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Mathematics 0580/12 May/June 2024: question paper and mark scheme

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580), Paper 1 (Core), May/June 2024. Read both free below, or download them. Done the paper? Get it marked by AI against this mark scheme.

0580_s24_qp_120580_s24_ms_120580/12/M/J/24

Paper
Paper 1 (Core)
Total marks
56
Time
1 hour
Code on the paper
0580/12/M/J/24
0580_s24_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 11 mark

Question

Write the number 31 072 000 in words. …… [1]

Mark scheme

1 Thirty-one million[s] [and] 1 seventy-two thousand[s]

Question 24 marks

Question

C B x A (a) Measure the size of angle x. …… [1] (b) Measure the length of line AB in millimetres. …… mm [1] (c) Mark the midpoint, M, of line AB. [1] (d) Draw a line through the point M that is perpendicular to line AB. [1]

Mark scheme

2(a) 46° 1 2(b) 84 1 2(c) Mid-point marked 42 mm along AB from A. 1 2(d) Line at 90° to AB at M. 1 FT their mid-point

Question 31 mark

Question

Find the value of the reciprocal of 0.4 . …… [1]

Mark scheme

3 2.5 oe 1

Question 42 marks

Question

Write these numbers in order, starting with the smallest. 6 11 8.6 # 10 -1 86.5% 7 13 …… 1 …… 1 …… 1 …… [2] smallest

Mark scheme

4 11 6 2 B1 for 3 in correct order 8.6 × 10−1 86.5% or M1 for 0.857[…], 0.86, 0.846[…], 13 7 0.865 or 85.7%, 86%, 84.6%

Question 53 marks

Question

(a) Draw all the lines of symmetry on this quadrilateral. [2] (b) Write down the mathematical name of a quadrilateral that has rotational symmetry of order 2. …… [1]

Mark scheme

5(a) 4 correct lines of symmetry 2 B1 for two or three correct lines drawn and none incorrect or 4 correct and one additional line. 5(b) Rectangle or rhombus or parallelogram 1

Question 61 mark

Question

The temperature at midnight is -4 °C. The temperature at noon is 25 °C. Work out the difference between these two temperatures. …… °C [1]

Mark scheme

6 29 1

Question 72 marks

Question

A gardener charges $6.55 for each hour he works plus a fixed charge of $15.50 . Calculate the total amount he charges when he works for 4 hours. $ …… [2]

Mark scheme

7 41.7[0] 2 M1 for 6.55 × 4 + 15.50

Question 83 marks

Question

Jonah has $750. 1 He spends of this money on travel, and some of this money on food. 4 He now has $437.50 . Work out the fraction of the $750 he spends on food. …… [3]

Mark scheme

8 1 3 or equivalent fraction 6 625 B2 for oe 750 750 or M2 for 750 − − 437.5 oe 4 750 or M1 for 750 − oe 4 750 or + 437.5 oe 4 437.5 or oe 750

Question 93 marks

Question

A delivery driver records the number of pizzas she delivers each month for one year. 48 44 39 28 57 22 36 41 54 57 49 52 (a) Complete the stem-and-leaf diagram. 2 3 4 5 Key: 4 q8 represents 48 pizzas [2] (b) Find the median. …… [1] 5 6

Mark scheme

9(a) Correct table 2 B1 for two rows correct or for fully correct unordered stem-and-leaf diagram. 2 2 8 3 6 9 4 1 4 8 9 5 2 4 7 7 9(b) 46 1

Question 101 mark

Question

a=e o b =e o -7 -7 Work out a - b . f p [1]

Mark scheme

10 −1 1 0

Question 114 marks

Question

These are the first four terms of a sequence. 23 17 11 5 (a) Write down the next two terms. …… , …… [2] (b) Find the nth term. …… [2]

Mark scheme

11(a) −1 −7 2 B1 for each If 0 scored, SC1 for two terms with a difference of −6 11(b) – 6n + 29 oe final answer 2 B1 for −6n + j or kn + 29 k ≠ 0 or – 6n + 29 oe seen but spoilt.

