GCSE Higher Maths Practice Paper 1 (Non-Calculator)

Edexcel Specification
Mark Scheme
Types of marks: Abbreviations:
M method marks cao cannot accept other
A accuracy marks ft follow through
B unconditional accuracy marks oe or equivalent
(independent of M marks) d marks dependent on prior working

No working: Other:
If no working is shown, then correct answers score If the correct answer has clearly been obtained
full marks and incorrect answers score no marks. from incorrect working, award zero marks.

1. 3 marks total

M1 Attempt to calculate 415 × 12 with no more than one error. 3 marks

M1 Dividing their “4980” by 1000.

A1 4.98kg cao.

2. 4 marks total

a. A1 Fully correct coordinates plotted at (8, 3000) and (3, 7500) 1 mark

b. A1 Either “Negative correlation” or “As the car gets older its value decreases” oe. 1 mark

Do not accept “negative”.

c. M1 Correct line of best fit. 2 marks

A1 Between £4000 – £5000

3. 3 marks total

A2 (x + 7)(x − 3) 2 marks

[A1 (x ± 7)(x ± 3)]

A1 x = -7, x = 3 1 mark

4. 2 marks total

M1 6 or 1.5 or 15 ÷ 1.5 2 marks

4
A1 10cm cao.

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5. 4 marks total

a. M1 3n 2 marks

A1 3n + 5

b. M1 3n + 5 = 753 2 marks
748
A1 n = 3 and a suitable explanation that 3 is not a factor of 748 therefore
she is incorrect.

6. 2 marks total

A2 for 4x + 8 2 marks

[A1 for expression x + 4 seen in absence of correct answer.]

7. 2 marks total

M1 4.5 ÷ 1 or 4.5 × 3 [= 13.5 km/h] 2 marks

3

or 0.225 km/minute and 0.23̇ km/minute seen.

dA1 Robert with fully correct working.

8. 3 marks total

M1 cos(60°) = 2
1 3 marks

1
M1 9 × their ‘ 2 ’ provided trigonometric ratio also seen.

A1 4.5cm cao.

9. 3 marks total

M1 y + 4 or 2y 3 marks

M1 y + y + 4 + 2y = 32 or 4y + 4 = 32

A1 Alex is 7, Bella is 11 and Carla is 14.

(award 0 marks if algebraic method not used)

10. 3 marks total

a. M1 8 × 8 or 64 3 marks

M1 4² × π or 16π

A1 (64 – 16π)cm² oe.

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11. 3 marks total

2
M1 1 – 5 [= 5]
3 3 marks

3 3
M1 for 5 ÷ 7 = 35 oe. and attempt to multiply by 4.
3 4
or 5 × 7
12
A1 for 35 oe.

12. 3 marks total

M1 Attempt to find the gradient of the line between (30, 20) and (60, 60) 3 marks

M1 Changing time into hours.

1
(60 – 20) ÷ (1 – 2)

A1 80km/h cao.

13. 3 marks total

1
M1 8 = 2³ or 8⁴ = (2³)⁴ or 8⁴ = 2¹² or 2 = 2-¹ 3 marks

x
M1 12 + x = -1 or fully correct attempt to rearrange equation to make 2 the
subject

A1 x = -13

14. 3 marks total

M1 8 × 43 [= 344] or 18 × 37 [= 666] 3 marks

M1 “666” – “344” [322] and attempt to divide by 10.

A1 32.2 seconds cao.

15. 4 marks total

M1 x + y = 42 or 4x + 2y = 114 oe. 4 marks

M1 Attempt to multiply one or both equations to create a common coefficient.

M1 Fully correct method to calculate the value of x = 15 or y = 27 and attempt

to substitute their x or y into one of the original equations.

A1 goats = 15 and ducks = 27

(award 0 marks if algebraic method not used)

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16. 3 marks total

k
M1 O = r 2 and attempt to substitute O = 15 and r = 3 3 marks

135
M1 k = 135 or O = r 2
27 2
A1 O = 5 or 55

17. 3 marks total

M1 2 recurring decimals which, when subtracted, will leave an integer or a 3 marks

recurring decimal number:

10x = 5.7272(72…)

1000x = 572.7272(72…)
567
M1 990x = 567 or x = 990
63
dA1 x = 110
567
[B1 Answer of 990 with or without working.]

18. 7 marks total

a. A1 fully correct table 12, 28, 54, 71, 80 1 mark

b. M1 All cumulative frequency coordinates correctly plotted ft. 2 marks

A1 Correct coordinates joined with smooth curve. Condone (0, 0) instead of (10, 0).

[B1 Points consistently plotted incorrectly (for example the midpoint or

beginning of each interval) and joined with a smooth curve.]

Award M0A0 for points consistently plotted incorrectly and not joined, or
joined with ruled lines.

c. M1 Lower quartile in the range 23 to 27 inclusive or upper quartile in the 2 marks

range 41 to 45 inclusive.

dA1 Answer in the range 14 to 22 inclusive.

d. M1 Line drawn up from 45 and across to frequency and 80 – “their 2 marks

frequency”.

A1 answer in the range 16 to 18 inclusive.

19. 3 marks total

M1 3x + px = 7 − y or −px − 3x = y − 7 3 marks

M1 Fully factorised expression in x, x(3 + p) = 7 − y

7−y
A1 x = 3 + p oe.

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20. 4 marks total

M1 Attempt to multiply numerator and denominator by 3 − 1 or - 3 + 1 4 marks

M1 5 3 − 11 as the numerator oe.

M1 2 as the denominator.
5 11
M1 2 3 − 2

21. 5 marks total

Method 1: 5 marks
M1 Angle ACD = 63°

M1 Angle ABC = 180 – 76 [= 104°]

M1 Angle BCA = 180 – (49 + “104”) [= 27°] ft.

dA2 Angle BCD = 90° and fully correct reasons; Alternate Segment Theorem
and opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral add to 180° and concluding that
BD is a diameter since angles in a semi-circle are 90°.

Method 2:
M1 Angle XAC = 76°

M1 Angle CAD = 180 – (63 + “76”) [= 41°]

M1 Angle BAD = 49 + “41”) [= 90°] ft.

dA2 Fully correct reasons: Alternate Segment Theorem and opposite angles
on a straight line add to 180° and concluding that BD is a diameter since
angles in a semi-circle are 90°.

22. 4 marks total

a. A1 AB = 2b – 3a oe. 1 mark

b. 1 1 3 marks
M1 OP = AO + 5 AB or OP = 3a + 5(2b – 3a)
12 2 2
M1 OP = 5 a + 5b [= 5(6a + b)]

dA1 Fully correct conclusion. OP and AQ are parallel because their vectors are
2
multiples of one another, or OP = 5 AQ

23. 3 marks total

M1 Attempt to factorise both expressions. 3 marks

(2x + 5)(x − 3)
M1
(x − 7)(x − 3)
A1 2x + 5
x−7

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24. 3 marks total

2
M1 3x − 2 = 0 and x − 3 = 0 or x = 3 and x = 3 3 marks

M1 Correct sketch of graph.

2
Or attempt to substitute a value of x such that 3 < x < 3 into the original inequality.
2
dA1 x < 3, x > 3

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