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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · MATHEMATICS A · Unit

Unit 5

104 practice questions

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Practice questions

71–80 of 104

  1. Question 71

    5 marks · Hard

    Shape A has vertices at (–4, 1), (–1, 1), and (–4, 4). Shape A is enlarged by scale factor k about the origin to produce shape B, which has one vertex at (–8, 2).

    (a)

    Find the value of the scale factor k.

    [2 marks]
    (b)

    Write down the coordinates of the other two vertices of shape B.

    [3 marks]
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  2. Question 72

    2 marks · Easy

    A survey was carried out to find the favourite fruit of a group of students. The results are shown in the table below.

    Favourite Fruit Survey
    FruitNumber of students
    Apple7
    Banana5
    Orange9
    Pear4

    A student is chosen at random from the group. What is the probability that this student chose Banana as their favourite fruit? Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

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  3. Question 73

    2 marks · Easy

    Here is a grouped frequency table showing the ages of attendees at a club:

    Age (years)Frequency
    10–128
    13–1512
    16–1810

    Estimate the mean age of the attendees at the club. Give your answer to one decimal place.

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  4. Question 74

    1 mark · Easy

    In an experiment, a bag contains only red and blue counters. Out of 40 counters, 18 are red. A counter is picked at random. Describe, in one sentence, the chance of picking a blue counter.

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  5. Question 75

    3 marks · Easy

    A die is thrown 12 times. The outcomes are recorded as follows:

    Throw123456789101112
    Result643241263541

    Use the results to answer the following questions:

    (a)

    Work out the number of times the result was an even number.

    [1 mark]
    (b)

    Calculate the experimental probability of throwing a '4'. Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

    [2 marks]
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  6. Question 76

    2 marks · Easy

    A class records the number of times it rains in London over 10 consecutive days. Rain is recorded on 4 of the days.

    Estimate the probability that it rains in London on any given day during this period.

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  7. Question 77

    1 mark · Easy

    A teacher says, "If I roll a fair six-sided die 60 times, I would expect each number to appear about 10 times." Explain why the teacher is correct.

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  8. Question 78

    2 marks · Easy

    A spinner has five equal sections numbered 1 to 5. It is spun 30 times and lands on 1 eight times.

    Work out the experimental probability of the spinner landing on 1.

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  9. Question 79

    3 marks · Normal

    The table below shows the results of spinning a spinner 25 times.

    Spinner outcomes from 25 spins
    OutcomeFrequency
    A7
    B5
    C9
    D4

    a) Complete the table by adding a column for Relative Frequency for each outcome. Write your answers as decimals to 2 decimal places.

    (a)

    Complete the table with relative frequencies.

    [3 marks]
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  10. Question 80

    2 marks · Normal

    A bag contains 120 marbles. 50 are red, 38 are blue and the rest are green. A marble is chosen at random. Calculate the probability that it is green. Give your answer as a fraction and as a decimal to 2 decimal places.

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