For Edexcel

GCSE Mathematics
Foundation Tier
Paper 1A (Non-Calculator)
Marking Guide
Method marks (M) are aarded !or knoing and using a correct method"
Accurac# marks (A) are aarded !or correct ansers$ ha%ing used a correct
method"
(&) marks are independent o! method marks"
(C) marks are !or communication"
'ritten (# )haun Armstrong
*nl# to (e copied !or use in the purchaser+s school or college
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Foundation Tier Paper 1A Marking Guide
1 (a) Busrah B1
(b) 6 B1
(c) Abraham B1
(d) Dabir B1 Total 4
2 (a) forty thousand three hundred B1
(b) 610 205 B1
(c) (i) = ! 6 = 14 B1
(ii) = " ! 14 = 1# B1 Total 4
3 (a)
"
4
B1
(b) 0$" B1
(c) 22 B1
(d) =
"6
"00
% 100& =
"6
"
& = 12& '1 A1 Total 5
4 (a) 26 ( B1
(b) )$2 cm B1
(c) )2 mm B1 Total "
5 (a) (i) 62* B1
(ii) alternate an(les B1
(b) (i) 10 + 105 = #5
10 + (62 ! #5) = 10 + 1"# = 4"* B1
(ii) e$($ an(les on a strai(ht line total 10* and
an(les in a trian(le total 10* B1 Total 4
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0$5 1 0
0$5 1 0
0$5 1 0
6 (a) B1
(b) B1
(c) B1
(d) e$($ the letter D bein( ,ic-ed B1 Total 4
7 (a) . 60 */ (from (ra,h) B1
(b) . 1#6 *0 (from (ra,h) B1
(c) . "2 *0 (from (ra,h) B1 Total "
8 (a) ,aid out 120$00 B1
(b) 15$002 +125$002 +14$002 +160$502 1124$50 B2
(c) "
rd
to 4
th
2 14
th
to 25
th
'1
2 ! 12 = 14 days A1 Total 5
9
"

of 0 = "02
1
5
of 0 = 16 '1
no$ of no3els = 0 + ("0 ! 16) = 0 + 46 = "4 '1 A1 Total "
10 car = 10 mins ! " hrs 20 mins = 210 mins '1
train = 20 mins ! 2 hrs "5 mins = 1#5 mins
ratio is 210 4 1#5 '1
= 42 4 "5
= 6 4 5 A1 Total "
11 (a) 5 B1
(b) 0 B1
(c) 6 B1 Total "
*12 (a) e$($ it is a leadin( 7uestion /1
[ valid reason expressed clearly ]
(b) e$($ no o,tion to ans8er 0 /1
(rou,s o3erla, (4 is in 2nd and "rd choices) /1 Total "
[ valid criticisms expressed clearly ]
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9 /
: B
: /
; /
; B
9 B
13 (a) e7uilateral B1
(b) rhombus B1
(c) obtuse B1
(d) an(le AEC = 10 + 60 = 120* '1
o,,osite an(les of rhombus are e7ual2 an(le ABC = 120* A1 Total 5
14 e$($ t8enty 5, coins = 11
5" coins left2 8orth , '1 A1
if all 5" are 1, coins2 3alue = 5",
need e<tra "5, so "5 of them must be 2, coins '1 A1 Total 4
15 '1 A1
Total 2
16 (a) B2
(b)
1
6
B1 Total "
17 (a)
B2
(b)
B2
Total 4
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18 (a) B2
x +1 0 1 2
y +4 +1 2 5
(b) B2
(c) y = "x " B1 Total 5
19 (a) . 12"0 B1
(b) . ""00 B1
=(c) 1500 costs . 120 '1
50& more = 1$5 % 20 = 1420
1420 buys . 4400 leaflets '1
e$($ yes2 as 4400 is nearly " times 1500 /1 Total 5
[ consistent conclusion following valid method ]
*20 e$($ if the card is
"
10
mm thic-2
total thic-ness = 45 %
"
10
=
1"5
10
= 1"$5 mm '1 A1
14 mm is more than this so card must be thic- enou(h /1 Total "
[ valid method involving calculation, clear determination of whether card is thick enough ]
21 1 + 0$ = 0$12 '1
p = 0$12 > 4 = 0$0" '1 A1 Total "
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2
4
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1 2 x
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22 e$($ each ,attern has " more dots than ,re3ious one '1
to (et from ,attern 1 to 50 8e add 4) lots of " '1
4 dots in ,attern 1
number of dots in ,attern 50 = 4 ! 4) % " = 151 '1 A1 Total 4
23 (a) = 5 % # = "5 '1 A1
(b)

5
= n + m '1
n =

5
! m ? or n =
5m
5
@ A1 Total 4
24 sides of Amissin(B trian(le are 4 m and 5 m B1
area = 6 % +
1
2
% 4 % 5 '1
= 4 + 10 = " m
2
A1
cost = 50 % " = "00 > 2 = 11)00 '1 A1 Total 5
25 bou(ht for "0 % 15 = 1450 B1
sold for 16 % 25 ! 12 % 20 ! 16$50 ! )$20 '1
= 400 ! 240 ! 25$#0
= 1665$#0 A1
,rofit = 665$#0 + 450 = 1215$#0 '1 A1 Total 5
26 (a) (b)
'1 A1
'1 A1
Total 4
TOTA FO! PAP"!# 100 MA!$%
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