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Number Operations (Edexcel GCSE Maths: Foundation): Exam Questions

Exam code: 1MA1

1 hour39 questions
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Given that 38 cross times 41 equals 1558

Write down the value of 3.8 cross times 41

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22 marks

Amir has two coins.
When a coin is thrown it can land on either 'heads' or 'tails'.
Amir throws one coin and then throws the second coin.

Write down all the different ways that the two coins could land.

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3
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Simone buys:

one book costing £6.99,
one greetings card costing £1.49,
three identical pencils each costing 12p.

Simone pays with a £10 note.

Work out how much change Simone receives.

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4a1 mark

Edelgard tries to calculate fraction numerator 68 plus 18 over denominator 9 minus 5 end fraction

She types into her calculator 68 plus 18 divided by 9 minus 5.

Explain why this does not give Edelgard the correct answer.

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4b
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Work out the correct answer to fraction numerator 68 plus 18 over denominator 9 minus 5 end fraction.

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5
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Work out   48 divided by 3 minus 5 cross times 2

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6
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Calculate 1.09 space plus space fraction numerator 7.85 over denominator 6.21 minus 4.37 end fraction

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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7
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Calculate open parentheses 3 plus 2 close parentheses cross times 6 minus 8

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8
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Calculate 7 cross times open parentheses 2 cross times 4 close parentheses plus 8 cross times open parentheses 2 plus 6 close parentheses

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91 mark

Write down the value of the digit 6 in the number 4.63.

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101 mark

Write the number three hundred thousand and seventy two in figures.

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111 mark

Write the following numbers in order of size.

Start with the smallest.

negative 5 space space space space 3 space space space space 0 space space space space 1 space space space space minus 2

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12
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Shukra goes into a flower shop and buys two orchids and a chrysanthemum.

Each orchid costs £12.80.

The chrysanthemum costs £15.75.

Shukra pays with a £50 note.

She thinks she will get more than £8 in change.

Is Shukra correct?

You must show how you get your answer.

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131 mark

Write down an integer that is less than -7.

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141 mark

Write down an integer that is less than -7.

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15a1 mark

The table shows the distances to different cities from London.

City

Distance in miles

Bristol

118

Sheffield

168

Crewe

171

Oxford

60

Manchester

200

Write down the cities in order of their distance to London.

Start with the closest city.

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15b
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Perry says, "Manchester is over three times as far as Oxford is from London".

Show that Perry is correct.

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16a1 mark

Here are four digits.

7 space space space space space space space space space space 3 space space space space space space space space space space 4 space space space space space space space space space space 1

Write down the smallest possible four-digit number that can be made using each digit exactly once.

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16b1 mark

Write down the three digit number closest to 300 that can be made using three of the digits exactly once.

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172 marks

Sutha is going to a maths event.

She can choose one seminar and one activity from the programme.

Seminars

Activity

Algebraic Methods (A)

Pirate Game (P)

Bearings in the Real World (B)

Treasure Hunt (T)

Calculus (C)

Maths Mosaic (M)

Write down all the possible combinations that Sutha can choose.

How did you do?

18a
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Here are three number cards.

Three white cards with rounded corners display the black numbers 4, 5, and 7 in a row on a plain background.

Use all three cards to make the answer to this calculation a multiple of 10.

Two empty rounded rectangles side by side, followed by a multiplication symbol and another rounded rectangle.

How did you do?

18b
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Ffibi tries every possible combination of the three numbers in the spaces below.

Three rounded rectangles in a row, separated by a multiplication sign and a minus sign, suggesting a maths operation layout.

She says, "Every possible combination gives a prime number as the answer."

Is Ffibi correct?

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19
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Valentina wants to buy a bunk bed.

The bunk bed costs £284.

Valentina will pay a deposit of £50.

She will then pay the rest of the cost in 4 equal monthly payments.

How much is each monthly payment?

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1
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Given that  297 space cross times space 45 space equals space 13 space 365

Write down the value of  2.97 space cross times space 4.5

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22 marks

There are 2 boys (Abel and Ben) and 3 girls (Annabeth, Barbara and Caitlin) in a group.

List the different ways that 1 boy and 1 girl can be chosen from the group.

