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MATHEMATICS 0862/01
Paper 1 1 hour

You must answer on the question paper.

You will need: Geometrical instruments

Tracing paper (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
• Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
• Do not write on any bar codes.
• You should show all your working in the booklet.
• You are not allowed to use a calculator.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 14 pages.

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1 Here are some numbers written in standard form.

6.7 × 104 8.1 × 10–5 3.2 × 106 4.8 × 10–2 5.0 × 10–8

Write down the largest and the smallest of these numbers.

Largest =

Smallest =
[2]

2 Naomi buys a mobile phone.

Draw a ring around the most appropriate value for the amount of internal storage on
her mobile phone.

128 nm 128 GB 128 tonnes 128 μl

[1]

3 Here is an equation.

8p × 8q = 82

Find two pairs of values of p and q to make the equation correct.

p= and q =

p= and q =
[2]
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4 Calculate.

7 5
4 –1
12 12

Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

[2]

5 Complete these statements.

7.2 × 0.1 =

7.2 ÷ 0.1 =
[2]

6 Eva draws this table to show equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.
In each of the rows there is one incorrect value.

Draw a ring around the incorrect value in each row.

One row has been done for you.

Fraction Decimal Percentage

1 2.5 25%
4

3
0.03 3%
10

9
0.45 4.5%
20

75
1.5 15%
50
[2]
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7 Expand the brackets.

7m(5m + 2)

[1]

8 Pierre works in a factory employing 400 people.

He gives this question to a sample of 5 people in the factory.

Draw a ring around the score that best shows how you feel about your job.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
unhappy very happy

The mean score for the 5 people is 2.6

Pierre’s conclusion is that all the people in the factory are unhappy with their job.

Explain why Pierre’s conclusion may not be correct.

[1]

9 Complete the table by rounding each number correct to 2 significant figures.

Number rounded
Number correct to
2 significant figures

6324

0.7286

[2]
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10 Mike thinks of a function.

His function can be represented by this function machine involving two operations.

Input –3 +7 Output

Mike’s function can also be represented by a function machine that involves only
one operation.

Complete this function machine.

Input Output

[1]

11 Calculate.

5
4×1
7

Give your answer as a fraction.

[1]

12 A regular polygon has exactly 6 lines of symmetry.

Complete these sentences.

The polygon has sides.

The polygon has rotational symmetry order

[2]
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13 Draw a ring around the fraction that is equivalent to a terminating decimal.

1 1 1 1
3 5 7 9

[1]

14 Lily collects data about the number of visitors to an art gallery.

The table shows some of her data for each quarter (Q) of the years 2023 and 2024

Year 2023 2024

Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Number of visitors 2250 900 600 1000 2300 1200 800

(a) Complete the time series graph to show Lily’s data.

2500

2000

1500
Number of
visitors
1000

500

0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2023 2024
Year and quarter
[2]

(b) Use information from the time series graph to complete Lily’s table. [1]
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15 Carlos has two bags containing coloured counters.

Bag A contains 5 green counters and 10 red counters.

Bag B contains 50 green counters and 100 red counters.

(a) Carlos takes a counter at random from bag A.

Carlos says,
1
‘The probability of taking a green counter from bag A is ’
3

Explain why Carlos is correct.

[1]

(b) Carlos says,

‘I am more likely to take a green counter if I take it from bag B rather than bag A.
This is because there are more green counters in bag B.’

Explain why Carlos is not correct.

[1]

16 Write down the value of each of these cube roots.

3
–125

3
123

[2]
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17 Safia has four spinners, A, B, C and D.

Each of the spinners has four sections numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4
(
a
)
Safia spins each spinner a total of 200 times.
She finds the experimental probability of spinning the number 4 for each spinner.

Spinner A B C D
Experimental probability
0.22 0.16 0.30 0.27
of spinning a 4

One of these spinners is not fair.

Write down the letter of the spinner this is most likely to be.

[1]

(b) Oliver has this spinner.

1 1

2 2

Oliver spins the spinner three times and records the outcomes to make a
three-digit number.

Work out how many different three-digit numbers he can make.

[1]
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18 Tick () the lines that are parallel to each other.

t
w
o
y = 3x – 7

y = 7x – 3

y = 7 – 3x

y = 7 + 3x

y = 3 – 7x
[1]

1
19 A sequence has the term-to-term rule subtract 1
2
The 3rd term of the sequence is 7

Find the 1st term of the sequence.

[1]
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20 Here is a formula.

a = b2 – 4

Rearrange the formula to make b the subject.

b= [2]

21 Line L has the equation 2y = –5x + 6

Draw a ring around the coordinates of the y-intercept of line L.

(0, 6) (0, 2) (0, 3) (0, –5)

[1]

22 Tick () to show if each statement is true or false.

Statement True False

The square root of 64 is 8 or –8

(–3)2 = –9

[1]

23 Draw a ring around each of the two irrational numbers.

1
3.4 5 16 π 12
3

[1]
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24 Here is sequence A.

2, 5, 8, 11, …

Here are the rules to make sequences B, C and D.

Double each term in sequence A to make sequence B.

Add 2 to each term in sequence B to make sequence C.
Divide each term in sequence C by 3 to make sequence D.

Complete these sentences.

The term-to-term rule for sequence D is .

The term-to-term rules are the same for sequence and sequence .
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25 Jamila draws a pentagon.
The two shortest sides are each of length x cm.
The two longest sides are each three times the length of the shortest sides.
The fifth side is 5 cm longer than the shortest sides.

