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Mathematics 0580/11 October/November 2025: question paper and mark scheme

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580), Paper 1 (Core), October/November 2025. Read both free below, or download them. Done the paper? Get it marked by AI against this mark scheme.

0580_w25_qp_110580_w25_ms_110580/11/O/N/25

Paper
Paper 1 (Core)
Total marks
80
Time
1 hour 30 minutes
Code on the paper
0580/11/O/N/25
0580_w25_ms_11.pdf

0580/11 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

Question

(a) Write the number four hundred and sixty thousand and five in figures. …… [1] (b) Write 52 149 correct to the nearest hundred. …… [1]

Mark scheme

1(a) 460 005 1 1(b) 52 100 cao 1

Question 22 marks

Question

O The diagram shows a circle, centre O. On the diagram (a) draw a diameter [1] (b) mark a point on the circumference and label it C. [1]

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2(a) Diameter drawn 1 2(b) Point marked on circumference 1

Question 31 mark

Question

Write down the mathematical name of this polygon. …… [1]

Mark scheme

3 Hexagon 1

Question 43 marks

Question

(a) Write down all the factors of 24. …… [2] 3 (b) Write down the reciprocal of . 7 …… [1] * 0000800000004 * DFD 4

Mark scheme

4(a) 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 2 B1 for 6 correct and no extras or 8 correct and one extra 4(b) 7 1 oe 3

Question 52 marks

Question

In triangle ABC, AB = 8 cm and BC = 6.4 cm. Using a ruler and compasses only, construct triangle ABC. Leave in your construction arcs. The line AC has been drawn for you. A C [2]

Mark scheme

5 Accurate triangle with correct 2 B1 for correct triangle with incorrect or construction arcs no arcs or for two correct intersecting arcs with incorrect or no lines If 0 scored, SC1 for triangle with arcs but lines interchanged

Question 61 mark

Question

Shade one square so that the diagram has rotational symmetry of order 4. [1] * 0000800000005 * DFD 5

Mark scheme

6 1

Question 72 marks

Question

These are the first four terms of a sequence. 9 5 1 -3 (a) Find the next term. …… [1] (b) Explain how you worked out your answer. …… [1]

Mark scheme

7(a) –7 1 7(b) Subtracted 4 oe 1

Question 82 marks

Question

p = 3q - 2r Work out the value of q when p = 50 and r = 5. q = …… [2] 3

Mark scheme

8 20 2 M1 for 50 = 3q – 2 × 5 or better

Question 93 marks

Question

(a) Shade of this grid. 4 [1] (b) Work out 15% of 80. …… [2] * 0000800000006 * DFD 6

Mark scheme

9(a) 15 rectangles shaded 1 9(b) 12 2 15 M1 for full correct method e.g. 80 × 100 oe

Question 103 marks

Question

The bar chart shows the number of books sold in a shop in each of five months. 12 11 10 9 8 Number 7 of books 6 sold 5 4 3 2 1 0 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Months (a) 4 books were sold in August. Complete the bar chart. [1] (b) Calculate the mean number of books sold in the six months. …… [2]

Mark scheme

10(a) Correct bar for August 1 10(b) 7 nfww 2 M1 for (3 + 9 + 7 + 11 + 8 + 4) ÷ 6 or better

Question 112 marks

Question

The temperature at midnight is - 2°C . The temperature at noon is 5 °C. (a) Find the difference between these temperatures. …… °C [1] (b) The temperature at 9 am is 8 °C higher than the temperature at midnight. Work out the temperature at 9 am. …… °C [1] * 0000800000007 * DFD 7

Mark scheme

11(a) 7 1 11(b) 6 1

Question 123 marks

Question

NOT TO 4 cm SCALE 3 cm 5 cm Complete the net of this cuboid on the 1 cm 2 grid. One face has been drawn for you. [3] * 0000800000008 * DFD 8

