GCSE Maths exam November 2013

Did everyone get 7 containers for 80l of compost? And x=0.6 and 4.2 for the graph?please

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Also does anyone have an idea of the grade boundaries because I know some schools pulled out weaker kids so the grade boundaries might go up

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Original post by TJB12345

I thought it was okay. I couldn't answer the one where you had to make x the subject and I used the quadratic formula instead of factorizing for the last one. Apparently I got the one with the trapezium wrong as well because I used scale factor 1.5 (6÷4) when actually it was scale factor 2.5 (10÷4). How did you find it?

Oh my god! Exactly the same with me! I couldn't do the rearranging to formula and I accidently read the last question wrong!
Oh yeah for the trapezium one I got the sf as 2.5
I don't know if the grade boundaries will be high or not?

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Original post by DaanD10

Did everyone get 7 containers for 80l of compost? And x=0.6 and 4.2 for the graph?please

I got 7 for the compost but i can't remember what I got for the graph.. Think it was like something and 4.25

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thenextchemist

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Original post by TJB12345

I thought it was okay. I couldn't answer the one where you had to make x the subject and I used the quadratic formula instead of factorizing for the last one. Apparently I got the one with the trapezium wrong as well because I used scale factor 1.5 (6÷4) when actually it was scale factor 2.5 (10÷4). How did you find it?

OMG are you sure!
I put the scale factor down as 1.5.
It has to be 1.5, it can't be 2.5!!!!
I need to ask my teacher!
lol, I learnt factorising at the last minute, so everything was good!
I need a high A for an overall A*! :smile:

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thenextchemist

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Original post by Berry14

I did this one too. How do you think it was?

Yeah, it was okay.
A bit easy, but there were some challenging questions.
I definitely think the grade boundaries are going to go up.

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thenextchemist

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Original post by DaanD10

Did everyone get 7 containers for 80l of compost? And x=0.6 and 4.2 for the graph?please

YAY!
I got 7 containers!
I got x= 0.7 and 4.2! :smile:

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Original post by Bloom77

Yeah, it was okay.
A bit easy, but there were some challenging questions.
I definitely think the grade boundaries are going to go up.

Why?! I need to get 1 mark in an A to get an A* overall! I know at least 8 marks that I've lost due to me being stupid. Would this still be safe do you recon?

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Original post by Berry14

Why?! I need to get 1 mark in an A to get an A* overall! I know at least 8 marks that I've lost due to me being stupid. Would this still be safe do you recon?

I'm in a similar position, I need an A on this exam for an a*, but I've lost 7 marks to being stupid too :frown:

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Btw was the answer to the make 'x' the subject question x= (plus minus sign)square root something over something, if that makes any sense?

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Original post by DaanD10

Btw was the answer to the make 'x' the subject question x= (plus minus sign)square root something over something, if that makes any sense?

Yeah I found out the answer and it was something like that

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Original post by Berry14

Yeah I found out the answer and it was something like that

Ah you saviour! If the grade boundaries stay quite similar to previous years I think it was an okay exam :biggrin:

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Original post by DaanD10

Ah you saviour! If the grade boundaries stay quite similar to previous years I think it was an okay exam :biggrin:

I hope I've done enough :frown:

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Original post by Berry14

I hope I've done enough :frown:

Was the first answer a reflection in the y axis? And you will need to aim for about 60 marks for an A which is what I need too :smile:

, but I don't think GCSE grade is very related to what your A level grade will be, because the maths is so different

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Someone please say any answers they got today so i can compare to my answers

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Original post by DaanD10

Was the first answer a reflection in the y axis? And you will need to aim for about 60 marks for an A which is what I need too :smile:

, but I don't think GCSE grade is very related to what your A level grade will be, because the maths is so different

First answer I put reflection through line x=0
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I think I got about 70!

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Original post by Berry14

First answer I put reflection through line x=0
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I think I got about 70!

Y axis is x=0, I'm not sure if I'll drop marks for saying y axis though, and I think I got around 70ish too, do you know when the results come or is it different for each school? :s-smilie:

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