0580.C1.12.02 — exchange rates between currencies.: past paper questions

Real questions on 0580.c1.12.02 — exchange rates between currencies.

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1. 0580/32 · May/June 2026 · Q9[1]
   9 Pip changes 500 euros into dollars when the exchange rate is $1=0.95$ euros. Calculate the amount Pip receives. \ ................................................ [1]See it on the paper →
2. 0580/43 · May/June 2026 · Q4a[1]
   Kit and Jo are changing some money. The exchange rate is \1 = 0.93$ euros. (a) Kit changes \350$ into euros. Calculate the amount, in euros, that Kit receives.See it on the paper →
3. 0580/43 · May/June 2026 · Q4b[1]
   Kit and Jo are changing some money. The exchange rate is \1 = 0.93$ euros. (b) Jo changes 150 euros into dollars (\). Calculate the amount, in dollars, that Jo receives.See it on the paper →
4. 0580/22 · February/March 2026 · Q10[3]
   10 The bearing of $A$ from $B$ is $(2x+50{)}^{\circ }$. The bearing of $B$ from $A$ is $060^{\circ }$. Find the value of $x$.See it on the paper →
5. 0580/32 · February/March 2026 · Q15[2]
   15 The price of a train ticket is either $85 or 75 euros. The exchange rate is 1 euro = $1.18 . Calculate the difference between the two prices. Give your answer in euros.See it on the paper →
6. 0580/42 · October/November 2025 · Q5[2]
   Nuwa is buying a phone. One website sells the phone for 953 Yuan. A different website sells the same phone for $141. The exchange rate is 1 Yuan = $0.152. Calculate the difference between these phone prices. Give your answer in dollars, correct to the nearest cent.See it on the paper →
7. 0580/12 · February/March 2024 · Q16[3]
   16 | Exchange rates | | :--- | | 1 euro = 1.05 dollars | | 1 rupee = 0.013 dollars | Vani changes $x$ euros into dollars. She then changes the dollars into 17 850 rupees. Calculate the value of $x$.See it on the paper →
8. 0580/13 · May/June 2023 · Q22[3]
   22 Vanessa invests $8500atarateof$3.5\%$ per year compound interest. Calculate the value of her investment at the end of 6 years. Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.See it on the paper →
9. 0580/42 · February/March 2022 · Q7d[3]

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10. 0580/12 · October/November 2021 · Q13[1]
    13 The price of a coat is $84.60$ euros. Find the price of the coat in dollars when the exchange rate is $1$ euro = \1.15$ . \ $See it on the paper →
11. 0580/21 · October/November 2021 · Q2b[1]

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12. 0580/11 · May/June 2021 · Q8[1]
    8 Nazaneen changes $6500 into 5798 euros at a bank. Work out the exchange rate the bank uses. $1=\dots$ eurosSee it on the paper →
13. 0580/42 · February/March 2021 · Q10d[2]

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14. 0580/32 · February/March 2020 · Q2d[2]

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15. 0580/12 · February/March 2019 · Q14[2]

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What examiners said

Comprehensive responses • Almost all candidates attempted to create an algebraic equation to solve. • The most successful candidates drew a diagram to assist in their solution. • Following a correct diagram many candidates applied knowledge of angle rules with parallel lines to correctly form an equation such as 2x + 50 – 60 = 180 or 2x + 50 + 120 = 360. • Most candidates could correctly isolate x...

— Examiner report, February/March 2026, 0580/22 Q10 (Cambridge)

Comprehensive responses • Some gave the correct answer in euros. • Some lost accuracy by premature rounding at the conversion stage. Limited responses • Few incorrectly converted in the first stage. • Few gave the answer as $3.5.

— Examiner report, February/March 2026, 0580/32 Q15 (Cambridge)

This was a demanding question requiring sorting out whether to divide or multiply by two rates. However, many did resolve these decisions successfully producing a number of correct responses. Rounding calculations at intermediate stages often produced inaccurate answers. In questions involving exchange rates, candidates should look at their answer and consider if it is sensible for the amount bein...

— Examiner report, February/March 2024, 0580/12 Q16 (Cambridge)