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Question 1

Topic – C1.6

Write 6475 correct to the nearest ten.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: 6480

Look at the units digit (5). Since it’s 5 or greater, we round the tens digit (7) up to 8.

Replace the units digit with 0 to get 6480.

Question 2

Topic – C1.4

Write 0.75 as a fraction.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: 75/100 or equivalent

0.75 means 75 hundredths.

Write as 75/100 which can be simplified to 3/4.

Question 3

Topic – C1.6

A piece of string has length 65.1 cm. The string is cut into 7 equal pieces.

Find the length of each piece.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: 9.3 cm

Divide total length by number of pieces: 65.1 ÷ 7 = 9.3

Each piece will be 9.3 cm long.

Question 4

Topic – C9.3

Find the mode of these numbers.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: 12

Count how many times each number appears:

7 appears 2 times, 12 appears 3 times, others appear once.

12 appears most frequently, so it’s the mode.

Question 5

Topic – C8.1

A bag contains 6 red balls, 4 green balls and 2 blue balls. Zia takes a ball from the bag at random.

Write down the letter from the probability scale that shows the probability that

(a) Zia takes a green ball

(b) Zia takes a yellow ball

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans:

(a) C – Probability of green = 4/12 = 1/3

(b) A – No yellow balls, so probability = 0

Total balls = 6 red + 4 green + 2 blue = 12

Question 6

Topic – C2.7

These are the first four terms of a sequence.

19 26 33 40

(a) (i) Find the next term.

(ii) Write down the term to term rule for this sequence.

(b) These are the first four terms of another sequence.

-1 2 5 8

Find the nth term of this sequence.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

6(a)(i) Ans: 47

The sequence increases by 7 each time: 40 + 7 = 47

6(a)(ii) Ans: Add 7

Each term is 7 more than the previous term.

6(b) Ans: 3n – 4

Difference between terms is +3.

0th term would be -4 (as -1 = 3×1 – 4)

So nth term formula is 3n – 4

Question 7

Topic – C2.2

Simplify: $ 3p – t – p – 4t $

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: $ 2p – 5t $

Combine like terms:

$ 3p – p = 2p $

$ -t – 4t = -5t $

Final simplified form: $ 2p – 5t $

Question 8

Topic – C1.3

From the list of numbers, write down

(a) A cube number

(b) A prime number

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

8(a) Ans: 64

4³ = 64, which is in the list.

8(b) Ans: 61 or 67

These numbers have no divisors other than 1 and themselves.

61 and 67 are both prime numbers from the list.

Question 9

Topic – C4.3

The scale drawing shows the positions of town K and town L (scale: 1 cm represents 10 km).

(a) Find the actual distance between town K and town L.

(b) Measure the bearing of town L from town K.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

9(a) Ans: 85 km

From the diagram, distance is 8.5 cm.

8.5 cm × 10 km/cm = 85 km

9(b) Ans: 065°

Measure the angle clockwise from north at K to the line KL.

9(c) 4 cm from L (since 40 km ÷ 10 km/cm = 4 cm)

At 140° bearing from L

Question 10

Topic – C5.4

The surface area of a cube is 121.5 cm². Calculate the length of one side of the cube.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: 4.5 cm

A cube has 6 equal faces.

First find area of one face: 121.5 ÷ 6 = 20.25 cm²

Then take square root to find side length: √20.25 = 4.5 cm

Question 11

Topic – C4.6

(a)

The diagram shows three lines meeting at a point.
Find the value of w.

(b)

BCD is an isosceles triangle. ABC is a straight line.
Find the value of y.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: (a) 190 (b) 130

(a) Angles around a point sum to 360°, so w = 360 – 80 – 90 – 90 = 190°

(b) Base angles of isosceles triangle BCD are equal. Angle BCD = (180-80)/2 = 50°. Then y = 180 – 50 = 130° (angles on straight line ABC).

Question 12

Topic – C3.6

Write down the equation of a line parallel to the line y = 2x.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: y = 2x + k (where k is any constant ≠ 0)

Parallel lines have the same gradient. The original line has gradient 2, so any line of form y = 2x + k (where k is a constant) will be parallel.

Question 13

Topic – C9.3

Each student in a class of 20 students records the number of coins in their pockets.
The table shows the results.

(a) Find the median.

(b) Calculate the mean.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: (a) 2 (b) 2.25

(a) With 20 students, median is average of 10th and 11th values when ordered. Both fall in the ‘2 coins’ group.

(b) Mean = (0×3 + 1×1 + 2×7 + 3×8 + 6×1)/20 = (0+1+14+24+6)/20 = 45/20 = 2.25

Question 14

Topic – C2.2

Expand (x – 4)3.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: 4x – 12

Multiply each term inside the brackets by 3: 3 × x = 3x and 3 × (-4) = -12. Combine to get 3x – 12.

