagram shows a circular pond, of radius r metres, surrounded by a
circular path. The circular path has a constant width of 1.5 metres.

1
The area of the path is the area of the pond.
10
2
(a) Show that 2r – 60r – 45 = 0
(b) Calculate the area of the pond. Show your working clearly.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(8 marks, 2015 June/ IG 3HR)
2 x
21. f(x) = 2x + 3 g(x) = x + 5 h(x) = 3
(a) Solve the equation f(x) = g(2).
(b) Find the value of -f h(3).
-1
(c) Find f (x).
(d) Find gf(x) in its simplest form.
(9 marks, OB)
vu
22. t
a
v = 27.3 correct to 3 significant figures.
u = 18 correct to 2 significant figures.
a = 9.81 correct to 3 significant figures.
Work out the lower bound for the value of t.
Show your working clearly. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(3 marks, 2017 June/ IG 3HR)
23. (a) Solve 2x2 + 9x – 7 = 0
Give your solutions correct to 3 significant figures.
2 9
(b) Solve  7  0
y2 y
Give your solutions correct to 3 significant figures.
(5 marks, 2012 Nov/Cal)
24. Correct to 2 significant figures, a = 58, b = 28 and c = 18
a
Calculate the upper bound for the value of
bc
Show your working clearly.
(3 marks, 2015 June/ IG 3HR)
25.

The diagram shows a solid shape made from a cone on top of a cylinder.
The cone has a radius of 10 cm and a height of 10 cm.
The cylinder has a radius of 10 cm and a height of 10 cm.
The centre of the base of the cone coincides with the centre of the top face
of the cylinder.
The total surface area of the solid is A cm2
Show that A = (300 + 100 2 ) 
(4 marks, 2016 June/ IG 4H)
26. P and Q are two triangular prisms that are mathematically similar.

Prism P has triangle ABC as its cross section.

Prism Q has triangle DEF as its cross section.
AC = 6 cm, DF = 12 cm
The area of the cross section of prism P is 10 cm2.
The length of prism P is 15 cm.
Work out the volume of prism Q.
(4 marks, 2013 June NC)
27. The distance, d kilometres, of the horizon from a person is
directly proportional to the square root of the person’s height,
h metres, above sea level. When h = 225, d = 54
(a) Find a formula for d in terms of h.
(b) Calculate the distance of the horizon from a person whose height
above sea level is 64 metres.
(c) Calculate the height above sea level of a person, when the distance
of the horizon is 61.2 kilometres.

(6 marks, 2008 June IG3H)

28.

The diagram shows a kite ABCD.

AB = AD = 10 cm.
CB = CD = 2 cm.
Angle BCD = 90°.
Calculate the area of the kite.
(6 marks, 2008 June IG3H)
29. A scientist wants to estimate the number of fish in a lake.
He catches 50 fish from the lake and marks them with a dye.
The fish are then returned to the lake.
The next day the scientist catches another 50 fish.
4 of these fish are marked with the dye.
Work out an estimate for the total number of fish in the lake.
You must write down any assumptions you have made.
(4 marks, Spec U1)
30. Rachael walks to school.
The distance to school is 2.8 km, correct to the nearest 0.1 km.
She walks at a speed of 5 km/h, correct to the nearest km/h.
Calculate the upper bound, in minutes, for the time she takes to walk to
school.
(3 marks, 2014 June IG3H)

31.Two similar tins have heights 12 cm and 20 cm.

3
The volume of the smaller tin is 162 cm .
3
Calculate the volume, in cm , of the larger tin.
(3 marks, 2007, 5384H/14H)
32. A trapezium ABCD has an area of 5 6 cm2.

AB = 4 cm.
BC = 3 cm.
DC = k cm.
Calculate the value of k, giving your answer in the form a b – c where a, b
and c are positive integers.
Show each step in your working.
(3 marks, 2014 June IG3H)
33. Here are nine counters.
Each counter has a number on it.

The counters are turned over to hide their numbers and are then mixed up.
Susan takes at random a counter and turns it over to reveal its number.
She takes at random a second counter, from the remaining eight counters, and
turns it over to reveal its number.
(a) Calculate the probability that the number 5 is on both of the two
counters Susan takes.
(b) Calculate the probability that the sum of the numbers on the two
counters Susan takes is divisible by 3
(5 marks, 2014 June IG3H)

34. An athlete runs 400 metres, correct to the nearest metre.

The athlete takes 50.2 seconds, correct to the nearest 0.1 of a second.
Work out the upper bound of the athlete’s average speed.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(3 marks, 2014 Jan IG4H)
3 4
35.Solve the equation --  2
( x  2) ( x  3)
Show clear algebraic working.
(5 marks, 2014 June IG3H)
36.

