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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Morning (Time: 2 hours) Paper
reference 4MA1/2F
Mathematics A
PAPER 2F
Foundation Tier
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.
Instructions
•• 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.
• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Calculators may be used.
• You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
• Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• 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.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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P78905A
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, International GCSE Mathematics
Formulae sheet – Foundation Tier
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1
Area of trapezium = (a + b)h
2
a
h
b
Volume of prism = area of cross section × length
cross
section
length
Volume of cylinder = πr2h
Curved surface area of cylinder = 2πrh
r
h
2
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, Answer ALL TWENTY EIGHT questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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You must write down all the stages in your working.
1 Cho finds this information about the areas, in square kilometres, of some
South American countries.
Country Area (square kilometres)
Paraguay 406 752
Suriname 163 800
Uruguay 173 626
Venezuela 926 690
Chile 756 100
(a) Which of these countries has the largest area?
...................................................................................
(1)
(b) Write the number 163 800 in words.
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............................ ............................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1)
(c) Circle the word that describes the value of the 7 in 406 752
7 tenths 7 tens 7 hundreds 7 hundredths 7 thousandths
(1)
(d) Write the number 173 626 correct to the nearest thousand.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1)
(e) Work out the difference between the area of Chile and the area of Uruguay.
....................................................... square kilometres
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 5 marks)
3
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, 2 Zia asks 20 adults to name their favourite African animal.
Here are her results.
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elephant rhinoceros rhinoceros lion elephant
lion zebra elephant rhinoceros lion
buffalo elephant buffalo buffalo elephant
rhinoceros lion rhinoceros elephant zebra
(a) Complete the frequency table to show this information.
Animal Tally Frequency
elephant
lion
buffalo
rhinoceros
zebra
(2)
(b) Complete the bar chart for the information in your table.
8
7
6
5
Frequency
4
3
2
1
0
(3)
(Total for Question 2 is 5 marks)
4
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Morning (Time: 2 hours) Paper
reference 4MA1/2F
Mathematics A
PAPER 2F
Foundation Tier
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.
Instructions
•• 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.
• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Calculators may be used.
• You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
• Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• 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.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
P78905A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/1/1/1/1/
*P78905A0124*
, International GCSE Mathematics
Formulae sheet – Foundation Tier
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
1
Area of trapezium = (a + b)h
2
a
h
b
Volume of prism = area of cross section × length
cross
section
length
Volume of cylinder = πr2h
Curved surface area of cylinder = 2πrh
r
h
2
*P78905A0224*
, Answer ALL TWENTY EIGHT questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
You must write down all the stages in your working.
1 Cho finds this information about the areas, in square kilometres, of some
South American countries.
Country Area (square kilometres)
Paraguay 406 752
Suriname 163 800
Uruguay 173 626
Venezuela 926 690
Chile 756 100
(a) Which of these countries has the largest area?
...................................................................................
(1)
(b) Write the number 163 800 in words.
............................ ............................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
............................ ............................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1)
(c) Circle the word that describes the value of the 7 in 406 752
7 tenths 7 tens 7 hundreds 7 hundredths 7 thousandths
(1)
(d) Write the number 173 626 correct to the nearest thousand.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1)
(e) Work out the difference between the area of Chile and the area of Uruguay.
....................................................... square kilometres
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 5 marks)
3
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, 2 Zia asks 20 adults to name their favourite African animal.
Here are her results.
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elephant rhinoceros rhinoceros lion elephant
lion zebra elephant rhinoceros lion
buffalo elephant buffalo buffalo elephant
rhinoceros lion rhinoceros elephant zebra
(a) Complete the frequency table to show this information.
Animal Tally Frequency
elephant
lion
buffalo
rhinoceros
zebra
(2)
(b) Complete the bar chart for the information in your table.
8
7
6
5
Frequency
4
3
2
1
0
(3)
(Total for Question 2 is 5 marks)
4
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