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Working with FDP

Question Paper

Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Working with FDP
Difficulty Easy

Time Allowed 20
Score /11
Percentage /100

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Question 1
Here is a list of numbers.

Put a ring around the number with the largest value.

1 3
0.3030 0.0330 33%
3 10
[1 mark]

Question 2
Mr Mason asks 240 Year 11 students what they want to do next year.
15% of the students want to go to college.
3
of the students want to stay at school.
4
The rest of the students do not know.
Work out the number of students who do not know.
[4 marks]

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Question 3
Karen got 32 out of 80 in a maths test.
She got 38% in an English test.
Karen wants to know if she got a higher percentage in maths or in English.
Did Karen get a higher percentage in maths or in English?
[2 marks]

Question 4
∙ 23
Prove algebraically that the recurring decimal 0 . 25 has the value
90
[2 marks]

Question 5
∙ 8
Show that the recurring decimal 0 . 17 =
45
[2 marks]

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Working with FDP

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Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Working with FDP
Difficulty Medium

Time Allowed 20
Score /15
Percentage /100

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Question 1
Mr Brown and his 2 children are going to London by train.
An adult ticket costs £24
A child ticket costs £12
Mr Brown has a Family Railcard.
Family Railcard gives
1
off adult tickets
3
60% off child tickets

Work out the total cost of the tickets when Mr Brown uses his Family Railcard.
[4 marks]

Question 2
Write these numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.
∙∙ ∙ ∙ ∙
0 . 24 6 0 . 246 0 . 246 0 . 246
[2 marks]

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Question 3
∙ ∙ 44
Show that the recurring decimal 0 . 396 =
111
[2 marks]

Question 4
∙ ∙ 139
Use algebra to show that the recurring decimal 0 . 417 =
333
[2 marks]

Question 5a
. . 19
Show that 0 . 19 can be written as .
99
[3 marks]

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Question 5b
19 . . 19
Explain how = 0 . 19 can be used to find as a decimal and write down its value.
99 990
19
= ...............
990
[2 marks]

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Working with FDP

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Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Working with FDP
Difficulty Hard

Time Allowed 20
Score /11
Percentage /100

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Question 1
.
Write the recurring decimal 0 . 17 as a fraction in its simplest form.
You must show all your working.
[3 marks]

Question 2
.
Write the recurring decimal 0 . 26 as a fraction.
You must show all your working.
[2 marks]

Question 3
.
Write the recurring decimal 0 . 32 as a fraction.
You must show all your working.
[2 marks]

Question 4
.
Write the recurring decimal 0 . 67 as a fraction.
Show all your working and give your answer in its simplest form.
[2 marks]

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Question 5
.
Change the recurring decimal 0 . 18 to a fraction.
You must show all your working.
[2 marks]

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Surds
Question Paper

Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Surds
Difficulty Medium

Time Allowed 60
Score /47
Percentage /100

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Question 1
Simplify.

32 + 98
[2 marks]

Question 2a
12
Rationalise the denominator of .
3
[2 marks]

Question 2b
Work out the value of ( 2 + 8 )2.
[2 marks]

Question 3
Work out the value of ( 12 − 3 ) 2 .
[2 marks]

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Question 4
10
Rationalise the denominator of .
5
Give your answer in its simplest form.
[2 marks]

Question 5
12
Show that
3+2

can be written in the form a b where a is a simplified fraction and b is an integer.

[2 marks]

Question 6
Show that (6 + 2 12 ) 2 = 12(7 + 4 3 )

Show each stage of your working.

[3 marks]

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Question 7
20 + 80
Show that can be expressed in the form a where a is an integer.
3
Show your working clearly.
[3 marks]

Question 8
Show that 45 + 20 = 5 5
Show your working clearly.
[2 marks]

Question 9
10
Rationalise the denominator of
6
Give your answer in its simplest form
[2 marks]

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Question 10
Show that 20 = 2 5 .
[2 marks]

Question 11
Write (1 + 3 ) 2 in the form a + b 3 .
[3 marks]

Question 12
Simplify 6× 3.
[2 marks]

Question 13
Simplify fully by rationalising the denominator.
20
5
[3 marks]

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Question 14
Simplify fully.

