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Mathematics 0580/33 May/June 2025: question paper and mark scheme

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580), Paper 3 (Core), May/June 2025. Read both free below, or download them. Done the paper? Get it marked by AI against this mark scheme.

0580_s25_qp_330580_s25_ms_330580/33/M/J/25

Paper
Paper 3 (Core)
Total marks
80
Time
1 hour 30 minutes
Code on the paper
0580/33/M/J/25
0580_s25_ms_33.pdf

0580/33 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 13 marks

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2 6 16 18 24 26 27 33 From this list, write down the number that is (a) a multiple of 12 …… [1] (b) a square number …… [1] (c) a cube number. …… [1]

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1(a) 24 1 1(b) 16 1 1(c) 27 1

Question 21 mark

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Shade one square so that the diagram has 1 line of symmetry. [1]

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2 1

Question 31 mark

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Put one pair of brackets into this calculation to make it correct. 80 ' 8 + 2 # 3 = 24 [1] * 0000800000004 * DFD 4

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3 80 ÷ (8 + 2) × 3 = 24 1

Question 43 marks

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Tim drives home from work. The travel graph shows his journey. Work 36 30 Distance 24 from home (km) 18 12 6 Home 0 14 00 14 30 15 00 15 30 Time (a) Write down the time Tim leaves work. …… [1] (b) Tim stops on the way home. (i) Find how far Tim travels before he stops. …… km [1] (ii) Find how long Tim stops for. …… min [1]

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4(a) 14 10 1 4(b)(i) 24 1 4(b)(ii) 20 1

Question 52 marks

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Calculate. 2.8 5 - 0.3 2 5 Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. …… [2] * 0000800000005 * DFD 5

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5 76.93 cao 2 B1 for 76.9 or 76.92…. or for their decimal seen and rounded to 2 decimal places

Question 61 mark

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In a bag of counters, 6 of the counters are blue. The arrow ( ↓) on the probability scale shows the probability of picking a blue counter at random. 0 0.5 1 Work out the total number of counters in the bag. …… [1] 1

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6 30 1

Question 71 mark

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The local time in Japan is 3 hours ahead of the local time in India. 2 Find the time in Japan when it is 21 45 in India. …… [1]

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7 01 15 1

Question 81 mark

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Mia changes $350 into euros. The exchange rate is $1 = 0.92 euros. Calculate the amount Mia receives. …… euros [1] * 0000800000006 * DFD 6

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8 322 cao 1

Question 94 marks

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C NOT TO SCALE 53° B D 32° y° x° A E ABC is a straight line. BD is parallel to AE. (a) Find the value of x. Give a geometrical reason for your answer. x = …… because …… [2] (b) Find the value of y. Give a geometrical reason for your answer. y = …… because…… [2] * 0000800000007 * DFD 7

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9(a) 32 2 B1 for 32 alternate angles 9(b) 53 2 B1 for 53 corresponding angles

Question 102 marks

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Solve. 4p + 11 = 25 p = …… [2]

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10 1 7 2 11 25 3 or 3.5 or M1 for 4p = 25 – 11 oe or p + = 2 2 4 4 oe

Question 114 marks

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(a) Expand and simplify. 5 (x - 2) + 3 (x - 7) …… [2] (b) Factorise. 4a 2 + 16a …… [2] * 0000800000008 * DFD 8

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11(a) 8x – 31 final answer 2 B1 for 5x – 10 or 3x – 21 or for 8x – 31 seen then spoilt or for 8x or –31 in the final answer 11(b) 4a(a + 4) final answer 2 B1 for 4(a2 + 4a) or a(4a + 16) or 2a(2a + 8) as answers or for 4a(a + 4) seen and spoilt

Question 125 marks

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Kai opens his restaurant from Tuesday to Saturday each week. He counts the number of customers each day for two weeks. The bar chart shows some of the results. 70 60 50 Number of customers 40 30 20 10 0 Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Day Key: = Week 1 = Week 2 (a) In week 1 there were 200 customers in total. Complete the bar chart. [2] (b) Write down the mode for week 2. …… [1] (c) Find the mean number of customers for the 5 days in week 2. …… [2] * 0000800000009 * DFD 9

