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Paper Reference(s) Examiner’s use only 2540/02 Edexcel GCSE Team Leader’s use only 2540 Mathematics A Paper 2 – (Calculator) Foundation Tier Practice Paper B Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Materials required for Items included with question examination papers Ruler graduated in centimetres and Formulae sheet. millimetres, protractor, compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser. Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions to Candidates In the boxes above, write your Centre Number and Candidate Number, your surname, initial(s) and signature. Check that you have the correct question paper. Answer ALL the questions in the spaces provided in this question paper. Supplementary answer sheets may be used. Information for Candidates The total mark for this paper is 100. The marks for the various parts of questions are shown in round brackets, e.g.: (2). This paper has 25 questions. Calculators may be used. Advice to Candidates Work steadily through the paper. Do not spend too long on one question. Show all stages in any calculations. If you cannot answer a question, leave it and attempt the next one. Return at the end to those questions you have left out.

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B Formulae Sheets EDEXCEL

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1 Area of trapezium = (a + b)h 2

Volume of prism = area of cross section  length

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B Answer ALL TWENTY FIVE questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

You must write down all stages in your working.

1. The bar chart shows the number of hours Harry worked in one week.

Number of hours 7

0 Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Days of the week

(a) Write down the number of hours Harry worked on Wednesday.

……………… hours (1)

(b) Write down the day on which he worked the most hours.

…………………….. (1)

……….. hours (2)

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B (Total 4 marks) ______

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B 2. Write down the metric unit you would use to measure

(i) the weight of a elephant,

……………………

(ii) the distance from Manchester to London, ……………………

(iii) the amount of juice in a glass, ……………………

(iv) the length of a train. …………………… (Total 4 marks) ______

3. Here are some patterns of dots.

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●●

Pattern Pattern Pattern number 1 number 2 number 3

(a) Draw pattern number 4.

(1) (b) Complete the table.

Pattern number 1 2 3 4 5 Number of dots 5 9 13

(1)

(ii) Explain how you found this answer.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

..………………………………………………………………………………………… (2) (Total 4 marks)

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B ______

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B 4. Here is a shape drawn on a centimetre grid.

(a) Find the perimeter of the shaded shape.

………………. cm (1) (b) Find the area of the shaded shape. State the units of your answer.

…………………………. (2) (Total 3 marks) ______

5. (a) Write down the mathematical name of these shapes.

(i) (ii)

……………………….. triangle ……………………………….. (2) (b) In the space below draw a diagram of a trapezium.

(1) (Total 3 marks) ______

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B 6. Here is a list of numbers.

5 9 12 14 16 21 34

From this list of numbers, write down

(a) an odd number greater than 10

………………… (1) (b) two numbers whose sum is 30

………… and ……….. (1) (c) a prime number

………………… (1) (d) two numbers whose product is 144

………… and ……….. (1) (Total 4 marks) ______

7. (a) Draw in all the lines of symmetry for each of these shapes.

(i) (ii)

(2)

(b) Write down the order of rotational symmetry of each of these shapes.

(i) (ii)

………… ………… (2) (Total 4 marks) ______

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B 8. Here is part of a football league table.

Matches Matches Matches Matches Points Played Won Drawn Lost Plymouth 26 10 8 8 38

Burnley 26 8 10 8 34

Coventry 25 9 5 11 32

Leicester 26 5 12 9

(a) How many matches have Coventry won?

……….…. (1)

(b) Which team has drawn 8 matches?

..……….………….…… (1)

A team receives 3 points for each match won, 1 point for each match drawn and no points for each match lost.

…………… (2) (Total 4 points) ______

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B 9. Here is a diagram of a 3-D triangular prism.

Write down the number of (i) faces,

……………… (ii) edges,

……………… (iii) vertices.

……………… (Total 3 marks) ______

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B 10. (a) Write the following numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.

280 208 820 802 228

……………………………………………………….. (1) (b) Write the following decimals in order of size. Start with the smallest decimal.

0.94 0.09 0.49 0.4 0.04

………………………………………………………. (1) The table shows the temperature at midday during one week in Newcastle.

Day Temperature Monday 1o C Tuesday − 1o C Wednesday − 4o C Thursday 0o C Friday 3o C

……………………………………………………….. (1) (Total 3 marks) ______

11. Rehana has 5 pens in her pencil case. One of the pens is red and 4 of the pens are blue. Rehana chooses one pen at random.

She says, “The pen I choose will be either blue or red. So I am equally likely to choose a blue pen as I am to choose a red pen.”

(a) Explain why she is wrong.

