Edexcel
2024 Practice Paper
Mathematics
PAPER 3 (Calculator)
Foundation Tier
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Marks
Worked Written Solutions ✓
80
Q Topic(s) Marks Q Topic(s) Marks
1 Metric Conversions /1 15 Exchange Rates /4
2 Place Value /1 16 Pie Charts /2
3 FDP Conversions /2 17 Plans and Elevations /4
4 Simplifying / Expanding /2 18 Angles in Parallel Lines /2
5 Fractions of Amounts /1 19 Trigonometry /2
6 Squares, Primes & Multiples /2 20 Inequalities /4
7 Probability Scales /3 21 Scale Drawings / Bearings /4
8 Frequency Trees /4 22 Circles /3
9 Ratio /2 23 Frequency Polygon /2
10 Mean from a List /3 24 Standard Form /4
11 Names of Shapes /3 25 Combined Ratio /3
12 Angles in Triangles / Equations /3 26 Compound Interest /4
13 Direct Proportion /3 27 Algebraic Manipulation /7
14 Volume of Cuboid /3 28 Error Intervals /2
29 Graphical Simultaneous Equations /1
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, Marking Codes
Mark What does it mean?
Method mark. This mark is generally given for an appropriate
method in the context of the question. This mark is given for
M1 showing your working and may be awarded even if working is
incorrect.
Accuracy mark. This mark is generally given for a correct
A1 answer following correct working.
Working mark. This mark is usually given when working and
B1 the answer cannot easily be separated.
Communication mark. This mark is given for explaining your
C1 answer or giving a conclusion in context supported by your
working
Process Mark. This mark is generally given for setting up an
P1 appropriate process to find a solution in the context of the
question
Student Warning
The questions in this paper will not be in the exam
These topics are not guaranteed to show up in your Paper 3 exam.
Please make sure to revise all topic areas, especially since topics covered
in Paper 1 and Paper 2 can still come up.
These questions have been selected using analysis on previous official
exam papers.
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, Answer ALL questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all stages in you working.
1 Convert 1200 millimetres into centimetres.
💡 1cm = 10mm 1200÷10 = 120
120 ✓ B1 cm
(Total marks for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2 Write down the value of the 7 in 3740
3740 ✓ B1 ✓ B1
0 00
0 0 700 or seven hundreds
0
(Total marks for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3 (a) Write 4% as a decimal.
💡 % ÷ 100 = decimal 4÷100 = 0.04 0.04 ✓ B1
(1)
(b) Write 0.01 as fraction.
1 ✓ B1
0.01 1
= 100
100 (1)
(Total marks for Question 3 is 2 marks)
4 (a) Simplify
💡a n m
xa =a
n+m
𝑥¹ x 𝑥¹ x 𝑥¹ = 𝑥³ 𝑥³ ✓ B1
(1)
(b) Expand
2 x 3𝑥 = 6𝑥 6𝑥 - 22 ✓ B1
2 x (-11) = -22 (1)
(Total marks for Question 4 is 2 mark)
5 Work out of 57
57 ÷ 3 = 19 2
or x 57 = 38
19 x 2 = 38 3 38 ✓ B1
(Total marks for Question 5 is 1 mark)
2
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