200
[2 marks]

Question 15
Write 12 + 75 in the form k 3 .
[3 marks]

Question 16
Simplify fully.

50 + 2
[2 marks]

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Question 17
Work out 2 10 × 80 × 18
Give your answer as an integer.
[3 marks]

Question 18
10
Rationalise the denominator and simplify
3 5
[2 marks]

Question 19
8300 = 100 × 83

Circle the number that is closest in value to 8300

19 90 830 900
[1 mark]

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Question 20
14
Show that can be written in the form a b where a and b are integers.
7
[2 marks]

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Surds
Question Paper

Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Surds
Difficulty Hard

Time Allowed 60
Score /47
Percentage /100

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Question 1
Rationalise the denominator.
1
2 +1
[2 marks]

Question 2a
5
Rationalise the denominator of .
2
[2 marks]

Question 2b
Expand and simplify (2 + 3 ) 2 − (2 − 3 ) 2 .
[2 marks]

Question 3
Expand (1 + 2 ) (3 − 2 )
Give your answer in the form a + b 2 where a and b are integers.
[2 marks]

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Question 4a
Martin did this question.

14
Rationalise the denominator of
2+ 3
Here is how he answered the question.

14 14 × (2 − 3)
=
2+ 3 (2 + 3 ) (2 − 3)

28 − 14 3
=
4 + 2 3 − 2 3 +3
28 − 14 3
=
7
= 4− 2 3
Martin's answer is wrong.
Find Martin's mistake.
[1 mark]

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Question 4b
Sian did this question.

5
Rationalise the denominator of
12
Here is how she answered the question.

5 5 12
=
12 12 × 12

5 ×3 2
=
12
5 2
=
4
Sian's answer is wrong.
Find Sian's mistake.
[1 mark]

Question 5
(6 − 5 ) (6 + 5 )
Simplify fully
31
You must show your working.
[3 marks]

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Question 6
5( 8 + 18 ) can be written in the form a 10 where a is an integer.
Find the value of a .
[3 marks]

Question 7
(4 − 3 ) (4 + 3 )
Show that simplifies to 13 .
13
[2 marks]

Question 8a
Express 3+ 12 in the form a 3 where a is an integer.
[2 marks]

Question 8b
⎛ 1 ⎞⎟7 b
Express ⎜⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ in the form where b and c are integers.
⎝ 3 ⎠
c
[3 marks]

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Question 9
4
Rationalise the denominator of
7− 5
Show each stage of your working.

Give your answer in the form a + b 5 where a and b are fractions in their simplest forms.
[3 marks]

Question 10
Given that y is a prime number,

3 a +b y
express in the form where a , b and c are integers.
2− y c−y
[2 marks]

Question 11
6
Without using a calculator, rationalise the denominator of
3− 7
Simplify your answer.
You must show each stage of your working.
[3 marks]

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Question 12
8
Show that can be written in the form n + n , where n is an integer.
8 −2
Show your working clearly.
[3 marks]

Question 13
2
Express in the form p + q
3 −1
where p and q are integers.
Show your working clearly.
[2 marks]

Question 14
14
Show that can be written in the form a + b 2 .
3− 2
[5 marks]

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Question 15
150 − 6
Show that simplifies to an integer.
2× 3
[3 marks]

Question 16
Show that (5 3 − 12 ) 2 simplifies to an integer.
[3 marks]

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Surds
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Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Surds
Difficulty Very Hard

Time Allowed 60
Score /50
Percentage /100

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Question 1
a= 8 +2
b = 8 −2
T = a2 − b 2

Work out the value of T .

