Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Mathematics PAPER 2 (Calculator) Higher Tier QP 2023

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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Wednesday 7 June 2023
Morning (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
reference 1MA1/2H
Mathematics
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PAPER 2 (Calculator)
Higher Tier


You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator,
Formulae Sheet (enclosed). Tracing paper may be used.


Instructions Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Mathematics PAPER 2 (Calculator) Higher Tier QP 2023

•• 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.
• You must show all your working.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.

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Calculators may be used.
If your calculator does not have a π button, take the value of π to be
3.142 unless the question instructs otherwise.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 80
• 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.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over




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, Answer ALL questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.




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You must write down all the stages in your working.

25 
1 (a) Work out the value of  43.87
6  2.12
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(2)
(b) Work out the value of the reciprocal of 0.625




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(1)

(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)




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, 2 Write 60 as a product of its prime factors.
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(Total for Question 2 is 2 marks)

3 There are 48 counters in a bag.
There are only red counters and blue counters in the bag.

number of red counters : number of blue counters = 1 : 2

Helen has to work out how many red counters are in the bag.

She says,

“There are 24 red counters in the bag because 1 is half of 2 and 24 is half of 48”

Is Helen correct?
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You must give a reason for your answer.

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