Question 121 mark

Question

Write 0.04628 correct to 2 significant figures. …… [1]

Mark scheme

12 0.046 cao 1

Question 131 mark

Question

A B On the Venn diagram, shade the region A , B . [1]

Mark scheme

13 1 A B

Question 142 marks

Question

Factorise completely. 20x - 90x 2 …… [2]

Mark scheme

14 10x(2 – 9x) final answer 2 B1 for answer of 10(2x – 9x2) or x(20 – 90x) or 2x(10 –45x) or 5x(4 – 18x) or 10x(2 – 9x) seen and spoilt.

Question 151 mark

Question

Describe the type of correlation between the speed of runners and the time taken to complete a race. …… [1]

Mark scheme

15 Negative 1

Question 165 marks

Question

A circle has an area of 36r cm 2 . (a) Find the circumference of the circle. Give your answer in terms of r. …… cm [3] (b) The circle forms the base of a cylinder with height h cm. The volume of the cylinder is 540r cm 3 . Work out the value of h. h = …… [2]

Mark scheme

16(a) 12π cao 3 B2 for r = 6 or M1 for πr2 = 36π oe 16(b) 15 cao 2 M1 for [h =] 540π ÷ 36π or better

Question 171 mark

Question

Write 174 000 in standard form. …… [1]

Mark scheme

17 1.74 × 105 1

Question 182 marks

Question

NOT TO SCALE 14 cm x° 8.5 cm The diagram shows a right-angled triangle. Calculate the value of x. x = …… [2] 1 7

Mark scheme

18 52.6 or 52.61 to 52.62 2 8.5 M1 for cos[... =] oe 14

Question 193 marks

Question

Without using a calculator, work out 2 ' 1 . 4 8 You must show all your working and give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form. …… [3]

Mark scheme

19 9 8 M2 × oe 4 15 18 15 or ÷ oe with common denominator 8 8 9 15 B1 for or oe 4 8 their 9 8 or M1 for × oe 4 their 15 1 A1 Dep on M2 1 cao 5

Question 202 marks

Question

Expand and simplify. (x - 4) (x - 7) …… [2]

Mark scheme

20 x2 – 11x + 28 final answer 2 B1 for x2 – 4x – 7x + 28 with at least 3 terms correct

Question 211 mark

Question

57 ' 5 x = 53 Find the value of x. x = …… [1]

Mark scheme

21 4 cao 1

Question 224 marks

Question

The length, l metres, of a piece of material is 4.5 m, correct to the nearest 10 cm. Complete this statement about the value of l. …… G l 1 …… [2] 23 % = {x: x is a natural number less than 12} S = {1, 4, 7, 10} T = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11} S T 10 2 8 Complete the Venn diagram. [2]

Mark scheme

22 4.45 4.55 2 B1 for each If 0 scored, SC1 for both correct but reversed or for 445 ⩽ l < 455

Question 23

Question

In the question paper above.

Mark scheme

23 2 B1 for at least 5 numbers in the S T correct places and not repeated elsewhere. [10] 1 3 5 4 7 9 11 [2] 6 [8]

Question 242 marks

Question

In a class of 30 students, 13 travel to school by bus. There are 570 students in the school. Find the expected number of students in the school who travel by bus. …… [2] Question 25 is printed on the next page.

Mark scheme

24 247 2 13 M1 for × [570] 30

Question 256 marks

Question

D NOT TO SCALE 21.2 m 48° A B C 16.5 m The diagram shows a flagpole, BD, held by two ropes, AD and CD. ABC is a straight line and angle ABD = 90°. AD = 21.2 m, AB = 16.5 m and angle BCD = 48°. (a) Show that the height of the flagpole BD is 13.3 m, correct to 1 decimal place. [3] (b) Calculate the length of the rope CD. CD = …… m [3]

Mark scheme

25(a) [BD =] 21.2 2 − 16.52 M2 M1 for BD2 + 16.52 = 21.22 or better 13.31….. A1 25(b) 17.9 or 17.89 to 17.91….. 3 13.3 M2 for [CD =] or [CD =] sin 48 13.3 cos 42 13.3 or M1 for sin 48 [=] or better CD 13.3 or for cos 42 [=] or better CD

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