GCSE Problems of The Day Full Set With Solutions

GCSE Problems of the Day 2019
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1 Foundation 2 Foundation/Higher
5 cm 5 cm
4 cm cm
4 cm
4 cm 4 cm
The parallelogram and the The area of the parallelogram is

isosceles triangle have the same twice the area of the triangle.
perimeter.
Calculate the height of the
Work out the value of . 𝑎=7 triangle. h=5
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3 Higher 6 cm
4 cm
4 cm
a) The area of the parallelogram is twice the area of the triangle.
Calculate the perimeter of the triangle.
Give your answer in the form where and are integers.
4 +8 √ 2
b) The perimeter of a square is double the perimeter of the triangle.
Work out the area of the square.
36+16 √ 2
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N
𝑒
25°
𝑑
302°
𝑐
The bearing of from is 100°
Angle 40° The bearing of from is 220°
Work out the bearing of
Calculate angle . a) from 255 °
82 ° b) from 280 °
c) from 075 °
d) from 040 °
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3 Higher N
50 m
𝑔
100 m
𝑓
a) Work out the size of angle 25. 7 °
b) Work out the area of the triangle. 1410.3 𝑚2
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5 cm h
5 cm 𝑤
𝑙
The length of the cuboid is a square 5:2:3
number between 10 and 20 40 cm
Work out the surface area of the Calculate the surface area of the
cuboid. 370 𝑐 𝑚 2 cuboid. 992 𝑐 𝑚2
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3 Higher
The dimensions of the cuboid are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3

The surface area of the cuboid is 4950 cm2
Work out the volume of the cuboid.

20250 𝑐 𝑚 3
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There are 8 green counters and 2 red There are 8 green counters and 2 red
counters in a bag. counters in a bag.
Zak takes a counter out of the bag. Zak takes a counter out of the bag, notes
the colour and puts it back.
a) What is the probability he chooses a He then chooses another counter.
green counter? Calculate the probability that he chooses
two red counters.
b) What is the probability he chooses a

yellow counter?
𝑃 ( 𝑌𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 )=0
c) What is the probability he chooses a red
or a green counter?
𝑃 ( 𝑅𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑟 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛 )=1
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3 Higher
There are counters in a bag.
Four of the counters are red and the rest are green.
Zak takes two counters from the bag without replacement.
The probability that both of the counters are red is
Calculate the probability that Zak removes two different coloured counters from the bag.
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Here are some number cards. Here are some expression
cards.
3 8
𝑐+ 9 2 𝑐+7
15 ?
𝑐 3𝑐
The mean of the cards is 9
What is the value of the Write an expression for the
missing card? 10 mean of the cards.
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3 Higher
Here are two sets of algebra expression cards.
Set 1 𝑐+ 5 2𝑐 3𝑐−2
Set 2 𝑐+ 9 2 𝑐+7 𝑐 𝑐
The mean of set 1 is equal to the mean of set 2

Work out the value of
𝑐=4
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Here is part of a linear sequence. Here are the first 3 terms of a
sequence.
3, ____,
11 ____,
19 27
Write an expression for the nth
Complete the 2nd and 3rd terms. term of the sequence. 𝑏𝑛+3 𝑎
What is the term to term rule of Write an expression for the 10th
the sequence? Add term of the sequence. 10 𝑏+3 𝑎
If and work out the first five
What is the n term of the
th
terms of the sequence.
sequence. 8 𝑛 −5 13,11 ,9,7,5
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3 Higher
Continue the Fibonacci sequence.
_____ 𝑥+ 𝑦
_____ 𝑥+2 𝑦
The 4th term is equal to 1

The 7th term is equal to 7
Work out the value of and

𝑥=3 , 𝑦 =−1
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400 students are asked how they 300 students are asked how they
travel to school. travel to school.
• 30% say they travel to school • 60% say they walk to school.
by car. • The remaining travel by car or
• 25% say they walk to school. by bus.
• The rest travel by bus. • The ratio of students who
How many students travel by bus? travel by car to those that
travel by bus is 2 : 3
180
How many more students walk
to school than travel by car?
132
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3 Higher
A group of students are asked how they travel to school.
• 55% say they walk to school.

• The remaining travel by car or by bus.
• The ratio of students who travel by car to those who
travel by bus is 2 : 3
• 140 more students walk than travel by bus.
How many students travel by car?

90
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A frame is made using four of A frame is made using four of
these rectangles. these rectangles.
m m
m m
They are arranged as shown. They are arranged as shown.
Work out the perimeter of the Work out the area of the
frame. inner square.
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3 Higher
A frame is made using four of these rectangles.
m
They are arranged as shown.
Work out the length of the diagonal of the frame.

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A circle is cut out of a square. A circle is cut out of a square.
5 cm
10 cm 9 cm
Find the area of the shaded What percentage of the

region. 21.5 𝑐 𝑚 2 square is shaded? 21.5 %
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3 Higher
4 circles are cut out of a square.
cm
Estimate the percentage of the square that is shaded.

25 %

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GCSE Problems of the Day 2019

The parallelogram and the The area of the parallelogram is

The dimensions of the cuboid are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3

Work out the volume of the cuboid.

b) What is the probability he chooses a

The mean of set 1 is equal to the mean of set 2

The 4th term is equal to 1

Work out the value of and

• 55% say they walk to school.

How many students travel by car?

They are arranged as shown. They are arranged as shown.

They are arranged as shown.

Work out the length of the diagonal of the frame.

Find the area of the shaded What percentage of the

Estimate the percentage of the square that is shaded.

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