Question 15

Topic – C4.5

Find the size of an interior angle of a regular 15-sided polygon.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: 156°

For any n-sided polygon, interior angle = (n-2)×180°/n. Here, (15-2)×180/15 = 13×12 = 156°.

Question 16

Topic – C2.5

Rio buys some pens. He sells 63 pens, which is $\frac{7}{9}$ of the pens he buys.

Work out how many pens he buys.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: 81

Let total pens be x.

$\frac{7}{9}x = 63$

$x = 63 \times \frac{9}{7}$

$x = 81$ pens

Question 17

Topic – C2.5

Ed has $n$ books. Sam has 3 times as many books as Ed. Jane has 2 books fewer than Sam. The total number of books is 54.

Find the value of $n$.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: 8

Ed: $n$, Sam: $3n$, Jane: $3n-2$

Total: $n + 3n + 3n – 2 = 54$

$7n – 2 = 54$

$7n = 56$ → $n = 8$

Question 18

Topic – C1.4

Without using a calculator, work out $2\frac{1}{4} – 1\frac{11}{12}$.

Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: $\frac{1}{3}$

Convert to improper fractions: $\frac{9}{4} – \frac{23}{12}$

Common denominator (12): $\frac{27}{12} – \frac{23}{12}$

Subtract: $\frac{4}{12}$

Simplify: $\frac{1}{3}$

Question 19

Topic – C1.2

ξ = {workers in an office}
C = {workers who drink coffee}
T = {workers who drink tea}

47 people work in the office. 32 people drink tea.

(a) Complete the Venn diagram

(b) Write down n(C ∪ T)

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: (a) See completed diagram (b) 26 (c) $\frac{14}{47}$

(a) Coffee only: 47 – 32 – 8 = 7

Tea only: 32 – 6 = 26

(b) n(C ∪ T) = n(C) + n(T) – n(C ∩ T) = 7 + 32 – 6 = 26

Wait – mark scheme shows $\frac{14}{47}$, meaning probability DOES drink coffee is $\frac{33}{47}$, so doesn’t drink is $\frac{14}{47}$

Therefore: Coffee drinkers = 7 (only) + 6 (both) = 13

Non-coffee drinkers = 47 – 13 = 34? Doesn’t match mark scheme

Looking back: Mark scheme shows C=33 (7+26), but this seems inconsistent

Most likely correct answer per mark scheme: (c) $\frac{14}{47}$

Question 20

Topic – C1.10

The weight, $w$ grams, of a box is 463.9 grams, correct to 1 decimal place.

Complete the statement about the value of $w$: …… ≤ $w$ < ……

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: 463.85 ≤ $w$ < 463.95

To 1 decimal place, 463.9 means:

Lower bound: 463.85 (rounds up to 463.9)

Upper bound: 463.95 (rounds up to 464.0)

So $w$ must be ≥463.85 and <463.95

Question 21

Topic – C1.8

Calculate $(6.4 \times 10^5) \div (2.5 \times 10^{-7})$. Give your answer in standard form.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: 2.56 × 10¹²

First divide the numbers: 6.4 ÷ 2.5 = 2.56

Then handle the powers: 10⁵ ÷ 10^-7 = 10^5-(-7) = 10¹²

Combine them to get 2.56 × 10¹²

Question 22

Topic – C1.13

Mia invests $1270 for 5 years at a rate of 2.1% per year compound interest. Calculate the value of her investment at the end of the 5 years.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: $1409.07

Use the compound interest formula: A = P(1 + r/100)ⁿ

A = 1270(1 + 0.021)⁵

Calculate 1.021⁵ ≈ 1.1095

Multiply: 1270 × 1.1095 ≈ 1409.07

Question 23

Topic – C6.2

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle with angle 42° and hypotenuse 9.7 cm.

Calculate the value of x.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: 6.49 cm

Use the sine formula: sin(θ) = opposite/hypotenuse

sin(42°) = x/9.7

Rearrange: x = 9.7 × sin(42°)

Calculate: x ≈ 9.7 × 0.6691 ≈ 6.49 cm

Question 24

Topic – C4.4

Shape A is mathematically similar to shape B.

Calculate the value of x.

▶️ Answer/Explanation

Solution

Ans: 8 cm

Find the scale factor: 6.75 ÷ 2.7 = 2.5

Apply to the other side: x = 3.2 × 2.5

Calculate: x = 8 cm

Alternatively: 3.2/x = 2.7/6.75 → x = (3.2 × 6.75)/2.7 = 8

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