Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE
Oct/Nov 2025
120 questions from this paper, with worked solutions and instant marking.
Write four hundred and sixty thousand and five as a numeral.
Limits of accuracy
The bar chart displays how many books were sold in a shop across five months.
Averages and measures of spread
At midnight, the temperature is -2^{\circ}C. By noon, it has risen to 5^{\circ}C.
The four operations
This cuboid measures 5 cm, 4 cm and 3 cm. Finish the cuboid net on the 1 cm^{2} grid. One face is already shown.
Surface area and volume
This scale drawing gives the locations of town A and town B. Its scale is 1 centimetre represents 10 kilometres.
Scale drawings
The ages of the 12 children, measured in months, are 11, 27, 8, 10, 26, 17, 28, 12, 9, 13, 22 and 12.
Interpreting statistical data
ABC forms a straight line, and ABD is an isosceles triangle. The exterior angle at B measures 140^{\circ}, while the angle at D is x^{\circ}.
Angles
Fill in the value table for $y=\frac{9}{x}$.
Graphs of functions
State a prime number from between 20 and 30.
Types of number
Work out $\frac{11}{18}-\frac{2}{9}$. Write your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Using each number in the calculation rounded correctly to 1 significant figure, estimate the value of $\frac{5.3\times19.5}{2.49}$.
Estimation
The diagram displays a circle with centre O.
Geometrical terms
A group of students sit a test. 75 of them pass the test. This represents $\frac{3}{5}$ of the students who sit the test.
Ratio and proportion
Shapes A and B are displayed on the grid.
Transformations
For chocolate cookies, the recipe makes 12. Ingredients: 100 g flour, 55 g butter, 55 g sugar, 20 g cocoa, 1 egg.
Ratio and proportion
Determine the value for x.
Equations
E = {students in a year group}, H = {students who study History}, G = {students who study Geography}. There are 80 students in the year group altogether. 40 students study History. The Venn diagram shows 10 in the History-only region and 15 outside both sets.
Sets
Expand the brackets and simplify $(x+3)(x-2)$.
Algebraic manipulation
Write $1.753\times10^8$ in ordinary form.
Standard form
The diagram depicts a semicircle. Its radius measures 8 cm.
Circles, arcs and sectors
Find $8\frac{2}{3}\div1\frac{5}{8}$. Write your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
The four operations
Jim purchases 15 apples and 10 pears for $42.50. Li purchases 4 apples and 5 pears for $16.
Equations
State the mathematical name of this polygon.
Geometrical terms
List all the factors of 24.
Types of number
In triangle ABC, AB = 8 cm and BC = 6.4 cm. With only a ruler and compasses, construct triangle ABC. Keep the construction arcs visible. AC has already been drawn.
Geometrical constructions
Shade one square so that the diagram has rotational symmetry of order 4.
Symmetry
These are the first four terms of a sequence: 9, 5, 1, -3
Sequences
$p = 3q - 2r$
Equations
Colour in $\frac{3}{4}$ of this grid.
Percentages
State the value of the 3 in the number 23 679.
Types of number
A bag has red balls and green balls in it. The ratio of red balls : green balls is 2 : 3. One ball is chosen at random.
Introduction to probability
The stem-and-leaf diagram presents how many customers went into a shop on each of 20 days.
Interpreting statistical data
The sketch depicts a parallelogram. The angles labelled are $(x-30)^{\circ}$ and $(3x+10)^{\circ}$.
Angles
The diagram depicts a right-angled triangular prism. The dimensions indicated are 3 cm, 4 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm.
Surface area and volume
The sketch depicts a smaller triangle DEF, with its vertices positioned on the sides of a larger triangle ABC. The angles labelled are A = 100^{\circ}, B = 50^{\circ}, C = 30^{\circ}, at D = 25^{\circ}, and at F = 45^{\circ} and 35^{\circ}.
Angles
The sum $n is divided between three sisters in the ratio 10 : 3 : 2. The smallest portion is $120.
Ratio and proportion
$9.857\times10^{-2}$, $3.5\times10^{2}$, $1.54\times10^{1}$, $6.5\times10^{-2}$. Arrange these numbers from the smallest upwards.
Ordering
A trapezium whose parallel sides are 8 cm and 14 cm, with a height of 6 cm.
Compound shapes and parts of shapes
Calculate $2\frac{5}{6} \div 4\frac{1}{4}$. Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
The four operations
The grid contains two flags, F and A.
