Could YOU pass GCSE maths?

Published on: August 24, 2017

By Anthony Joseph for MailOnline

Published: 21:23 BST, 24 August 2017 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 24 August 2017

Schoolchildren across England, Wales and Northern Ireland were today handed their GCSE results.

Girls raced ahead of boys with two thirds of the top new ‘grade 9’ marks awarded to female pupils, as overall pass rates plunged following the biggest shake-up of exams in a generation.

Under the overhaul, traditional A* to G grades are being gradually replaced in England with a 9 to 1 system. The key GCSEs of English and maths are the first to move across, with other subjects following over the next two years.

It follows education reforms in England led by former education secretary Michael Gove six years ago, with the overhaul of GCSEs from 2013 expected to ‘set higher expectations’, and ‘demand more from all students’.

But how would you fare in a GCSE maths exam? MailOnline has taken a selection of 10 questions from the actual maths paper to see if you would pass.

Answers at the bottom.

10.

ANSWERS

1. C

2. 15/35

3. 40mins = 2/3 and 2+1/4 = 135mins

4. 100.53 cm²

5. Bus. His car expenses are £21.41 per week Mr Jones travels 121 miles per week, which uses 3.74 gallons of petrol. This equates to 16.85 litres of fuel, costing £21.41 altogether

6. 1 2 4 8

7. Isosceles

8. 204

9. 11 tickets

10. 10,000