Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions
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In the triangle PQR, PQ = 5 cm, QR = 7 cm and PR = 9 cm. Decide whether the triangle is acute angled or obtuse angled. Show calculations to support...
Solve 4 < 3y - 11.
Write down all the integers that satisfy the inequality -4 ≤ 2x < 4.
The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. Calculate the smallest angle in the triangle.
The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 4 : 5. There are 3 more girls than boys. Calculate the total number of students in the class.
A thin piece of wire is shaped into a figure five as shown. The shape has two straight sections of length 5.25 cm and 4.8 cm. The curved part is th...
By writing each number correct to one significant figure, estimate the value of (28.6 + 47.7) / (0.47 x 21.4).
Write 8/25 as a decimal.
Make a the subject of the formula y = (a-4)/(3-a).
One morning the temperature was 5°C. By the evening the temperature had dropped 9°C. Write down the temperature in the evening.
Maryam lives in Ceetown and has to be in Deetown by 09 30. What time is the latest bus from Ceetown that she can catch? [Table for bus times in Q10...
Aadil catches the 0932 from Aytown to Deetown. How long does his journey take? [Table for bus times in Q10(b)]
The diagram shows a map of a lake. Three points A, B and C are on the edge of the lake. A ship sails due south from A to B. Write down the bearing ...
A cruiser sails from C to D on a bearing of 105°. Work out the bearing of C from D. [Figure 11]
Here are the first four terms of a sequence: 7, 11, 15, 19. Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.
u_n is the nth term of another sequence. Here is the formula connecting the nth and (n + 1)th terms of this sequence: 3u_n - 4 = u_{n+1}. The value...
Solve 2(5ᴾ) = 250.
Simplify 1 ÷ x⁻⁵.
Simplify (3a/4) ÷ (9a²/8).
The table shows the ages of guests at a party. The histogram represents some of this information. Use the histogram to find the value of p. [Figure...
Find an integer r such that r > 5 and 5r – 1 is a square number.
Find the value of s which makes 8s + 2 a prime number.
Write down an irrational number between 7 and 8.
In the diagram AB = AC and AD is parallel to BC. A line from D intersects AC at E and BC at F. ADE = 38° and BẬC = 66°. Find DFC. [Figure 16]
Expand and simplify 4(2t + 3) + 5.
Expand and simplify 6p + 3q - 2(2p – 5q).
Factorise completely 25x³y² - 15x²y.
Two boats, one red and one blue, leave a harbour at the same time. They travel in the same direction. The speed-time graphs for the boats are shown...
Light travels at a speed of 3 × 10⁸ m/s. Calculate the time it takes for light to travel 6km. Give your answer in standard form.
One molecule of water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. The mass of one atom of hydrogen is 1.67 × 10⁻²⁴ g. The mass of o...
Given that x² - 14x + 40 = (x − a)² + b, find the values of a and b.
Solve the equation 3x² + 7x - 6 = 0 by factorisation.
Evaluate 12+8÷(9-5).
Tasnim records the temperature, in °C, at 6 a.m. every day for 10 days. -6 -3 0 -2 1 -7 -5 2 -1 -3
It is given that 3⁄4 < n < 7⁄8.
Here is part of a bus timetable. Bus station 0956 1026 1056 1126 1156 City Hall 1003 1033 1103 1133 1203 Railway st...
Express 0.0000852 in standard form.
Complete the description of the pattern below. [Figure 6.1] The pattern has rotational symmetry of order __________ and __________ lines of symmetry.
The cost of a mirror is directly proportional to the square of its width. A mirror of width 40 cm costs $24. Work out the cost of a mirror of width...
A and B are points on the circle, centre O. TA and TB are tangents to the circle. BÂT = 64°. [Figure 8.1]
Evaluate 1⁄7 + 3⁄4 .
Write 405917628 correct to three significant figures.
On the Venn diagram, shade the set P'∩(QUR). [Figure 11.1]
A café sells hot drinks. On Monday it sells 80 teas, 60 coffees and 40 hot chocolates. On Tuesday it sells 70 teas, 90 coffees and 50 hot chocolate...
f(x) = 2 - 3x Find f(-5),
A rectangular garden has length 35 metres and width 25 metres. These distances are measured correct to the nearest metre.
[Figure 15.1] Find the gradient of the line L.
Dwayne buys a camera for $90. He sells the camera for $126. Calculate his percentage profit.
The diagram shows triangles A, B and C. [Figure 17.1]
Find the size of the interior angle of a regular octagon.