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12(a) Bar drawn in correct position with height 2 M1 for 200 – (20 + 30 + 50 + 60) soi 40 12(b) 40 1 12(c) 48 2 30 + 40 + 40 + 70 + 60 M1 for oe 5

Question 134 marks

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In May a shop makes a profit of $542. In June the shop makes a profit of $600. (a) Calculate the percentage increase in the profit from May to June. …… % [2] 2 (b) The shop gives of the profit from May to a charity. 5 Find the amount the shop gives to the charity. $ …… [1] (c) The shop spends 38% of the profit from June on a fridge. Find the amount the shop spends on the fridge. $ …… [1]

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13(a) 10.7 or 10.70… 2 600 − 542 M1 for [×100] oe 542 or 600 × 100 [ −100] oe 542 or 600 − 1 [×100] oe 542 13(b) 216.8[0] 1 13(c) 228 1

Question 143 marks

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Meg invests $2500 at a rate of 4.6% per year simple interest. Calculate the total amount of her investment at the end of 3 years. $ …… [3] * 0000800000010 * DFD 10

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14 2845 3 B2 for 345 2500 × 4.6 × 3 or M2 for 2500 + oe 100 2500 × 4.6[×3] or M1 for oe 100

Question 157 marks

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The table gives information about the costs of hiring bikes. Type of bike Cost for first day Cost for each extra day Road $25 $20 Mountain $40 $35 Electric $70 $50 (a) Work out the cost of hiring 2 road bikes for 3 days. $ …… [2] (b) The cost, M, of hiring a mountain bike for d days can be written as M = 35d + 5 . (i) Write a formula for the cost, E, of hiring an electric bike for d days. E = …… [2] (ii) The cost of hiring an electric bike for 6 days is the same as the cost of hiring a mountain bike for d days. Find the value of d. d = …… [3] * 0000800000011 * DFD 11

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15(a) 130 2 B1 for 65 or M1 for 2 × (25 + 2 × 20) oe 15(b)(i) 50d + 20 oe final answer 2 B1 for 50d + j or kd + 20 k ≠ 0, or 50d + 20 seen then spoilt 15(b)(ii) 9 nfww 3 320 − 5 M2 for 35d = 320 – 5 oe or for 35 oe or M2FT for 35d = correct evaluation of 6 in their(b)(i) – 5 oe or B1 for 320 soi or M1 for 70 + 50 × 5 = 35d + 5 oe or 50 × 6 + 20 = 35d + 5 oe or M1FT for substitution of 6 into their (b)(i) = 35d + 5 If 0 scored, SC1 for correct evaluation of 6 substituted into their (b)(i)

Question 165 marks

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The scale drawing shows a path from S to P. The scale is 1 cm represents 2.5 km. North P North S Scale: 1 cm to 2.5 km (a) Work out the actual distance between S and P. …… km [2] (b) Measure the bearing of S from P. …… [1] (c) E is 20 km from P on a bearing of 070°. On the scale drawing, mark the position of E. [2] * 0000800000012 * DFD 12

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16(a) 16.25 2 B1 for 6.5 or M1 for their 6.5 × 2.5 16(b) 142 1 16(c) E correctly placed 2 B1 for E on a bearing of 070 from P or for E 8 cm from P If 0 scored, SC1 for fully correct but from S not P

Question 176 marks

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y 8 7 6 5 4 A 3 B 2 1 C –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x –1 –2 –3 –4 (a) Sue describes the single transformation that maps shape A onto shape B as a translation by the 7 vector e o. 1 Explain why Sue is incorrect. …… [1] (b) On the grid, draw the image of shape A after a rotation of 90° anticlockwise about (0, 0). [2] (c) Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape A onto shape C. …… [3] * 0000800000013 * DFD 13

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17(a) She counted 1 up instead of 1 down oe 1 17(b) Correct shape drawn at 2 B1 for correct shape drawn 90 clockwise (–4,–1), (–2,–1), (–5,–2), (–2,–2) about the origin or for correct orientation, wrong centre 17(c) Enlargement 3 B1 for each [scale factor] 2 [centre] (–5, 7)