The diagram shows a trapezium.

The trapezium has an area of 17 cm2
(a) Show that 2x2 + 7x – 17 = 0
(b) Work out the value of x.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
Show your working clearly.
(6 marks, 2014 Jan/ IG 4H)

37.

PQR is a triangle.
The midpoint of PQ is W.
X is the point on QR such that QX: XR = 2 : 1
PRY is a straight line.
 
PW = a PR = b
(a) Find, in terms of a and b,

(i) QR

(ii) QX

(iii) WX
R is the midpoint of the straight line PRY.
(b) Use a vector method to show that WXY is a straight line.
(8 marks, 2015 June/ IG 3HR)
 x 4
2

38.Write 5 – (x + 2) ÷   as a single fraction.

 x3 
Simplify your answer fully.
(4 marks, 2014 Jan/ IG 4H)
39. ABC is a triangle.

(a) Work out the area of triangle ABC.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(b) Work out the length of the side AB.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
( 5 marks, 2013 June/2H)
3
40. Find the exact solutions of - x  7
x
(3 marks, 2013 June/4H)
41.Steve measured the length and the width of a rectangle.
He measured the length to be 645 mm correct to the nearest 5 mm.
He measured the width to be 400 mm correct to the nearest 5 mm.
Calculate the lower bound for the area of this rectangle.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(3 marks, 2011 Nov/4H)
42.

A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

AC is a diameter of the circle.
AC and BD intersect at E.
Angle CAB = 25°, Angle DEC = 100°
Work out the size of angle DAC. You must show all your working.
(4 marks, 2014 Nov/2H)
43. Dan does an experiment to find the value of-  .
He measures the circumference and the diameter of a circle.
He measures the circumference, C, as 170 mm to the nearest millimetre.
He measures the diameter, d, as 54 mm to the nearest millimetre.
C
Dan uses   to find the value of-  .
d
Calculate the upper bound and the lower bound for Dan’s value of -  .
(4 marks, 2013 June/2H)
44.The table gives some information about the lengths of time, in hours, that
some adults watched TV last week.
(a) Work out an estimate for the mean length of time.

(b) Draw a histogram for the information in the table.

(7 marks, 2014 Nov/2H)

2 x  5x  3
2

45. (a) Simplify fully

x 2  5x  6
m t mt
(b) Make m the subject of  
v b r
(7 marks, 2014 Nov/2H)
46. h is inversely proportional to the square of -r.
When -r = 5, h = 3.4
Find the value of h when- r = 8
(3 marks, 2013 June/2H)
47.

ABC is a triangle.
D is a point on AC.
Angle BAD = 45°
Angle ADB = 80°
AB = 7.4 cm, DC = 5.8 cm
Work out the length of BC. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(5 marks, 2014 Nov/2H)
48.

S and T are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

PT is a tangent to the circle.
SOP is a straight line. 
Angle OPT = 32
Work out the size of the angle marked x. Give reasons for your answer.
(5 marks, 2013 June/2H)
49. In Holborn School there are
460 students in Key Stage 3
320 students in Key Stage 4
165 students in Key Stage 5
Nimer is carrying out a survey.
He needs a sample of 100 students stratified by Key Stage.
Work out the number of students from KS 3 there should be in the sample.
(2 marks, 2013 June/2H)

x 2  8 x  15
50. Simplify fully 2
2 x  7 x  15
(4 marks, 2009 June/4H)
51.The diagram shows two solid shapes, shape A and shape B.
Shape A is made of a hemisphere and a cone.
Shape B is a cylinder.

For shape A
radius of the hemisphere is 36 cm
radius of the base of the cone is 36 cm
height of the cone is 53 cm
For shape B
radius of the cylinder is r cm
height of the cylinder is 2r cm
The volume of shape A = the volume of shape B
Calculate the height of shape B.
(6 marks, 2017 June/IG 3HR)
52. Here is a shape ABCDE.

