2025 AQA GCSE MATHEMATICS Higher Tier
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GCSE
MATHEMATICS
Higher Tier Paper 2 Calculator
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Friday 8 November 2024 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
Pages Mark
• a calculator
• mathematical instruments 2–3
• the Formulae Sheet (enclosed). 4–5
Instructions 6–7
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil. 8–9
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 10–11
• Answer all questions.
12–13
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 14–15
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end 16–17
of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
18–19
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to
be marked. 20–21
22–23
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• The marks for questions are shown in brackets. TOTAL
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
• You may ask for more answer paper, graph paper and tracing paper.
These must be tagged securely to this answer book.
Advice
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
, 2
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
1 Choose a word from the list below to complete each sentence.
arc centre circumference diameter
radius sector segment tangent
1 (a) The length of the is double the length of the radius.
[1 mark]
1 (b) A is a region created by drawing a chord through a circle.
[1 mark]
1 (c) A radius meets a at a right angle.
[1 mark]
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2 Here is a grouped frequency table. box
Value, v Frequency Midpoint
0 ⩽ v < 10 16 5
10 ⩽ v < 20 22 15
20 ⩽ v < 30 13 25
30 ⩽ v < 40 9 35
Total = 60
Work out an estimate of the mean value.
[3 marks]
Answer
3 In the grid below, shade one quarter of the squares
so that the grid has exactly two lines of symmetry.
Shade complete squares only.
[2 marks]
8
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, 4
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outside the
4 A map has a scale of 1 : 4000 box
On the map, the distance from a station to a museum is 7 cm
Is the actual distance from the station to the museum more than 300 m?
Tick a box.
Yes No
Show working to support your answer.
[3 marks]
5 X is inversely proportional to Y.
Circle the correct statement.
[1 mark]
1
X is directly proportional to Y X is directly proportional to
Y
X is directly proportional to 2Y X is directly proportional to Y
IB/M/Nov24/8300/2H
Paper 2 Calculator
Question Paper with Marking Scheme Attached
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
MATHEMATICS
Higher Tier Paper 2 Calculator
H
Friday 8 November 2024 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
Pages Mark
• a calculator
• mathematical instruments 2–3
• the Formulae Sheet (enclosed). 4–5
Instructions 6–7
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil. 8–9
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 10–11
• Answer all questions.
12–13
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 14–15
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end 16–17
of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
18–19
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to
be marked. 20–21
22–23
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets. TOTAL
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
• You may ask for more answer paper, graph paper and tracing paper.
These must be tagged securely to this answer book.
Advice
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
1 Choose a word from the list below to complete each sentence.
arc centre circumference diameter
radius sector segment tangent
1 (a) The length of the is double the length of the radius.
[1 mark]
1 (b) A is a region created by drawing a chord through a circle.
[1 mark]
1 (c) A radius meets a at a right angle.
[1 mark]
IB/M/Nov24/8300/2H
, 3
Do not write
outside the
2 Here is a grouped frequency table. box
Value, v Frequency Midpoint
0 ⩽ v < 10 16 5
10 ⩽ v < 20 22 15
20 ⩽ v < 30 13 25
30 ⩽ v < 40 9 35
Total = 60
Work out an estimate of the mean value.
[3 marks]
Answer
3 In the grid below, shade one quarter of the squares
so that the grid has exactly two lines of symmetry.
Shade complete squares only.
[2 marks]
8
Turn over ►
IB/M/Nov24/8300/2H
, 4
Do not write
outside the
4 A map has a scale of 1 : 4000 box
On the map, the distance from a station to a museum is 7 cm
Is the actual distance from the station to the museum more than 300 m?
Tick a box.
Yes No
Show working to support your answer.
[3 marks]
5 X is inversely proportional to Y.
Circle the correct statement.
[1 mark]
1
X is directly proportional to Y X is directly proportional to
Y
X is directly proportional to 2Y X is directly proportional to Y
IB/M/Nov24/8300/2H
