Edexcel IAL · Mathematics · WDM11 · Linear programming
Topic Questions: 5.1 Formulation of problems as linear programs. — WDM11 Linear programming
43 WDM11 Linear programming topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 16 papers (2019–2026). Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches this syllabus statement are counted, and the table shows which parts of each question are involved.
Core finding
This Linear programming syllabus point appears in 16 WDM11 papers across 2019–2026, contributing 43 topic questions and 139 marks. The most recent appearance is WDM11/01 January 2026. That equals 47.3% of the 91 topic questions and 47.1% of the 295 marks tagged to Linear programming. Only parts tagged to this subtopic are counted, so a four-part question can contribute one item and one part's marks. The table lists every matching question, its tagged parts and marks, with a link back to the paper page. Sessions are newest first, so the statement can be traced back through the full paper history.
Topic questions by session
Newest sessions first. Parts and marks count only the parts tagged to this subtopic; “x of y parts” shows how much of the question is tagged elsewhere. Select the paper cell to open the matching question on the paper page, or use Go to Practice Hub to answer that exact question in the Interactive Practice Hub.
| Paper | Question | Type | Parts | Marks | Difficulty | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDM11/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Linear Programming Formulation - Edexcel IAL D1 Jan 2026 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 part | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Linear Programming Formulation and Graphical Solution - Edexcel IAL D1 Jan 2026 Q5 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a), (c)) | 2 of 13 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Formulation and Calculations of Linear Programming in Three Variables - Edexcel IAL D1 Jan 2026 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 9 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Linear Programming Formulation and Graphical Solution - Edexcel IAL D1 2025 Q5 |
FRQ | 4 of 5 parts ((a), (b), (c), (d)) | 8 of 12 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Linear Programming Boundary and Objective Analysis - Edexcel IAL D1 2025 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 2 of 10 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Linear Programming Formulation - Edexcel IAL D1 2025 Jan Q5 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 7 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Linear Programming Formulation - Edexcel IAL D1 2024 Q5 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 10 | Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Linear Programming Formulation and Graphical Method - Edexcel IAL D1 Jan 2024 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 6 parts ((a), (b)) | 8 of 17 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Formulation of Linear Programming - Edexcel IAL D1 June 2023 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 8 of 10 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Linear Programming - Edexcel IAL Decision Mathematics D1 Jan 2023 Q6 |
FRQ | 3 of 5 parts ((a), (b), (e)) | 9 of 17 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Linear Programming Formulation and Solution - Edexcel IAL D1 June 2022 Q4 |
FRQ | 4 parts ((a)(i), (a)(ii), (b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 7 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Graphical Linear Programming - Edexcel IAL D1 June 2022 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)(ii)) | 3 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Linear Programming Formulation and Graphical Solution - Edexcel IAL D1 Jan 2022 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 5 parts ((a), (b)) | 10 of 18 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Linear programming - Edexcel IAL D1 October 2021 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 part | 6 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Prim's Algorithm and Linear Programming Constraints - Edexcel IAL Decision Mathematics D1 June 2021 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((b)) | 3 of 15 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Linear Programming Formulation - Edexcel IAL D1 2021 Jan Q2 |
FRQ | 1 part | 5 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Linear programming - Edexcel IAL D1 2020 Jun Q8 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 11 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Linear programming - Edexcel IAL D1 2020 Jan Q7 |
FRQ | 3 of 7 parts ((a), (b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 9 of 18 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WDM11/01June 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Linear programming - Edexcel IAL D1 2019 Jun Q5 |
FRQ | 5 of 7 parts ((a), (b), (c), (d), (g)) | 14 of 18 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 19 question stems cover this subtopic across 16 papers, but only 43 tagged parts and 139 marks belong to it. Other parts of the same questions are assessed under different statements and are excluded from this page.
- Which papers include this subtopic?
- The table lists every matching session from 2019–2026. Each row links to the question anchor on the paper page, where the full paper context and practice entry point are available.
- Why can one question appear under several subtopics?
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