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LGCSE Core Mathematics · Paper 1 · June 2025
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(b) 2.5
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(a) Work out 2⁄5 − 1⁄6.
LCM of 5 and 6 is 30.
2⁄5 = 12⁄30
1⁄6 = 5⁄30
12⁄30 − 5⁄30 = 7⁄30
(b) Work out 1.25 ÷ 0.5.
Multiply both by 10: 12.5 ÷ 5
= 2.5
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Evaluate 1⁄10 × 6 ÷ 30%.
Convert 30% to a fraction: 30% = 3⁄10
Rewrite: 6⁄10 ÷ 3⁄10
Multiply by the reciprocal:
6⁄10 × 10⁄3 = 6⁄3 = 2
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Express 605 as a product of its prime factors.
605 ÷ 5 = 121
121 ÷ 11 = 11
So 605 = 5 × 11 × 11 = 5 × 112
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Write 331⁄3% as a fraction in its simplest form.
Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction:
331⁄3 = 100⁄3
Divide by 100 to remove the percentage sign:
100⁄3 ÷ 100 = 100⁄3 × 1⁄100 = 1⁄3
(b) a = v2 − u2⁄2x
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Given v2 = u2 + 2ax.
(a) Find v when u = 8, a = 4 and x = 10.
v2 = 82 + 2(4)(10)
v2 = 64 + 80 = 144
v = √144 = 12
(b) Make a the subject of the formula.
v2 − u2 = 2ax
a = v2 − u2⁄2x
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Describe the locus represented by line l.
The arcs shown at Q indicate that line l divides angle PQR into two equal angles.
The locus is the angle bisector of angle PQR — the set of all points equidistant from lines QP and QR.
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Find the area of the shaded region in the form a + bπ.
Triangle OAB has base AB = 22 cm and height OC = 6 cm (radius perpendicular to tangent).
Area of triangle OAB = 1⁄2 × 22 × 6 = 66 cm2
The sector has central angle ∠AOC + ∠BOC = 60° + 60° = 120°.
Area of sector = 120⁄360 × π × 62 = 1⁄3 × 36π = 12π cm2
Shaded area = 66 − 12π
(b) 3⁄4
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(a) Work out 3.2 × 108 − 1.5 × 107 in standard form.
Rewrite 1.5 × 107 as 0.15 × 108.
3.2 × 108 − 0.15 × 108 = (3.2 − 0.15) × 108
= 3.05 × 108
(b) Work out (17⁄9)−1/2.
Convert 17⁄9 to an improper fraction: 16⁄9
(16⁄9)−1/2 = (9⁄16)1/2
= √9⁄√16 = 3⁄4
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A car travels 75 km in 1 hour 15 minutes. Calculate the speed in km/h.
Time = 1 hour 15 minutes = 115⁄60 = 1.25 hours
Speed = Distance⁄Time = 75⁄1.25 = 60 km/h
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Solve 3x − 1 = 11.
3x = 11 + 1
3x = 12
x = 4
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Solve the simultaneous equations:
2x = 1⁄3y … (1)
y = 9x − 3 … (2)
From (1): y = 6x
Substitute into (2):
6x = 9x − 3
3 = 3x
x = 1
y = 6(1) = 6
(b) 118°
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(a) Calculate the length of BC.
By Pythagoras: BC2 = AB2 + AC2
BC2 = 82 + 152 = 64 + 225 = 289
BC = √289 = 17 km
(b) Calculate the bearing of C from B.
Angle at B in triangle ABC = 180° − 90° − 28° = 62°
The north line at B is vertically up. BA points due south (bearing 180°).
Angle from BA to BC = 62°, measured clockwise toward C.
Bearing of C from B = 180° − 62° = 118°
Donkeys: 20°
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Complete the pie chart table.
Total animals = 12 + 18 + 4 + 2 = 36
Sector angle per animal = 360°⁄36 = 10°
Horses: 4 × 10° = 40°
Donkeys: 2 × 10° = 20°
Check: 120° + 180° + 40° + 20° = 360° ✓
(b) a = 6
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(a) Find the length of line segment AB where A(1, 3) and B(2, 4).
AB = √((2 − 1)2 + (4 − 3)2)
= √(12 + 12)
= √2
(b) Find the x-coordinate of C(a, 8).
Gradient of AB = 4 − 3⁄2 − 1 = 1
Since the points are collinear, the gradient of BC is also 1:
8 − 4⁄a − 2 = 1
4⁄a − 2 = 1
a − 2 = 4
a = 6
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Calculate the size of one of the four equal angles.
Interior angle sum of a hexagon = (6 − 2) × 180° = 720°
Two angles are right angles: 2 × 90° = 180°
Remaining sum = 720° − 180° = 540°
The four equal angles each = 540°⁄4 = 135°
(b) b = 80°
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(a) Find the size of a°.
AB is tangent at A, so ∠OAB = 90°.
a = ∠OAB − ∠OAC = 90° − 50° = 40°
(b) Find the size of b°.
In triangle OAC: OA = OC (radii), so it's isosceles.
∠OCA = ∠OAC = 50°
∠AOC = 180° − 50° − 50° = 80°
b = 80°