Compound Measures

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Foundation June 2025 Paper 2 Q27

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

27 Metal rods are made from steel with density 8 g/cm3
Each metal rod has a volume of 1500 cm3

The maximum mass of metal rods that can be put on a trolley is 300 kg.

Work out the greatest number of metal rods that can be put on the trolley. (3)

Foundation June 2025 Paper 3 Q27

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

27 A plane takes 2 hours 24 minutes to fly from Luton to Alicante.
The plane flies a distance of 1512 kilometres.

Work out the average speed of the plane.
Give your answer in kilometres per hour. (3)

Foundation June 2025 Paper 2 Q11

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11 Jamie drives his van for 150 minutes.
He stops for a rest.
Jamie then drives for a further 75 minutes.

(a) Show that Jamie drives for less than 4 hours in total. (2)

A car travels for 2 hours at a steady speed of 65 mph.

(b) Work out the distance the car travels. (2)

Higher June 2025 Paper 2 Q8

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

8 Metal rods are made from steel with density 8 g/cm3
Each metal rod has a volume of 1500 cm3

The maximum mass of metal rods that can be put on a trolley is 300 kg.

Work out the greatest number of metal rods that can be put on the trolley. (3)

Higher June 2025 Paper 3 Q6

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

6 A plane takes 2 hours 24 minutes to fly from Luton to Alicante.
The plane flies a distance of 1512 kilometres.

Work out the average speed of the plane.
Give your answer in kilometres per hour. (3)

Foundation November 2024 Paper 1 Q22

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22 A car travelled 4.96 miles at an average speed of 30.4 miles per hour.

(a) Work out an estimate for the time taken by the car.
Give your answer in minutes. (3)
(b) Is your answer to part (a) an underestimate or an overestimate?
Give a reason for your answer. (1)

Higher November 2024 Paper 1 Q8

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

8 The diagram shows a solid triangular prism on a horizontal floor.

Triangular prism lying on a rectangular face of width 2 m; beside it a box showing pressure = force divided by area

The face in contact with the floor is a rectangle of width 2 m.

The pressure on the floor due to the prism is 80 newtons/m2
The force exerted by the prism on the floor is 720 newtons.

Work out the length of the prism. (3)

Higher November 2024 Paper 1 Q5

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresRounding

5 A car travelled 4.96 miles at an average speed of 30.4 miles per hour.

(a) Work out an estimate for the time taken by the car.
Give your answer in minutes. (3)
(b) Is your answer to part (a) an underestimate or an overestimate?
Give a reason for your answer. (1)

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q26

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26 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)

Foundation June 2024 Paper 2 Q14

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14 On Monday, Lizzie cycled 36 kilometres in 3 hours.

(a) Work out Lizzie’s average speed. (2)

On Tuesday, Lizzie cycled 36 kilometres at an average speed of 16 kilometres per hour.

Lizzie says that the total time she cycled on Monday and Tuesday was less than 5 hours 20 minutes.

(b) Is Lizzie correct?
You must show how you get your answer. (3)

Higher June 2024 Paper 3 Q5

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

5 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)

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q27

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresShow That & Proof

27 The diagram shows a solid cube placed on a horizontal table.

A cube drawn in 3-D with hidden edges dashed

\(\text{pressure} = \dfrac{\text{force}}{\text{area}}\)

The pressure on the table due to the cube is 3.5 newtons/cm2
The force exerted by the cube on the table is 504 newtons.

Show that the total surface area of the cube is less than 900 cm2 (3)

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q26

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

26 Riley travelled by car and by aeroplane.

He travelled 143 miles by car at an average speed of 55 miles per hour.
Riley then travelled for 5 hours and 20 minutes by aeroplane.

Work out, in hours and minutes, Riley’s total travelling time. (3)

Higher November 2023 Paper 3 Q8

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresShow That & Proof

8 The diagram shows a solid cube placed on a horizontal table.

Solid cube
\[\text{pressure} = \dfrac{\text{force}}{\text{area}}\]

The pressure on the table due to the cube is 3.5 newtons/cm2
The force exerted by the cube on the table is 504 newtons.

Show that the total surface area of the cube is less than 900 cm2 (3)

Higher November 2023 Paper 3 Q7

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

7 Riley travelled by car and by aeroplane.

He travelled 143 miles by car at an average speed of 55 miles per hour.
Riley then travelled for 5 hours and 20 minutes by aeroplane.

Work out, in hours and minutes, Riley’s total travelling time. (3)

Foundation June 2023 Paper 1 Q27

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27 The diagram shows a solid cylinder on a horizontal floor.

A vertical cylinder with height labelled 40 cm
\(\text{pressure} = \dfrac{\text{force}}{\text{area}}\)

The cylinder has a

volume of 1200 cm\(^3\)
height of 40 cm.

The cylinder exerts a force of 90 newtons on the floor.

Work out the pressure on the floor due to the cylinder. (3)

Foundation June 2023 Paper 3 Q27

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

27 A solid cuboid is made of metal.

The metal has a density of 9 g/cm\(^3\)
The volume of the cuboid is 72 cm\(^3\)

Work out the mass of the cuboid. (2)

Foundation June 2023 Paper 3 Q25

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25 Lava flows from a volcano at a constant rate of 11.9 m\(^3\)/s

How many days does it take for 67 205 600 m\(^3\) of lava to flow from the volcano?
Give your answer correct to the nearest day. (3)

Foundation June 2023 Paper 2 Q16

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16 Paulo drives at an average speed of 56 km/h for 1 hour 45 minutes.

Work out the distance Paulo drives. (3)

Higher June 2023 Paper 1 Q8

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8 The diagram shows a solid cylinder on a horizontal floor.

A cylinder of height 40 cm standing on its base; beside it a box showing pressure = force divided by area

The cylinder has a
 volume of 1200 cm3
 height of 40 cm.

The cylinder exerts a force of 90 newtons on the floor.

Work out the pressure on the floor due to the cylinder. (3)

Higher June 2023 Paper 3 Q8

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

8 A solid cuboid is made of metal.
The metal has a density of 9 g/cm3
The volume of the cuboid is 72 cm3

Work out the mass of the cuboid. (2)

Higher June 2023 Paper 3 Q6

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

6 Lava flows from a volcano at a constant rate of 11.9 m3/s

How many days does it take for 67 205 600 m3 of lava to flow from the volcano?
Give your answer correct to the nearest day. (3)

Foundation November 2022 Paper 3 Q27

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

27

(a) Change 8000 cm\(^3\) to m\(^3\) (1)
(b) Change a speed of 180 km per hour to metres per second. (3)

Foundation November 2022 Paper 1 Q25

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25

\(\text{pressure} = \dfrac{\text{force}}{\text{area}}\)

A storage tank exerts a force of 10 000 newtons on the ground.

The base of the tank in contact with the ground is a 4 m by 2 m rectangle.

Work out the pressure on the ground due to the tank. (2)

Foundation November 2022 Paper 1 Q14

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

14 Jenny drives from London to Swindon at an average speed of 54 miles per hour.
She drives for \(1\dfrac{1}{2}\) hours.

(a) Work out the distance from London to Swindon. (2)

Aleksy is using a map.
The map has a scale of \(\;1 : 25\,000\)
On the map a road has a length of 6 cm.

(b) Work out the length, in kilometres, of the real road. (3)

Higher November 2022 Paper 1 Q7

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

7

A cuboid-shaped storage tank, next to a box showing the formula pressure = force divided by area

A storage tank exerts a force of 10 000 newtons on the ground.

The base of the tank in contact with the ground is a 4 m by 2 m rectangle.

Work out the pressure on the ground due to the tank. (2)

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q29

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

29 Here are two cubes, A and B.

Cube A with edge length 3 cm and cube B with edge length 4 cm

Cube A has a mass of 81 g.

Cube B has a mass of 128 g.

Work out

the density of cube A : the density of cube B

Give your answer in the form \(a : b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers. (3)

Foundation June 2022 Paper 3 Q27

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27 Jessica runs for 15 minutes at an average speed of 6 miles per hour.
She then runs for 40 minutes at an average speed of 9 miles per hour.

It takes Amy 45 minutes to run the same total distance that Jessica runs.

Work out Amy’s average speed.
Give your answer in miles per hour. (4)

Foundation June 2022 Paper 2 Q24

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24 Festival A will be in a rectangular field with an area of 80 000 m2
The greatest number of people allowed to attend Festival A is 425

Festival B will be in a rectangular field 700 m by 2000 m.
The greatest number of people allowed to attend Festival B is 6750

The area per person allowed for Festival B is greater than the area per person allowed for Festival A.

(a) How much greater?
Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number. (4)

Callum says,

“300 cm2 is the same as 3 m2 because there are 100 cm in 1 m so you divide by 100”

Callum’s method is wrong.

(b) Explain why. (1)

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q16

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16 Savio leaves his home at 07 30 to drive to work.
He drives a distance of 50 miles.

Savio thinks he drives at an average speed of 40 miles per hour.

(a) If Savio is correct, at what time will he arrive at work? (3)

In fact, Savio’s average speed was greater than 40 miles per hour.

(b) How does this affect your answer to part (a)? (1)

Higher June 2022 Paper 2 Q9

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

9 A box in the shape of a cuboid is placed on a horizontal floor.

The box exerts a force of 180 newtons on the floor.
The box exerts a pressure of 187.5 newtons/m2 on the floor.

\(\text{pressure} = \dfrac{\text{force}}{\text{area}}\)

The face in contact with the floor is a rectangle of length 1.2 metres and width \(x\) metres.

Work out the value of \(x\). (3)

Higher June 2022 Paper 1 Q7

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

7 Here are two cubes, A and B.

Cube A with edge 3 cm and cube B with edge 4 cm

Cube A has a mass of 81 g.

Cube B has a mass of 128 g.

Work out

the density of cube A : the density of cube B

Give your answer in the form \(a : b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers. (3)

Higher June 2022 Paper 3 Q6

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6 Jessica runs for 15 minutes at an average speed of 6 miles per hour.
She then runs for 40 minutes at an average speed of 9 miles per hour.

It takes Amy 45 minutes to run the same total distance that Jessica runs.

Work out Amy’s average speed.
Give your answer in miles per hour. (4)

Higher June 2022 Paper 2 Q4

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

4 Festival A will be in a rectangular field with an area of 80 000 m2
The greatest number of people allowed to attend Festival A is 425

Festival B will be in a rectangular field 700 m by 2000 m.
The greatest number of people allowed to attend Festival B is 6750

The area per person allowed for Festival B is greater than the area per person allowed for Festival A.