ABDE is a rectangle in which AB = 2BD

BCD is a triangle in which angle BCD = 120°
BC = (x –3) cm, CD = (x– 2) cm
The area of the rectangle ABDE is -S cm2
Show that -S can be expressed in the form- S = ax2 + bx + c,
where a, b and c are integers to be found.
(5 marks, 2017 June/IG 3HR)
ax  b
53. Make x the subject of the formula y 
cx  d
(4 marks, 2017 June/IG 3HR)
54. Phil has 20 sweets in a bag.
5 of the sweets are orange.
7 of the sweets are red.
8 of the sweets are yellow.
Phil takes at random two sweets from the bag.
Work out the probability that the sweets will not be the same colour.
(4 marks, 2009 June/4H)
55. ABCDE is a regular pentagon with sides of length 10 cm.

Calculate the area of triangle ACD.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(6 marks, 2017 June/IG 3HR)
56.The diagram shows a cylinder and a sphere.

The cylinder has radius r cm and height h cm.

The sphere has radius 2r cm.
The volume of the cylinder is equal to the volume of the sphere.
Find an expression for h in terms of r. Give your answer in its simplest form.
(3 marks, 2014 Jan/ IG 4H)
57.These 6 coins are in a box.

Pritesh takes at random 2 coins from the box.

Work out the probability that the total value of the 2 coins is at least 40p.
(4 marks, 2014 Nov/ Maths B Unit 1)
2 x 1
58. f(x) = g(x) =
x 2
(a) State which value of x cannot be included in the domain of f or g.
(b) Solve gf(a) = 3
(c) Express the inverse function g–1 in the form g –1(x)
(7 marks, 2011 June/ IG 4H)
59.

The diagram shows a trapezium PQRS.

PS is parallel to QR.
PS = 4QR.
 
PQ = a, QR = b
(a) Find, in terms of a and/or b,
  
(i) PS (ii) PR (iii) RS
The point T lies on the line PR such that PT: TR = 4: 1
 
(b) Given that TS = k QT , find the value of k.
(6 marks, 2011 June/ IG 4H)

60.Rectangle A has length (2x + 3) cm and width (x + 1) cm.

Rectangle B has length (3x – 5) cm and width (x + 2) cm.
The area of rectangle A is equal to the area of rectangle B.
Calculate the value of x. Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
Show your working clearly.
(6 marks, 2017 June/ IG Maths B 2HR)
61. The value of p is 4.3
The value of q is 0.4
Both p and q are given correct to the nearest 0.1
(a) Write down the lower bound for p.
1
r  p
q
(b) Work out the upper bound for- r .You must show all your working.

12 (2 3 x ) x 1 6 2 x 1 n
62. Given that x can be written in the form 2
9
(a) Show that -- n  3x  4 x  1
2

12 (2 3 x ) x1 6 2 x 1
(b) Hence solve the equation  32
9x
(6 marks, 2017 June/ IG Maths B 2HR)
63. A cycle is travelling along a horizontal road.
The diameter of each wheel of the cycle is 59 cm and each wheel
makes 110 revolutions a minute.
Calculate the distance, in km to 3 significant figures, travelled by
the cycle in one hour.
(6 marks, 2014 June/ IG Maths B 1H)
Answers

1 502/870 44 18.2
2 129 0.8, 3, 2.2, 1, 0.3
3 223 45 2 x  2 tv( R  b)
4 ,
2x² + 7x +4 = 0 x  6 b( R  v )
5 102 46 1.33
6 (3, 1) 47 8.52
7 6/ 18
48 29
8 8.24, 13.8 49 48 or 49
9 -4
50 x 3
10 1: 520 000, 25
11 2.72, - 0.552 2x  3
12 13 51 60
13 18 52
14 12 53 b  dy
x
15 6.39, 32.4o , 6.53 cy  a
16 (3x+5)/3(2x+3) 54 131
17 8, 79/150
190
18 22.6
55 76.9
19 52.92
56 32
20 2970 r
21 3, 57, 3
x3 2 57 12/30
,4x +12x+14 58 1
2 0, 4,
22 0.891 x 1
23 59 4b, a + b, 3b – a
24 6.5 k=4
25 60 6.12
26 1200 61 4.25
27 28.8 km, 289 m 7.20-7.21
28 16 62 2
 ,2
29 625 3
30 38 63 12.2 km
31
32 10 2  4
33 1/6, 7/18
34 7.99
35 -1, 5.5
36 1.65
37 2 4
b-2a, b  a ,
3 3
2 1
b a
3 3
38 4x  7
x2
39 18.2 , 6.56
40 6.54, 0.458
41 255000
42 35
43 3.19, 3.11
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