Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions
Browse 35,704 questions from Cambridge O-Level & A-Level and Pearson Edexcel IGCSE & IAL exams. Click any question to practice.
Evaluate 1/2 + 2/9
Evaluate 10 - 8 ÷ 2 + 3.
Sara carries out a survey of the colours of cars in a car park. She draws a pie chart to represent her results.
Ed goes on a car journey. The first 60km of the journey takes 45 minutes. The remaining 20 km of the journey takes 30 minutes. Calculate his averag...
The bearing of a lighthouse from a ship, S, is 220°. The position of S is marked on the diagram. [Diagram on page 4]
Solve 6x-5 < 9 + 2x.
Given that n is an integer and n > 1, decide whether each statement in the table is true or false. For each statement write true or false in the ta...
The ratio of Sayed's age to his mother's age is 2:7. Sayed is 14 years old. How old is his mother?
Pencils are packed in a box. Each pencil has a diameter of 7 mm, correct to the nearest millimetre. [Diagram on page 6]
Evaluate 0.2 × 0.06,
The diagram shows two circles, both with centre O. CD is a diameter of the small circle and AB is a diameter of the large circle. Using congruent t...
In the diagram, the region, R, is bounded by the lines AB, BC, CD and DA. [Diagram on page 8]
Two families ordered three basic food items from their local shop. The Jones family ordered 1 bag of sugar, 4 cartons of milk and 3 loaves of bread...
Ida keeps a record of time spent on the internet each day. Her results are summarised in the table. Time (t minutes) | Frequency ---|--- 0 ≤ t < 1...
Ahmed goes shopping. In one shop he buys shorts for $26.84 and a shirt for $13.97. How much does Ahmed spend altogether?
Dai played three games of cricket. His mean score was 9 runs. His median score was 8 runs. His highest score was 7 runs more than his lowest score.
y is inversely proportional to x². Some values of y and x are given in the table below. x | 3 | 2 | q ---|---|---|--- y | 4 | p | 1
In the diagram, AB is parallel to EC. D is the point on EC such that ED = EA. ABC = 135° and ADE = 65°. Find [Diagram on page 14]
Some data about two planets, Earth and Mars, is shown in the table. Planet | Average temperature (°C) | Mass (tonnes) | Volume (km³) ---|---|---|-...
In the diagram, AC and BD intersect at X. Triangle ABX is similar to triangle CDX. AB = 3 cm, AX = 2 cm and XC = 5 cm. [Diagram on page 16]
Write down, in terms of n, an expression for the nth term of the sequence 19 16 13 10 ............. .
A walker leaves his house at 10 00 and walks towards a shopping centre at a constant speed of 5 km/h. A cyclist leaves the same house 10 minutes la...
A stone is thrown vertically upwards from the ground so that its height above the ground after t seconds is (20t – 5t²) metres.
Solve 5-2 (3x – 1) = 2x + 1,
Evaluate 52.3 × 10 − 3.76 × 100,
Express 18% as a fraction in its lowest terms.
Evaluate 2/3 + 3/10,
Write down a square number that is a factor of 75,
An instrument is used to measure the height of an object above sea level. The height, in metres, is shown on the dial. [Figure: Dial showing height...
Evaluate 8⅔,
Using set notation, describe the shaded region in the Venn diagram. [Figure: Venn Diagram with sets A, B, C; (A ∪ B) ∩ C' is shaded]
A bag contains red and blue pens in the ratio 2 : 7. There are 18 red pens in the bag. How many blue pens are in the bag?
Factorise completely 12ab² – 8a²b,
Sara sets out on a journey at 1050. She travels 65 km at an average speed of 20 km/h. At what time does she complete her journey?
In the diagram below, the equation of the line AB is 2y = 9 – 3x. [Figure: Coordinate plane with line AB and shaded region R]
Show that the interior angle of a regular decagon is 144°.
Jamil recorded the number of text messages sent by the students in his class on one day. The results are shown in the bar chart. [Figure: Bar chart...
By writing each number correct to one significant figure, estimate the value of (7.84 × 326) / 0.18.
The two triangles below are similar. The lengths are in centimetres. [Figure: Two similar triangles, one with sides 5, 4, b; the other with sides 1...
Solve 3x ≥ 2 – 5x,
In the diagram, ACD and ECD are triangles with CD = DE. AD and EC intersect at F. B is the point on AC such that BF is parallel to CD. BÂF = 26°, B...
The first four terms, u₁, u₂, u₃ and u₄, in a sequence of numbers are given by u₁ = 1 × 2 + 3² = 11 u₂ = 2 × 3 + 4² = 22 u₃ = 3 × 4 + 5² = 37 u₄ = ...
Vicky's fingernail grows one nanometre in one second. One nanometre is 1 × 10⁻⁹ metres. Vicky calculates how much her fingernail grows in one hour....
It is given that h(x) = 2x – 5 and g(x) = 3 / (x – 2). Find
Kelvin chooses a pair of trousers and a shirt to wear for college. He chooses grey trousers or black trousers. He chooses a red shirt or a yellow s...
The diagram shows a window made up of a large semicircle and a rectangle. The large semicircle has 4 identical sections, A, B, C, D, and a small se...
Construct, using ruler and compasses only, triangle ABC with sides AB = 9cm, BC = 8cm and AC = 6cm. The line AB has been drawn for you. [Figure: Li...
The variables x and y are connected by the equation y = x³ – 6x.
On the diagram below, shade two more squares to make a pattern that has rotational symmetry of order 2.
Evaluate 8 – 5 x 4 + 3.