(a) How much greater?
Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number. (4)

Callum says,

“300 cm2 is the same as 3 m2 because there are 100 cm in 1 m so you divide by 100”

Callum’s method is wrong.

(b) Explain why. (1)

Foundation November 2021 Paper 3 Q24

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

24 A water tank is empty.
Anil needs to fill the tank with 2400 litres of water.

Company A supplies water at a rate of 8 litres in 1 minute 40 seconds.
Company B supplies water at a rate of 2.2 gallons per minute.

1 gallon = 4.54 litres

Company A would take more time to fill the tank than Company B would take to fill the tank.

How much more time?
Give your answer in minutes correct to the nearest minute. (4)

Foundation November 2021 Paper 2 Q23

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23 Sam drives his car on a journey.

Here is the travel graph for the first 15 minutes of his journey.

Travel graph of distance travelled in kilometres (0 to 50) against time of day (10 00 to 10 50); a straight line goes from (10 00, 0) to (10 15, 20)
(a) Work out Sam’s speed, in km/h, for the first 15 minutes of his journey. (2)

At 10 15 Sam stops for 10 minutes and then drives for 20 minutes at a speed of 75 km/h.

(b) On the grid, complete the travel graph for Sam’s journey. (3)

Foundation November 2021 Paper 3 Q11

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11

(a) Write 196 minutes in hours and minutes. (2)

A train travels \(x\) miles in 2 hours.

(b) Write down an expression, in terms of \(x\), for the average speed of the train. (1)

Higher November 2021 Paper 2 Q7

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7 Liquid A has a density of 1.8 g/cm\(^3\)
Liquid B has a density of 1.2 g/cm\(^3\)

80 cm\(^3\) of liquid A is mixed with 40 cm\(^3\) of liquid B to make 120 cm\(^3\) of liquid C.

Work out the density of liquid C. (3)

Higher November 2021 Paper 3 Q4

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4 A water tank is empty.
Anil needs to fill the tank with 2400 litres of water.

Company A supplies water at a rate of 8 litres in 1 minute 40 seconds.
Company B supplies water at a rate of 2.2 gallons per minute.

1 gallon = 4.54 litres

Company A would take more time to fill the tank than Company B would take to fill the tank.

How much more time?
Give your answer in minutes correct to the nearest minute. (4)

Higher November 2021 Paper 2 Q3

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound Measures

3 Sam drives his car on a journey.
Here is the travel graph for the first 15 minutes of his journey.

Travel graph: distance travelled (kilometres) from 0 to 50 against time of day from 10 00 to 10 50; a straight line goes from (10 00, 0) to (10 15, 20)
(a) Work out Sam’s speed, in km/h, for the first 15 minutes of his journey. (2)

At 10 15 Sam stops for 10 minutes and then drives for 20 minutes at a speed of 75 km/h.

(b) On the grid, complete the travel graph for Sam’s journey. (3)

Foundation November 2019 Paper 3 Q27

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

27 Nimer was driving to a hotel.
He looked at his Sat Nav at 13 30

Time13 30
Distance to destination65 miles

Nimer arrived at the hotel at 14 48

Work out the average speed of the car from 13 30 to 14 48
You must show all your working. (4)

Higher November 2019 Paper 3 Q13

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

13 Liquid A and liquid B are mixed together in the ratio 2 : 13 by volume to make liquid C.

Liquid A has density 1.21 g/cm3
Liquid B has density 1.02 g/cm3

A cylindrical container is filled completely with liquid C.
The cylinder has radius 3 cm and height 25 cm.

Work out the mass of the liquid in the container.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
You must show all your working. (4)

Foundation November 2019 Paper 2 Q10

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10 Here is the charge at a car park in Spain.

Car park
0.024 euros per minute

Jon parked his car in this car park.

Jon drove into the car park at 10 45
When he drove out of the car park he had to pay 8.40 euros.

At what time did Jon drive out of the car park? (3)

Higher November 2019 Paper 1 Q9

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9 A car travels for 18 minutes at an average speed of 72 km/h.

(a) How far will the car travel in these 18 minutes? (2)

David says,

“72 kilometres per hour is faster than 20 metres per second.”

(b) Is David correct?
You must show how you get your answer. (2)

Higher November 2019 Paper 3 Q6

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6 Nimer was driving to a hotel.
He looked at his Sat Nav at 13 30

Time13 30
Distance to destination65 miles

Nimer arrived at the hotel at 14 48

Work out the average speed of the car from 13 30 to 14 48
You must show all your working. (4)

Foundation June 2019 Paper 3 Q22

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22 In October Sally drove 560 miles in her car.
The car travelled 34.5 miles for each gallon of petrol used.

Petrol cost £1.08 per litre.
1 gallon \(=\) 4.55 litres.

Work out the cost of the petrol the car used in October. (4)

Higher June 2019 Paper 3 Q13

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

13 The density of ethanol is 1.09 g/cm3
The density of propylene is 0.97 g/cm3

60 litres of ethanol are mixed with 128 litres of propylene to make 188 litres of antifreeze.

Work out the density of the antifreeze.
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. (4)

Higher June 2019 Paper 3 Q11

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresStandard Form

11 In May 2019, the distance between Earth and Mars was \(3.9 \times 10^7\) km.

In May 2019, a signal was sent from Earth to Mars.
Assuming that the signal sent from Earth to Mars travelled at a speed of \(3 \times 10^5\) km per second,

(a) how long did the signal take to get to Mars? (2)

The speed of the signal sent from Earth to Mars in May 2019 was actually less than \(3 \times 10^5\) km per second.

(b) How will this affect your answer to part (a)? (1)

Foundation June 2019 Paper 1 Q9

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9 Ruth left her home at 9 am and walked to the library.
She got to the library at 10 30 am.
Ruth walked at a speed of 4 mph.

(a) Work out the distance Ruth walked. (2)

Ruth got to the library at 10 30 am.
She stayed at the library for 50 minutes.
Then she walked home.

Ruth took \(1\frac{1}{4}\) hours to walk home.

(b) At what time did Ruth get home? (2)

Foundation November 2018 Paper 3 Q24

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24 Lara is a skier.

She completed a ski race in 1 minute 54 seconds.
The race was 475 m in length.

Lara assumes that her average speed is the same for each race.

(a) Using this assumption, work out how long Lara should take to complete a 700 m race.
Give your answer in minutes and seconds. (3)

Lara’s average speed actually increases the further she goes.

(b) How does this affect your answer to part (a)? (1)

Foundation November 2018 Paper 1 Q24

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24 A plane travels at a speed of 213 miles per hour.

(a) Work out an estimate for the number of seconds the plane takes to travel 1 mile. (3)
(b) Is your answer to part (a) an underestimate or an overestimate?
Give a reason for your answer. (1)

Higher November 2018 Paper 3 Q18

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUpper & Lower Bounds

18 A high speed train travels a distance of 487 km in 3 hours.

The distance is measured correct to the nearest kilometre.
The time is measured correct to the nearest minute.

By considering bounds, work out the average speed, in km/minute, of the train to a suitable degree of accuracy.
You must show all your working and give a reason for your answer. (5)

Higher November 2018 Paper 1 Q5

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5 A plane travels at a speed of 213 miles per hour.

(a) Work out an estimate for the number of seconds the plane takes to travel 1 mile. (3)
(b) Is your answer to part (a) an underestimate or an overestimate?
Give a reason for your answer. (1)

Higher November 2018 Paper 3 Q5

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5 Lara is a skier.

She completed a ski race in 1 minute 54 seconds.
The race was 475 m in length.

Lara assumes that her average speed is the same for each race.

(a) Using this assumption, work out how long Lara should take to complete a 700 m race.
Give your answer in minutes and seconds. (3)

Lara’s average speed actually increases the further she goes.

(b) How does this affect your answer to part (a)? (1)

Foundation June 2018 Paper 2 Q25

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25 A force of 70 newtons acts on an area of 20 cm2

\(\text{pressure} = \dfrac{\text{force}}{\text{area}}\)

The force is increased by 10 newtons.
The area is increased by 10 cm2

Helen says,

“The pressure decreases by less than 20%”

Is Helen correct?
You must show how you get your answer. (3)

Foundation June 2018 Paper 1 Q22

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22 A cycle race across America is 3069.25 miles in length.

Juan knows his average speed for his previous races is 15.12 miles per hour.
For the next race across America he will cycle for 8 hours per day.

(a) Estimate how many days Juan will take to complete the race. (3)

Juan trains for the race.
The average speed he can cycle at increases.
It is now 16.27 miles per hour.

(b) How does this affect your answer to part (a)? (1)

Higher June 2018 Paper 2 Q21

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUpper & Lower Bounds

21 Jackson is trying to find the density, in g/cm3, of a block of wood.
The block of wood is in the shape of a cuboid.

He measures

the length as 13.2 cm, correct to the nearest mm
the width as 16.0 cm, correct to the nearest mm
the height as 21.7 cm, correct to the nearest mm

He measures the mass as 1970 g, correct to the nearest 5 g.

By considering bounds, work out the density of the wood.
Give your answer to a suitable degree of accuracy.
You must show all your working and give a reason for your final answer. (5)

Foundation June 2018 Paper 2 Q9

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9 Emily drives 186 miles in 3 hours.

(a) What is her average speed? (2)

Sarah drives at an average speed of 58 mph for 4 hours.

(b) How many miles does Sarah drive? (2)

Higher June 2018 Paper 2 Q6

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresPercentages

6 A force of 70 newtons acts on an area of 20 cm2

\(\text{pressure} = \dfrac{\text{force}}{\text{area}}\)

The force is increased by 10 newtons.
The area is increased by 10 cm2

Helen says,

“The pressure decreases by less than 20%”

Is Helen correct?
You must show how you get your answer. (3)

Higher June 2018 Paper 1 Q4

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresRounding

4 A cycle race across America is 3069.25 miles in length.

Juan knows his average speed for his previous races is 15.12 miles per hour.
For the next race across America he will cycle for 8 hours per day.

(a) Estimate how many days Juan will take to complete the race. (3)

Juan trains for the race.
The average speed he can cycle at increases.
It is now 16.27 miles per hour.

(b) How does this affect your answer to part (a)? (1)

Foundation November 2017 Paper 3 Q21

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21 A gold bar has a mass of 12.5 kg.

