IGCSE Mathematics 0580, topic C1
Number: past paper questions
380 Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 questions on Number (C1) from 42 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 380
- Papers
- 42
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 1321
- Average per question
- 3.5 marks
- Largest question
- 17 marks
By type: Structured 380
How hard the questions are
- Recall64
- Apply274
- Analyse8
- Not banded34
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- findApply113 questions
- work outApply98 questions
calculate from given facts, figures or information with or without the use of a calculator
- calculateApply84 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- writeRecall69 questions
give an answer in a specific form
- completeApply56 questions
- write downRecall44 questions
give an answer without significant working
- useApply16 questions
- show thatApply11 questions
- drawApply10 questions
- explainAnalyse8 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
Where the questions come from
By year
- 202671
- 2025143
- 202481
- 202385
By session
- May/June226
- Oct/Nov154
By paper
- Paper 1234
- Paper 3146
Questions on this topic
Showing 30 of 380, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 1May/June 2026, paper 11Structured5 marksHas a diagram
1.694 √18 6 6.666 7 √225 25 27 39 56 1000 From the list of numbers, write down an even number
- Try this questionQuestion 1Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured2 marks
Write the number four hundred and sixty thousand and five in figures.
- Try this questionQuestion 1Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured1 mark
Jacob is 10 years 8 months old. Amy is 15 months younger than Jacob. Find how old Amy is.
- Try this questionQuestion 2Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Structured1 mark
Write down the value of the 8 in the number 58317.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2026, paper 11Structured3 marks
Write as a decimal.
- Try this questionQuestion 4Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured3 marks
Write down all the factors of 24.
- Try this questionQuestion 4Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured1 mark
A concert starts at 1950 and finishes 2 hours 42 minutes later. Work out the time the concert finishes.
- Try this questionQuestion 4Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Structured1 mark
Find the value of .
- Try this questionQuestion 8May/June 2026, paper 11Structured1 mark
In a town, the lowest temperature one night is . The highest temperature the next day is . Calculate the difference between these two temperatures.
- Try this questionQuestion 9Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured3 marks
Shade of this grid.
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured2 marks
Use one of these symbols , or to make each statement true. ....................... .......................
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2026, paper 11Structured2 marks
When Ahmed gets out of bed he takes • 12 minutes to get dressed • 26 minutes to eat breakfast • 37 minutes to walk to the station. Ahmed must be at the station by 09 45. Work out the latest time Ahmed can get out of bed.
- Try this questionQuestion 11Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured2 marks
The temperature at midnight is . The temperature at noon is . Find the difference between these temperatures.
- Try this questionQuestion 7Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured1 mark
Find the reciprocal of .
- Try this questionQuestion 7Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Structured2 marks
Arjun lives in Delhi and Haru lives in Tokyo. They play a computer game online at the same time. They start at 14 45 Tokyo local time.
- Try this questionQuestion 13May/June 2026, paper 11Structured2 marks
By writing each number in the calculation correct to 1 significant figure, work out an estimate for the value of (9.57 × 3.84)/(6.72 + 1.13) By writing each…
- Try this questionQuestion 17Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured2 marks
Write down a prime number between 20 and 30.
- Try this questionQuestion 9Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured2 marks
Edith invests $3000 in a savings account. The account pays simple interest at a rate of 2.6% per year. Calculate the total interest earned during the 3 years. Edith invests $3000 in a savings account. The account pays simple interest at a rate of 2.6% per year.
- Try this questionQuestion 11Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Structured1 mark
Write 0.03682 correct to 2 significant figures.
- Try this questionQuestion 14May/June 2026, paper 11Structured4 marks
A bag contains 45 balls. The balls are red or green. The balls are in the ratio .
- Try this questionQuestion 18Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured2 marks
Work out .
- Try this questionQuestion 14Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured1 mark
Write 34 as a percentage of 80.
- Try this questionQuestion 12Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Structured3 marks
The table shows some information about Amir’s shopping. Complete the table.
- Try this questionQuestion 15May/June 2026, paper 11Structured4 marksHas a diagram
60 people complete a survey about hobbies.
- Try this questionQuestion 19Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured2 marks
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 .
- Try this questionQuestion 17Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured2 marks
A distance, metres, measures , correct to the nearest . Complete this statement about the value of .
- Try this questionQuestion 15Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Structured2 marks
Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 140 and 126.
- Try this questionQuestion 16May/June 2026, paper 11Structured3 marks
Buses at a station go to Alve or to Riba. Buses leave every 16 minutes for Alve. Buses leave every 28 minutes for Riba.
- Try this questionQuestion 20Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured2 marks
Some students take a test. 75 of the students pass the test. This is of the students who take the test.
- Try this questionQuestion 19Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured4 marksHas a diagram
Jo asks some people if they own a car () and if they own a motorbike (). 86 people own a car. 39 people own a motorbike.
Inside this topic
- C1.1 Types of number69 questions
- C1.2 Sets22 questions
- C1.3 Powers and roots24 questions
- C1.4 Fractions, decimals and percentages65 questions
- C1.5 Ordering15 questions
- C1.6 The four operations56 questions
- C1.7 Indices I19 questions
- C1.8 Standard form22 questions
- C1.9 Estimation22 questions
- C1.10 Limits of accuracy23 questions
- C1.11 Ratio and proportion39 questions
- C1.12 Rates23 questions
- C1.13 Percentages53 questions
- C1.14 Using a calculator5 questions
- C1.15 Time35 questions
- C1.16 Money47 questions






