Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 13th June 2012

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  1. R4INBOW's Avatar
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    I'm not recognising some of the questions mentioned on this thread did I like miss out a few pages or something?


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    Re: Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 11th June 2012
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    Thats over half, I thought it would only be 30 or 40 at the most for a C
    out of 200?
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    Re: Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 11th June 2012
    Question 12 about the juice carton being turned on its side, does anyone dispute the answer of 4? I got 2cm.
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    Re: Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 11th June 2012
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    out of 200?
    Oh! Sorry, yeah- that should be fine because I'm desperately hoping for a C, and 60/200 sounds okay. It all depends on grade boundaries for this year though- fingers crossed.
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    Oh! Sorry, yeah- that should be fine because I'm desperately hoping for a C, and 60/200 sounds okay. It all depends on grade boundaries for this year though- fingers crossed.
    oh right. i asked my teacher and she said its roughly 24/100 on each paper for a C so i think we should be safe
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    Re: Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 11th June 2012
    (Original post by R4INBOW)
    I'm not recognising some of the questions mentioned on this thread did I like miss out a few pages or something?


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    which ones do you not recognise? If they are all on one double page I suppose it might be likely....
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    Re: Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 11th June 2012
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    oh right. i asked my teacher and she said its roughly 24/100 on each paper for a C so i think we should be safe
    Yay! I'm hoping thats correct, because I didn't the juice box question, the circle therom and all the other A-A* questions. I think you pick up marks for doing the right proceedure even if you get the awnser wrong.
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    Re: Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 11th June 2012
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    Yay! I'm hoping thats correct, because I didn't the juice box question, the circle therom and all the other A-A* questions. I think you pick up marks for doing the right proceedure even if you get the awnser wrong.
    i didnt do them either but the calculator paper is supposed to be easier so im aiming for around 40 marks on it which will hopefully secure a C
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    Re: Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 11th June 2012
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    oh right. i asked my teacher and she said its roughly 24/100 on each paper for a C so i think we should be safe
    Are you sure?! That's incredibly low for a C. Was the paper really that difficult?
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    (Original post by dav.h96)
    varactas, i worked out the LCM aswell, which was 120 minutes so surely you add on 2 hours? i got 11:00am i think, i may be wrong though
    I got 11:00am if you wrote 10:20 I think it was 3 marks you probably would get 2


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    Re: Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 11th June 2012
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    i didnt do them either but the calculator paper is supposed to be easier so im aiming for around 40 marks on it which will hopefully secure a C
    I sure hope so- I know I can't get into any law uni without a C in maths. Good luck
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    Re: Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 11th June 2012
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    Are you sure?! That's incredibly low for a C. Was the paper really that difficult?
    im not sure as she said its roughly around that much but i think it would be around 60/200 for a c
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    lol, good luck to you too
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    (Original post by tinkerbell1109)
    Also, I need some tips to pace myself in the exam as I found yesterday I was rushing slightly. Did anybody else feel like it was alot to do in the 1hr 45 mins? The questions seemed longer to me. How do I ensure I have enough time to check through all my answers and avoid silly mistakes? Please help =)
    I thought it was a lot to do! There were quite a lot of trick questions where you really had to read the questions and you also had to draw a lot of graphs and diagrams! I had no time to check my answers and also left the cylinder question out!


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    what did people get for the question about that orange juice carton?? cos i got rather confused..
    I didn't get it either but I did it with like 1 minute to go and got 4 but my twin did it and got 2.4 so not sure what the answer is


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    which ones do you not recognise? If they are all on one double page I suppose it might be likely....
    Like I don't recognise any of these arc questions >.>


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    Re: Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 11th June 2012
    I don't know how to put this but say for example I didn't do well on this paper but did better on the calculator one you could still get a C right?
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    Re: Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 11th June 2012
    Sorry to be a fool but the guys who got 80+ did you add on the method marks you may have gotten even if you got the question wrong or are your marks purely based on the mark scheme
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    Re: Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 11th June 2012
    For the cylinder question, I wrote down the formulas and simlified it a bit but didn't get the final answer, I should still get some marks for the method right?
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    Re: Edexcel GCSE Mathematics 1MA0/H (New Spec Functional Skills) 11th June 2012
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    For the cylinder question, I wrote down the formulas and simlified it a bit but didn't get the final answer, I should still get some marks for the method right?
    Yep thats exactly what I did, I think we should get 2 marks
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