The density of gold is 19.3 g/cm3

Work out the volume of the gold bar.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (3)

Foundation November 2017 Paper 2 Q13

13 Ellie makes hats.
She makes at least 17 hats per hour.
She is paid 46p for each hat she makes.

Reaze is a waiter.
He works 35 hours and is paid a total of £266

Show that Ellie’s hourly rate of pay is more than Reaze’s hourly rate of pay. (3)

Higher November 2017 Paper 1 Q9

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound Measures

9 James and Peter cycled along the same 50 km route.
James took \(2\dfrac{1}{2}\) hours to cycle the 50 km.

Peter started to cycle 5 minutes after James started to cycle.
Peter caught up with James when they had both cycled 15 km.

James and Peter both cycled at constant speeds.

Work out Peter’s speed. (5)

Higher November 2017 Paper 3 Q3

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3 A gold bar has a mass of 12.5 kg.

The density of gold is 19.3 g/cm3

Work out the volume of the gold bar.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (3)

Foundation June 2017 Paper 2 Q20

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20 Olly drove 56 km from Liverpool to Manchester.
He then drove 61 km from Manchester to Sheffield.

Olly’s average speed from Liverpool to Manchester was 70 km/h.
Olly took 75 minutes to drive from Manchester to Sheffield.

(a) Work out Olly’s average speed for his total drive from Liverpool to Sheffield. (4)

Janie drove from Barnsley to York.

Janie’s average speed from Barnsley to Leeds was 80 km/h.
Her average speed from Leeds to York was 60 km/h.

Janie says that the average speed from Barnsley to York can be found by working out the mean of 80 km/h and 60 km/h.

(b) If Janie is correct, what does this tell you about the two parts of Janie’s journey? (1)

Foundation June 2017 Paper 3 Q20

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20 The density of apple juice is 1.05 grams per cm³.
The density of fruit syrup is 1.4 grams per cm³.
The density of carbonated water is 0.99 grams per cm³.

25 cm³ of apple juice are mixed with 15 cm³ of fruit syrup and 280 cm³ of carbonated water to make a drink with a volume of 320 cm³.

Work out the density of the drink.
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. (4)

Higher June 2017 Paper 3 Q17

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUpper & Lower Bounds

17 A train travelled along a track in 110 minutes, correct to the nearest 5 minutes.

Jake finds out that the track is 270 km long.
He assumes that the track has been measured correct to the nearest 10 km.

(a) Could the average speed of the train have been greater than 160 km/h?
You must show how you get your answer. (4)

Jake’s assumption was wrong.
The track was measured correct to the nearest 5 km.

(b) Explain how this could affect your decision in part (a). (1)

Higher June 2017 Paper 3 Q6

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6 The density of apple juice is 1.05 grams per cm³.
The density of fruit syrup is 1.4 grams per cm³.
The density of carbonated water is 0.99 grams per cm³.

25 cm³ of apple juice are mixed with 15 cm³ of fruit syrup and 280 cm³ of carbonated water to make a drink with a volume of 320 cm³.

Work out the density of the drink.
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. (4)

Higher June 2017 Paper 2 Q4

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound Measures

4 Olly drove 56 km from Liverpool to Manchester.
He then drove 61 km from Manchester to Sheffield.

Olly’s average speed from Liverpool to Manchester was 70 km/h.
Olly took 75 minutes to drive from Manchester to Sheffield.

(a) Work out Olly’s average speed for his total drive from Liverpool to Sheffield. (4)

Janie drove from Barnsley to York.

Janie’s average speed from Barnsley to Leeds was 80 km/h.
Her average speed from Leeds to York was 60 km/h.

Janie says that the average speed from Barnsley to York can be found by working out the mean of 80 km/h and 60 km/h.

(b) If Janie is correct, what does this tell you about the two parts of Janie’s journey? (1)

1MA0 Higher June 2017 Paper 2 Q18

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksCompound Measures

18 Ibrar mixes 74 g of lead and 126 g of tin to make 200 g of an alloy.
Lead has a density of 11.34 g/cm\(^3\).
Tin has a density of 7.31 g/cm\(^3\).

Work out the density of the alloy.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place. (3)

1MA0 Foundation November 2016 Paper 2 Q21

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

21 David drives to the supermarket on his way home from work.
The table shows some information about his journey.

Time
Leaves work1730
Gets to supermarket1745
Leaves supermarket1810
(a) How many minutes is David at the supermarket? (1)

David leaves the supermarket at 1810
He drives 20 miles to his home.
The speed limit for the journey is 30 mph.
David drives within the speed limit.

*(b) Can David get home before 1900?
Give reasons for your answer. (3)

1MA0 Higher June 2016 Paper 2 Q11

EdexcelHigherOld spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

11 Colin works on 5 days each week.
Each day he drives from his home to work and from work to his home.

Colin pays £3.50 each day to use the car park at work.

The distance from Colin’s home to work is 18 miles.
Colin’s car uses one gallon of petrol every 45.2 miles.

 1 litre of petrol costs 136.9p
 1 gallon = 4.546 litres

Work out the total cost for Colin to use his car for work each week.
You must show all your working. (5)

1MA0 Higher November 2015 Paper 1 Q11

EdexcelHigherOld spec6 marksCompound Measures

11 Manchester airport is on a bearing of \(330^\circ\) from a London airport.

(a) Find the bearing of the London airport from Manchester airport. (2)

The London airport is 200 miles from Manchester airport.
A plane leaves Manchester airport at 10 am to fly to the London airport.
The plane flies at an average speed of 120 mph.

(b) What time does the plane arrive at the London airport? (4)

1MA0 Higher November 2015 Paper 2 Q4

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

4 There are 18 500 gallons of fuel in a fuel tank.

The fuel is pumped from the fuel tank into a plane at a rate of 1700 litres per minute.

1 gallon = 4.5 litres.

How many minutes will it take to empty the fuel tank completely?
Give your answer to the nearest minute. (3)

1MA0 Higher June 2015 Paper 2 Q16

EdexcelHigherOld spec4 marksCompound Measures

16 Liquid A has a density of 0.7 g/cm\(^3\).
Liquid B has a density of 1.6 g/cm\(^3\).

140 g of liquid A and 128 g of liquid B are mixed to make liquid C.

Work out the density of liquid C. (4)

1MA0 Higher June 2015 Paper 1 Q14

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksCompound Measures

14 The distance from Fulbeck to Ganby is 10 miles.
The distance from Ganby to Horton is 18 miles.

Line from Fulbeck to Ganby (10 miles) to Horton (18 miles)

Raksha is going to drive from Fulbeck to Ganby.
Then she will drive from Ganby to Horton.

Raksha leaves Fulbeck at 10 00
She drives from Fulbeck to Ganby at an average speed of 40 mph.

Raksha wants to get to Horton at 10 35

Work out the average speed Raksha must drive at from Ganby to Horton. (3)

1MA0 Higher November 2014 Paper 2 Q23

EdexcelHigherOld spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUpper & Lower Bounds

*23 A road is 4530 m long, correct to the nearest 10 metres.
Kirsty drove along the road in 205 seconds, correct to the nearest 5 seconds.

The average speed limit for the road is 80 km/h.

Could Kirsty’s average speed have been greater than 80 km/h?
You must show your working. (5)

1MA0 Foundation November 2014 Paper 1 Q18

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

18 The map shows two airports, A and B.

Map with airports A and B marked with crosses

Scale: 1 cm to 100 km

A plane flies directly from A to B.
The average speed of the plane is 300 km/h.

How long does the plane take to fly from A to B?
You must show all your working. (3)

1MA0 Higher June 2014 Paper 1 Q14

EdexcelHigherOld spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

14 Emily is driving in France.
She sees this sign.

Road sign: Reims 196 km, Dijon 480 km, Lyon 672 km

Emily is going to drive to Dijon.
She plans to drive at an average speed of 50 miles per hour.

Work out how long it should take Emily to drive to Dijon. (4)

1MA0 Higher June 2014 Paper 2 Q6

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

6 Sue is driving home from her friend’s house.

Sue drives10 miles from her friend’s house to the motorway
240 miles on the motorway
5 miles from the motorway to her home
Suetakes 20 minutes to drive from her friend’s house to the motorway
drives at an average speed of 60 mph on the motorway
takes 25 minutes to drive from the motorway to her home

Sue stops for a 30 minute rest on her drive home.

Sue leaves her friend’s house at 9.00 am.

What time does Sue get home?
You must show all your working. (3)

1MA0 Foundation November 2013 Paper 2 Q28

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksCompound Measures

*28 Axel and Lethna are driving along a motorway.

They see a road sign.

To Junction 8
30 miles
26 minutes

The road sign shows the distance to Junction 8
It also shows the average time drivers will take to get to Junction 8

The speed limit on the motorway is 70 mph.

Lethna says,

 ‘We will have to drive faster than the speed limit to go 30 miles in 26 minutes.’

Is Lethna right?
You must show how you got your answer. (3)

1MA0 Foundation November 2013 Paper 1 Q18

EdexcelFoundationOld spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

18 On Monday Ravi drives for 4 hours.
His average speed is 30 mph.

(a) How far does Ravi drive on Monday? (2)

On Tuesday Ravi drives 200 km.

5 miles = 8 kilometres.

*(b) On which day did Ravi drive further? (3)

1MA0 Higher November 2013 Paper 2 Q13

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksCompound Measures

*13 Axel and Lethna are driving along a motorway.

They see a road sign.
The road sign shows the distance to Junction 8
It also shows the average time drivers will take to get to Junction 8

Road sign: To Junction 8, 30 miles, 26 minutes

The speed limit on the motorway is 70 mph.

Lethna says,

‘We will have to drive faster than the speed limit to go 30 miles in 26 minutes.’

Is Lethna right?
You must show how you got your answer. (3)

1MA0 Higher June 2013 Paper 1 Q11

EdexcelHigherOld spec4 marksCompound Measures

*11 Debbie drove from Junction 12 to Junction 13 on a motorway.

The travel graph shows Debbie’s journey.

Travel graph: distance from Junction 12 (kilometres, 0 to 40) against time (minutes, 0 to 30); a straight line from (0, 0) to (24, 30)

Ian also drove from Junction 12 to Junction 13 on the same motorway.
He drove at an average speed of 66 km/hour.

Who had the faster average speed, Debbie or Ian?
You must explain your answer. (4)

1MA0 Higher June 2013 Paper 2 Q6

EdexcelHigherOld spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

6 Tame Valley is a company that makes yoghurt.

A machine fills trays of 20 pots with yoghurt.
In one hour, the machine fills a total of 15000 pots.

Work out how many seconds the machine takes to fill each tray of 20 pots. (4)

1MA0 Foundation March 2013 Paper 2 Q24

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

24 Peter goes for a walk.
He walks 15 miles in 6 hours.

(a) Work out Peter’s average speed.
Give your answer in miles per hour.
 mph (2)

5 miles = 8 km.
Sunita says that Peter walked more than 20 km.

