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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A · Foundation (Papers 1F and 2F) · Numbers and the number system

Set language and notation

Marks, papers and a question to try for 4MA1 Foundation set language and notation.

All sittings since 2019

In the papers analysed (January 2019 to November 2025, 52 papers).

What the papers show

Share of marks
1.8% of the marks analysed
How often
On 29 of 52 papers analysed
Which papers
Paper 1F (calculator allowed), Paper 2F (calculator allowed)
Usual command words
list, complete the diagram, explain, give a reason, write down
Difficulty
on the harder side (3.4 on a scale from 1, the easiest, to 5)
Last seen
November 2025

A question to try

One generated question on set language and notation. Type your answer; you see the working after you have had a go.

Generated for 4MA1 Foundation. A small sample: it does not measure your whole course.

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