Problem solving
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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