*(b) Is Sunita right?
You must show all your working. (2)

1MA0 Higher March 2013 Paper 2 Q7

EdexcelHigherOld spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

7 Peter goes for a walk.
He walks 15 miles in 6 hours.

(a) Work out Peter’s average speed.
Give your answer in miles per hour. (2)

5 miles = 8 km.

Sunita says that Peter walked more than 20 km.

*(b) Is Sunita right?
You must show all your working. (2)

1MA0 Foundation November 2012 Paper 2 Q23

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksCompound Measures

23

Points A, B and C on a line, AB = 25 miles and BC = 25 miles

\(A\), \(B\) and \(C\) are 3 service stations on a motorway.

\(AB = 25\) miles
\(BC = 25\) miles

Aysha drives along the motorway from \(A\) to \(C\).

Aysha drives at an average speed of 50 mph from \(A\) to \(B\).
She drives at an average speed of 60 mph from \(B\) to \(C\).

Work out the difference in the time Aysha takes to drive from \(A\) to \(B\) and the time Aysha takes to drive from \(B\) to \(C\).
Give your answer in minutes. (3)

1MA0 Higher November 2012 Paper 2 Q13

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksCompound Measures

13 The diagram shows a solid triangular prism.

Triangular prism: right-angled triangular cross-section with sides 12 cm and 5 cm, length 15 cm

Diagram NOT accurately drawn

The prism is made from metal.
The density of the metal is 6.6 grams per cm\(^3\).

Calculate the mass of the prism. (3)

1MA0 Higher November 2012 Paper 2 Q5

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksCompound Measures

5

Motorway with service stations A, B and C; AB = 25 miles, BC = 25 miles

\(A\), \(B\) and \(C\) are 3 service stations on a motorway.

\(AB = 25\) miles
\(BC = 25\) miles

Aysha drives along the motorway from \(A\) to \(C\).

Aysha drives at an average speed of 50 mph from \(A\) to \(B\).
She drives at an average speed of 60 mph from \(B\) to \(C\).

Work out the difference in the time Aysha takes to drive from \(A\) to \(B\) and the time Aysha takes to drive from \(B\) to \(C\).
Give your answer in minutes. (3)

Higher June 2025 Paper 3 Q14

AQAHigherCurrent spec7 marksCompound MeasuresUpper & Lower Bounds

14

(a) For a small plane,
  • the mass of the empty plane is 800 kg, to the nearest 100 kg
  • the mass of fuel is 190 kg, to the nearest 5 kg
  • the mass of the passengers is 163 kg, to the nearest kg

The total mass of a plane is calculated by adding these three masses.

The maximum mass for the plane to take off safely is 1200 kg

Can this plane definitely take off safely?

Tick a box.

  • Yes
  • No

Show working to support your answer. [4 marks]

(b) A different plane travels 1250 miles in 2 hours 30 minutes at a constant speed.

On the grid, draw a speed/time graph to represent this information. [3 marks]

Blank grid with unlabelled horizontal and vertical axes

Higher June 2025 Paper 2 Q13

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

13 Emma and Chan each drive 154 miles from A to B.

Emma drives the whole way at an average speed of 56 miles per hour.

Chan drives

85 miles at an average speed of 50 miles per hour

and then

the rest of the way at an average speed of 60 miles per hour.

Who takes less time, Emma or Chan?

Show working to support your answer. [4 marks]

Higher November 2024 Paper 2 Q21

AQAHigherCurrent spec6 marksCompound Measures

21 The graph represents the velocity of a ball as it rolls along the ground.

Velocity-time graph. Velocity (m/s) from 0 to 9, time (seconds) from 0 to 17. A curve rises from (0, 0) to (4, 8), then a horizontal line to (10, 8), then a straight line down to (16, 0)
(a) Work out an estimate for the acceleration of the ball, in m/s\(^2\), after 2 seconds.

You must show your working. [2 marks]

(b) Work out an estimate for the total distance covered by the ball. [3 marks]
(c) Is your estimate from part (b) an overestimate or underestimate?

Tick a box.

  • Overestimate
  • Underestimate

Give a reason for your answer. [1 mark]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 2 Q21

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

21 Some oil has

a mass of 537 g
a density of 895 000 g/m\(^3\)

1 m\(^3\) = 1000 litres

Work out the volume of the oil.

Give your answer in litres. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 1 Q17

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

17 A car travels 4 miles in 5 minutes.

Work out the average speed in miles per hour. [3 marks]

Higher November 2024 Paper 2 Q8

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

8 Some oil has

a mass of 537 g
a density of 895 000 g/m\(^3\)

1 m\(^3\) = 1000 litres

Work out the volume of the oil.

Give your answer in litres. [2 marks]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q27

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

27 Town A has

a population of 84 000
an area of 7 square miles.

Town B has a population density of 4695 people per square kilometre.

Population density \(= \dfrac{\text{population}}{\text{area}}\)

Which town has the greater population density?

Use \(\quad\) 1 square mile \(=\) 2.6 square kilometres

Tick a box.

  • Town A
  • Town B

Show working to support your answer. [3 marks]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 2 Q25

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

25 A lion is sprinting in a straight line away from its den.

The graph shows the lion’s distance from the den.

Distance–time graph. Time (seconds) from 0 to 5; distance from the den (metres) from 0 to 125. Straight line from (0, 30) to (5, 120)

Work out the speed of the lion in metres per second. [3 marks]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q24

AQAFoundationCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

24

(a) On Monday, Larrs swims 50 metres in 40 seconds at a constant speed.

On Tuesday, Larrs swims 1.5 kilometres.

Assume he swims at the same constant speed as on Monday.

How many minutes does he swim for on Tuesday? [5 marks]

(b) In fact, on Tuesday Larrs swims at a slower constant speed than on Monday.

What does this mean about the number of minutes he swims for on Tuesday?

Tick the correct box. [1 mark]

  • It is less than the answer to part (a)
  • It is the same as the answer to part (a)
  • It is greater than the answer to part (a)
  • It is not possible to say

Higher June 2024 Paper 2 Q15

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

15 Concrete from a truck is poured at 10.9 kg per second for 30 minutes.

1000 kg \(=\) 1 tonne

Is more than 20 tonnes of concrete poured?

Tick a box.

  • Yes
  • No

You must show your working. [4 marks]

Higher June 2024 Paper 3 Q9

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

9 Town A has

  • a population of 84 000
  • an area of 7 square miles.

Town B has a population density of 4695 people per square kilometre.

Population density \(= \dfrac{\text{population}}{\text{area}}\)

Which town has the greater population density?

Use \(\quad\) 1 square mile \(=\) 2.6 square kilometres

Tick a box.

  • Town A
  • Town B

Show working to support your answer. [3 marks]

Higher June 2024 Paper 3 Q6

AQAHigherCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

6

(a) On Monday, Larrs swims 50 metres in 40 seconds at a constant speed.

On Tuesday, Larrs swims 1.5 kilometres.

Assume he swims at the same constant speed as on Monday.

How many minutes does he swim for on Tuesday? [5 marks]

(b) In fact, on Tuesday Larrs swims at a slower constant speed than on Monday.

What does this mean about the number of minutes he swims for on Tuesday?

Tick the correct box. [1 mark]

  • It is less than the answer to part (a)
  • It is the same as the answer to part (a)
  • It is greater than the answer to part (a)
  • It is not possible to say

Foundation November 2023 Paper 2 Q27

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

27 Tasha drove 198 miles.

Her average speed for the first 3 hours was 45 miles per hour.
Her average speed for the rest of the journey was 31.5 miles per hour.

Work out her average speed for the whole journey. [4 marks]

Higher November 2023 Paper 2 Q8

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

8 Tasha drove 198 miles.

Her average speed for the first 3 hours was 45 miles per hour.
Her average speed for the rest of the journey was 31.5 miles per hour.

Work out her average speed for the whole journey. [4 marks]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 2 Q23

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCompound MeasuresShow That & Proof

23 A factory packs \(x\) boxes of teabags per hour.

Each box contains 80 teabags.

Show that the factory packs \(\dfrac{4x}{3}\) teabags per minute. [2 marks]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 1 Q16

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

16 Liz travels 18 miles in 20 minutes.

Work out her average speed in miles per hour. [3 marks]

Higher June 2023 Paper 2 Q13

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksCompound MeasuresShow That & Proof

13 A factory packs \(x\) boxes of teabags per hour.

Each box contains 80 teabags.

Show that the factory packs \(\dfrac{4x}{3}\) teabags per minute. [2 marks]

Higher June 2023 Paper 3 Q13

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

13 Charlie is driving 293 miles home.

He

  • leaves at 9.00 am
  • travels the first 176 miles at an average speed of 48 mph
  • drives the rest of the way at an average speed of 65 mph

Will he be home by 2.30 pm?

You must show your working. [4 marks]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 3 Q24

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

24 A solid statue has volume 512 cm\(^3\)

The statue has mass 3.6 kilograms.

density of iron = 7.87 grams per cubic centimetre

Is the statue made of iron?

You must show your working. [3 marks]

Higher November 2022 Paper 3 Q14

AQAHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

14 Here are two solid cubes, X and Y.

The mass of X is 10.976 kg

The area of each face of X is 784 cm2

Two cubes labelled X and Y, with cube X labelled mass 10.976 kg
(a) Zayan wants to know the density of Y.

He assumes that Y is identical to X.

What density should he get for Y?

Give your answer in grams per cubic centimetre. [4 marks]

(b) In fact,

the mass of Y is less than the mass of X
the area of each face of Y is greater than the area of each face of X.

What does this mean about the actual density of Y?

Tick one box. [1 mark]

  • It is less than the answer to part (a)
  • It is equal to the answer to part (a)
  • It is greater than the answer to part (a)
  • It is not possible to tell

Foundation June 2022 Paper 3 Q28

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

28 Tom and Adil are the two runners in a 200-metre race.

Tom completes the race in 24 seconds.
Adil completes the race at an average speed of 28.8 kilometres per hour.

Who wins the race?

You must show your working. [3 marks]

Higher June 2022 Paper 2 Q26

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

26 Two objects, \(J\) and \(K\), are applying pressure to areas of ground.

\(\text{pressure} = \dfrac{\text{force}}{\text{area}}\)

For \(J\),   the force is 18.9 newtons   and   the area is 0.45 m2

\[\text{pressure for } J : \text{pressure for } K = 7 : 8\]\[\text{area for } J : \text{area for } K = 9 : 5\]

Work out the force for \(K\). [4 marks]

Foundation June 2022 Paper 2 Q23

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

23 Sam types a constant number of words per minute.

He takes 8 minutes to type a report of 416 words.