Find an expression, in terms of x, for the perimeter of the pentagon.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

cm [2]

26 Solve.

2(5x + 1) = 2 – 5(4x – 3)

= [3]
x
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27 Draw the graph of y = 2x + 1 on the grid.

You may use the table of values to help you.

x –2 0 2

y
6

–2 –1 0 1 2 x
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

–6
[3]
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28 Write one pair of brackets in this calculation to make it correct.

0.6 – 0.2 × 2 + 0.1 = 0.18

[1]

29 Chen has a box containing coloured pens.

There are 9 times as many blue pens in the box as pens that are not blue.
Chen picks a pen at random from the box.

Work out the probability the pen Chen picks is not blue.

[1]

30 Complete these sentences about percentage change and absolute change.

One has been done for you.

To increase something by 60 % you multiply by the decimal 1.6

To increase something by 0.5% you multiply by the decimal

To increase something by % you multiply by 5

When 400 kg is decreased by 50% the absolute change is kg.

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MATHEMATICS 0862/02
Paper 2
1 hour

You must answer on the question paper.

You will need: Geometrical instruments

Tracing paper (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
• Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
• Do not write on any bar codes.
• You should show all your working in the booklet.
• You may use a calculator.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 13 pages.

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1 Find the value of 75 – 3m when m = 10

[1]

2 Find the highest common factor of 54 and 90

[1]

3 Complete the sentence about the equation 6y – 1 = 14

In this equation, is the unknown and is the

coefficient of y.
[1]

4 A line segment joins the point (–3, 7) to the point (6, 7).

Write down the length of the line segment.

units [1]
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5 Youssef has this question for homework.

Factorise fully 5x2 – 15x

His answer is 5(x2 – 3x)

Explain why Youssef’s answer is not correct.

[1]

6 In 2022, 1 litre of fuel cost $1.50

In 2023, the price increased by 20%.
In 2024, the price decreased by 10%.

Calculate the cost of 1 litre of fuel at the end of 2024

[2]

7 Angelique is n years old.

Yuri says,
‘To find my age, add 2 to Angelique’s age, then square.’

Write down an expression, in terms of n, for Yuri’s age.

[1]
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8 It takes 4 people 6 weeks to paint a bridge.

Find the number of weeks it would take 2 people to paint the same bridge.

weeks [1]

9 Write 4.849 correct to one decimal place.

[1]

10 Here are the first three terms of a linear sequence.

17 10 3

(a) Find the 4th term of the sequence.

[1]

(b) Write down the term-to-term rule for the sequence.

[1]

5
11 Write as a decimal.
32

[1]
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12 The diagram shows a pair of parallel lines and an isosceles triangle where AB = AC.

C
32° y°
NOT TO
SCALE

x°
A B

Find the value of x and the value of y.

x=

y=
[3]

13 Here are some equations of straight lines.

y = 2x + 3
y = 5 – 3x
y = –x – 2

Write each equation in the correct part of the table.

One has been done for you.

Gradient is positive Gradient is negative

y-intercept is positive y = 2x + 3

y-intercept is negative

[1]
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14 The lines with equations 2y = x + 4, 2y = x + 8 and 2x + y = 10 are shown on the grid.

y
10

0 x
0 2 4 6 8 10

Use the graph to solve these simultaneous equations.

2x + y = 10 and 2y = x + 4

x=

y= [2]
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5 Solve the inequality.

1
–6 < 2x – 4 ≤ 3

[2]

16 The cost of 8 tins of soup is $6.48

Find the cost of 10 tins of soup.

$ [1]
(
a
)
(b) Find the number of tins of soup that can be bought for $22

[2]
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17 Expand and simplify.

(x + 2) (x – 4)

[2]

18 Solve.

10
=5
x –1

x= [2]

19 Here is an inequality.

4< x <6

Given that x is an integer, write down the smallest possible value for x.

x= [1]
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20 The diagram shows lines A, B and C meeting at a point.

Line A is perpendicular to line B.

Line A

Line B
x° NOT TO
125° SCALE

Line C

Find the value of x.

x= [2]

21 (a) Calculate 17% of 450 m.

m [1]

(b) The value of a painting increases by 600%.

The previous value was $150

Find the new value.

$ [1]
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22 Lily and Yuri share some money in the ratio 4 : 7

(a) Draw a ring around the fraction of the money that Lily receives.

4 3 4 7 3
7 7 11 4 11
[1]

(b) Lily and Yuri share $550

Find how much money Yuri receives.

$ [2]

23 Jamila has x counters in a box.

She removes 2 counters from the box.

Write an expression, in terms of x, for the number of counters that are now in the box.

[1]
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24 Youssef has a coin which can land on either heads or tails.

He flips the coin repeatedly in an experiment.
He records the number of heads in each set of 20 trials.
The results are shown in the table.

First set Second set Third set Fourth set Fifth set
Number of trials 20 20 20 20 20
Number of heads 14 16 11 17 15

(a) Use Youssef’s results to find the relative frequency of flipping heads with this coin.

[2]

(b) Youssef says,

‘This coin is likely to be biased.’

Tick () to show if Youssef is correct or not correct.

Correct Not correct

Give a reason for your answer.

[1]
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25 Here is a statement using algebra.

4(3x – 2) + x = 5(2x + 1) –

Write a number in each box to make the statement correct.

[3]

26 The diagram shows a straight line crossing a pair of parallel lines.

5y°
NOT TO
SCALE

7y° p°

Find the value of p.

p= [3]
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27 The diagram shows a shape formed by an isosceles triangle ABC joined to a semicircle
with diameter AB.

13 cm 13 cm NOT TO
SCALE

A 10 cm B

Find the perimeter of the shape.

cm [4]