Give your answer in the form c 2 where c is an integer.
[4 marks]

Question 2
6− 8
Show that can be written in the form a + b 2 where a and b are integers.
2 −1
[3 marks]

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Question 3
1
Show that can be written as 2 − 2
1
1+
2
[3 marks]

Question 4
a= 8 +4
b = 8 −4

( a – b ) ( a + b ) can be written in the form y 4y

Find the value of y
Show your working clearly.
[3 marks]

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Question 5
a+ 4b
Rationalise the denominator of where a is an integer and b is a prime number.
a− 4b
Simplify your answer.
[3 marks]

Question 6
2 a+ a
Show that can be written in the form
6−3 2 b

where a and b are integers.

Show your working clearly.
[3 marks]

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Question 7
8
Express in the form a + b where a and b are integers.
5 −1
Show each stage of your working clearly.
[3 marks]

Question 8
The area of a rectangle is 18 cm2

The length of the rectangle is ( 7 + 1) cm .

Without using a calculator and showing each stage of your working, find the width of the rectangle.

Give your answer in the form a b + c where a , b and c are integers.

.....................cm
[3 marks]

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Question 9
4+ 8
Show that can be written in the form a + b 2 , where a and b are integers.
2 −1
Show each stage of your working clearly and give the value of a and the value of b .
[3 marks]

Question 10
In the following equation, n is an integer greater than 1.

( 2 )n = k 2
i) Find k when n = 7.
k = ...................... [2]
ii) Find n when k = 64.
n = ..................... [2]
[4 marks]

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Question 11
(4 + 2 5 ) 3 5 +7
Show that can be simplified to
5 −1 2
[4 marks]

Question 12a
Here is a sequence.

5 5 3 15 15 3
Work out the next term.
[1 mark]

Question 12b
Find the n th term.
[3 marks]

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Question 13
2
Simplify 80 + 2
9

a 5
Give your answer in the form where a and b are integers.
b
[3 marks]

Question 14
28
Work out 18 −
50

a
Give your answer in the form where a and b are integers.
b
[4 marks]

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Question 15
2 6 3 c d
Show that − can be written in the form
5 10 10

where c and d are integers.

[3 marks]

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Compound Measures - Speed, Density, Pressure

Question Paper

Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Compound Measures - Speed, Density, Pressure
Difficulty Easy

Time Allowed 20
Score /13
Percentage /100

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Question 1
The mass of a solid metal cuboid is 4kg. The volume of the cuboid is 600cm3.
Calculate the density of the metal, giving your answer in g/cm3.
[Density = mass ÷ volume]
..................................... g/cm3
[2 marks]

Question 2a
Peter goes for a walk.
He walks 15 miles in 6 hours.
Work out Peter's average speed.
Give your answer in miles per hour.
[2 marks]

Question 2b
5 miles = 8 km.
Sunita says that Peter walked more than 20 km.
Is Sunita right?
You must show all your working.
[2 marks]

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Question 3a
Gary drove from London to Sheffield.
It took him 3 hours at an average speed of 80km/h
Lyn drove from London to Sheffield.
She took 5 hours.
Assuming that Lyn
drove along the same roads as Gary
and did not take a break,
work out Lyn's average speed from London to Sheffield.
[3 marks]

Question 3b
If Lyn did not drive along the same roads as Gary, explain how this could affect your answer to part (a).
[1 mark]

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Question 4
force
pressure =
area
A box is put on a table.
The face of the box in contact with the table is in the shape of a rectangle, 2 m by 1 . 25 m.
The pressure on the table due to the box is 42 newtons/ m2
Work out the force exerted by the box on the table.
....................................... newtons
[3 marks]

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Compound Measures - Speed, Density, Pressure

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Section Number
Topic Compound Measures - Speed, Density, Pressure
Difficulty Medium

Time Allowed 20
Score /10
Percentage /100

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Question 1

A, B and C are 3 service stations on a motorway.

AB = 25 miles
BC = 25 miles

Aysha drives along the motorway from A to C.