How long does it take him to type an essay of 1534 words?

Give your answer in minutes and seconds. [3 marks]

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q22

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

22 In a week, Samir is paid

a basic hourly rate for the first 30 hours worked
an overtime hourly rate for any extra hours worked.

The graph shows his pay for working up to 40 hours in a week.

Graph of Pay (£) from 0 to 700 against Hours worked from 0 to 40. A straight line from (0, 0) to (30, 450), then a steeper straight line from (30, 450) to (40, 700)

Work out the ratio basic hourly rate : overtime hourly rate

Give your answer in its simplest form. [3 marks]

Higher June 2022 Paper 2 Q20

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresPercentages

20 A company makes and sells boxes of washing powder.

A box of washing powder labelled 1.68 kg and £5.60

The company wants to increase the amount of money it receives per kg of powder.

To get the required increase it can

    increase the price to £5.88

or

    reduce the mass of powder in the box by \(x\)%

Work out the value of \(x\) to 2 decimal places. [4 marks]

Higher June 2022 Paper 3 Q15

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

15 A town has

a population density of 278 people per km2
and
a population of 158 460

\(\text{population density} = \dfrac{\text{population}}{\text{area}}\)

The population increases to 168 720

Work out the population density after the increase. [3 marks]

Higher June 2022 Paper 3 Q9

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

9 Tom and Adil are the two runners in a 200-metre race.

Tom completes the race in 24 seconds.
Adil completes the race at an average speed of 28.8 kilometres per hour.

Who wins the race?

You must show your working. [3 marks]

Higher June 2022 Paper 2 Q7

7 Sam types a constant number of words per minute.

He takes 8 minutes to type a report of 416 words.

How long does it take him to type an essay of 1534 words?

Give your answer in minutes and seconds. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 1 Q28

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

28 \(A\), \(B\), \(C\) and \(D\) are junctions on a motorway.

Straight line with points A, B, C and D marked in order from left to right; AB is short, BC is long and CD is medium

Not drawn accurately

distance \(CD = 3 \times\) distance \(AB\)
distance \(BC = 25\) miles

Salma drives from \(A\) to \(C\).

She drives for 30 minutes at an average speed of 62 miles per hour.

Work out the distance \(AD\). [4 marks]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 3 Q27

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

27 The heel of a shoe exerts a pressure of 198 pounds per square inch.

Convert this pressure into kilograms per square centimetre.

Use

1 pound = 0.45 kilograms
1 square inch = 6.25 square centimetres [3 marks]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 3 Q14

AQAFoundationCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

14 A machine takes 4 seconds to fill a packet of crisps.

(a) In total, how many packets can 35 of these machines fill in 8 hours? [4 marks]
(b) Each packet of crisps contains 32.5 grams of crisps.

At what rate does a machine put the crisps into the packets?

Give your answer in grams per second. [2 marks]

Higher November 2021 Paper 1 Q11

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

11 \(A\), \(B\), \(C\) and \(D\) are junctions on a motorway.

Straight line with points A, B, C and D marked in order from left to right

Not drawn accurately

distance \(CD = 3 \times\) distance \(AB\)
distance \(BC\) = 25 miles

Salma drives from \(A\) to \(C\).

She drives for 30 minutes at an average speed of 62 miles per hour.

Work out the distance \(AD\). [4 marks]

Higher November 2021 Paper 3 Q8

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

8 The heel of a shoe exerts a pressure of 198 pounds per square inch.

Convert this pressure into kilograms per square centimetre.

Use

1 pound = 0.45 kilograms

1 square inch = 6.25 square centimetres

[3 marks]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 2 Q29

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

29 A solid piece of silver has

mass 2.625 kilograms
volume \(250\ \text{cm}^3\)

Work out the density of the piece of silver.

Give your answer in grams per cubic centimetre. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 3 Q25

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

25 Chris visits a library.

He cycles to the library in half an hour at a speed of 12 miles per hour.
He stays at the library for one hour.
He then cycles home.

The sketch graph represents his visit.

Sketch graph of distance from home (miles) against time of day. Rises from 0 at 09.00 to a maximum at 09.30, stays level until 10.30, then falls back to 0 at 11.15

Work out the speed, in miles per hour, at which Chris cycles home. [3 marks]

Higher November 2020 Paper 3 Q18

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

18 The pressure in a tyre is 30 pounds per square inch.

Convert the pressure into kilograms per square centimetre. [3 marks]

Use   1 pound = 0.45 kilograms
and
1 inch = 2.54 centimetres

Foundation November 2020 Paper 3 Q16

AQAFoundationCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

16 Here is a formula.

\(y = 3.6x\)
(a) Draw the graph of \(\quad y = 3.6x \quad\) for values of \(x\) from 0 to 20 [2 marks]
Blank grid with x from 0 to 20 and y from 0 to 90

In the formula \(\quad y = 3.6x\)

\(y\) is speed in kilometres per hour (km/h)
\(x\) is speed in metres per second (m/s)

(b) Convert 50 km/h to m/s

Give your answer to the nearest whole number. [1 mark]

(c) Convert 30 m/s to miles per hour.

Use    1 mile per hour \(=\) 1.61 km/h [3 marks]

Higher November 2020 Paper 2 Q11

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

11 A solid piece of silver has

mass 2.625 kilograms
volume 250 cm\(^3\)

Work out the density of the piece of silver.

Give your answer in grams per cubic centimetre. [2 marks]

Higher November 2020 Paper 3 Q8

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

8 Chris visits a library.

He cycles to the library in half an hour at a speed of 12 miles per hour.
He stays at the library for one hour.
He then cycles home.

The sketch graph represents his visit.

Sketch graph of distance from home (miles) against time of day. The line rises from 0 at 09.00 to 09.30, is horizontal from 09.30 to 10.30, then falls back to 0 at 11.15

Work out the speed, in miles per hour, at which Chris cycles home. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 3 Q26

AQAFoundationCurrent spec1 markCompound Measures

26 Density \(= \dfrac{\text{mass}}{\text{volume}}\)

The mass is divided by 2 and the volume is multiplied by 4

What happens to the density?

Circle your answer. [1 mark]

  • \(\times\, 2\)
  • \(\div\, 2\)
  • \(\times\, 8\)
  • \(\div\, 8\)

Foundation November 2019 Paper 2 Q26

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

26 A car journey is in two stages.

Stage 1     The car travels 110 miles in 2 hours.

Stage 2     The car travels 44 miles at the same average speed as Stage 1

Work out the time for Stage 2

Give your answer in minutes. [3 marks]

Higher November 2019 Paper 2 Q14

AQAHigherCurrent spec6 marksCompound Measures

14 Ralf has an iron.

He models the base as a triangle joined to a trapezium.

Picture of the base of an iron next to Ralf’s model: a triangle of height 8 cm on top of a trapezium with parallel sides 10 cm and 13 cm and height 12 cm

Not drawn accurately

(a) The iron applies a force of 25 newtons (N)
pressure \(= \dfrac{\text{force}}{\text{area}}\)

Work out the pressure using Ralf’s model. [4 marks]

Answer in N/cm2

(b) Is the actual pressure greater than, equal to or less than your answer to part (a)?

Tick one box.

  • greater than
  • equal to
  • less than

Give a reason for your answer. [2 marks]

Higher November 2019 Paper 3 Q10

AQAHigherCurrent spec1 markCompound Measures

10 Density \(= \dfrac{\text{mass}}{\text{volume}}\)

The mass is divided by 2 and the volume is multiplied by 4

What happens to the density?

Circle your answer. [1 mark]

  • \(\times\, 2\)
  • \(\div\, 2\)
  • \(\times\, 8\)
  • \(\div\, 8\)

Higher November 2019 Paper 2 Q7

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

7 A car journey is in two stages.

Stage 1The car travels 110 miles in 2 hours.
Stage 2The car travels 44 miles at the same average speed as Stage 1

Work out the time for Stage 2

Give your answer in minutes. [3 marks]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 3 Q24

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

24 Two solids, J and K, have the same density.

Complete the table.

Include units in your answers. [3 marks]

JK
Mass48 g78 g
Volume8 cm\(^3\)
Density

Foundation June 2019 Paper 2 Q21

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

21 Beth drives 200 miles in 4 hours.

She drives the first 18 miles at an average speed of 36 mph

Work out her average speed for the rest of the journey. [3 marks]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 2 Q18

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

18 A force of 180 newtons (N) is applied to the surface of this triangle.

Triangle with base 12 cm and perpendicular height 10 cm

Not drawn accurately

Work out the pressure.

Use \(\quad \text{pressure} = \dfrac{\text{force}}{\text{area}}\) [3 marks]

Higher June 2019 Paper 3 Q7

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

7 Two solids, J and K, have the same density.

Complete the table.

Include units in your answers. [3 marks]

JK
Mass48 g78 g
Volume8 cm3
Density

Higher June 2019 Paper 2 Q6

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

6 Beth drives 200 miles in 4 hours.

She drives the first 18 miles at an average speed of 36 mph

Work out her average speed for the rest of the journey. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 1 Q26

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

26 A ship is sailing in a straight line from its home port.

The distance-time graph shows 4 hours of the journey.

Distance-time graph. Time (hours) 0 to 4; distance from home port (miles) 0 to 120. Straight line from about (0, 48) to about (4, 116)

Work out the speed of the ship during these 4 hours. [3 marks]

Higher November 2018 Paper 3 Q21

AQAHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound Measures

21 Priya and Joe travel the same 16.8 km route.

Priya starts at 9.00 am and walks at a constant speed of 6 km/h
Joe starts at 9.30 am and runs at a constant speed.

Joe overtakes Priya at 10.20 am

At what time does Joe finish the route? [5 marks]

Higher November 2018 Paper 2 Q15

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

15 The volume of a medal is 45 cm3

The medal is made from copper and tin.

volume of copper : volume of tin = 22 : 3

The density of copper is 8.96 g/cm3
The density of tin is 7.31 g/cm3

Work out the mass of the medal. [4 marks]

Higher November 2018 Paper 2 Q9

9 The diagrams show the position of a tap when off and fully on.

The tap is fully on when the angle of turn is 180°

Off: the tap handle points straight up. Fully on: the handle has turned through 180° and points straight down

When fully on, water flows out of the tap at 14 litres per minute.

The rate at which water flows out is in direct proportion to the angle of turn.

The tap is turned 135°

The tap handle turned through 135° from the upright position

The water flows into a tank with a capacity of 79.8 litres.

