Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE
The four operations
71 practice questions on The four operations, with worked solutions and instant marking.
State the temperature difference between $-4\degree\text{C}$ and $-9\degree\text{C}$.
Feb/March 2017
Insert one pair of brackets into $5 + 3 \times 10 - 1 = 32$ so that the statement becomes true.
Feb/March 2018
The car park contains 880 parking spaces.
Feb/March 2019
The numbers in the list are: -9, -7, -3, -1, 0, 2, 5, 6, 8.
Feb/March 2024
Calculate $-6 \times -3 + 7 \times 2$.
Feb/March 2025
The temperature in Berlin is $-7\,^{\circ}\text{C}$, while the temperature in Istanbul is $-3\,^{\circ}\text{C}$.
May/June 2015
Calculate $(-6) - (-8)$.
May/June 2015
At noon, the temperature measured 4^{\circ}C. By midnight, it had dropped to -5.5^{\circ}C.
May/June 2015
Using the numbers $2$, $3$, $-4$, $-6$, $-8$.
May/June 2016
Calculate $3 + 2 \times -4$.
May/June 2017
Fill in the blank to make the calculation correct: $\frac{24 + 8}{4} = \ldots$
May/June 2017
Work out the total thickness of 250 sheets of paper.
May/June 2017
The McVay family visit the cinema.
May/June 2017
For 12 days, hiring the car costs $167.90. The charge for the first day of hiring this car is $20.50.
May/June 2018
Add one pair of brackets so that the equation becomes true. $4 \times 6 - 2 + 1 = 17$
May/June 2019
Take 123 away from 1 million.
May/June 2019
Find how much the two reaction times differ.
May/June 2019
Work out $9 + 5 \times 7 - 4 \div 2$ without a calculator. You should show all your working.
May/June 2021
State the number you add to $-4$ so that the result is $9$.
May/June 2021
State the number that is 23 below $-1.6$.
May/June 2021
State the number that is $23$ less than $-1.6$.
May/June 2021
$6 \times 7 - 5 + 4 = 16$
May/June 2022
At noon, the temperature reads 4^{\circ}C. At midnight, the temperature reads -9^{\circ}C.
May/June 2022
When it is noon, the temperature is $4^$. When it is midnight, the temperature is $-9^$.
May/June 2022
Without using a calculator, determine $\frac{4}{7} \div 1\frac{5}{21}$. Show every step of your working and present your answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
May/June 2023
Calculate $-4 + 6 \times 3$.
May/June 2023
Work out the temperature that is $8^{\circ}\text{C}$ below $-5^{\circ}\text{C}$.
May/June 2023
On Monday, the temperature is $-27^\circ\text{C}$. On Tuesday, it is $15^\circ\text{C}$ higher than Monday.
May/June 2024
At midnight, the temperature is $-4^{\circ}\text{C}$. By noon, it rises to $25^{\circ}\text{C}$.
May/June 2024
Insert one pair of brackets into this calculation so that it is correct: $5 + 4 \times 3 + 9 = 53$.
May/June 2024
Calculate the difference between these two temperatures.
May/June 2024
Insert one pair of brackets into this calculation so that it becomes correct: $5 - 4 \times 3 - 9 - 2 = 0$.
May/June 2024
Calculate $-5 \times -4$.
May/June 2025
State the reciprocal of 5.
May/June 2025
Insert a single pair of brackets into $7 - 5 \times 4 + 8 = 16$ so that the calculation becomes correct.
May/June 2025
Tim uses a technique for multiplying a number by 99. He demonstrates it with $53 \times 99$: $53 \times 99 = 53 \times 100 - 53 = 5300 - 53 = 5247$.
May/June 2025
Insert a single pair of brackets into $-12 + 4 \div 2 - 3 = -16$ so that the calculation becomes correct.
May/June 2025
The calculation displayed is: $80 \div 8 + 2 \times 3 = 24$
May/June 2025
At midnight, Newtown's temperature was $-8^{\circ}\text{C}$. By noon on the following day, it had reached $9^{\circ}\text{C}$.
