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GCSE Mathematics
Practice Tests: Set 23
Paper 2H/3H (Calculator)
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
You should have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres,
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Calculators may be used.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• You must show all your working out.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is 80
• Questions are in order of mean difficulty as found by students achieving Grade 7.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 1
 Answer ALL TWENTY ONE questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all the stages in your working.

1 (a) Write 6.25 × 10−4 as an ordinary number.

O 000625
......................................................
(1)
(b) Work out (2.4 × 1012) ÷ (9.6 × 104)
Give your answer in standard form.

25 000 000

2 S x 107
......................................................
(2)
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 2
 2 1
2 (a) Complete the table of values for y =  5 − 
x x
f S f 214 f S Il s I
x 0.5 b 1 2
f 3 4 5

y 12 8 4.5 3.1 2.4 1.9

(1)
2 1
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y =  5 −  for 0.5 ≤ x ≤ 5
x x

X
x

(2)
(Total for Question 2 is 3 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 3
 3 The diagram shows a pentagon.

3 sides 180
4 Sides 360
540
S sides 540

90

Work out the value of x

540 90 135 67 t 119

540 41 I
129

129
x = ......................................................
(Total for Question 3 is 3 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 4
4 Some members of a library were asked to name the type of book that they each liked to
read the best.

One of the members is chosen at random.

The table shows information about the probability of the type of book that this
member answered.

Type of book comedy romance mystery thriller

Probability 0.24 0.40 3x x

O 27 O 09
48 members answered comedy books.

Work out how many of the members answered mystery books.

I l O 64
0.24 0.4
O 36

SO oc O 36
2C O 09

32C O 27

SO O 24 48
24 f o o 2 I 2

27 I 0.27 541 27

54
......................................................
(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 5
5 (a) Factorise y2 – 2y – 48 I 48
2,24 Ly 8 Ly 16
3 16
4,12
8 16
6,80 Ly Cy
......................................................
(2)
(b) Write down the inequality shown on the number line

x E3
......................................................
(1)
(c) Solve the inequality 7w + 6 > 12w + 14
14 14

7 w 8 212W
7w 7 co

8 Sw
8 w
g

w C 8
S
......................................................
(3)
(Total for Question 5 is 6 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 6
6 Matteo is going to invest £5000 for two years.
He can invest his money in Bank G or in Bank H.

I 016 I 029

The total amount of interest Matteo would receive at the end of two years from Bank G is
more than the amount of interest Matteo would receive at the end of two years from Bank H.

How much more?

5000 1.029
5000 1.0162
5161.28 5145

5145 5161.28
Difference
16 28

16.28
£......................................................
(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 7
7 Shane bought a car.

The amount Shane paid for the car was £32 000

Theresa also bought a car. To pay for this car, Theresa paid a deposit of £18 000 together
with 14 monthly payments of £1160

Theresa paid more for her car than Shane paid for his car.

(a) Work out how much more Theresa paid as a percentage of the amount Shane paid.

Shane Theresa
32000 1160 14 18000
34240

Difference 2240
90 2246 100
32000
7
......................................................%
(4)
Kylie bought a van.

After 1 year, the value of the van was £39 865

8590
During this year, the value of the van decreased by 15% 09

(b) Work out the value of the van when Kylie bought it. in
39865
8890 39865
190 Gg L 85

x
10090 46900
46900
£......................................................
(3)
(Total for Question 7 is 7 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 8
8 Change a speed of 90 kilometres per hour to a speed in metres per second.
Show your working clearly.

90000 metres I how

3600 seconds
3600
36001
25 metres I second

25
...................................................... m/s
(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 9
 x+3 7− x
9 Solve − = 4.3
4 5
Show clear algebraic working.

20 3 7 4.3 20
4 31
5Gct3 Lett x 86

5 15 28 42 86

92C 13 86
92 99
2C Il

l l
x = ......................................................
(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 10
10 Given that the surface area of a sphere is 49π cm2, find the volume of the sphere.
Give your answer correct to the nearest integer.

4 it r 3
3 49 Liar

A Litre r 2 LIT
IT

r
fear
It 3.5

Volume 4 IT X 3.53
z

179.59

180
...................................................... cm3
(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 11
11 80 students entered a dancing competition.
The table gives information about the length of time, in minutes, for which each student
spent dancing.

Frequency Time (m)

0 < m6 12 11 66
12 < 18
m  24 25
450
24 < 30
m  36 23 690
42 48
36 < m 15 630
54 60
48 < m 6 324
To 2760
Work out an estimate for the mean length of time the students spent dancing.

2160 80 27

27
...................................................... minutes
(Total for Question 11 is 4 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 12
12 The diagram shows rectangle ABCD

Work out the perimeter of the rectangle.

Show your working clearly.