Will it take less than \(7\dfrac{1}{2}\) minutes to fill the tank?

You must show your working. [4 marks]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 1 Q7

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

7 A helicopter blade does 3206 full turns in 7 minutes.

Work out the number of full turns per minute. [2 marks]

Higher November 2018 Paper 1 Q6

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

6 A ship is sailing in a straight line from its home port.

The distance-time graph shows 4 hours of the journey.

Distance from home port (miles) against time (hours) from 0 to 4: a straight line rising from about 48 miles at 0 hours to about 116 miles at 4 hours

Work out the speed of the ship during these 4 hours. [3 marks]

Higher June 2018 Paper 2 Q16

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

16 Some concrete has volume \(\;3.8\) m\(^3\)

(a) The density of the concrete is 2400 kg/m\(^3\)

Work out the mass of the concrete. [2 marks]

(b) The 3.8 m\(^3\) of concrete is made into the shape of a cylinder.

The base has radius 0.5 metres.

A cylinder with base radius 0.5 m

Work out the height of the cylinder. [2 marks]

Foundation June 2018 Paper 3 Q13

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

13 A car travels 3.5 miles in 5 minutes.

Work out the average speed in miles per hour. [3 marks]

Higher June 2018 Paper 3 Q12

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

12

\(\text{pressure} = \dfrac{\text{force}}{\text{area}}\)

A force of 40 Newtons is applied to an area of 3.2 square metres.

Work out the pressure.

Give the units of your answer. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 2 Q22

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

22 The table shows information about the UK and Germany.

PopulationArea (square miles)
UK64 000 00095 000
Germany82 000 000140 000

Population density = \(\dfrac{\text{population}}{\text{area}}\)

Compare the population densities of the UK and Germany. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 3 Q21

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

21 The distance by road from Newport to London is 140 miles.

Tom travels by coach from Newport to London.
The coach leaves Newport at 1.30 pm

(a) He assumes the coach will travel at an average speed of 50 mph

Use his assumption to work out the arrival time in London. [3 marks]

(b) In fact, the coach has a lower average speed.

How does this affect the arrival time? [1 mark]

Higher November 2017 Paper 2 Q12

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

12 The table shows information about the UK and Germany.

PopulationArea (square miles)
UK64 000 00095 000
Germany82 000 000140 000

Population density \(= \dfrac{\text{population}}{\text{area}}\)

Compare the population densities of the UK and Germany. [3 marks]

Higher November 2017 Paper 3 Q12

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

12 The distance by road from Newport to London is 140 miles.

Tom travels by coach from Newport to London.

The coach leaves Newport at 1.30 pm

(a) He assumes the coach will travel at an average speed of 50 mph

Use his assumption to work out the arrival time in London. [3 marks]

(b) In fact, the coach has a lower average speed.

How does this affect the arrival time? [1 mark]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 1 Q22

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

22

(a) \(\text{Density} = \dfrac{\text{mass}}{\text{volume}}\)

The mass of solid A is 6 times the mass of solid B.

The volume of solid A is 3 times the volume of solid B.

Complete the sentence. [1 mark]

The density of solid A is \(\underline{\qquad\quad}\) times the density of solid B.

(b) \(\text{Average speed} = \dfrac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}}\)

If the distance is halved and the time is doubled, what happens to the average speed?

Circle your answer. [1 mark]

  • \(\times\, 2\)
  • \(\times\, 4\)
  • no change
  • \(\div\, 2\)
  • \(\div\, 4\)

Foundation June 2017 Paper 1 Q19

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

19

(a) Use \(\quad 8\text{ km/h} = 5\text{ mph} \quad\) to convert 96 km/h to mph [2 marks]
(b) \(x\text{ km/h} = y\text{ mph}\)

Use \(\quad 8\text{ km/h} = 5\text{ mph} \quad\) to write a formula for \(y\) in terms of \(x\). [2 marks]

Higher June 2017 Paper 3 Q17

AQAHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresShow That & Proof

17 Liam drives his car.

He drives the first 9 miles in 9 minutes.
He then drives at an average speed of 70 miles per hour for 1 hour 36 minutes.

He finds this information about his car.

Average speedMiles travelled per gallon
65 miles per hour or less50
More than 65 miles per hour40

Use the information to show that his car uses less than 3 gallons of petrol for the drive. [5 marks]

Higher June 2017 Paper 1 Q9

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

9

(a) \(\text{Density} = \dfrac{\text{mass}}{\text{volume}}\)

The mass of solid A is 6 times the mass of solid B.

The volume of solid A is 3 times the volume of solid B.

Complete the sentence. [1 mark]

The density of solid A is \(\underline{\qquad\qquad}\) times the density of solid B.

(b) \(\text{Average speed} = \dfrac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}}\)

If the distance is halved and the time is doubled, what happens to the average speed?

Circle your answer. [1 mark]

  • \(\times\, 2\)
  • \(\times\, 4\)
  • no change
  • \(\div\, 2\)
  • \(\div\, 4\)

Higher June 2017 Paper 1 Q8

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

8 \(x\) km/h \(= y\) mph

Use \(\quad 8\) km/h \(= 5\) mph \(\quad\) to write a formula for \(y\) in terms of \(x\). [2 marks]

Foundation June 2025 Paper 1 Q29

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresStandard Form

29

(a) Write 0.0037 in standard form. [1]
(b) A country consists of a south island and a north island.
The table below shows the population and area of each island in June 2023.
PopulationArea (km\(^2\))
South island\(1.2 \times 10^6\)\(1.5 \times 10^5\)
North island\(4.0 \times 10^6\)\(1.1 \times 10^5\)

Work out the overall population density of the country in June 2023. [4]

Higher June 2025 Paper 5 Q11

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresRounding

11 A solid steel cube has a mass of 1.05 kg.

The density of the steel is 7.9 g/cm\(^3\).

Orla says,

The length of one side of the cube is approximately 10 cm.

Use estimation to decide if Orla’s statement is reasonable.
Show how you decide. [5]

Higher June 2025 Paper 4 Q6

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresShow That & Proof

6 The distance of a car race is 420 km.
A car completes the first 210 km at an average speed of 150 km/h.
The same car completes the final 210 km at an average speed of 100 km/h.

Show that the average speed of the car for the whole race is less than 125 km/h. [5]

Higher November 2024 Paper 5 Q12

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresRounding

12 A housing estate is built on a triangular piece of land.

Triangle with base 5.03 km and perpendicular height 1.96 km

Not to scale

There are 3951 people living on the estate.

Work out an estimate of the population density of the estate in people per km2. [4]

Higher November 2024 Paper 4 Q7

OCRHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

7 A rock has a mass of 36 920 g and a volume of 14 200 cm3.

Work out the density of the rock.
Give the units of your answer. [3]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 2 Q5

OCRFoundationCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

5

(a) Complete each statement.
(i) 35 kilograms = .......................... grams. [1]
(ii) 203 millilitres = .......................... litres. [1]
(iii) 4 square centimetres = .......................... square millimetres. [1]
(b) A train travels 90 km at an average speed of 40 km/h.

Work out the time taken for this journey.
Give your answer in hours and minutes. [3]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 2 Q21

OCRFoundationCurrent spec7 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

21

(a) Ryan makes a journey of 200 miles from his home to the coast.

\(\dfrac{1}{10}\) of the journey is on roads with a speed limit of 40 miles per hour.
40% of the journey is on roads with a speed limit of 50 miles per hour.
The remainder of the journey takes a time of 1 hour 30 minutes.

Ryan leaves home at 08 50 and does not exceed the speed limits on the journey.

Find the earliest time that Ryan could arrive at the coast.
You must show your working. [6]

(b) Write down an assumption you have made when working out the answer to part (a). [1]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q21

OCRFoundationCurrent spec7 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

21 1 cm on a map represents 150 km in real life.

(a) Below is part of the map showing City A and City B.
Box headed Scale: 1 cm represents 150 km, with City A and City B marked by crosses joined by a dashed straight line

Heidi is planning to walk from City A to City B for charity.

Heidi measures the straight-line distance on the map from City A to City B accurately as 5 cm.
Heidi says she will walk from City A to City B at an average speed of 2.5 km/h for 10 hours per day.

(i) Use this information to work out how many days Heidi needs to complete the walk from City A to City B. [4]
(ii) Explain why the information used in part (i) is likely to give an underestimate for the number of days Heidi needs to complete the walk. [1]
(b) Yoshi writes the scale of the map, 1 cm represents 150 km, as the ratio 1 : 150.

Explain Yoshi’s error and write the scale correctly in the form 1 : \(n\). [2]

Higher June 2024 Paper 4 Q16

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUpper & Lower Bounds

16 A lift can travel at a maximum speed of 9.83 m / s, correct to 3 significant figures.
The lift travels a distance of 174 m, correct to the nearest metre, between the ground floor and the top floor of a building.

(a) Use the above information to work out the shortest possible time for the lift to travel between the ground floor and the top floor.
You must show your working. [4]
(b) Explain why your answer to part (a) may not be possible to achieve. [1]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q15

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

15 The population of an island is 47 000 people.
The area of the island is 560 km\(^2\).

Calculate the population density of the island in people per km\(^2\). [2]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q9

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

9 When Layla walks to school she always takes 28 minutes.
When Layla cycles to school her speed is double her walking speed.

(a) One day Layla leaves home at 08 20 and cycles to school.

Find the time that Layla arrives at school. [2]

(b) On another day Layla cycles half-way to school.
She walks the rest of the way at her normal walking speed.

Find how many minutes Layla takes to get to school on this day. [3]

Higher June 2024 Paper 5 Q9

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

9 The following kinematics formulas may be used in this question.

\(v = u + at\)
\(v^2 = u^2 + 2as\)

A particle has an initial velocity of 0 m/s.
The particle accelerates uniformly at \(3\,\text{m/s}^2\) for 4 seconds.

Find the distance travelled by the particle in the 4 seconds. [4]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 2 Q6

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

6 A bathroom shower uses water at a rate of 15 litres per minute.

How much water is used in a bathroom shower that lasts 12 minutes? [2]

Higher June 2024 Paper 5 Q6

OCRHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresRounding

6 A bronze ornament has a volume of \(198\,\text{cm}^3\).
The density of bronze is \(8.9\,\text{g/cm}^3\).

By rounding each value correct to one significant figure, work out an estimate for the mass of the bronze ornament. [3]

Higher June 2024 Paper 6 Q4

OCRHigherCurrent spec7 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

4 1 cm on a map represents 150 km in real life.

