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Pearson Edexcel
GCE
In AS Further Mathematics (8FM0)
Paper 27 Decision Mathematics 1
Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme
Ace your Mocks!!!
, Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 17 May 2024
Afternoon
Paper
reference 8FM0/27
Further Mathematics
Advanced Subsidiary
Further Mathematics options
27: Decision Mathematics 1
(Part of options D, F, H and K)
You must have:
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Green), calculator,
D1 Answer Book (enclosed)
Candidates may use any calculator allowed by Pearson regulations.
Calculators must not have the facility for symbolic algebra manipulation,
differentiation and integration, or have retrievable mathematical
formulae stored in them.
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
• Fill in the boxes at the top of the answer book with your name, centre number
and candidate number.
• clearly
Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are
labelled.
• Answer the questions in the answer book provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You should show sufficient working to make your methods clear.
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
• Inexact answers should be given to three significant figures unless
otherwise stated.
• Do not return the question paper with the D1 Answer Book.
Information
•• AThebooklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
total mark for this part of the examination is 40. There are 4 questions.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
The list of eleven numbers shown above is to be sorted into descending order.
(a) Carry out a quick sort to produce the sorted list. You should show the result of each
pass and identify the pivots clearly.
(3)
(b) Use the first‑fit decreasing bin packing algorithm to pack the numbers into bins of
size 10
(3)
(c) Determine whether your answer to part (b) uses the minimum number of bins. You
must justify your answer.
(2)
A different list of eleven numbers is to be sorted into descending order using a bubble
sort. The list after the second pass is
4.5 5.6 3.8 6.7 5.4 1.6 4.8 9.1 3.3 1.7 1.5
(d) Explain how you know that at least one of the first two passes of the bubble sort
was not carried out correctly.
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 9 marks)
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