Mark scheme

12 Fully correct net 3 B2 for 3 correct extra faces in correct places or B1 for 1 correct extra face in correct place

Question 133 marks

Question

The scale drawing shows the positions of town A and town B. The scale is 1 centimetre represents 10 kilometres. North B North A Scale: 1 cm to 10 km (a) Work out the actual distance from town A to town B. …… km [2] (b) Measure the bearing of town B from town A. …… [1] (c) Town C is 45 km from town A on a bearing of 310°. * 0000800000009 * DFD 9

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13(a) 80 2 B1 for 8 or M1 for their 8 × 10 13(b) 032 1 13(c) Point correctly plotted 2 B1 for distance 4.3 to 4.7 cm from A or B1 for bearing 308º to 312º from A

Question 144 marks

Question

These are the ages, in months, of each of 12 children. 11 27 8 10 26 17 28 12 9 13 22 12 (a) Complete the stem-and-leaf diagram to show this information. 0 1 2 Key: 1 | 7 represents 17 months [2] (b) Find the number of children over 2 years old. …… [1] (c) Show that the median is 12.5 . [1]

Mark scheme

14(a) 2 B1 for a correct ordered diagram with 0 8 9 one error or omission or for a correct but unordered stem-and- 1 0 1 2 2 3 7 leaf diagram 2 2 6 7 8 14(b) 3 1 14(c) 12 + 13 1 oe leading to 12.5 nfww 2

Question 153 marks

Question

D NOT TO x° SCALE 140° A B C ABC is a straight line and ABD is an isosceles triangle. Work out the value of x. x = …… [3] * 0000800000010 * DFD 10 9

Mark scheme

15 100 3 M2 for 180 – (180 –140) × 2 oe or M1 for 180 – 140 or for 180 – (2 × their 40)

Question 166 marks

Question

(a) Complete the table of values for y = . x x – 4.5 –3 –2 –1.5 –1 1 1.5 2 3 4.5 y –2 –3 –6 –9 9 6 4.5 2 [2] 9 (b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = for - 4.5 G x G - 1 and 1 G x G 4.5 . x y 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x –1 –2 –3 –4 –5 –6 –7 –8 –9 [4] * 0000800000011 * DFD 11

Mark scheme

16(a) –4.5 3 2 B1 for each 16(b) Correct graph drawn 4 B3FT for 9 points correctly plotted or B2FT for 7 points correctly plotted or B1FT for 5 correctly plotted

Question 172 marks

Question

(a) Write down a prime number between 20 and 30. …… [1] 2 (b) Simplify ` 9j . …… [1] 11 2

Mark scheme

17(a) 23 or 29 1 17(b) 9 cao 1

Question 182 marks

Question

Work out - . 18 9 Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form. …… [2]

Mark scheme

18 7 2 11 4 cao M1 for – oe 18 18 18

Question 192 marks

Question

By writing each number in the calculation correct to 1 significant figure, find an estimate for the value of 5.3 # 19.5 . 2.49 …… [2]

Mark scheme

19 5 × 20 M1 2 50 cao A1 If 0 scored SC1 for 2 correct roundings or for all 3 correct but with any trailing zeros

Question 202 marks

Question

Some students take a test. 75 of the students pass the test. 3 This is of the students who take the test. 5 Work out how many students take the test. …… [2] * 0000800000012 * DFD 12

Mark scheme

20 125 2 M1 for 75 ÷ 3 [× 5] oe

Question 215 marks

Question

Shapes A and B are shown on the grid. y 5 4 3 B 2 A 1 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x –1 –2 –3 –4 –5 (a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape A onto shape B. …… [3] (b) Draw the image of shape A after a reflection in the line y =-1. [2] * 0000800000013 * DFD 13

Mark scheme

21(a) Rotation 3 B1 for rotation 90 anticlockwise oe (0,0) oe B2 for 90 anticlockwise and (0, 0) or for 90 clockwise and (0.5, 3.5) or B1 for 90 anticlockwise or 90 clockwise or (0, 0) or (0.5, 3.5) 21(b) Rectangle with vertices at 2 B1 for reflection in y = k or in x = –1 (1, –3) (3, –3) (3, –4) (1,–4)

