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y10 - HT1 - Revision Questions - Part 2

Question 1
Skill involved: 362d: Factorise quadratic expressions given in the form 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝐛𝐱 − 𝐜

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2022 1F Q21bi, Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2022 1H Q6bi]

Factorise 𝑦2 − 2𝑦 − 35

…………………………
(2 marks)

Question 2
Skill involved: 362b: Factorise quadratic expressions given in the form 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝐛𝐱 + 𝐜

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2022 1F(R) Q23c, Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2022 1H(R) Q9c]

Factorise 𝑛2 − 7𝑛 + 12

…………………………
(2 marks)

Question 3
Skill involved: 362c: Factorise quadratic expressions given in the form 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐛𝐱 − 𝐜

[Edexcel IGCSE June 2021 2H Q9i, Edexcel IGCSE June 2021 2F Q23i]

Factorise 𝑥2 + 2𝑥 − 24

…………………………
(2 marks)

Question 4
Skill involved: 200g: Solve a two-step equation involving a power of a variable.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 4 Autumn 2018 1H Q11a]

Solve

3𝑥2 = 108

𝑥 = ...........
or 𝑥 = . . . . . . . . . . .
(2 marks)

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Question 5
Skill involved: 362d: Factorise quadratic expressions given in the form 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝐛𝐱 − 𝐜

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 4 Autumn 2018 1H Q11b]

Factorise

𝑥2 − 2𝑥 − 35

…………………………
(2 marks)

Question 6
Skill involved: 260b: Change the subject of a linear formula requiring two steps resulting in a
bracket.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 4 Autumn 2018 1H Q11c]

3𝑡
𝑢= 4
+2

Make 𝑡 the subject of the formula.

𝑡 = …………………………
(3 marks)

Question 7
Skill involved: 300b: Expand an expression given in the form (𝐱 ± 𝐚)(𝐛𝐱 ± 𝐜)(𝐝𝐱 ± 𝐞)

[Edexcel GCSE Nov 2021 2H Q12]

Expand and simplify (𝑥 − 2)(3𝑥 + 2)(2𝑥 + 3)

…………………………
(3 marks)

Question 8
Skill involved: 252e: Expand a single term and two brackets given in the form 𝐚𝐱(𝐛𝐱 𝟐 ± 𝐜𝐱 ± 𝐝)

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2021 1H Q12b]

Expand and simplify 2𝑥(𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 − 3)

…………………………
(3 marks)

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Question 9
Skill involved: 300b: Expand an expression given in the form (𝐱 ± 𝐚)(𝐛𝐱 ± 𝐜)(𝐝𝐱 ± 𝐞)

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Nov 2020 3H Q12b]

Expand and simplify (𝑥 − 3)(2𝑥 + 3)(4𝑥 + 5).

…………………………
(3 marks)

Question 10
Skill involved: 300a: Expand an expression given in the form (𝐱 ± 𝐚)(𝐱 ± 𝐛)(𝐱 ± 𝐜)

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2021 1H(R) Q16a]

Expand and simplify (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 1)

…………………………
(3 marks)

Question 11
Skill involved: 398a: Form a cumulative frequency table from a grouped frequency table.

[Edexcel GCSE June 2022 1H Q10a]

The table shows some information about the profit made each day at a cricket club on 100
days.

Profit (£𝐱) Frequency

0 ≤ 𝑥 < 50 10
50 ≤ 𝑥 < 100 15
100 ≤ 𝑥 < 150 25
150 ≤ 𝑥 < 200 30
200 ≤ 𝑥 < 250 5
250 ≤ 𝑥 < 300 15

Complete the cumulative frequency table.

Profit (£𝑥) Cumulative frequency

0 ≤ 𝑥 < 50

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0 ≤ 𝑥 < 100

0 ≤ 𝑥 < 150

0 ≤ 𝑥 < 200

0 ≤ 𝑥 < 250

0 ≤ 𝑥 < 300
(1 mark)

Question 12
Skill involved: 398d: Draw a cumulative frequency curve given a continuous, grouped frequency
table.

[Edexcel GCSE June 2022 1H Q10b]

The table shows some information about the profit made each day at a cricket club on 100
days.

Profit (£𝐱) Frequency

0 ≤ 𝑥 < 50 10
50 ≤ 𝑥 < 100 15
100 ≤ 𝑥 < 150 25
150 ≤ 𝑥 < 200 30
200 ≤ 𝑥 < 250 5
250 ≤ 𝑥 < 300 15

Complete the cumulative frequency table.

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(2 marks)

Question 13
Skill involved: 398g: Use a cumulative frequency curve to estimate values.

[Edexcel GCSE June 2022 1H Q10c]

Use the graph to find an estimate for the number of days on which the profit was less than
£125

………………………… days
(1 mark)

Question 14
Skill involved: 398f: Use a cumulative frequency curve to estimate the interquartile range.

[Edexcel GCSE June 2022 1H Q10d]

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Use the graph to find an estimate for the interquartile range.

