A Star GCSE Maths Equivalency Revision
GCSE Equivalency Maths Revision Example Questions
Question 1:
Find the HCF and LCM of [latex]126[/latex] and [latex]234[/latex].
[4 marks]
[latex]126 = 2 \times 3 \times 3 \times 7 = 2 \times 3^2 \times 7[/latex]
[latex]234 = 2 \times 3 \times 3 \times 13 = 2 \times 3^2 \times 13[/latex]
[latex]HCF = 2 \times 3 \times 3 = 18[/latex]
Found by multiplying the factors from the centre of the Venn diagram.
[latex]LCM = 2\times 3 \times 3 \times 7 \times 13 = 1638[/latex]
Found by multiplying all the factors from the Venn diagram.
Question 2:
Factorise and solve the following quadratic equation: [latex]x^2+ 3x – 18=0[/latex]
[3 marks]
[latex]x^2+ 3x – 18 = (x+6)(x-3)[/latex]
[latex](x+6)(x-3)=0[/latex]
[latex]x=-6[/latex]
[latex]x=3[/latex]
Question 3:
Find the equation of the line [latex]AB[/latex] where, [latex]A=(5,10)[/latex] , [latex]B=(11,22)[/latex].
[3 marks]
[latex]m =\dfrac{\text{change in} \, y}{\text{change in} \, x} = \dfrac{22 – 10}{11 – 5} = \dfrac{12}{6} = 2[/latex]
[latex]y = 2x + c[/latex]
Substituting in values of [latex]x[/latex] and [latex]y[/latex] gives
[latex]10 = 2(5) + c[/latex]
[latex]10 = 10 + c[/latex]
[latex]c = 0[/latex]
So, the equation of the line is:
[latex]y = 2x[/latex]
Question 4:
Terry, Alisha and Ella run on a weekly basis.
In total, they average [latex]176[/latex] km a week.
If Alisha runs twice as far as Terry and Ella runs one third of Alisha’s distance, how far do each of them run in km?
[3 marks]
Ratio [latex]=[/latex] Terry : Alisha : Ella [latex]= 3:6:2[/latex]
[latex]3 + 6 + 2 = 11[/latex]
[latex]\dfrac{176}{11} = 16[/latex]
Terry: [latex]16 \times 3 = 48[/latex] km
Alisha: [latex]16 \times 6 = 96[/latex] km
Ella: [latex]16 \times 2 = 32[/latex] km
Question 5:
The diagram below shows an ice-cream cone.
This consists of a cone of radius [latex]3[/latex] cm and height [latex]10[/latex] cm with an attached hemisphere of ice cream of radius [latex]3[/latex] cm, as shown below.
Assuming the cone is completely filled, calculate the total volume of ice-cream.
Give your answer in terms of [latex]\pi[/latex]
[5 marks]
Volume of a cone is given by [latex]\dfrac{1}{3}\pi r^2h[/latex]
Substituting in the given values gives the volume of the cone as [latex]\dfrac{1}{3}\times \pi \times 3^2 \times 10 = 30\pi[/latex] cm[latex]^3[/latex]
Volume of a hemisphere is given by [latex]\dfrac{1}{2}\times \dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3 = \dfrac{2}{3}\pi r^3[/latex]
Substituting in the given values gives the volume of the hemisphere as [latex]\dfrac{2}{3}\times \pi \times 3^3 = 18\pi[/latex]
Adding the two volumes together gives [latex]30\pi + 18\pi = 48\pi[/latex] cm[latex]^3[/latex]
Question 6:
[latex]XYZ[/latex] is a right-angled triangle with
[latex]XY = 3.7[/latex] cm
[latex]YZ = 4.9[/latex] cm
Calculate the area of the triangle.
Give your answer correct to [latex]1[/latex] decimal place.
[4 marks]
[latex]4.9^2 – 3.7^2 = 10.32[/latex]
[latex]\sqrt{10.32} = 3.212…[/latex] cm
[latex]\text{Area} = \dfrac{1}{2} \times 3.7 \times 3.212… = 5.9[/latex] cm[latex]^2[/latex] ([latex]1[/latex] dp)
Question 7:
a)
The probabilities of a spinner landing on each of its three colours are shown in the table below.
Find the missing value from the table below.
[2 marks]
b)
If the spinner is spun [latex]180[/latex] times, how many times would you expect the spinner to land on blue?
[1 mark]
a)
Probabilities add up to [latex]1[/latex], so the missing value is
[latex]1 – \dfrac{1}{3} – \dfrac{1}{6} = \dfrac{1}{2}[/latex]
b)
[latex]180 \times \dfrac{1}{3} = 60[/latex]
Question 8:
Calculate [latex](6 \times 10^3) \times (9 \times 10^4)[/latex] and write the answer in standard form.
[2 marks]
[latex]6 \times 9 \times 10^3 \times 10^4 = 54 \times 10^7 = 5.4 \times 10^8[/latex]
Question 9:
Anna records the speed of cars going past on a busy road.
Use this table to estimate the average speed of the cars.
Give your answer to the nearest whole number.
[4 marks]
[latex](15 \times 4) + (35\times 28) + (45\times 37) + (55\times 10) + (65\times 6) = 60 + 980 + 1665 + 550 + 390 = 3645[/latex]
[latex]n = 4 + 28 + 37 + 10 + 6 = 85[/latex]
[latex]\dfrac{3645}{85} = 42.88… = 43[/latex] mph to the nearest whole number
Question 10:
The diagram below shows an irregular hexagon.
Find the value of [latex]x[/latex] to [latex]1[/latex] dp
[3 marks]
Using the equation for sum of interior angles
[latex](6-2)\times 180\degree = 720\degree[/latex]
This is equal to the sum of the given angles, so
[latex]x+100+x+5+135+x+x-2=4x+238=720 \degree[/latex]
Rearranging gives [latex]482=4x[/latex]
[latex]x=120.5\degree[/latex]
