plumiAlgebraic notation: Edexcel GCSE Maths questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Maths exam question on A1 Algebraic notation, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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- June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9 (3 marks): Greg is x years old. Greg is 5 years older than Katy. (a) Write down an expression, in terms of x , for Katy’s age. Carl is twice as old as Greg. (b) Write down
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q5 (1 mark): Complete the statement below to make it correct. × m = 2m
- November 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q14 (7 marks): (a) Simplify 4c + 7d + 3c − d (b) Solve 5(2m − 6) = 40 m = There are x sweets in a box. There are y sweets in a packet. (c) Write an expression, in terms of x a
- November 2021, Paper 3 Foundation, Q6 (3 marks): (a) Simplify a×b× 4 (b) Simplify 4x + 3 – x + 5
- June 2019, Paper 1 Foundation, Q13 (1 mark): The length of a line is x centimetres. Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the length of the line in millimetres.
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7 (1 mark): There are y boats on a lake. There are 7 people in each boat. Write an expression, in terms of y, for the total number of people in the boats.
- June 2017, Paper 3 Foundation, Q2 (2 marks): Cups are sold in packs and in boxes. There are 12 cups in each pack. There are 18 cups in each box. Alison buys p packs of cups and b boxes of cups. Write down
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