Unofficial mark scheme for Edexcel Maths Paper 1- Higher 2023

I'm just making an unofficial mark scheme for us to add too cause I haven't seen anyone else make one. We can discuss the answers in the chat below but I'm gonna add the answers that I've seen on other maths forums for now :smile:

- some of the questions may be in the wrong order!

1) division with decimals - 56.4 (3 marks)
2) fractions - 4 7/8 (3 marks)
3)125 surface area of cube is 150 cm2 find the volume (4 marks)
4) frequency polygon (2 marks)
5) pressure(cylinder) question- 3 (3 marks)
6) 20% holiday question - £1200 ( 2 marks)
7)the pentagon question -140degrees (3 marks)
8)
9)scatter graph
a) as age increases weight increases-its a positive correlation (1 mark)
b) 4 months (2 marks)
10) a)venn diagram (1 mark)
b)7/10 (2 marks)
11) simultaneous equations graph x=6 y=-2 (1 mark)
12) probability of losing = 62/72 = 31/36 ( 2 marks)
13) direct proportionality- y=80 (3 marks)
14) indices question
a) 4^-2 (2 marks)
b) this was 8^(5/3) - 9^(3/2) = 5 (2 marks)
15) 2 perpendicular line question k=3 (3 marks)
16)the sphere 10 square root 2 (4 marks)
17) make x the subject x= -3y-28/5y-8 (4 marks)
18) carrots -30p
Tomatoes -54p (4 marks)
19) dessert question - 7 (2 marks)
20) functions
a) (5x-2)^2 (2 marks)
b) 55 (3 marks)
21) circle theorem - 71° (4 marks)
22) plane/ cuboid question - 30 degrees (2 marks )
23) (10root3 + 27) / 39 (4 marks)
24) inequalities -2.5<x<4/3 (5 marks)

(edited 11 months ago)

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Reply 1

A.23

If you guys can remember anymore answers or think that any of the ones I've added so far are wrong then I'll edit it !

Reply 2

Sara_hussain

How many marks were for circle theorem

Reply 3

Sara_hussain

And if I wrote 39 how many marks can I get

Reply 4

Alice._tl

For number 2 i thought it asked for it as a mixed number??

Reply 5

Smcgfx

What was the question for number 2?

Reply 6

A.23

Original post by Alice._tl

For number 2 i thought it asked for it as a mixed number??

Nooo did it ! I think my mind might of got mixed up with the definition of mixed number then 🥲

Reply 7

Alice._tl

Original post by Smcgfx

What was the question for number 2?

it was subtracting decimals, i thought it said to leave it as a mixed number though so i got 4 and 7/8

Reply 8

Sara_hussain

Original post by Smcgfx

What was the question for number 2?

7 3/8-2 1/2

That's calm

What did youse get for the last question?

Reply 11

hyekura

Original post by Sara_hussain

And if I wrote 39 how many marks can I get

Circle theorem was 39 tho hes wrong.

Reply 12

Smcgfx

If I wrote 4 and 14/16 for mixed fractions instead of 7/8 is it still correct

Reply 13

A.23

Original post by hyekura

Circle theorem was 39 tho shes wrong.

My bad it's just cause I saw a lot of other people get 71 and someone shared their working too. Just wondering how you got 39?

Reply 14

johndoe11111

Original post by Alice._tl

For number 2 i thought it asked for it as a mixed number??

Yes 4 and 7/8

39 is wrong

Original post by A.23

My bad it's just cause I saw a lot of other people get 71 and someone shared their working too. Just wondering how you got 39?

Basically, its alternatesegment theorem to get 51 on the part of the shape thats touching the tangent, then you subtract that from 90 to get 39.

Reply 17

A.23

Original post by hyekura

Basically, its alternatesegment theorem to get 51 on the part of the shape thats touching the tangent, then you subtract that from 90 to get 39.

Ohhhh yeah I remember getting that too- but I changed it at the end 🥲 wait I'll share the picture of the person who got 71's working out

Reply 18

ca.tlin

for the carrots and tomatoes one, instead of solving it with 9c = 5t i accidentally did 5c = 9t, do you think i would get any carry through or method marks? i solved the rest of it using simultaneous equations and would have got the right answer other than that mistake