Oct/Nov 2015
State the temperature difference between $8\degree\text{C}$ and $-9\degree\text{C}$.
Oct/Nov 2015
At 9 am, the temperature stood at -3^{\circ}C. By 1 pm, it had increased by 5^{\circ}C.
Oct/Nov 2015
At midnight, Newtown's temperature was $-8^\circ\text{C}$. At noon on the next day, Newtown's temperature was $9^\circ\text{C}$.
Oct/Nov 2015
Write down the temperature difference between $8\degree\text{C}$ and $-9\degree\text{C}$.
Oct/Nov 2015
State the temperature that is $5^{\circ}\text{C}$ below $-2^{\circ}\text{C}$.
Oct/Nov 2016
Insert one pair of brackets into the calculation below so that it is correct. $6 + 12 \div 2 \times 3 = 8$
Oct/Nov 2016
Calculate $-2 + 7 - 8$.
Oct/Nov 2016
State the temperature that is $5^{\circ}\text{C}$ lower than $-2^{\circ}\text{C}$.
Oct/Nov 2016
On one day in Maseru, the temperature at noon was $17\,^{\circ}\text{C}$. By midnight, it had dropped by $20\,^{\circ}\text{C}$.
Oct/Nov 2017
The table gives the midday temperatures in several cities on 1st February.
Oct/Nov 2017
Three people gather strawberries. The strawberries are packed and sold in boxes.
Oct/Nov 2018
At Scott Base in Antarctica, the lowest temperature that was recorded was $-57.0\degree\text{C}$. The highest temperature recorded there was $63.8\degree\text{C}$ above this.
Oct/Nov 2019
State the temperature that is $7 ^{\circ}C$ lower than $-3 ^{\circ}C$.
Oct/Nov 2019
Calculate the temperature difference between -6^{\circ}C and 5^{\circ}C.
Oct/Nov 2020
The table gives the temperatures, in $^{\circ}\text{C}$, at midnight and at $3\text{ pm}$ for four cities on one day.
Oct/Nov 2020
From the options below, place a ring around the correct calculation.
Oct/Nov 2020
Add one pair of brackets so that this calculation is correct: $7 - 5 - 3 + 4 = 9$.
Oct/Nov 2020
Determine the temperature gap between midnight and 11 am.
Oct/Nov 2021
Find the difference between the temperature at midnight and the temperature at 11 am.
Oct/Nov 2021
Insert a single pair of brackets into each statement so that it becomes correct.
Oct/Nov 2022
State the number that is $9$ more than $-23$.
Oct/Nov 2023
State the number that is 9 greater than $-23$.
Oct/Nov 2023
Town $A$ has a temperature of $-8^\circ\text{C}$, while town $B$ is at $16^\circ\text{C}$.
Oct/Nov 2024
Insert one pair of brackets into $15 + 12 - 3 \times 4 = 51$ so that it becomes correct.
Oct/Nov 2024
Without using a calculator, calculate $\frac{2}{7} \div \frac{6}{11}$. Show all of your working and write your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
Oct/Nov 2024
At midnight, the temperature is -2^{\circ}C. By noon, it has risen to 5^{\circ}C.
Oct/Nov 2025
Find $8\frac{2}{3}\div1\frac{5}{8}$. Write your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
Oct/Nov 2025
Calculate $2\frac{5}{6} \div 4\frac{1}{4}$. Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
Oct/Nov 2025
At midday on Monday, the temperature is -3^{\circ}C, whereas at 10 pm on Monday it is -15^{\circ}C.
Oct/Nov 2025
Calculate $\frac{3}{4} \times 1\frac{2}{3}$. Present the result as a mixed number in its simplest form.
Oct/Nov 2025
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.
Oct/Nov 2025
Circle the expression that is equivalent to $n\div 2\frac{3}{5}$. Options: $n\times2\frac{5}{3}$, $n\times\frac{5}{13}$, $n\times\frac{13}{5}$, $\frac1n\times\frac{13}{5}$, $\frac1n\times\frac{5}{13}$.
Oct/Nov 2025