0580.C1.6.03 — practical situations, e.g. temperature changes.: past paper questions

Real questions on 0580.c1.6.03 — practical situations, e.g. temperature changes.

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1. 0580/42 · May/June 2026 · Q10a[2]
   Yasmin collects coins. 10% of her coins are gold. 25% of the remaining coins are silver. The other 54 coins are copper. (a) Calculate the number of silver coins.See it on the paper →
2. 0580/42 · May/June 2026 · Q10b[2]
   Yasmin collects coins. 10% of her coins are gold. 25% of the remaining coins are silver. The other 54 coins are copper. (b) Calculate the total number of coins.See it on the paper →
3. 0580/03 · Specimen 2025 · Q20[2]

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4. 0580/11 · October/November 2024 · Q1[1]
   1 Jacob is 10 years 8 months old. Amy is 15 months younger than Jacob. Find how old Amy is.See it on the paper →
5. 0580/11 · May/June 2024 · Q7[1]
   7 The temperature on Monday is $-27\text{degreeCelsius}$. The temperature on Tuesday is $15\text{degreeCelsius}$ higher than on Monday. Work out the temperature on Tuesday.See it on the paper →
6. 0580/11 · May/June 2024 · Q14[2]
   14 By writing each number in the calculation correct to 1 significant figure, find an estimate for the value of $\frac{28.2-5.6}{4.2\times 1.68}$. You must show all your working.See it on the paper →
7. 0580/13 · May/June 2024 · Q9b[1]
   One day the temperature in Tokyo is $-5\text{degreeCelsius}$ and the temperature in Manila is $18\text{degreeCelsius}$. (b) The temperature in Tokyo rises by $4\text{degreeCelsius}$. Find the new temperature in Tokyo.See it on the paper →
8. 0580/22 · May/June 2024 · Q1[1]
   The temperature at midnight is $-4°\text{C}$. The temperature at noon is $25°\text{C}$. Work out the difference between these two temperatures.See it on the paper →
9. 0580/23 · October/November 2023 · Q1[1]
   1 Tara goes on a journey by train. The train leaves at 06:48. The journey takes 12 hours and 35 minutes. Find the time when Tara arrives.See it on the paper →
10. 0580/11 · May/June 2023 · Q6[1]
    6 A train journey starts at 21 43. It takes 8 hours and 32 minutes. Find the time the journey finishes.See it on the paper →
11. 0580/13 · May/June 2023 · Q11[1]
    11 A film lasts for 2 hours 50 minutes. The film ends at 23 05. Find the time the film starts.See it on the paper →
12. 0580/22 · May/June 2023 · Q1[1]

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13. 0580/23 · May/June 2023 · Q2[1]
    2 A film lasts for 2 hours 50 minutes. The film ends at 23 05. Find the time the film starts.See it on the paper →
14. 0580/23 · May/June 2023 · Q4[2]
    $v=u-9.8t$ Find the value of $v$ when $u=4$ and $t=-7$.See it on the paper →
15. 0580/13 · October/November 2022 · Q1[3]

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16. 0580/22 · May/June 2022 · Q1[1]

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17. 0580/43 · May/June 2019 · Q1a[2]

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18. 0580/12 · February/March 2019 · Q4[1]

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What examiners said

This was the best answered question on the paper. Some candidates gave the answers –12 or –42 showing misunderstanding of directed numbers.

— Examiner report, May/June 2024, 0580/11 Q7 (Cambridge)

Only few candidates were able to do this question. The instruction to round each number correct to 1 significant figure was frequently ignored, as candidates put the given numbers into their calculators and rounded the answer to 1 significant figure.

— Examiner report, May/June 2024, 0580/11 Q14 (Cambridge)

It was unusual to see an incorrect answer to this question. Approximately half of the answers were –29 and most of the rest were 29. In nearly all cases, there was no working shown. The most common incorrect answer was 21 from taking the difference between 4 and 25. Some less able candidates benefited from drawing a number line to help with the calculation.

— Examiner report, May/June 2024, 0580/22 Q1 (Cambridge)