5 1 3 7 4
2x 8 he
2C Li 2

AI 5 42 l 20

Perimeter 241 24 20 20
88

88
...................................................... cm
(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 13
13 The weight of a cake is 2.75 kg, correct to 2 decimal places. 2 75
2 74 2 76
(a) Write down the lower bound of the weight of the cake. p P
LB UB

2 745
...................................................... kg
(1)
(b) Write down the upper bound of the weight of the cake.

2.755
...................................................... kg
(1)
81.3  59.2
Penny has worked out .
1.92
Her answer is 13 332.299 17
Penny’s answer is not sensible.
(c) By rounding each number to one significant figure, work out a suitable estimate to
show that her answer is not sensible.
Show your working clearly.

80 60 48 00 1200
4

(2)
(Total for Question 13 is 4 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 14
14 The diagram shows a triangle ABC inside a semicircle.

A Of

HX
A, B and C are points on the semicircle.

AB is the diameter of the semicircle.

Angle ACB = 90°

cos 50 1 0C
Angle BAC = 50°
AC = 18 cm
I 1 28 003
Work out the perimeter of the semicircle. cos50
Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.
so diameter 28cm
radius 14cm

Perimeter 28 t 28
fit
71 98

72
...................................................... cm
(Total for Question 14 is 5 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 15
15 In a box, there are only green sweets, orange sweets and yellow sweets.

There are 280 sweets in the box so that

the number of green sweets : the number of orange sweets = 2 : 3

and
the number of orange sweets : the number of yellow sweets = 1 : 5

Work out how many green sweets there are in the box.
280
G O U

G O O y
3 2 1
313,131 3

So G O 4
2 3 15

280 20 14

2 14 3 14 15 1
28 42 210

28
......................................................
(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 16
16 The table gives information about the weights, in kg, of the parcels that Pedro delivers
on Monday.

Weight (w kg) Frequency width frequencydensity

0<w≤2 12 6
2 l2 2
2<w≤3 7 I 7 I 7
3<w≤6 15
3 15 3 5
6<w≤9 12 4
3 12 3
9 < w ≤ 14 9 5 9 S e 1.8
55
(a) On the grid, draw a histogram for this information.

8
Illiiti

I
p
3 a

(3)
One of the parcels that Pedro delivered on Monday is chosen at random.
(b) Using the information in the table, find an estimate for the probability that this
parcel weighs more than 7 kg.

4 2 8
17155
8 19 17 ......................................................
(2)
(Total for Question 16 is 5 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 17
17 The points A and B are on a coordinate grid.
The coordinates of A are (6, 4)
The coordinates of B are (17, j) where j is a constant.
The midpoint of AB has coordinates (k, 15) where k is a constant.
Find the value of j and the value of k

mid K IS B 17 j
A CG 4

17 t b k 4 IS 4 tj 30
2 g 26
K Il S
26
j = ......................................................

Il S
k = ......................................................
(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)
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18 Here is a list giving the numbers of runs scored last week by the eleven members of
cricket team A.

2 3 4
D 6 21
0
26 27 32
D
34 61 72

The interquartile range of the numbers of runs scored last week by the eleven members
of cricket team B was 42

Using a suitable calculation, write down one comparison between the numbers of runs
scored by the members of cricket team A and the members of cricket team B.
Show your working clearly.

A LOR 34 4 30
B l QR 42

The IGR for team A is smaller which

......................................................................................................................................................
suggests
the runs scored were more consistent for this team
......................................................................................................................................................
(Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 18
 19 The acceleration, a, of an object is given by

v −u
a=
t
where

v = 45.23 correct to 2 decimal places

u = 5.12 correct to 2 decimal places
t = 8.5 correct to 2 significant figures

By considering bounds, work out the value of a to a suitable degree of accuracy.

Show your working clearly and give a reason for your answer.
t 8.5
45 23 U S 12
5.235 s E 125 8.45 855
45.225

5.115 9 45.225 S 125

45.235 LB
UB to 8 559
8 45

Li 6900
7479

LB would round to 4.7

Both UBand

47
a = ......................................................
(Total for Question 19 is 5 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 19
20 The diagram shows the cross section of a circular water pipe.

areaofsector
72 5 4.82
3 60
area of O
14.476 12 4.8 4.8 x sin 72

10.956
OABC is a sector of the circle, centre O
The shaded region in the diagram represents the water flowing in the pipe.
The water flows at 14 cm/s in the pipe. 3 60
Work out the volume of water that has flowed through the pipe in 3 minutes. 180 secs
Give your answer in cm3 correct to 3 significant figures.

Shaded area 14.476 10.956

2
3.520 cm

Volume in 3 minutes

14 x 3.520 180
Emts cm2 seconds

8870.4 cm's
3
3 s f 8870cm

Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (9–1) Practice Tests Set 23: Paper 2H/3H – Spring 2023 (version 1.0) 20
 8870
...................................................... cm3
(Total for Question 20 is 5 marks)
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TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 80 MARKS

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