Aysha drives at an average speed of 50 mph from A to B.
She drives at an average speed of 60 mph from B to C.
Work out the difference in the time Aysha takes to drive from A to B and the time Aysha takes to drive from B to C.
Give your answer in minutes.
[3 marks]

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Question 2
The distance from Fulbeck to Ganby is 10 miles.
The distance from Ganby to Horton is 18 miles.

Raksha is going to drive from Fulbeck to Ganby.

Then she will drive from Ganby to Horton.
Raksha leaves Fulbeck at 10 00
She drives from Fulbeck to Ganby at an average speed of 40 mph.
Raksha wants to get to Horton at 10 35
Work out the average speed Raksha must drive at from Ganby to Horton.
[3 marks]

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Question 3
Sean drives from Manchester to Gretna Green.
He drives at an average speed of 50 mph for the first 3 hours of his journey
He then has 150 miles to drive to get to Gretna Green.
Sean drives these 150 miles at an average speed of 30 mph.
Sean says,
"My average speed from Manchester to Gretna Green was 40 mph."
Is Sean right?
You must show how you get your answer.
[4 marks]

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Compound Measures - Speed, Density, Pressure

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Section Number
Topic Compound Measures - Speed, Density, Pressure
Difficulty Hard

Time Allowed 20
Score /10
Percentage /100

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Question 1
A model train is 61 cm long and travels at a speed of 18 cm/s.
It takes 4 seconds for the whole of the train to cross a bridge.

Calculate the length of the bridge.

........................................... cm
[2 marks]

Question 2
Carol walks 12 km at x km/h and then a further 6 km at (x − 1) km/h.
The total time taken is 5 hours.
Write an equation, in terms of x , and show that it simplifies to 5x 2 − 23x + 12 = 0 .
[3 marks]

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Question 3
James and Peter cycled along the same 50km route.
1
James took 2 2 hours to cycle the 50km.

Peter started to cycle 5 minutes after James started to cycle.

Peter caught up with James when they had both cycled 15 km.
James and Peter both cycled at constant speeds.
Work out Peter's speed.
[5 marks]

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Working with Ratios

Question Paper

Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Working with Ratios
Difficulty Easy

Time Allowed 10
Score /8
Percentage /100

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Question 1
A plane has 14 First Class seats, 70 Premium seats and 168 Economy seats.
Find the ratio First Class seats : Premium seats : Economy seats.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

............... : ............... : ...............

[2 marks]

Question 2
Alex and Chris share sweets in the ratio Alex : Chris = 7 : 3.
Alex receives 20 more sweets than Chris.

Work out the number of sweets Chris receives.

[2 marks]

Question 3
Divide $24 in the ratio 7 : 5.

$ ................... , $ ...................
[2 marks]

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Question 4
Kristian and Stephanie share some money in the ratio 3 : 2.
Kristian receives $72.
Work out how much Stephanie receives.

$ ...............................................
[2 marks]

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Working with Ratios

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Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Working with Ratios
Difficulty Medium

Time Allowed 20
Score /12
Percentage /100

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Question 1
One day, the newspaper had 60 pages of news and advertisements.
The ratio number of pages of news : number of pages of advertisements = 5:7 .
i) Calculate the number of pages of advertisements.

[2]
ii) Write the number of pages of advertisements as a percentage of the number of pages of news.

........................................... % [1]
[3 marks]

Question 2
Marianne sells photos.
The selling price of each photo is $6.
The selling price for each photo is made up of two parts, printing cost and profit.
For each photo, the ratio printing cost : profit = 5 : 3.

Calculate the profit she makes on each photo.

$ ...............................................
[2 marks]

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Question 3
The Muller family are on holiday in New Zealand.
The family visit two waterfalls, the Humboldt Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls.
The ratio of the heights Humboldt Falls : Bridal Veil Falls = 5 : 1.
The Humboldt Falls are 220 m higher than the Bridal Veil Falls.
Calculate the height of the Humboldt Falls.

.............................................m
[2 marks]

Question 4a
Adele, Barbara and Collette share $680 in the ratio 9 : 7 : 4.
Show that Adele receives $306.
[2 marks]

Question 4b
Calculate the amount that Barbara and Collette each receives.