…………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………… (2) (b) Write down the probability that Rehana will choose a blue pen. ……….…… (1) (Total 3 marks) ______12. (a) In the space below, draw a circle of radius 4 cm.

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B (1) (b) In your circle in part (a), draw a diameter. (1)

Here is another circle.

…………………………….. (1) (Total 3 marks) ______

1 13. (a) Write as 4

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B (i) a decimal,

……………….

(ii) a percentage.

……………..% (2) (b) Write 0.13 as

(i) a fraction, ……………….

(ii) a percentage.

…………… % (2)

1 1 (c) Write , 0.13, and 20% in order of size. 4 8 Start with the smallest number.

…………………………………………………… (2)

5 (d) Work out of 24 8

…………….. (2) (Total 8 marks) ______

14. The two-way table shows some information about the colours of bricks in a box and the colours of bricks in a bag.

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B yellow green red Total

Box 13 28

Bag 6 4

Total 20 50

(a) Write down the total number of bricks in the box.

………….. (1) (b) Complete the two-way table.

(3)

One of these 50 bricks is to be picked at random.

……………….. (1) (Total 5 marks) ______

15. Find the value of

(a) 72 …………..… (1) (b) 24 …………..…… (1) (c) 2.56 …………..…… (1) (d) 1.2³ …………..…... (1) (Total 4 marks)

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B 16. The graph can be used for changing between euros (€) and pounds (£).

Pounds 80 150 (£)

70 140

60 130

50 120

40 110

30 100

20 90

10 80

0 70 10000 201250 401500 601750 802000 1002250 1202500 1402750 3000 Engine size (cc) Euros (€)

(a) Use the graph to change 60 euros (€) to pounds (£).

£ …………….. (1) (b) Use the graph to change £50 to euros (€).

€ …………….. (1) Keith changed £1000 into euros (€) for his holidays.

€ …………….. (2) (Total 4 marks) ______

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B 17. 45% of the children at a Christmas party were boys.

(a) What percentage of the children at the Christmas party were girls?

…………….. % (1) (b) Write 45% as a fraction in its simplest form.

……………….. (2) A total of 60 children attended the Christmas party.

……………….. (2) (Total 5 marks) ______

18. Jane goes on holiday to Las Vegas The exchange rate is £1 = 1.95 dollars. She changes £250 into dollars.

(a) How many dollars should Jane get?

……………… dollars (2) Jane comes back home from her holiday. She changes 120 dollars back into pounds. The exchange rate is the same.

(b) How much money should she get? Give your answer to the nearest penny.

£……………… (2) (Total 4 marks) ______

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B 19. Kevin drove 40 miles to his uncle’s house. This travel graph shows Kevin’s journey.

30 Distance from home 25 in miles 20

09 000 10 001 11 002 12 003 13 004 Time Time of day of day

(a) At what time did Kevin arrive at his uncle’s house?

…………………….. (1)

(b) For how many hours did Kevin stay at his uncle’s house?

……………… hours (1)

………………………………………………………………………………. (1) (d) Work out, in miles per hour, Kevin’s average speed on his journey to his uncle’s house.

…………………………. miles per hour (2) (Total 5 marks) ______

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B 20. The diameter of a circle is 15 centimetres.

Work out the circumference of the circle. Give your answer, in centimetres, correct to 1 decimal place.

Diagram NOT accurately drawn

15 cm

...... cm (Total 2 marks) ______

21. The cost of 2 kg of pears is £2.98

The total cost of 3 kg of pears and 2 kg of oranges is £7.93

Work out the cost of 1 kg of oranges.

£ ...... (Total 3 marks) ______

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B 22. 3 1 3 1

2 4 2 4

Week A Week B The ages of the children attending a play group are recorded. The results are shown in the pie charts for two separate weeks. Julie says that there were more 4 year olds attending in week B than in week A.

(a) Explain why Julie could be correct.

……………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………… (2) (b) Suggest how these diagrams could be improved.

……………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………… (2) (Total 4 marks) ______

23. (a) Solve 5(y − 2) = 30

y = ……………… (3) (b) Expand and simplify (m + 5)(m + 2)

…………………………….. (2) (Total 5 marks) ______

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B 24. Here is a trapezium.

8 cm

6 cm

16 cm

Work out the perimeter of this trapezium.

………………………. cm (Total 5 marks) ______

25. (a) w is an integer such that −4 < w ≤ 1

List all the possible values of w.

……………………………….. (2) (b) Solve the inequality x + 4 > 9

……………………. (2) (Total 4 marks) ______

TOTAL FOR PAPER: 100 MARKS END

Edexcel 2540 GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Practice Paper 2F - B