£ …………………………
(2 marks)

Question 15
Skill involved: 398c: Draw a cumulative frequency curve given a continuous cumulative frequency
table.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2022 1H Q12b]

The table gives information about the times, in minutes, taken by 80 customers to do their
shopping in a supermarket.

Time taken (𝐭 minutes) Frequency

0 < 𝑡 ≤ 10 7
10 < 𝑡 ≤ 20 26
20 < 𝑡 ≤ 30 24
30 < 𝑡 ≤ 40 14
40 < 𝑡 ≤ 50 7
50 < 𝑡 ≤ 60 2

This is the cumulative frequency table.

Time taken (𝐭 minutes) Cumulative frequency

0 < 𝑡 ≤ 10 7
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 20 33
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 30 57
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 40 71
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 50 78

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0 < 𝑡 ≤ 60 80

Draw a cumulative frequency graph for the table.

(2 marks)

Question 16
Skill involved: 398a: Form a cumulative frequency table from a grouped frequency table.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2021 1H(R) Q11a]

The manager of a call centre asked the 120 people, who rang the call centre last week, how
long they each waited before their call was answered.

The table gives information about their replies.

Time waited (t minutes) Frequency

0 < 𝑡≤5 8
5 < 𝑡 ≤ 10 15
10 < 𝑡 ≤ 15 17
15 < 𝑡 ≤ 20 28
20 < 𝑡 ≤ 25 33
25 < 𝑡 ≤ 30 19

Complete the cumulative frequency table.

Time waited (t minutes) Cumulative frequency

0 < 𝑡≤5

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0 < 𝑡 ≤ 10

0 < 𝑡 ≤ 15

0 < 𝑡 ≤ 20

0 < 𝑡 ≤ 25

0 < 𝑡 ≤ 30
(1 mark)

Question 17
Skill involved: 398e: Use a cumulative frequency curve to estimate the median.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2021 1H(R) Q11c]

The manager of a call centre asked the 120 people, who rang the call centre last week, how
long they each waited before their call was answered.

The table gives information about their replies.

Time waited (t minutes) Cumulative frequency

0 < 𝑡≤5 8
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 10 23
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 15 40
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 20 68
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 25 101
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 30 120

The cumulative frequency graph from this table has been drawn below.

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Use the graph to find an estimate for the median of the times waited.

………………………… minutes
(1 mark)

Question 18
Skill involved: 398g: Use a cumulative frequency curve to estimate values.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2021 1H(R) Q11d]

The manager of a call centre asked the 120 people, who rang the call centre last week, how
long they each waited before their call was answered.

The table gives information about their replies.

Time waited (t minutes) Cumulative frequency

0 < 𝑡≤5 8
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 10 23
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 15 40
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 20 68
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 25 101
0 < 𝑡 ≤ 30 120

The cumulative frequency graph from this table has been drawn below.

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Using the graph, find an estimate for the percentage of the 120 people who said that they
waited longer than 23 minutes before their call was answered.

………………………… %
(2 marks)

Question 19
Skill involved: 398f: Use a cumulative frequency curve to estimate the interquartile range.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2020 1H Q12a]

A total of 80 men and women took part in a race.

The cumulative frequency graph gives information about the times, in minutes, they took
for the race.

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Use the graph to find an estimate for the interquartile range.

………………………… minutes
(2 marks)

Question 20
Skill involved: 398f: Use a cumulative frequency curve to estimate the interquartile range.

[Edexcel IGCSE June 2021 2H Q12c Edited]

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Use the graph to find an estimate for the interquartile range of the distances travelled.

………………………… km
(2 marks)

Question 21
Skill involved: 398e: Use a cumulative frequency curve to estimate the median.

[Edexcel IGCSE June 2021 2H Q12b Edited]

Use the graph to find an estimate for the median distance travelled.

………………………… km
(1 mark)

Question 22
Skill involved: 398c: Draw a cumulative frequency curve given a continuous cumulative frequency
table.

Joana collects the running times of 90 athletes and records the data in the table below.

Draw a cumulative frequency graph for the data in the table.

Time (𝐱 seconds) Cumulative frequency

𝟐𝟎 < 𝐱 ≤ 𝟐𝟓 7

𝟐𝟎 < 𝐱 ≤ 𝟑𝟎 19

𝟐𝟎 < 𝐱 ≤ 𝟑𝟓 46

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𝟐𝟎 < 𝐱 ≤ 𝟒𝟎 60

𝟐𝟎 < 𝐱 ≤ 𝟒𝟓 71

𝟐𝟎 < 𝐱 ≤ 𝟓𝟎 90

Question 23
Skill involved: 398c: Draw a cumulative frequency curve given a continuous cumulative frequency
table.

John collects the lengths of 80 animals and records the data in the table below.

Draw a cumulative frequency graph for the data in the table.

