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Maths exam IGCSE - HIGHER TIER - PAPER 3H AND PAPER 4H POST DISCUSSION.

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Mazzini
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Last year the A* boundary was 82% and the A boundary was 64%. I've just looked through those papers and they were easier (I think) than our ones so I guess the A* boundary will be lower this year then?

Source: http://www.edexcel.com/iwantto/I%20want%20to%20%20Tasks/1106-International-GCSE-Grade-Boundaries.pdf
Original post by Umackjiggles
both solutions worked out so you will probably lose one mark (can't remember what it was out of). I found paper 4H much easier than 3H although I didn't find either of the papers particularly hard, they just required you to concentrate on the questions more than you usually would. I agree with you with regards to the grade boundary not going below 79, I think it will be around 81-82 on account of the "easier" paper 4H.


ahh right ok, well it was out of 5, and even with that mark lost looks like im on for about 84/100 on paper 4H and 81/100 on paper 3H - enough for A*? and yeah i mean last question had me fooled on 4H but i just wasnt concentrating enough for both papers sadly. yea i dont think it will go to 82, as that was June 2011 grade boundaries and those sets were amazingly easy, but yes somehere between 79-81 :smile:
Original post by Mazzini
Last year the A* boundary was 82% and the A boundary was 64%. I've just looked through those papers and they were easier (I think) than our ones so I guess the A* boundary will be lower this year then?

Source: http://www.edexcel.com/iwantto/I%20want%20to%20%20Tasks/1106-International-GCSE-Grade-Boundaries.pdf


yes i agree
Reply 983
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TaranC
anyone got the paper yet?
nope im relying on gabriel 41 to get it! lol :P
Original post by Fas
they are generally OK with Graphs being in pencil, but working out and stuff must be in black pen! and dont worry if youve done it all in pencil, i heard that instead of getting 0% your paper gets sent back and you go over the pencil with a black pen with a dude looking over your shoulder, then you send it back for marking? i heard this is what happens but not sure


they will just not mark it electronically, but mark it by hand,
are you mocking this guy or just dumb?
Original post by Fas
nope im relying on gabriel 41 to get it! lol :P


Thank you for putting trust in me; give me a rating and here goes the blank (raw) copy of the paper (check a few posts from now and you'll find the paper). Kaur will solve it in the next few hours and we'll have our estimated grade boundaries as well as the answers
(edited 11 years ago)
Original post by GeorgeHarber
they will just not mark it electronically, but mark it by hand,
are you mocking this guy or just dumb?


no im trying to be of help to him, i was not aware that they mark it by hand as this is just what i heard - i dont particularly find your comments useful at all, havent you got something better to do than to come on here and just berate people for the fun of it?
Reply 988
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Bloke1
Realised with about 3 minutes to go that there was a question on the back .I wanted to kill myself. No idea why i didn't realise there was another question
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TaranC
Original post by Bloke1
Realised with about 3 minutes to go that there was a question on the back .I wanted to kill myself. No idea why i didn't realise there was another question


what was the question??
Guys find maths paper 4H of May 2012 edexcel igcse exam attached. Kaur is currently working on the answers and the answers will be uploaded in a few hours. Hope grade boundaries are low for this year as the papers weren't that easy; however, 4H wasn't that tough though. Please guys make me a "respected member" give me a rating. It's really hard work getting this paper guys.
07a_4MA0_4H_-_May_2012.pdf232.5KB
Original post by TaranC
what was the question??


the one with the cylinder where you had to find the radius (5 marks)
Original post by mostem
no from sam's house back to his house was 40km and time was like 1.25 or something so 40/1.25 is your answer s=d/t


Original post by gabriel 41
It was 39 km and 78 min; I don't know how you've got 40 km


It was 39 km and 75 minutes (as he left at 16:00 and reached home at 17:15).
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H!story
Original post by gabriel 41
Ok I got 190 as well don't worry; let's hope it's not 200


Dude I swear the histogram question was something close to 20% and you get like 200 something people. The only possible way to calculate the percentage is by counting the squares which is really really stupid.
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Tazxx_xx
Original post by gabriel 41
Guys find maths paper 4H of May 2012 edexcel igcse exam attached. Kaur is currently working on the answers and the answers will be uploaded in a few hours. Hope grade boundaries are low for this year as the papers weren't that easy; however, 4H wasn't that tough though. Please guys make me a "respected member" give me a rating. It's really hard work getting this paper guys.


Thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!! :biggrin:


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Original post by Fas
the one with the cylinder where you had to find the radius (5 marks)


For this question I did volume of 2 spheres + volume of empty space = volume of cylinder. Please tell me whether this is right or wrong. :confused:

Because when I solved the equation like that I yet got r=2.5. So my method is right isn't it?
(edited 11 years ago)
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Tazxx_xx
Original post by H!story
Dude I swear the histogram question was something close to 20% and you get like 200 something people. The only possible way to calculate the percentage is by counting the squares which is really really stupid.


Yeah, wasn't it 90/500 squares? Which would equal 18%


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Original post by Tazxx_xx
Yeah, wasn't it 90/500 squares? Which would equal 18%


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yea that is right it was definitely 18% ( i originally made a silly mistake and got 22% lol, but then checked it and edited :P), there is no way aswell the total people was 190, it was definitely 200!! 0.4 people a square, multiplied by 500 squares gives 200
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desslop
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Original post by JKStudies
How is last question 2.5 ? I done volume of cylinder - the volune they gave = 2[sphere volume]
Then rearranged to find r ? And u got 5.36


because the question says the volume of the cylinder without the spheres is 125/6 pi or something. So in the equation you have to add the volume of the cylinder to the volume of the spheres. So its something like pi r squared h = 125/6 pi + 4/3 pi r cubed * 2.
Original post by Fas
yea that is right it was definitely 18% ( i originally made a silly mistake and got 22% lol, but then checked it and edited :P), there is no way aswell the total people was 190, it was definitely 200!! 0.4 people a square, multiplied by 500 squares gives 200


I'm pretty sure it was 3.6 large squares / 19 large squares which gave an answer of 18.9%. Is this what you mean when you say you got 18%?

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