Question 223 marks

Question

Chocolate cookies Makes 12 100 g flour 55 g butter 55 g sugar 20 g cocoa 1 egg (a) Sunita makes 24 chocolate cookies. Work out how much flour she needs. …… g [1] (b) Albie has 28 g of cocoa. Does he have enough cocoa to make 18 cookies? Explain how you decide. …… [2]

Mark scheme

22(a) 200 1 22(b) No and a 2 B1 for a correct statement without correct statement based on correct support e.g. reasoning or calculations 30g is needed for 18 cookies oe or 2g more [than 28g] for 18 cookies oe or 28g would only give 16 cookies oe or 8g would only give 4 more cookies oe or M1 for correct calculation 18 6 × 20 oe or × 20 oe 12 12 28 8 or × 12 oe or × 12 oe 20 20 20 28 or and oe 12 18

Question 236 marks

Question

(a) a 8 # a x = a 15 Find the value of x. x = …… [1] (b) (b 7) y = b 21 Find the value of y. y = …… [1] * 0000800000014 * DFD 14 24 % = {students in a year group} H = {students who study History} G = {students who study Geography} 80 students are in the year group. 40 students study History. % H G 10 15 (a) Complete the Venn diagram. [2] (b) Find n(G). …… [1] (c) A student is chosen at random. Work out the probability that the student does not study History and does not study Geography. …… [1]

Mark scheme

23(a) 7 cao 1 23(b) 3 cao 1

Question 24

Question

In the question paper above.

Mark scheme

24(a) 2 B1 for one correct value correctly placed If 0 scored, SC1 for two positive integers such that n(G) = 55 24(b) 55 1 FT their 30 + their 25 provided their 30 + their 25 is less than 80 24(c) 15 1 oe 80

Question 252 marks

Question

Expand and simplify. (x + 3) (x - 2) …… [2]

Mark scheme

25 x2 + x – 6 final answer 2 B1 for x2 + 3x – 2x – 6 oe with at least three terms correct

Question 261 mark

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Write 1.753 # 10 8 as an ordinary number. …… [1] * 0000800000015 * DFD 15

Mark scheme

26 175 300 000 cao 1

Question 273 marks

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NOT TO 8 cm SCALE The diagram shows a semicircle. The radius of the semicircle is 8 cm. Find the perimeter of the semicircle. Give your answer in terms of r in its simplest form. …… cm [3] 2 5

Mark scheme

27 8π + 16 or 8(π + 2) 3 8+8 M2 for [perimeter =] × π + 8 + 8 oe 2 final answer or 8π + 16 oe seen and then spoilt 8+8 or M1 for [arc = ] × π oe 2

Question 283 marks

Question

Work out 8 ' 1 . 3 8 Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form. …… [3] Question 29 is printed on the next page. * 0000800000016 * DFD 16

Mark scheme

28 1 3 16 13 5 cao B2 for oe or 5 oe 3 3 39 26 8 or M2 for × oe 3 their 13 their 26 8 or × oe 3 13 26 13 or B1 for oe or oe 3 8

Question 295 marks

Question

Jim buys 15 apples and 10 pears for $42.50 . Li buys 4 apples and 5 pears for $16. Write down a pair of simultaneous equations and solve them to find the cost of one apple and the cost of one pear. Apple $ …… Pear $ …… [5]

Mark scheme

29 15a + 10p = 42.5 oe 2 B1 for each 4a + 5p = 16 oe [apple = ] 1.5[0] cao 3 M1FT for correctly eliminating one [pear = ] 2[.00] cao variable from their equations. A1 for 1.5 A1 for 2 If M1 A0 or M0 scored, SC1 for two positive costs which satisfy one of original conditions

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