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3
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Caoimhe decides to spend her pocket money on 

  • one toy costing £2.35

  • two packets of sweets costing 68p each

  • and four identical marbles

Caoimhe pays with a £5 note and receives 25p in change.

How much does each marble cost?

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4
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Insert one pair of brackets into this statement to make it correct.

7   ×   5   –   2   +   3   =   42

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5a
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Put one pair of brackets into the calculation to make it correct.

8  +  6  -  2  cross times  5  =  28

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5b
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Put one pair of brackets into the calculation to make it correct.

8  +  6  -  2  cross times 5  =  60

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6
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Insert one pair of brackets to make this statement correct.

4 space space cross times space space 6 space space minus space 2 space space plus space space 1 space space equals space space 17

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7a
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Subtract 123 from 1 million.

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7b
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Subtract 9 from 2.

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8
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i) Two numbers are added together to give the number in the box immediately above.

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Complete the diagram.

[2]

ii) Two numbers are multiplied together to give the number in the box immediately above.

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Complete the diagram.

[3]

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9
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Insert one pair of brackets to make this statement correct.

3 space space plus space space 2 space space cross times space space 12 space space minus space space 4 space space equals space space 19

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10
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To print 40 pages, Amina needs:

  • 200 grams of A4 paper

  • 120 ml of ink

Amina wants to print 120 pages.

She has 300 ml of ink.

Does Amina have enough ink to print 120 pages?

You must show how you get your answer.

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11
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Work out 8.3 cross times 5.7

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1
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Using the information that

  space 3.9 space cross times space 76 space equals space 296.4

find the value of

i)  3.9 space cross times space 760

[1]

ii) 39 space cross times space 0.76

[1]

iii)  2964 space divided by space 7.6

[1]

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22 marks

A restaurant has a special offer for a three course menu.

There are 2 options for the starter, 3 possible choices for the main and 2 different desserts.

A person wants to order one starter, one main course and one dessert for their meal. Write down the number of different combinations that the person could choose from the menu.

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3a
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Nathaniel created a game for his school fair.
The price of one play on the game is 50p or you can have three plays for £1.20.

Roger has £5.90 available to spend on the game. 

How many times can Roger play the game?

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3b
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The prize for winning a play is 25p.

If Roger wins half of the games that he plays, how much money will he have left after playing?

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4a
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Put one pair of brackets in each statement to make it correct.

16 space space space divided by space space 8 space space plus space space 4 space space cross times space space 2 space space equals space space 1

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4b
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16 space space divided by space space 8 space space plus space space 4 space space cross times space space 2 space space equals space space 12

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5
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Put one pair of brackets into each calculation to make it correct.

i) 24 space space divided by space space 6 space space plus space space 2 space space cross times space 3 space space equals space space 9

[1]

ii) 24 space space divided by space space 6 space space plus space space 2 space space cross times space space 3 space space equals space space 2

[1]

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6a
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Insert one pair of brackets in the following to make the statement correct.

5 space plus space 3 space cross times space 10 space minus space 1 space equals 32

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6b
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Insert one pair of brackets in the following to make the statement correct.

3 space cross times space 2 space minus space 4 space minus space 7 space equals space 9

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7
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Calculate 18 divided by open parentheses 10 minus 4 close parentheses minus 11 cross times 4 plus 9 cross times open parentheses 6 plus 1 close parentheses

How did you do?

82 marks

Jamie has incorrectly tried to calculate:

3 cross times 2 cubed plus square root of 25 cross times open parentheses 3 squared cross times 2 plus 3 close parentheses

His working is shown below.

table row blank blank cell 3 cross times 2 cubed plus square root of 25 cross times open parentheses 3 squared cross times 2 plus 3 close parentheses end cell row blank equals cell 3 cross times 2 cubed plus square root of 25 cross times open parentheses 9 cross times 5 close parentheses end cell row blank equals cell 3 cross times 2 cubed plus square root of 25 cross times open parentheses 45 close parentheses end cell row blank equals cell 6 cubed plus 5 cross times open parentheses 45 close parentheses end cell row blank equals cell 216 plus 225 end cell row blank equals 441 end table

Identify the two mistakes that have been made.

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9
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Mano has an equal number of 5p coins and 10p coins.

The value of her 5p coins is £3.10.

Work out the total value of her 5p and 10p coins.

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