0580.C1.13.02 — discount.: past paper questions

Real questions on 0580.c1.13.02 — discount.

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1. 0980/41 · October/November 2025 · Q11a[2]
   11 In a sale, the prices of coats are reduced by $15\%$. (a) The original price of a coat is \60$. Calculate the sale price of the coat.See it on the paper →
2. 0980/41 · October/November 2025 · Q11b[2]
   11 In a sale, the prices of coats are reduced by $15\%$. (b) The sale price of a different coat is \58.14$. Calculate the original price of this coat.See it on the paper →
3. 0980/41 · October/November 2022 · Q4b[3]
   (b) Xavier buys a car for $2500. The value of the car decreases exponentially at a rate of $10\%$ each year. Calculate the value of Xavier’s car at the end of 5 years. Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.See it on the paper →
4. 0980/22 · May/June 2022 · Q7[2]
   The price of a coat is $126. In a sale, this price is reduced by $18\%$. Find the sale price of the coat.See it on the paper →
5. 0980/42 · May/June 2021 · Q1a(i)[2]
   (a) A 2.5-litre tin of paint costs $13.50$. In a sale, the cost is reduced by $14\%$. (i) Work out the sale price of this tin of paint.See it on the paper →
6. 0980/21 · October/November 2020 · Q9a[1]
   (a) Ahmed increases 40 by 300%. From this list, put a ring around the correct calculation. $40\times 1.300$ $40\times 3$ $40\times 400$ $40\times 4$ $40\times 300$See it on the paper →

What examiners said

Many candidates applied the correct method to decrease the value of the car exponentially but sometimes overlooked the instruction to give the answer correct to the nearest dollar. Where errors were made it tended to be by applying a 10 per cent increase instead of decrease, or by using a simple decrease of $250 each year.

— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 0980/41 Q4(b) (Cambridge)

This question was very well answered. Many candidates were able to calculate the reduced price correctly, usually by finding 82 per cent of $126, although some found 18 per cent of $126 and then subtracted the discount from the original price. The answer of $132.32 is exact so should not be rounded, however it was very common to see the correct answer rounded to either $103.3 or $103 which was not...

— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 0980/22 Q7 (Cambridge)

Most candidates were able to work out the reduced price. As the answer of $11.61 was exact, it was not acceptable to round this to 3 significant figures and give an answer of $11.6 which was an error for some candidates. A small number found the reduction in price and gave the answer $1.89. A small minority of candidates calculated a percentage increase or a reverse percentage.

— Examiner report, May/June 2021, 0980/42 Q1(a)(i) (Cambridge)