(a) Below is part of the map showing City A and City B.
Map box headed Scale: 1 cm represents 150 km, with City A and City B joined by a dashed straight line

Heidi is planning to walk from City A to City B for charity.

Heidi measures the straight-line distance on the map from City A to City B accurately as 5 cm.
Heidi says she will walk from City A to City B at an average speed of 2.5 km / h for 10 hours per day.

(i) Use this information to work out how many days Heidi needs to complete the walk from City A to City B. [4]
(ii) Explain why the information used in part (i) is likely to give an underestimate for the number of days Heidi needs to complete the walk. [1]
(b) Yoshi writes the scale of the map, 1 cm represents 150 km, as the ratio 1 : 150.

Explain Yoshi’s error and write the scale correctly in the form 1 : \(n\). [2]

Higher June 2024 Paper 5 Q3

OCRHigherCurrent spec7 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

3

(a) Ryan makes a journey of 200 miles from his home to the coast.
\(\frac{1}{10}\) of the journey is on roads with a speed limit of 40 miles per hour.
40% of the journey is on roads with a speed limit of 50 miles per hour.
The remainder of the journey takes a time of 1 hour 30 minutes.

Ryan leaves home at 08 50 and does not exceed the speed limits on the journey.

Find the earliest time that Ryan could arrive at the coast.
You must show your working. [6]

(b) Write down an assumption you have made when working out the answer to part (a). [1]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q25

OCRFoundationCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresStandard Form

25 A sheet of A4 card weighs \(1.19 \times 10^{-2}\) kg.

(a) Work out the weight of 500 sheets of the A4 card. [2]
(b) Card is classified using \(W\), the weight in grams per square metre (gsm).\[W = \frac{\text{weight in grams}}{\text{area in square metres}}\]

A sheet of A4 card is a rectangle that is 21 cm by 29.7 cm.

Calculate \(W\) for this A4 card. [4]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 2 Q19

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

19 A solid wooden block has a volume of 900 cm\(^3\).
The density of the wood is 0.7 g/cm\(^3\).

Calculate the mass of the wooden block.
Give the units of your answer. [3]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q19

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

19 The graph shows Taylor’s journey from home to an airport.
During the journey Taylor stops for petrol.

Distance-time graph: distance from home (km) from 0 to 50 against time (mins) from 0 to 45. The line goes from (0, 0) to (6, 2), to (20, 18), stays at 18 km until 24 minutes, then rises to (42, 48)
(a) For how long did Taylor stop for petrol? [1]
(b) Taylor drives the same route back home from the airport at an average speed of 45 km/h.
Taylor leaves the airport at 22:00.

Work out the time when Taylor arrives home. [4]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q9

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

9 Heidi and Yoshi compete in the same car race.
Heidi completes the race in 6 hours.
Heidi’s average speed was 50 miles per hour.
Yoshi’s average speed was 48 miles per hour.

Calculate how long it took Yoshi to complete the race.
Give your answer in hours and minutes. [4]

Higher November 2023 Paper 6 Q5

OCRHigherCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresStandard Form

5 A sheet of A4 card weighs \(1.19 \times 10^{-2}\) kg.

(a) Work out the weight of 500 sheets of the A4 card. [2]
(b) Card is classified using \(W\), the weight in grams per square metre (gsm).\[W = \frac{\text{weight in grams}}{\text{area in square metres}}\]

A sheet of A4 card is a rectangle that is 21 cm by 29.7 cm.

Calculate \(W\) for this A4 card. [4]

Higher November 2023 Paper 4 Q4

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

4 The graph shows Taylor’s journey from home to an airport.
During the journey Taylor stops for petrol.

Distance-time graph, distance from home (km) from 0 to 50 against time (mins) from 0 to 45: straight lines from (0, 0) to (6, 2), to (20, 18), horizontal to (24, 18), then to (42, 48)
(a) For how long did Taylor stop for petrol? [1]
(b) Taylor drives the same route back home from the airport at an average speed of 45 km / h.
Taylor leaves the airport at 22:00.

Work out the time when Taylor arrives home. [4]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 2 Q24

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresShow That & Proof

24 A volunteer packs boxes for a charity.
They can pack 5 boxes in 45 seconds.

(a) Use this information to show that they can pack 55 boxes in less than 9 minutes. [4]
(b) What assumption did you make in part (a)? [1]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 1 Q13

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

13 Kareem runs 2460 metres in 8 minutes.

(a) Calculate his average speed in metres per minute. [2]
(b) Kareem says

This means I can run 6150 metres in 20 minutes.

Write down one assumption Kareem has made. [1]

Higher June 2023 Paper 5 Q8

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresRounding

8 A block made of iron is in the shape of a cuboid.
The block is 3.1 cm by 4.9 cm by 2.2 cm.
The density of iron is 7.87 g / cm3.

Sam thinks that the mass of the block is about 2.4 kg.

Use estimation to decide if Sam’s answer is reasonable.
Show how you decide. [5]

Higher June 2023 Paper 5 Q7

7 A volunteer packs boxes for a charity.
They can pack 5 boxes in 45 seconds.

(a) Use this information to show that they can pack 55 boxes in less than 9 minutes. [4]
(b) What assumption did you make in part (a)? [1]

Higher June 2023 Paper 4 Q5

OCRHigherCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresStandard Form

5

(a) Write 0.003 86 in standard form. [1]
(b) The speed of sound is \(3.43 \times 10^{-1}\) km/s.
An object is travelling at the speed of sound.

Work out how far the object travels in one day. [2]

(c) In a science fiction story, a spacecraft travelling faster than the speed of light is said to be travelling at ‘warp \(n\)’ where \(n\) is an integer.

Warp \(n\) is defined as \(n^3 \times\) the speed of light.

In the story, a spacecraft needs to travel from Earth to Neptune in less than 2 minutes.

  • The speed of light is \(3.00 \times 10^5\) km/s.
  • The distance from Earth to Neptune is \(4.41 \times 10^9\) km.

Find the smallest possible warp \(n\) at which the spacecraft can travel.
You must show your working. [3]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 1 Q17

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

17 The density of gold is 19.3 g/cm³.

Sam has a gold nugget of volume 7.5 cm³.

Calculate the mass of the gold nugget.

.................... g [2]

Higher November 2022 Paper 6 Q16

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUpper & Lower Bounds

16 A plane flies from London to Tokyo.
The distance is 9600 km, correct to the nearest 100 km.
The plane travels at an average speed of 820 km/h, correct to the nearest 10 km/h.

Calculate the shortest possible flight time of the plane.
Give your answer in hours and minutes, correct to the nearest minute.
You must show your working. [5]

Higher November 2022 Paper 4 Q6

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

6

(a) A solid block of wood is a cuboid which measures 3 cm by 4 cm by 5 cm.
Its density is 0.65 g/cm3.

Work out the mass of the block of wood, in g. [2]

(b) Here are two areas.
Two irregular shapes: Area A is 0.12 m², Area B is 95 000 mm²

Not to scale

State which area is greater.
Show how you decide. [2]

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q24

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

24 A machine can dig, on average, 2 cm of tunnel each minute.
It operates 24 hours each day.

(a) Work out how many days it should take to dig a tunnel of length 3.5 km.
Give your answer to the nearest day. [4]
(b) The machine actually digs an average of 2.5 cm of tunnel each minute for most of the time and an average of 1.5 cm each minute for the rest of the time.

How would this affect your answer to part (a)? [1]

Foundation June 2022 Paper 3 Q18

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

18 The mass of a stone is 680 g.
The density of the stone is 1.6 g/cm\(^3\).

(a) Work out the volume of the stone, in cm\(^3\). [2]
(b) Write 1.6 g/cm\(^3\) in kg/m\(^3\). [1]

Higher June 2022 Paper 4 Q6

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound Measures

6 A machine can dig, on average, 2 cm of tunnel each minute.
It operates 24 hours each day.

(a) Work out how many days it should take to dig a tunnel of length 3.5 km.
Give your answer to the nearest day. [4]
(b) The machine actually digs an average of 2.5 cm of tunnel each minute for most of the time and an average of 1.5 cm each minute for the rest of the time.
How would this affect your answer to part (a)? [1]

Higher June 2022 Paper 6 Q6

OCRHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

6 The mass of a stone is 680 g.
The density of the stone is 1.6 g / cm³.

(a) Work out the volume of the stone. [2]
(b) Write 1.6 g / cm³ in kg / m³. [1]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 1 Q25

OCRFoundationCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

25 Frankie and Taylor travel the same distance from town A to town B.
Frankie travels at an average speed of 52 kilometres per hour (km/h).
Taylor travels at an average speed of 15 metres per second (m/s).
The journey takes Frankie 4 hours.

Calculate how long the journey takes Taylor.
Give your answer in hours and minutes, correct to the nearest minute.
You must show your working. [6]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 2 Q20

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresRounding

20 Force is measured in newtons (N).
A force of 198.5 N is applied to a rectangular surface of length 4.9 cm and width 4.1 cm.

Work out an estimate of the pressure, in N/cm\(^2\), applied to this rectangular surface.

[The formula for pressure is: \(\text{Pressure} = \dfrac{\text{Force}}{\text{Area}}\)] [4]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 3 Q19

OCRFoundationCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

19

(a) Amit says
My normal typing speed is 40 words per minute.
Therefore, I estimate that my normal typing speed is about 210 characters per minute.

Each letter, space and piece of punctuation counts as a character.

How many letters per word is Amit most likely to have used in making the estimate?
Show how you decide. [3]

(b) Amit starts some homework at their normal typing speed.
Amit types 52 words in 1 minute 12 seconds.
What may be true about the length of the words that Amit has just typed?
Show how you decide. [3]

Higher November 2021 Paper 5 Q10

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresRounding

10 Force is measured in newtons (N).
A force of 198.5 N is applied to a rectangular surface of length 4.9 cm and width 4.1 cm.

Work out an estimate of the pressure, in N/cm², applied to this rectangular surface.

[The formula for pressure is: Pressure \(= \dfrac{\text{Force}}{\text{Area}}\)] [4]

Higher November 2021 Paper 6 Q8

OCRHigherCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

8

(a) Train A travels 120 km at a constant speed of 80 km/h.
Train B travels 120 km at a constant speed of 50 km/h.

How many more minutes does train B take to travel 120 km than train A? [4]

(b) Train C has a speed of \(x\) km/h.

Write an algebraic expression for train C’s speed in metres per second. [2]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 3 Q20

OCRFoundationCurrent spec6 marksCompound Measures

20 A truck is used to transport some wood panels.

Each wood panel is a cuboid measuring 2.4 m by 1.2 m by 1.8 cm.