Transformations
Determine how much change he receives from $20$.
Money
The universal set is $\xi = \{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10\}$, with $A=\{1,3,5,7,9\}$ and $B=\{1,3,6,10\}$.
Sets
Simplify the expression $\frac{18x^8}{9x^2}$.
Algebraic manipulation
Determine the size of one interior angle of a regular hexagon.
Geometrical terms
Two different charges are charged for using a bridge. Cars are charged $a. All other vehicles are charged $b. On Monday, 4 cars and 20 other vehicles together pay $130. On Tuesday, 6 cars and 15 other vehicles together pay $105.
Equations
B is a point on the circle with centre O. ABC is tangent to the circle at B, and angle OAB = 36^{\circ}.
Circle theorems I
Expand the expression $(x-5)(x+2)$ and then simplify it.
Algebraic manipulation
The rope has length, l metres, of 16.32 metres, rounded to 2 decimal places.
Limits of accuracy
Find the nth term for this sequence.
Sequences
Write 17469 rounded to the nearest ten.
Limits of accuracy
State the value of $\sqrt{144}$.
Powers and roots
The diagram consists of equilateral triangles.
Symmetry
Write $\frac{3}{4}$ in decimal form.
Fractions, decimals and percentages
A bag holds 8 discs numbered from 1 to 8, and one disc is chosen at random from the bag.
Introduction to probability
The number n is a divisor of 144 and a multiple of 9.
Types of number
At midday on Monday, the temperature is -3^{\circ}C, whereas at 10 pm on Monday it is -15^{\circ}C.
The four operations
Measure the distance of line AB in centimetres.
Geometrical constructions
The sketch shows an isosceles triangle set between two parallel lines. The apex angle is 40^{\circ}. The angles x^{\circ} and y^{\circ} are marked.
Angles
Determine the cost of 1 peach.
Introduction to algebra
Simplify the expression $3y-4y+2y$.
Equations
A number line has a filled circle at -5 and an unfilled circle at 1, with the stretch between those points shaded.
Inequalities
Victoria places $2000$ in an investment earning simple interest at 5% per year.
Percentages
Fill in each statement.
Units of measure
Kai, Jo and Liz divide some money in the ratio Kai : Jo : Liz = 4 : 7 : 13, and Jo is given $1400.
Ratio and proportion
From $k^x \times k^5 = k^{20}$, determine the value of x.
Algebraic manipulation
A circle has a diameter of 16 cm.
Circles, arcs and sectors
Find the number of sides in a regular polygon that has an interior angle of 160^{\circ}.
Angles
Express the number 83 042 in words.
Ordering
The door’s height, h cm, is 180 cm, accurate to the nearest centimetre.
Limits of accuracy
The sequence begins with these four terms: -6, 1, 8, 15.
Sequences
The diagram displays triangles A and B on coordinate axes.
Transformations
In part (a), a Venn diagram is shown for sets A and B, and the overlapping section is shaded. Part (b): E = {people in a club}, T = {people who play tennis}, S = {people who go swimming}. The club has 60 people in total. 36 people go swimming. The Venn diagram shows 10 outside both sets and 30 in the S-only region.
Sets
Express this as the ratio 1 : n.
Ratio and proportion
Calculate $\frac{3}{4} \times 1\frac{2}{3}$. Present the result as a mixed number in its simplest form.
The four operations
On Li’s trip to work, there are 2 sets of traffic lights. The chance that he stops at the first set is 0.4, while the chance that he stops at the second set is 0.7.
Probability of combined events
Sam expresses 851000 in standard form as $85.1 \times 10^4$.
Standard form
Measure the angle a.
Angles
Ben writes down the favourite sport for each of the 20 students: Football, Cricket, Hockey, Rugby, Football, Tennis, Rugby, Football, Football, Rugby, Tennis, Football, Rugby, Football, Cricket, Football, Rugby, Football, Cricket, Cricket.
Classifying statistical data
The diagram displays quadrilateral ABCD on a 1 cm^{2} grid.
Coordinates
Anna picks a number, multiplies it by 2, and then takes the square root. The result is 12.
Powers and roots
The journey begins at 10 55 and finishes at 16 10.
Time
The masses, measured in kg, of these 11 bags are: 23, 16, 8, 10, 27, 19, 4, 17, 13, 4, 14.
Statistical charts and diagrams
Find the value of $2^5$
Indices I
Divide $90$ into the ratio $2:3$.