Question 182 marks

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(a) D C Points C and D lie on the circle. Write down the mathematical name for the line CD. …… [1] (b) The diagram shows a circle with centre O. O Points K, L and M lie on the circumference of the circle. Draw triangle KLM so that angle KLM = 90° . [1] * 0000800000014 * DFD 14 20

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18(a) Chord 1 18(b) Correct triangle drawn 1

Question 196 marks

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(a) Complete the table of values for y = . x x 1 2 3 4 5 y 20 10 4 [2] 20 (b) On the grid, draw the graph of y= for 1 G x G 5 . x y 25 20 15 10 5 0 x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 [3] 20 (c) Use your graph to solve the equation = 8. x x = …… [1] * 0000800000015 * DFD 15

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19(a) [20], [10], 6.67, 5, [4] 2 B1 for each 19(b) Correct graph 3 B2FT for 4 points correctly plotted or B1FT for 2 points correctly plotted 19(c) 2.45 to 2.55 1 FT their curve

Question 203 marks

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A spinner is numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Rinesh spins the spinner many times. He works out the relative frequency that the spinner lands on each number. Number 1 2 3 4 5 Relative frequency 0.15 0.22 0.26 0.25 (a) Complete the table. [2] (b) Rinesh spins the spinner another 1500 times. Calculate the expected number of times the spinner lands on 2. …… [1] * 0000800000016 * DFD 16

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20(a) 0.12 oe 2 B1 for 0.88 oe or M1 for 1 – (0.15 + 0.22 + 0.26 + 0.25) oe 20(b) 330 1

Question 218 marks

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(a) These are the distances above the surface of the Earth of five satellites, A, B, C, D and E. Each distance is in kilometres. A B C D E 2 35 800 7.8 # 10 1.5 # 10 6 535 2 # 10 4 (i) Write these distances in order, starting with the shortest. …… , …… , …… , …… , …… [2] shortest (ii) The radius of Earth is 6370 km. Satellite A is k times further from the centre of Earth than satellite D. Show that k = 6.11 correct to 2 decimal places. [2] (b) A satellite travels at a speed of 27 000 km/h. Find the distance the satellite travels in 95 minutes. …… km [2] (c) A different satellite travels at a speed of 25 200 km/h. Convert this speed into m / s. …… m / s [2] * 0000800000017 * DFD 17

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21(a)(i) 535, 7.8×102 , 2×104 , 35 800, 1.5×106 2 B1 for 4 in correct order or M1 for (B)780, (C)1 500 000 and (E)20 000 seen or for 3.58 × 104 and 5.35 × 102 seen 21(a)(ii) (35800 + 6370) ÷ (535 + 6370) M1 6.107…. A1 21(b) 42750 2 M1 for 27000 × their time 21(c) 7000 2 25200 ×1000 M1 for oe 60 × 60 or B1 for final answer figs 7

Question 224 marks

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The diagram shows a solid cylinder with height 10 cm. NOT TO SCALE 10 cm The volume of the cylinder is 478 cm3. (a) Find the radius of the cylinder. …… cm [3] (b) The cylinder is made from gold. The density of the gold is 19.3 g/cm3. Calculate the mass of the cylinder. mass :Density = D volume …… g [1] * 0000800000018 * DFD 18

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22(a) 3.9[0] or 3.900 to 3.901 3 478 M2 for r 2 = oe 10π or M1 for π × r2 × 10 = 478 22(b) 9225.4 1

Question 232 marks

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The diagram shows a right-angled triangle. 35 cm NOT TO SCALE 22 cm h cm Calculate the value of h. h = …… [2]

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23 41.3 or 41.34… 2 M1 for 352 + 222 oe or better

Question 242 marks

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The diagram shows a right-angled triangle. 52° NOT TO SCALE 18.4 cm y cm Calculate the value of y. y = …… [2] DFD 19 * 0000800000020 * DFD 20

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24 23.6 or 23.55… 2 y M1 for tan52 = oe or better 18.4

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