The density of each wood panel is 750 kg/m\(^3\).
The truck can carry 15 tonnes of these wood panels.

Calculate the maximum number of wood panels that the truck can carry.
Show how you decide. [6]

Higher November 2020 Paper 6 Q6

OCRHigherCurrent spec6 marksCompound Measures

6 A truck is used to transport some wood panels.
Each wood panel is a cuboid measuring 2.4 m by 1.2 m by 1.8 cm.
The density of each wood panel is 750 kg/m3.

The truck can carry 15 tonnes of these wood panels.

Calculate the maximum number of wood panels that the truck can carry.
Show how you decide. [6]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 2 Q6

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

6 Clara travels from her home to Stoke.

The distance from her home to Stoke is 100 miles.
She travels at an average speed of 50 miles per hour.
She stops for 20 minutes on the journey.

Clara arrives in Stoke at 10:10 am.

At what time did she leave home? [4]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 1 Q14

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

14 Dean drives a distance of 760 km in 9 hours.
Robert drives a distance of 559 km in 6 hours 30 minutes.

Who has the highest average speed?
Show how you decide.

.................. because .................. [4]

Higher November 2019 Paper 6 Q12

OCRHigherCurrent spec10 marksCompound MeasuresUpper & Lower Bounds

12

(a) Arron ran a distance of 5 km at an average speed of 2.2 m / s.

How long did Arron run for?
Give your answer in minutes and seconds, to the nearest second. [4]

(b) Claudine cycled a distance of 53 km in 2.7 hours.

The distance is measured correct to the nearest km.
The time is given correct to 1 decimal place.

Calculate the lower and upper bounds of her average speed.
Give your answers correct to 2 decimal places. [6]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 2 Q10

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

10 A man running at a constant speed of 5 metres per second takes 66 seconds to complete a particular distance.

A horse completes the same distance running at a constant speed of 15 metres per second.

Find the difference, in seconds, in the times taken by the man and by the horse to run this distance. [3]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 3 Q28

OCRFoundationCurrent spec7 marksCompound Measures

28

(a) Simplify.
(i) \(h^3 \times h^{-3}\) [1]
(ii) \(\dfrac{f^9}{f^3}\) [1]
(b) The length of each side of a plastic cube is \(2a\) millimetres.
The cube has mass \(32a^2\) grams.

Find an expression for the density of the cube in its simplest form.
Give the units of your answer. [5]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 2 Q16

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

16

(a) A sunflower grows at a rate of 4 cm each day.

How many days does it take to grow from a height of 80 cm to more than 1.06 m? [3]

(b) If the sunflower grows at a faster rate, how would this affect your answer to part (a)? [1]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 1 Q15

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksCompound Measures

15 Anna and Paddy take part in the same fun run.
Anna completed the fun run in 2 hours.
Her average speed was 6 kilometres per hour.
Paddy completed the fun run in 90 minutes.

(a) Work out Paddy’s average speed in kilometres per hour. [4]
(b) Anna says

Because I stopped for drinks, my average running speed was faster than 6 kilometres per hour.

Give one reason to support Anna’s statement. [1]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 3 Q13

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

13 Delroy drives 240 miles.
His car averages 40 miles per gallon of petrol.
Petrol costs £1.30 per litre.
1 gallon is 4.5 litres.

How much does Delroy spend on petrol for this journey? [4]

Higher June 2019 Paper 5 Q4

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound MeasuresUnits & Time

4

(a) A sunflower grows at a rate of 4 cm each day.

How many days does it take to grow from a height of 80 cm to more than 1.06 m? [3]

(b) If the sunflower grows at a faster rate, how would this affect your answer to part (a)? [1]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 1 Q22

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksCompound MeasuresShow That & ProofUnits & Time

22 Hector can run 400 metres in 66 seconds.

(a) Use this information to show that he could run 5 kilometres in less than 14 minutes. [4]
(b) Hector tries to run 5 kilometres in less than 14 minutes.

Give one reason why he might not achieve this. [1]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 3 Q20

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksCompound Measures

20 A bee flies from its hive to a flower at a constant speed of 7.5 metres per second for 10 seconds.
The bee then takes 15 seconds to fly back to the hive.
Assume the bee always flies in a straight line.

(a) Ignoring the time spent at the flower, work out the overall average speed of the bee in its flight from the hive to the flower and back. [4]
(b) If the bee is not assumed to fly in a straight line, how might your answer be affected? [1]

Higher November 2018 Paper 5 Q5

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

5 The depth of water in a garden pond is 57.8 cm.
The depth decreases by 0.3 cm per day.

(a) Assume the depth continues to decrease at the same rate.

After how many days will the depth reach 54.2 cm? [3]

(b) If the depth of water decreases at a slower rate, what effect will this have on your answer to part (a)? [1]

Higher November 2018 Paper 5 Q4

OCRHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

4 A solid metal block has mass 500 g and volume 125 cm\(^3\).

Work out the density of the block.
Give the units of your answer. [3]

Higher November 2018 Paper 4 Q2

2 Hector can run 400 metres in 66 seconds.

(a) Use this information to show that he could run 5 kilometres in less than 14 minutes. [4]
(b) Hector tries to run 5 kilometres in less than 14 minutes.
Give one reason why he might not achieve this. [1]

Foundation June 2018 Paper 1 Q19

OCRFoundationCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

19 The scale diagram below shows two cities, P and Q.

Scale diagram in a box labelled Scale: 1 cm represents 125 km, with point P near the top left and point Q to the lower right

A plane departs from P at 09 47 and arrives at Q at 12 07.

(a) Work out the average speed, in kilometres per hour, of the plane. [5]
(b) Give one reason why your answer may be inaccurate. [1]

Foundation June 2018 Paper 2 Q17

OCRFoundationCurrent spec6 marksCompound Measures

17 Viraj cycled from his home to visit his aunt.
He drew this graph to show his journey.
He stopped at a shop 7 km from his home.

Distance-time graph. Time (minutes) 0 to 60; distance from home (kilometres) 0 (Home) to 12 (Aunt). Straight line from (0, 0) to (20, 7), horizontal to (32, 7), then straight line to (58, 12)
(a) State one assumption that Viraj made when he drew his graph. [1]
(b) For how long did Viraj stop at the shop? [1]
(c) Work out Viraj’s average speed between his home and the shop.
Give your answer in metres per minute. [3]
(d) How can you tell, without doing any calculations, that Viraj’s average speed between his home and the shop is greater than his average speed between the shop and his aunt? [1]

Higher June 2018 Paper 4 Q5

OCRHigherCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

5 The scale diagram below shows two cities, P and Q.

Scale diagram in a box with the note Scale: 1 cm represents 125 km; point P near the top left and point Q near the bottom right

A plane departs from P at 09 47 and arrives at Q at 12 07.

(a) Work out the average speed, in kilometres per hour, of the plane. [5]
(b) Give one reason why your answer may be inaccurate. [1]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 1 Q16

OCRFoundationCurrent spec6 marksCompound MeasuresShow That & ProofUnits & Time

16 Donald swims 3 lengths of a swimming pool in 93 seconds.

(a) Use this information to show that he could swim 100 lengths in under 55 minutes. [4]
(b) What assumption did you make in part (a)? [1]
(c) Donald tries to swim the 100 lengths in under 55 minutes.

Suggest one reason why he might not achieve this. [1]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 1 Q11

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

11 Students deliver catalogues and leaflets to houses.
One day, they have to deliver 360 catalogues and 1440 leaflets.

Each student can deliver either 15 catalogues or 80 leaflets in 1 hour.
Each student can only work for 8 hours.

Work out the minimum number of students needed. [4]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 3 Q6

OCRFoundationCurrent spec7 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

6

(a) Lucy and Ben share £42.
Lucy’s share is £30.

Write the ratio   Lucy’s share : Ben’s share   in its simplest form. [2]

(b) The ratio 2.5 metres to 70 centimetres can be written in the form 1 : \(n\).

Find the value of \(n\). [2]

(c) Water flows at a steady rate from a tap.
It takes 50 seconds to fill a 5 litre watering can from this tap.

The rate at which water flows from the tap is halved.

(i) Complete.

5 litres = …………… cm\(^3\) [1]

(ii) Find the rate at which the water is now flowing from the tap.

Give your answer in cubic centimetres per second (cm\(^3\)/s). [2]

Higher November 2017 Paper 4 Q1

1 Donald swims 3 lengths of a swimming pool in 93 seconds.

(a) Use this information to show that he could swim 100 lengths in under 55 minutes. [4]
(b) What assumption did you make in part (a)? [1]
(c) Donald tries to swim the 100 lengths in under 55 minutes.

Suggest one reason why he might not achieve this. [1]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 3 Q18

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCompound Measures

18 A village has a population of 4200 and a population density of 700 people per km\(^2\).
An estate is built next to the village.
The estate has an area of 2 km\(^2\) and a population density of 800 people per km\(^2\).

Work out the population density for the village and the estate together. [4]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 2 Q15

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

15 The graph shows Mia’s journey from her home to university.

Distance–time graph: distance from home in kilometres (0 to 160) against time from 0900 to after 1100. Mia travels from home (0 km at 0900) to 70 km, stops, then travels to university at 160 km

Calculate Mia’s average speed for the whole journey. [3]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 1 Q12

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCompound Measures

12 Trish and Marc both cycled the same distance.

Trish completed the distance in 2 hours.
Her average speed was 16 miles per hour.

Marc completed the distance in 4 hours.

Find Marc’s average speed for the journey. [2]

Higher June 2017 Paper 6 Q8

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksCompound Measures

8 The object below is made from a square-based pyramid joined to a cuboid.

A square-based pyramid on top of a cuboid; the cuboid has base side 4 cm and height 8 cm, and the total height of the object is 13 cm

The base of the cuboid and the base of the pyramid are both squares of side 4 cm.
The height of the cuboid is 8 cm and the total height of the object is 13 cm.
The total mass of the object is 158 g.

The cuboid is made from wood with density 0.67 g/cm\(^3\).
The pyramid is made from granite.

Calculate the density of the granite.

[The volume of a pyramid is \(\frac{1}{3}\) × area of base × perpendicular height.] [5]

Higher June 2017 Paper 5 Q2

OCRHigherCurrent spec3 marksCompound Measures

2 The graph shows Mia’s journey from her home to university.

Distance–time graph: distance from home in kilometres from 0 (home) to 160 (university) up, time from 0900 to after 1100 across; a straight line from (0900, 0) to 70 km, a horizontal section, then a straight line up to 160 km at 1130

Calculate Mia’s average speed for the whole journey. [3]