0580.C1.1.12 — Identify and use: reciprocals.: past paper questions

Real questions on 0580.c1.1.12 — identify and use: reciprocals.

The newest 18 of 18 written questions. Open one to see it on the real paper.

1. 0980/11 · October/November 2025 · Q4b[1]
   (b) Write down the reciprocal of $\frac{3}{7}$.See it on the paper →
2. 0980/11 · October/November 2024 · Q7[1]
   7 Find the reciprocal of $1\frac{1}{4}$.See it on the paper →
3. 0980/21 · October/November 2024 · Q2[1]
   2 Find the reciprocal of $1\frac{1}{4}$.See it on the paper →
4. 0980/12 · May/June 2024 · Q1[1]
   1 Write the number $31072000$ in words.See it on the paper →
5. 0980/12 · May/June 2024 · Q3[1]
   3 Find the value of the reciprocal of $0.4$.See it on the paper →
6. 0980/31 · October/November 2023 · Q1g[1]
   (g) Write down the value of the reciprocal of $0.5$ .See it on the paper →
7. 0980/12 · May/June 2023 · Q1b[1]
   (b) Write down the reciprocal of 8.See it on the paper →
8. 0980/12 · May/June 2023 · Q4a[1]
   4 Kai and Ava each have a piece of wood $57$ cm long. (a) Kai cuts his piece into 4 equal length parts. Find the length of one part. ................................................cm [1]See it on the paper →
9. 0980/12 · May/June 2023 · Q18a[1]
   18 (a) Write $45000$ in standard form.See it on the paper →
10. 0980/12 · May/June 2023 · Q18b[1]
    (b) Calculate $6.75\times 10^{-3}\times 4.2\times 10^5$. Give your answer in standard form.See it on the paper →
11. 0980/12 · May/June 2023 · Q23a[2]
    (a) The mass, $m$ kilograms, of object $A$ is $350\text{ kg}$, correct to the nearest $10\text{ kg}$. Complete this statement about the value of $m$. $\cdots \le m<\dots$See it on the paper →
12. 0980/12 · May/June 2023 · Q23b[1]
    (b) The mass of object $B$ is 348 kg, correct to the nearest kilogram. Show that the mass of object $B$ may be more than the mass of object $A$.See it on the paper →
13. 0980/31 · October/November 2022 · Q4a(iv)[1]
    (a) Find (iv) the reciprocal of $7$.See it on the paper →
14. 0980/31 · October/November 2021 · Q1d(i)[1]
    (d) Write down (i) the reciprocal of 8,See it on the paper →
15. 0980/12 · May/June 2021 · Q13a[2]
    13 (a) Complete these statements. The reciprocal of $0.2$ is ........................................ A prime number between $90$ and $100$ is ........................................See it on the paper →
16. 0980/22 · May/June 2021 · Q7a[2]
    (a) Complete these statements. The reciprocal of $0.2$ is ........................................ A prime number between $90$ and $100$ is ........................................See it on the paper →
17. 0980/12 · May/June 2020 · Q3[1]
    3 Write down the reciprocal of 10.See it on the paper →
18. 0980/42 · May/June 2019 · Q5d[2]
    The table shows some values of $y=\frac{1}{2x}-\frac{x}{4}$ for $0.15\le x\le 3.5$. | $x$ | 0.15 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.5 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | $y$ | 3.30 | | 0.88 | | $-0.04$ | | $-0.43$ | $-0.58$ | $-0.73$ | (d) Show that the graph of $y =...See it on the paper →

What examiners said

Most candidates tackled this question successfully but it was surprising that nearly one fifth did not attempt it and a small number put 72 instead of seventy-two. Otherwise, the main confusion was between billions and millions while thousands for both was seen at times.

— Examiner report, May/June 2024, 0980/12 Q1 (Cambridge)

Most responses involved a straight division by 4. The best responses wrote the answer exactly, either as a decimal or fraction. In some cases, the answer was given having rounded or truncated to 3 figures, without working shown.

— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0980/12 Q4(a) (Cambridge)

Many fully correct answers were seen for this question. In some responses, the answer was in the form of a number written in words. Only a small number of responses gave an incorrect exponent, while others omitted the decimal point.

— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0980/12 Q18(a) (Cambridge)