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Mathematics 0580/12 May/June 2020: question paper and mark scheme

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580), Paper 1 (Core), May/June 2020. Read both free below, or download them. Done the paper? Get it marked by AI against this mark scheme.

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Paper
Paper 1 (Core)
Total marks
56
Time
1 hour
Code on the paper
0580/12/M/J/20
0580_s20_ms_12.pdf

0580/12 mark scheme, question by question

Each question as it's printed, and the mark scheme's points for it, as text. Diagrams, tables and graphs are in the PDFs above.

Question 12 marks

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(a) Write in figures the number fifty‑three thousand and thirty‑five. …… [1] (b) Write 8379 correct to the nearest hundred. …… [1]

Mark scheme

1(a) 53 035 1 1(b) 8400 1

Question 23 marks

Question

(a) Write down the mathematical name for this type of angle. …… [1] (b) NOT TO B SCALE A O A and B lie on a circle, centre O. (i) Write down the mathematical name for line AB. …… [1] (ii) OA = 8cm Write down the length of the diameter of this circle. …… cm [1]

Mark scheme

2(a) Acute 1 2(b)(i) Chord 1 2(b)(ii) 16 1

Question 31 mark

Question

Write down the reciprocal of 10. …… [1]

Mark scheme

3 1 1 10

Question 42 marks

Question

(a) Find the value of 196. …… [1] (b) Calculate 15 3 . …… [1]

Mark scheme

4(a) 14 1 4(b) 3375 1

Question 52 marks

Question

Put one pair of brackets in each statement to make it correct. (a) 16 ' 8 + 4 # 2 = 1 [1] (b) 16 ' 8 + 4 # 2 = 12 [1]

Mark scheme

5(a) 16 ÷ (8 + 4 × 2) = 1 1 5(b) (16 ÷ 8 + 4) × 2 = 12 1

Question 61 mark

Question

The 840 students in a school are asked if they want a change of school uniform. The results are shown in the pie chart. Do not know 71° Yes 114° 175° No Show that the number of students who said Yes is 266. [1]

Mark scheme

6 114 1 × 840 360

Question 71 mark

Question

Change 5.3 kilometres into metres. …… m [1]

Mark scheme

7 5300 1

Question 85 marks

Question

The scale drawing shows the positions of town A and town B. The scale is 1 cm represents 12 kilometres. A B Scale: 1 cm to 12 km (a) Find the actual distance between town A and town B. …… km [2] (b) Town C is 72 km from town A and 96 km from town B. On the scale drawing, construct the position of town C. [3]

Mark scheme

8(a) 108 2 B1 for 9 cm 8(b) Accurate position of town C with arcs 3 B2 for accurate position of town C without arcs or two arcs, one accurate or B1 for 6 and 8 soi

Question 91 mark

Question

Write down the order of rotational symmetry of the diagram. …… [1]

Mark scheme

9 2 1

Question 102 marks

Question

North NOT TO SCALE North A B The bearing of B from A is 105°. Find the bearing of A from B. …… [2]

Mark scheme

10 285 2 M1 for 180 + 105 or 75 or 105 seen in correct position at B

Question 112 marks

Question

Write down (a) a square number greater than 10, …… [1] (b) an irrational number. …… [1]

Mark scheme

11(a) Any square number greater than 10 1 11(b) Any irrational number 1

Question 124 marks

Question

y 4 B 3 2 A C 1 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 x 1 2 3 4 –1 –2 –3 –4 Points A, B and C are shown on the grid. (a) Write down the coordinates of point C. ( …… , …… ) [1] (b) On the grid, plot point D so that ABCD is a parallelogram. [1] -4 (c) On the grid, plot point E so that EA = e o. [2] 3

Mark scheme

12(a) (3, 1) 1 12(b) D plotted at (–2, –1) 1 12(c) E plotted at (1, –2) 2 B1 for E plotted at (1, k) or (k, –2) or 4 AE = −3

Question 132 marks

Question

The height, h metres, of a tower is 76.3 m, correct to 1 decimal place. Complete this statement about the value of h. …… G h 1 …… [2]

Mark scheme

13 76.25 76.35 2 B1 for each or both correct and reversed

Question 144 marks

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Rovers, United and City are football teams. Rovers scored x goals. United scored 8 goals more than Rovers. City scored 3 goals less than twice the number of goals scored by Rovers. The three teams scored a total of 117 goals. Write down and solve an equation to find the value of x. x = …… [4]

Mark scheme

14 x + x + 8 + 2x – 3 = 117 or better M2 or B1 for x + 8 or 2x – 3 4x + 5 = 117 oe or better M1 28 A1 If 0 scored, SC1 for the correct answer with no algebra

Question 152 marks

Question

11 cm NOT TO SCALE 5 cm 7 cm Calculate the area of the trapezium. …… cm 2 [2]

Mark scheme

15 45 2 11 + 7 M1 for × 5 oe 2

Question 163 marks

Question

(a) A B On the Venn diagram, shade the region A + B . [1] (b)  = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} P = {x : x is an even number} Q = {x : x is a prime number} P Q Complete the Venn diagram. [2]

Mark scheme

16(a) Intersection shaded 1 16(b) 2 B1 for four or five numbers in the correct place

Question 171 mark

Question

Write 2 - 4 as a decimal. …… [1] 3 11

Mark scheme

17 0.0625 1

Question 183 marks

Question

Without using a calculator, work out 1 - . 4 12 You must show all your working and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form. …… [3]

Mark scheme

18 7 9 B1 4 12 21 2 M1 1− 12 12 5 5 A1 6 6

Question 192 marks

Question

Roberto buys a toy for $5.00 . He then sells it for $4.60 . Calculate his percentage loss. …… % [2]

Mark scheme

19 8 2 5 − 4.60 4.60 M1 for [×100] or × 100 5 5

Question 202 marks

Question

Simplify 8t 8 ' 4t 4 . …… [2]

Mark scheme

20 2t4 2 B1 for 2tn or kt4 (n,k ≠ 0)

Question 212 marks

Question

(a) Write 45 000 in standard form. …… [1] (b) Write 2.06 # 10 - 2 as an ordinary number. …… [1]

Mark scheme

21(a) 4.5 × 104 1 21(b) 0.0206 1

Question 226 marks

Question

(a) Write down all the factors of 28. …… [2] (b) Write 54 as a product of its prime factors. …… [2] (c) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 48 and 60. …… [2]

Mark scheme

22(a) 1 2 4 7 14 28 2 B1 for 4 or 5 correct with no extras or 6 correct with one extra 22(b) 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 or 2 × 33 2 M1 for 2, 3, 3, 3 or correct factor tree 22(c) 240 2 M1 for 48 = 2, 2, 2, 2, 3 or 60 = 2, 2, 3, 5 or list of multiples of both 48 and 60, at least 3 of each or B1 for 240k

Question 233 marks

Question

y 12 L 10 8 6 4 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x –2 –4 (a) Find the gradient of line L. …… [2] (b) Write down the equation of line L in the form y = mx + c . y = …… [1]

Mark scheme

23(a) 3 2 3k M1 for 1k 23(b) y = 3x – 2 oe 1 FT their (a)

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