Barbara $ ...............................................
Collette $ ...............................................
[3 marks]

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Working with Ratios

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Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Working with Ratios
Difficulty Hard

Time Allowed 20
Score /11
Percentage /100

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Question 1
Some visitors to a campsite are in the ratio
men : women = 5 : 4 and women : children = 3 : 7 .
i) Calculate the ratio men : women : children in its simplest form.

................... : ................... : ................... [2]

ii) There are 224 children at the campsite.

Calculate the total number of men and women.

[3]
[5 marks]

Question 2
One day Dhanu plays with his model railway from 06 50 to 11 15.
He then rides his bicycle for 3 hours.

Find the ratio time playing with model railway : time riding bicycle .
Give your answer in its simplest form.

......................... : .........................
[3 marks]

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Question 3
Ali and Mo share a sum of money in the ratio Ali : Mo = 9 : 7.
Ali receives $600 more than Mo.

Calculate how much each receives.

Ali $ ...................................................

Mo $ ...................................................
[3 marks]

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Rounding, Estimation and Bounds

Question Paper

Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Rounding, Estimation and Bounds
Difficulty Easy

Time Allowed 20
Score /13
Percentage /100

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Question 1
The mass, m kilograms, of a horse is 429 kg, correct to the nearest kilogram.

Complete this statement about the value of m .

..................... ⩽ m < .....................
[2 marks]

Question 2
Write 0.047883 correct to 2 significant figures.
[1 mark]

Question 3
Write 1.8972 correct to 2 decimal places.
[1 mark]

Question 4
Write the number 10 100 correct to 2 significant figures.
[1 mark]

Question 5
Write 209 802 correct to the nearest thousand.
[1 mark]

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Question 6
Write 4123 correct to 3 significant figures.
[1 mark]

Question 7
The mass of a cat is 4.3 kg correct to 2 significant figures.
i) Write down the upper bound of the weight of the cat.

........................... kg [1]
ii) Write down the lower bound of the weight of the cat.

........................... kg [1]
[2 marks]

Question 8
The length of a book is 33.8 cm, correct to one decimal place.
i) Write down the lower bound of the length of the book.

.............................................. cm [1]
ii) Write down the upper bound of the length of the book.

.............................................. cm [1]
[2 marks]

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Question 9
The length of a table is 110 cm to the nearest cm
Complete the error interval.
.................cm ⩽ length < .................cm
[2 marks]

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Rounding, Estimation and Bounds

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Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Rounding, Estimation and Bounds
Difficulty Medium

Time Allowed 20
Score /16
Percentage /100

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Question 1
Write 57.3997 correct to 4 significant figures.
[1 mark]

Question 2
49. 2 − 9 . 50
T=
4 . 085 × 2 . 35
By writing each number correct to 1 significant figure, work out an estimate for T .
You must show all your working.
[2 marks]

Question 3
The length, l cm, of a line is 18.3 cm, correct to the nearest millimetre.

Complete this statement about the value of l .

.................... ≤ l < ....................

[2 marks]

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Question 4
Ella’s height is 175 cm, correct to the nearest 5 cm.

Write down the upper bound of Ella’s height.

............................................ cm
[1 mark]

Question 5
An equilateral triangle has sides of length 15 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.
Calculate the upper bound of the perimeter of this triangle.

....................................... cm
[1 mark]

Question 6
The length of the side of a square is 12 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.

Calculate the upper bound for the perimeter of the square.

........................................... cm
[2 marks]

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Question 7
Jo measures the length of a rope and records her measurement correct to the nearest ten centimetres.
The upper bound for her measurement is 12.35 m.

Write down the measurement she records.

.............................................m
[1 mark]

Question 8
i) 29 parcels each have a value of $68.

By writing each of these numbers correct to 1 significant figure, find an estimate for the total value of these 29
parcels.

$ .................................................. [1]
ii) Without doing any calculation, complete this statement.