Ratio and proportion
$\mathcal{E}=\{n:n\text{ is an integer and }1\le n\le 8\}$, $A=\{\text{values that are factors of }12\}$, $B=\{\text{odd numbers}\}$.
Sets
Write $0.\dot{2}\dot{4}$ as a fraction in lowest terms.
Fractions, decimals and percentages
The diagram depicts a sector of a circle with centre $O$ and radius $9\text{ cm}$. Its perimeter is $(18+2\pi)\text{ cm}$.
Circles, arcs and sectors
Rahul’s 10 test scores are $9, 8, 9, 10, 7, x, 9, 9, x, 7$. Their mean equals 8.
Averages and measures of spread
$A$, $B$, $C$, $D$ and $E$ are on the circle. $AC$ and $BD$ meet at $X$. Angle $ACD=55^{\circ}$ and angle $CXD=88^{\circ}$.
Circle theorems I
Write the number $66000$ in standard form.
Standard form
The graph encloses region $R$ with boundaries at $y=4$, $y=3$, $x=2.5$ and $y=2x$.
Inequalities
This gives $I=M(k^2+c^2)$.
Algebraic manipulation
Using $f(x)=2x+5$, the expression $f(x)f(x)-f(f(x))=ax^2+bx+c$ is obtained.
Functions
Solve for $x$ in $\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^x=9^{x+4}$.
Indices II
Calculate angle $CAB$.
Angles
Bag A has 5 white balls and 3 black balls, whereas bag B has 3 white balls and 1 black ball.
Probability of combined events
$(3-\sqrt5)(2+3\sqrt5)=a+b\sqrt5$. Find $a$ and $b$.
Powers and roots
Solve the equation $\frac{2}{x-1}=\frac{x}{x+2}$.
Equations
Find the coordinates of the turning point for the graph of $y=7-2x-x^2$.
Sketching curves
The diagram indicates that $OBD$ and $ACD$ are straight lines. $O$ is the origin, the position vector of $A$ is $\mathbf a$ and the position vector of $B$ is $\mathbf b$. $\overrightarrow{BC}=\frac13\overrightarrow{OA}$. $M$ is located at the midpoint of $CD$.
Vectors in two dimensions
Simplify $\frac{10ax+6bx-25a-15b}{4x^2-25}$.
Algebraic fractions
Solve $\tan x=\frac{1}{\sqrt3}$ over $0^{\circ}\le x\le360^{\circ}$.
Trigonometric functions
Determine the interior angle of a regular 20-sided polygon.
Geometrical terms
Find the height of the triangle.
Pythagoras' theorem
The coordinate grid displays triangles $P$ and $T$.
Transformations
Calculate the value of $5^{-5} \times 5^{5}$.
Indices I
Simplify $\frac{p}{t} \div \frac{2}{t}$ by writing the result in its simplest form.
Algebraic manipulation
The price of one orange is $t$ cents. The price of one apple is $w$ cents. Altogether, 3 oranges and 1 apple cost 51 cents. Altogether, 6 oranges and 5 apples cost 129 cents.
Equations
Nina’s average speed is $5\text{ km/h}$, rounded to the nearest km/h. She walks for exactly 2 hours.
Limits of accuracy
Find the size of the temperature increase from 4 am to 4 pm, given that the temperature was -12^{\circ}C at 4 am and 21^{\circ}C at 4 pm.
The four operations
$b=dm+2mk$
Algebraic manipulation
The diagram shows S on PQ and T on PR. ST runs parallel to QR.
Similarity
A fitness club contains 100 members. 60 swim (S). 70 cycle (C). 25 do not swim or cycle.
Introduction to probability
\(M=2^7\times3^3\times5^2\)
Indices I
Determine the value of $3^2 \div 3^{-2}$.
Indices I
Factorise the expression $x^2-64$.
Algebraic manipulation
AB and BD are two sides of a regular 15-sided polygon, while AB and BC are two sides of a regular n-sided polygon. Angle DBC = 14^{\circ}.
Angles
B has coordinates (-3, 1) and D has coordinates (-5, 9). BD is one diagonal of kite ABCD. The ratio of the diagonal lengths BD : AC = 2 : 3.
Length and midpoint
Rationalise the denominator, then simplify $\frac{20}{4+\sqrt{6}}$.
Surds
The diagram depicts a box shaped as a cuboid with side lengths 5 cm, 5 cm and 7 cm. Mala has a straight rod measuring 10 cm.
Pythagoras' theorem