Length (𝐲 cm) Cumulative frequency

𝟏𝟎 < 𝐲 ≤ 𝟏𝟓 4

𝟏𝟎 < 𝐲 ≤ 𝟐𝟎 16

𝟏𝟎 < 𝐲 ≤ 𝟐𝟓 41

𝟏𝟎 < 𝐲 ≤ 𝟑𝟎 54

𝟏𝟎 < 𝐲 ≤ 𝟑𝟓 63

𝟏𝟎 < 𝐲 ≤ 𝟒𝟎 80

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Question 24
Skill involved: 384f: Calculate a further bound for a given formula involving multiple arithmetic
operations.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2022 1H Q18]

𝑥2
𝐴=𝑤− 𝑦

𝑤 = 3.45 correct to 2 decimal places.

𝑥 = 1.9 correct to 1 decimal place.
𝑦 = 5 correct to the nearest whole number.

Work out the lower bound of the value of 𝐴

…………………………
(3 marks)

Question 25
Skill involved: 384c: Calculate a further bound for a given formula involving a subtraction.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2020 1H(R) Q11c]

𝐺=𝑒−𝑓
𝑒 = 17 correct to the nearest integer
𝑓 = 9.4 correct to one decimal place

Work out the upper bound for the value of 𝐺.

…………………………

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(2 marks)

Question 26
Skill involved: 384f: Calculate a further bound for a given formula involving multiple arithmetic
operations.

[Edexcel IGCSE June 2021 1H Q20]

𝑡−𝑤
𝑃= 𝑦

𝑡 = 9.7 correct to 1 decimal place

𝑤 = 5.9 correct to 1 decimal place
𝑦 = 3 correct to 1 significant figure

Calculate the upper bound for the value of 𝑃.

Show your working clearly.

…………………………
(3 marks)

Question 27
Skill involved: 384f: Calculate a further bound for a given formula involving multiple arithmetic
operations.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan 2019 2H Q18]

𝑎
𝑃 = 𝑚−𝑥

𝑥=8 correct to 1 significant figure

𝑎 = 4.6 correct to 2 significant figures
𝑚 = 20 correct to the nearest 10

Calculate the lower bound of 𝑃.

…………………………
(4 marks)

Question 28
Skill involved: 384f: Calculate a further bound for a given formula involving multiple arithmetic
operations.

[Edexcel IGCSE May2015-3H Q18]

2𝑎
𝑦 = 𝑏−𝑐

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𝑎 = 42 correct to 2 significant figures.

𝑏 = 24 correct to 2 significant figures.
𝑐 = 14 correct to 2 significant figures.

Work out the lower bound for the value of 𝑦.

Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.

…………………………
(3 marks)

Question 29
Skill involved: 467e: Determine an expression for the area of a triangle given algebraic sides.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Nov 2019 2H Q23a Edited]

The diagram shows a parallelogram.

The area of the parallelogram is greater than 15 cm 2 .

It can be shown that 𝑎𝑥2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 40 < 0.

Find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏.

𝑎 = ...........,𝑏 = ...........
(3 marks)

Question 30
Skill involved: 259c: Form and solve a linear equation for the perimeter of a 2D shape.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2012-1H Q16]

The diagram shows a triangle.

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In the diagram, all the measurements are in metres.

The perimeter of the triangle is 56 m.

The area of the triangle is A m2.

Work out the value of A.

𝐴 = ………………………… m 2
(4 marks)

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Mark scheme
Question 1
(𝑦 − 7)(𝑦 + 5)

Question 2
(𝑛 − 3)(𝑛 − 4)

Question 3
(𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 6)

Question 4
𝑥 = −6 or 𝑥 = 6

Question 5
(𝑥 − 7)(𝑥 + 5)

Question 6
4
(𝑢 − 2)
3

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Question 7

6𝑥3 +𝑥2 − 20𝑥 − 12

Question 8

2𝑥3 −16𝑥2 + 30𝑥

Question 9

8𝑥3 −2𝑥2 − 51𝑥 − 45

Question 10

𝑥3 +3𝑥2 − 6𝑥 − 8

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Question 11

Profit (£𝑥) Cumulative frequency

0 ≤ 𝑥 < 50 10

0 ≤ 𝑥 < 100 25

0 ≤ 𝑥 < 150 50

0 ≤ 𝑥 < 200 80

0 ≤ 𝑥 < 250 85

0 ≤ 𝑥 < 300 100

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Question 12

Question 13
days

Question 14
£

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Question 15

Question 16

Time waited (t minutes) Cumulative frequency

0 < 𝑡≤5 8

0 < 𝑡 ≤ 10 23

0 < 𝑡 ≤ 15 40

0 < 𝑡 ≤ 20 68

0 < 𝑡 ≤ 25 101

0 < 𝑡 ≤ 30 120

Question 17
minutes

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Question 18
%

Question 19
2.1minutes

Question 20
km

Question 21
km

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Question 22

There is no data below 20 so you can plot this with a cumulative frequency of 0.

You then need to plot the end of each class interval with its cumulative frequency.

Question 23

There is no data below 10 so you can plot this with a cumulative frequency of 0.

You then need to plot the end of each class interval with its cumulative frequency.

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Question 24
2.6

Question 25
8.15

Question 26
1.56

Question 27
0.26

Question 28
7.5

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Question 29
𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = −21

Question 30
𝐴 =84m 2

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