Could you pass a maths GCSE exam?

Calculators may be used only from questions 1-4. Photograph: Image Source/Getty Images/Image Source

1. A price is decreased by 27%. The new price is £1138.80. What was the original price?

   1. £896.69

   2. £1446.02

   3. £1560

   4. £1446.27

2. Ten people move house. Here is a list of how far, in kilometres, their new house is from their old house: 6, 12, 7, 11, 10, 9, 3420, 8, 2, 9. Which average would not be appropriate to use in this situation?

   1. Mean

   2. Median

   3. Mode

   4. Mean or median

3. The probability of winning a game is 0.0064 Write this probability as a fraction in its simplest form.

   1. 3/5

   2. 6400

   3. 61/1

   4. 4/625

4. A baker has some bread mixture to make rolls. The mixture weighs 7000 grams, to the nearest 10 grams. Each roll uses 48 grams, to the nearest gram. Work out the greatest number of rolls that the baker can be certain of making.

   1. 144

   2. 145

   3. 168

   4. 147

5. 

   The diagram shows three straight lines. Which of the following describes the pair of angles marked?

   1. Alternate

   2. Corresponding

   3. Interior

   4. Vertically opposite

6. 

   The diagram shows a square and a circle. The area of the square is 49 cm2. The perimeter of the square is equal to the circumference of the circle. Work out the radius of the circle. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

   1. 7

   2. 4.5

   3. 12.5

   4. 5.7

7. Solve 8x–7>6x+12

   1. x>8.5

   2. x<1

   3. x<2.5

   4. x>9.5

8. There are 40% more black balls than white balls in a bag. Work out the ratio of black balls to white balls. Give your answer in its simplest form.

   1. 3:5

   2. 6:10

   3. 6:5

   4. 7:5

9. 

   When the following has a minimum value, what is the value of x?

   1. -2

   2. 2

   3. 7

   4. 11

Solutions

1:C, 2:A, 3:D, 4:A, 5:A, 6:B, 7:D, 8:D, 9:B

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