The actual total value of these 29 parcels is less than the answer to part (i) because ...................... [1]
[2 marks]

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Question 9
Each side of a regular octagon has a length of 18 mm, correct to the nearest 0.5 mm

i) Write down the lower bound of the length of each side of the octagon.
[1]
ii) Write down the upper bound of the length of each side of the octagon.
[1]
[2 marks]

Question 10
To the nearest 1000, there are 18 000 people at a festival.
i) Write down the minimum possible number of people at the festival.

[1]
ii) Write down the maximum possible number of people at the festival.

[1]
[2 marks]

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Rounding, Estimation and Bounds

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Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Rounding, Estimation and Bounds
Difficulty Hard

Time Allowed 20
Score /10
Percentage /100

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Question 1
P = 2(w + h )

w = 12 correct to the nearest whole number.

h = 4 correct to the nearest whole number.

Work out the upper bound for the value of P .

[2 marks]

Question 2
b ×h
A=
2

A = 10, correct to the nearest whole number.

h = 4 , correct to the nearest whole number.
Work out the upper bound for the value of b .
[3 marks]

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Question 3
The space allowed for each tent is a rectangle measuring 8 m by 6 m, each correct to the nearest metre.

Calculate the upper bound for the area of the space allowed for each tent.

............................................ m2
[2 marks]

Question 4
The length of a roll of ribbon is 30 metres, correct to the nearest half-metre.
A piece of length 5.8 metres, correct to the nearest 10 centimetres, is cut from the roll.
Work out the maximum possible length of ribbon left on the roll.
...................metres
[3 marks]

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Time, Currency & Conversions

Question Paper

Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Time, Currency & Conversions
Difficulty Easy

Time Allowed 10
Score /4
Percentage /100

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Question 1
Aimee changes 250 euros into dollars.
The exchange rate is 1 euro = $1.10 .
Calculate the number of dollars Aimee receives.
$.................................
[1 mark]

Question 2
A train journey takes 5 hours 54 minutes.
The journey starts at 09 15.

Find the time that the journey ends.

[1 mark]

Question 3
A train leaves Zurich at 22 40 and arrives in Vienna at 07 32 the next day.
Work out the time the train takes.

................. h ................... min

[1 mark]

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Question 4
Jodi swims 22 lengths of a swimming pool to raise money for charity.
She receives $15 for each length she swims.

Calculate how much money Jodi raises for charity.

$ ..................................................
[1 mark]

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Time, Currency & Conversions

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Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Time, Currency & Conversions
Difficulty Medium

Time Allowed 10
Score /5
Percentage /100

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Question 1
Carlos starts work at 21 20 and finishes at 06 15 the next day.

Calculate how long Carlos is at work.

..................... h ..................... min

[1 mark]

Question 2
Linda is going on holiday to the Czech Republic.
She needs to change some money into koruna.
She can only change her money into 100 koruna notes.
Linda only wants to change up to £200 into koruna.
She wants as many 100 koruna notes as possible.
The exchange rate is £1 = 25.82 koruna.
How many 100 koruna notes should she get?
[3 marks]

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Question 3
One morning, Marcia works from 08 20 to 11 15.
Find how long she works for.

Give your answer in hours and minutes.

.................... h .................... min

[1 mark]

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Time, Currency & Conversions

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Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Time, Currency & Conversions
Difficulty Hard

Time Allowed 10
Score /6
Percentage /100

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Question 1
Convert 0.17m2 into cm2.
......................................... cm2
[1 mark]

Question 2
Here is part of a train timetable for a journey from London to Marseille.
All times given are in local time.
The local time in Marseille is 1 hour ahead of the local time in London.
London 07 19
Ashford 07 55
Lyon 13 00
Avignon 14 08
Marseille 14 46
Work out the total journey time from London to Marseille.
Give your answer in hours and minutes.

.................. h ...................... min

[2 marks]

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Question 3

The sign shows the fees charged at a campsite.

Today there are 54 tents and 18 caravans on the site.

Calculate the fees charged today.

$ .................................................
[3 marks]

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