Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · MATHEMATICS A · Unit
Unit 1
108 practice questions
Topics covered
Practice questions
11–20 of 108
Question 11
2 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →Explain why and are equal.
Question 12
3 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →The number line below shows four fractions:
Fractions on a number line The points represent the fractions , , , and , not necessarily in that order.
(a)[2 marks]Write each fraction next to its position on the number line.
(b)[1 mark]Which fraction is the largest?
Question 13
4 marks · Hard
Answer and see the solution →A student claims that and are not equivalent fractions because the numerators and denominators are different.
Explain, showing all your working, whether the student is correct.
Question 14
4 marks · Hard
Answer and see the solution →Work out . Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form. Show all your working.
Question 15
3 marks · Hard
Answer and see the solution →Sam says that is smaller than .
Is Sam correct? Give a reason for your answer.
Question 16
4 marks · Hard
Answer and see the solution →The fractions , , and are shown below.
a) Order the fractions from smallest to largest. Give your answers as fractions.
b) Which of these fractions is closest to 1? Show your working.
(a)[2 marks]Order the given fractions from smallest to largest.
(b)[2 marks]Identify and justify which fraction is closest to 1.
Question 17
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write down the simplified form of the expression .
Question 18
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write down the value of when .
Question 19
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write the following using algebraic notation: 'm is multiplied by 7 and then 5 is added.'
Question 20
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The table below shows the value of for different values of .
y t 0 5 (a)[1 mark]Work out the value of t when y = 0.
(b)[1 mark]Work out the value of t when y = 5.