0580.C1.13.01 — deposit.: past paper questions

Real questions on 0580.c1.13.01 — deposit.

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1. 0580/42 · May/June 2026 · Q4[3]
   A television costs $1260. Liesl pays a deposit of $35\%$ of the cost of the television. She then pays monthly payments of $45.50$ for the remaining cost of the television. Find the number of monthly payments that Liesl pays.See it on the paper →
2. 0580/43 · May/June 2026 · Q19a[3]
   19 (a) Lee invests $2000 in an account that pays simple interest at a rate of 3.5% per year. Work out the **total** value of the investment at the end of 4 years.See it on the paper →
3. 0580/43 · May/June 2026 · Q19b[3]
   (b) Mia invests $3000 in an account that pays compound interest at a rate of 3.2% per year. Find the number of complete years it takes for the value of Mia’s investment to become greater than $4800.See it on the paper →
4. 0580/43 · May/June 2026 · Q19c[3]
   (c) Ryan invests some money. The value of the investment increases exponentially at a rate of $r\%$ per year. At the end of 6 years, the value of the original investment has increased by $19.4\%$. Find the value of $r$.See it on the paper →
5. 0580/03 · Specimen 2025 · Q16b(iii)[2]

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6. 0580/42 · May/June 2025 · Q17a[3]
   17 (a) Alex invests $400 at a rate of 2.3% per year simple interest. Find the total amount Alex has at the end of 5 years.See it on the paper →
7. 0580/42 · May/June 2025 · Q17b[3]
   (b) Virat has $100 to spend. In February he spends $x$. In March he spends $10\%$ more than he spends in February. In April he spends $10\%$ more than he spends in March. At the end of April, Virat has $33.80 remaining. Find the value of $x$.See it on the paper →
8. 0580/42 · May/June 2025 · Q17c[4]
   (c) Bobbie invests $500 in an account that pays compound interest each year. At the end of 17 years, the value of Bobbie’s investment is $700.13. Find the value of Bobbie’s investment at the end of 20 years.See it on the paper →

What examiners said

This part was answered very well, with most candidates applying the simple interest formula correctly. Very occasionally, the interest of $46 was given as the final answer, rather than the total amount. A small number used compound interest in their calculations.

— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0580/42 Q17(a) (Cambridge)

Candidates found this part very challenging. Some were able to identify that the amount spent in April was 1.1 the amount spent in March, which is (1.1)2 the amount spent in February. Those that understood this relationship usually set up a correct equation and solved it to find x = 20. Some candidates used a trial-and-error approach, starting with a trial amount for February and calculating corre...

— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0580/42 Q17(b) (Cambridge)