Activity networks and critical paths: Edexcel A‑Level Further Maths questions

Edexcel A-Level Further Maths past-paper questions on 3.1 Activity networks and critical paths, 2018–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available. Add MadAsMaths questions to your practice, or browse them separately by topic and difficulty.

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June 2025, Decision 1, Q6 (13 marks): A(2) D(7) H(6) J(2) M(7) L(10) I(10) K(6) F(5) E(4) G(5) B(4) C(3) Figure 3 A project is modelled by the activity network shown in Figure 3. The activities are
June 2025, AS Decision 1, Q2 (8 marks): 2 Activity Immediately preceding activities A - B - C - D B E A, B F B G B H C, D I G, H J E K E, F, I L G, H M G, H (a) Explain how you can deduce from the pre
June 2024, Decision 1, Q6 (11 marks): The precedence table below shows the 12 activities required to complete a project. Activity Immediately preceding activities A – B – C – D A E A, B, C F A, B, C
June 2023, Decision 1, Q2 (7 marks): A(3) D(7) G(4) B(5) E(1) H(1) C(4) F(2) Figure 3 The network in Figure 3 shows the activities that need to be undertaken to complete a project. Each activity is
June 2023, Decision 1, Q6 (9 marks): The precedence table below shows the twelve activities required to complete a project. Activity Immediately preceding activities A – B – C – D A E A, B F D, E G
June 2023, AS Decision 1, Q2 (10 marks): A(6) B(10) C(7) D(7) E(8) F(11) G(5) H(9) I(2) J(6) K(9) L(5) 1 3 7 4 6 8 2 5 Figure 1 A project is modelled by the activity network shown in Figure 1. The acti
June 2022, Decision 1, Q5 (14 marks): 4 D(x) A(4) C(7) E(4) G(3) H(5) J(7) K(6) B(5) 14 22 11 0 7 16 F(x) Figure 2 The network in Figure 2 shows the activities that need to be completed for a projec
June 2022, AS Decision 1, Q2 (8 marks): Activity Immediately preceding activities A – B – C – D – E A F A, B, C G C H C I E J E, F, G K D, H (a) Draw the activity network described in the precedence t
November 2021, Decision 1, Q2 (9 marks): D(2) B(6) C(10) A(4) E(4) F(5) G(6) H(7) I(2) K(6) L(7) M(5) J(7) Figure 2 A project is modelled by the activity network shown in Figure 2. The activities are r
November 2021, Decision 1, Q7 (8 marks): A G F E D C B H Figure 5 Figure 5 shows a partially completed activity network for a project that consists of 14 activities. (a) Complete the precedence table i
November 2020, Decision 1, Q2 (15 marks): A(6) B(7) C(5) G(4) H(3) D(4) E(5) I(4) F(3) K(5) L(6) J(6) Figure 1 The network in Figure 1 shows the activities that need to be undertaken to complete a proje
November 2020, AS Decision 1, Q2 (14 marks): D(6) E(8) F(5) G(3) H(7) A(5) B(3) C(4) I(8) J(9) K(6) Figure 1 A project is modelled by the activity network shown in Figure 1. The activities are represented
June 2019, Decision 1, Q4 (9 marks): Early event time Late event time Key: 25 A(8) D(11) I(6) E(5) K(6) J(4) L(7) F(8) B(6) C(7) G(10) H(x) M(6) Figure 3 The network in Figure 3 shows the activitie
June 2019, Decision 1, Q5 (6 marks): Activity Immediately preceding activities A – B – C – D A E C F B, C, D G A H B, C, D I B, C, D, G J B, C, D, G K E, H (a) Draw the activity network described i
June 2019, AS Decision 1, Q3 (7 marks): Activity Immediately preceding activities A - B - C A D A E A F B, C G B, C H D I D, E, F, G J D, E, F, G K G (a) Draw the activity network described in the pre

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