Edexcel GCSE Higher June 2024 Paper 3 (calculator)

21 questions · 80 marks. Every question from the paper, recreated, with the official mark scheme, an annotated worked solution and a shadow question (the same skill with new numbers). Open the paper in the Ultimate Exam Question Finder to present it, print it or build a set.

Question 1 (2 marks)
Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 63 and 105
(2 marks)
Question 2 (4 marks)
(a)(i)
Write 5.3 × 10⁴ as an ordinary number.
(1 mark)
(ii)
Write 7.4 × 10⁻⁵ as an ordinary number.
(1 mark)
(b)
Calculate the value of 9.7 × 10⁶ + 2.45 × 10⁷
Give your answer in standard form.
(2 marks)
Question 3 (3 marks)
The diagram shows a solid triangular prism.
Diagram: A prism.
Rana is trying to draw the side elevation of the solid prism from the direction of the arrow.
(a)
Here is her answer on a centimetre grid.
Diagram: A graph.
Explain why Rana’s side elevation is not correct.
(1 mark)
(b)
On the centimetre grid below, draw a plan of the solid prism.
Diagram: A graph.
(2 marks)
Question 4 (4 marks)
A company has 25 000 workers.
The number of workers increases at a rate of 6% per year for 3 years.
Calculate the total number of workers at the end of the 3 years.
(4 marks)
Question 5 (4 marks)
Habib has two identical tins.
He puts 600 grams of flour into one of the tins.
The flour fills the tin completely.
The density of the flour is 0.6 g/cm³
Habib puts 600 grams of salt into the other tin.
The salt does not fill the tin completely.
The volume of the space in the tin that is not filled with salt is 700 cm³
Work out the density of the salt.
You must show all your working.
(4 marks)
Question 6 (4 marks)
Tim has two biased coins, coin A and coin B.
He is going to throw both coins.
The probability that coin A will land on heads is 0.6
The probability that coin B will land on heads is 0.55
(a)
Complete the probability tree diagram.
Diagram: Probability tree diagram: coin A then coin B.
(2 marks)
(b)
Tim throws coin A once and he throws coin B once.
Work out the probability that both coins land on heads.
(2 marks)
Question 7 (4 marks)
A paddling pool is in the shape of a cylinder.
Diagram: A cylinder.
The pool has radius 100 cm.
The pool has depth 30 cm.
The pool is empty.
It is then filled with water at a rate of 250 cm³ per second.
Work out the number of minutes it takes to fill the pool completely.
Give your answer correct to the nearest minute.
You must show all your working.
(4 marks)
Question 8 (3 marks)
mathbfa = ( 3 , 2 ) mathbfb = ( -1 , 4 )
On the grid below, draw and label the vector 2mathbfa + mathbfb
Diagram: A graph.
(3 marks)
Question 9 (3 marks)
The diagram shows a cube and a square-based pyramid.
Diagram: A cube, A pyramid.
The volume of the cube is equal to the volume of the pyramid.
Work out the perpendicular height, h cm, of the pyramid.
(3 marks)
Question 10 (3 marks)
There are only red counters and yellow counters in bag A.
number of red counters : number of yellow counters = 3 : 5
There are only green counters and blue counters in bag B.
The number of counters in bag B is half the number of counters in bag A.
Given that there are x red counters in bag A,
use algebra to show that the total number of counters in bag A and bag B is 4x
(3 marks)
Question 11 (5 marks)
Mina records the speeds, in mph, of some cars on a road on Friday.
She uses her results to work out the information in this table.
Speed (mph)
Lowest speed 25
Lower quartile 35
Median 40
Interquartile range 12
Range 37
(a)
On the grid, draw a box plot to show the information in the table.
Diagram: Friday: blank grid.
(3 marks)
(b)
Mina also records the speeds of some cars on the same road on Sunday.
She uses her results to draw this box plot.
Diagram: Sunday: lowest 22, lower quartile 33, median 42, upper quartile 48, highest 66.
Compare the distribution of the speeds on Friday with the distribution of the speeds on Sunday.
(2 marks)
Question 12 (2 marks)
The diagram shows triangle T drawn on a grid.
Diagram: A graph.
Enlarge triangle T by scale factor –2 with centre of enlargement (0, 0)
(2 marks)
Question 13 (2 marks)
There are 30 students in a class.
A teacher is going to choose at random 2 of the students.
Work out the number of different pairs of students that the teacher can choose.
(2 marks)
Question 14 (4 marks)
At the start of 2022 Kim invested some money in a savings account.
The account paid 3.5% compound interest each year.
At the end of 2022
interest was added to the account then Kim took £750 from the account.
At the end of 2023
interest was added to the account then Kim took £1000 from the account.
There was then £2937.14 in the account.
Work out how much money Kim invested at the start of 2022
You must show all your working.
(4 marks)
Question 15 (6 marks)
(a)
Simplify fully ((a – 3)²)/(5(a – 3))
(1 mark)
(b)
Factorise 3k² + 11k – 4
(2 marks)
(c)
Simplify fully (4 – x²)/(x² + 3x) ÷ (x + 2)/(x + 3)
(3 marks)
Question 16 (5 marks)
The functions f and g are given by
f(x) = 12/(x + 1) and g(x) = 5 – 3x
(a)
Find f(-3)
(1 mark)
(b)
Find fg(1)
(2 marks)
(c)
Find g⁻¹(4)
(2 marks)
Question 17 (3 marks)
A ball is thrown upwards and reaches a maximum height.
The ball then falls and bounces repeatedly.
After the nth bounce, the ball reaches a height of h_n
After the next bounce, the ball reaches a height given by h_n + 1 = 0.55h_n
After the 1st bounce, the ball reaches a height of 8 metres.
What height does the ball reach after the 4th bounce?
(3 marks)
Question 18 (5 marks)
ABCD is a quadrilateral.
Diagram: A diagram.
The area of triangle ABC is 54 cm²
Calculate the area of triangle ACD.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(5 marks)
Question 19 (3 marks)
R = P/Q
P = 5.88 × 10⁸ correct to 3 significant figures.
Q = 3.6 × 10⁵ correct to 2 significant figures.
Work out the lower bound for R.
Give your answer as an ordinary number correct to the nearest integer.
You must show all your working.
(3 marks)
Question 20 (7 marks)
(a)
x – 4, x + 2 and 3x + 1 are three consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence.
Find the value of x.
(2 marks)
(b)
y – 4, y + 2 and 3y + 1 are three consecutive terms of a geometric sequence.
Find the possible values of y.
(5 marks)
Question 21 (4 marks)
The diagram shows a circle, radius r cm and two regular hexagons.
Diagram: A diagram.
Each side of the larger hexagon ABCDEF is a tangent to the circle.
Each side of the smaller hexagon PQRSTU is a chord of the circle.
By considering perimeters, show that
3 < π < 2√3
(4 marks)

	Speed (mph)
Lowest speed	25
Lower quartile	35
Median	40
Interquartile range	12
Range	37

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Edexcel GCSE Higher June 2024 Paper 3 (calculator)

Question 1 (2 marks)

Question 2 (4 marks)

Question 3 (3 marks)

Question 4 (4 marks)

Question 5 (4 marks)

Question 6 (4 marks)

Question 7 (4 marks)

Question 8 (3 marks)

Question 9 (3 marks)

Question 10 (3 marks)

Question 11 (5 marks)

Question 12 (2 marks)

Question 13 (2 marks)

Question 14 (4 marks)

Question 15 (6 marks)

Question 16 (5 marks)

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Question 18 (5 marks)

Question 19 (3 marks)

Question 20 (7 marks)

Question 21 (4 marks)