Mathematics Paper 3(Calculator) Foundation Tier - GCSE 2018 Paper

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Mathematics Paper 3 (Calculator) Foundation Tier (Pearson Edexcel), dated Tuesday 12 June 2018, requires full working and complete answers to all questions within a 1 hour 30 minutes morning session. The paper includes tasks on percentages, sequences, rounding to the nearest hundred, using factor pairs, solving multi-step ratio problems, evaluating expressions involving square roots and brackets, interpreting a bus timetable to calculate travel time and arrival by 10am, and calculating wages from hourly rates for weekday and weekend work.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages24

Reading Time1 h 0 min

AccessFree to download

Instructions

Equipment and working requirements

Timing and answering guidance

Questions

Percentage and rounding

Sequences

Factors and problem solving

Ratio reasoning

Square roots and indices

Bus timetable questions

Wages from hourly rates

Write your name here | Surname | Other names | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Centre Number
Pearson Edexcel
Level 1/Level 2GCSE(9-1) | | | | Candidate Number | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mathematics
Paper 3(Calculator)
Foundation Tier | | | | | | | | | Tuesday 12 June 2018-Morning
Time:1 hour30minutes | | | Paper Reference
1MA1/3F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | You musthave:Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres,
Total Marks
protractor,pair of compasses,pen,HB pencil,eraser,calculator.
Tracing paper may beused. | | | | | | | | # Instructions Use black ink or ball-pointpen. Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name.centre number and candidate number. Answer all questions. Answer the questionsin the spaces provided-theremay bemore space thanyou need. 帝You must show all your working. Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn,unless otherwise indicated. Calculators may be used. Ifyour calculator does not havea π button,take the value ofπ to be 3.142unless the question instructs otherwise. # Information 象The total mark for this paper is80 豪The marks for each question are shownin brackets-use ths asaguide asto howmuch timetospend oneach question. # Advice ◆ Read each question carefully before you start to answer it Keep aneye on the time. ◆ Try to answer every question. Check your answers if you have time at the end. P48862A 02018Pestyon EductionLtd 6777/7/887/1/ Turn over Pearson PERCENTAGe X100 3 Write the number 2538 correct to the nearest hundred. ens hundreds column (a)(i)Write down the next term in the sequenceCommon duPference Of+7 (ii)Explain how you got your answer. Increases by7 (b)Work out the 10th term of the sequenc method Difference =7 0ᵗterm=2-7=-5 as a decimal. 2 Write 0.3 as a percentage. DECIN AL 2538 4 Here are the first 4 terms of a sequence. 0.9 (Total for Question 1 is 1 mark) 30 …………% (Total for Question 2 is 1 mark) 3<5 so we round dawnta the nearest 100 =2500 2500 (Total for Question 3 is 1 mark) 30 23+7=30 (1) (1) 65=(×10)-5 =70-5 (1) (Total for Question 4 is 3 marks) Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. You must write down all the stages in your working. 0.3×I0O=30·% whenn=10 DO NOTWRITE INTHIS AREA DO NOTWRITEINTHIS AREA DO NOT WRITE INTHIS AREA 5 Here are four digits. 7 3 4 9 (a)Use three of these digits to write down the largest possible 3-digit number. 974>473 he need the lorgest duigitin the hundreds towm C 一先 974 900>7007400>300 ↑ hundreds kens (1) =Second largert (as wecan't Jebe9970>940>930Lunce) (b)Here are four different digits. 8 2 1 6 Put one of these digits in each box to give the smallest possible answer to the sum.You must use each digit only once.sin esco(1) (Total for Question 5 is 2 marks) 18+26=28+!6 6 Write down all the factors of 30 Factor Pairs: I ×30 2 ×I5 3 ×10 5×6←Stoprere ⑤]a So renw we hale fano aufactorPaLrs 1,2,3,5,6,10,15,30 (Total for Question 6 is 2 marks) P48862 A0324 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com N=6 7 David has twice as many cousins as Becky.Becky has twice as many cousins as Nishat. B=2×N B=2×6 DO NOTWRITEINTHS AREA Nishat has 6 cousins. B =I2 How many cousins does David have? D=2×B Work backwards thravgh tre infomation. D =2×12 D=24 24 (Total for Question 7 is 2 marks) 8 (a)Find the value of √1.44×3.61 √(1.44×3.61)=√5.1984 DONOT WRITE INTHISAREA 2.28 (1) (b)Find the value of(3.54-0.96)²-4.096 order ofoperations: Frs Bracket ★IndicesB (3.54-0.96)=2.58Division工 2.58²=6.6564Mutipuicazton A doutionS 6.6564-4.096=2.5604[ast Suotroction D

FAQs

What are the key rules for answering this Mathematics Paper 3 (Calculator) Foundation Tier?

Use black ink or a ball-point pen, answer all questions in the provided spaces, and show all working. Calculators may be used, and diagrams must not be drawn inaccurately unless indicated.

How should you handle π if your calculator has no π button?

Use π = 3.142 unless the question states a different instruction.

What topics are included in the questions on this paper?

The paper covers percentages and conversions, sequence patterns and term calculations, factor pairs, multi-step ratio problems, calculation with square roots and algebraic expressions, timetable-based time/duration questions, and wage calculations from hourly rates.

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