Edexcel IGCSE Maths June 2024 Paper 1F: question paper and mark scheme (4MA1)

Try 3 4MA1 questions like these

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1. Powers and roots · 2 marks

   Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of \(15\) and \(20\).

   Worked answer

   1. Multiples of 15: 15, 30, 45, 60, … Multiples of 20: 20, 40, 60, …
   2. The lowest common multiple is 60.

   Answer: \(60\)

2. Transformation geometry · 4 marks

   Triangle \(P\) has vertices \((2, 2)\), \((4, 2)\) and \((2, 3)\). Triangle \(Q\) has vertices \((2, 2)\), \((8, 2)\) and \((2, 5)\).

   (a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle \(P\) onto triangle \(Q\).

   (b) Which stay the same under this transformation: the angles or the side lengths?

   Worked answer

   1. (a) The side along y = 2 goes from length 2 to length 6, so the scale factor is 3.
   2. (2, 2) does not move, so it is the centre: (4, 2) is 2 right of it and its image (8, 2) is 6 right; (2, 3) is 1 up and its image (2, 5) is 3 up.
   3. (b) An enlargement keeps the angles but changes the lengths.

   Answer: (a) an enlargement, scale factor \(3\), centre \((2, 2)\) (b) the angles

3. Statistical measures · 3 marks

   In a class, the mean score of 12 boys in a quiz is 15 and the mean score of 18 girls is 20.

   Work out the mean score of the whole class.

   Worked answer

   1. Boys' total: 12 × 15 = 180. Girls' total: 18 × 20 = 360.
   2. Class mean = 540 ÷ 30 = 18.

   Answer: \(18\)

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What this paper covers

Both Foundation tier papers can test the whole 4MA1 specification at Foundation level:

• Numbers and the number system
• Equations, formulae and identities
• Sequences, functions and graphs
• Geometry and trigonometry
• Vectors and transformation geometry
• Statistics and probability

We haven't mapped this paper question by question yet, so here are our revision units for the whole specification. Each opens the practice for that unit.

• Number
• Algebra basics
• Equations & sequences
• Graphs & functions
• Geometry
• Statistics & probability
• Vectors & proof

Formula booklet

International GCSE Mathematics A formulae sheet (Higher tier) · Pearson Edexcel · 4MA1 specification, Appendix 5 (current)

4MA1 has no separate booklet: the Higher tier formulae sheet is printed inside every exam paper and in Appendix 5 of the specification (the link).