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GCSE exam preparation

The harder, multi-step questions from the end of the paper — across number, algebra, ratio, geometry, probability and statistics. No clock; full worked answers.

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How many questions?

In the bank for GCSE: 0 questions

What does it include?

  • Multi-step problems that combine two or more topics
  • Worded problems with several conditions to untangle
  • Ratio and proportion in context — recipes, best buys, exchange rates
  • Unfamiliar geometry — compound areas, angles that need a chain of reasoning
  • Reading and interpreting charts, tables and averages
  • "Show that" and "explain why" — reasoning, not just an answer

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