IGCSE Mathematics 0580, topic E2.9
Graphs in practical situations: past paper questions
7 Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 questions on Graphs in practical situations (E2.9) from 7 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
Practising builds a set from this topic, free with an account. One question opens straight away, with no account.
- Questions
- 7
- Papers
- 7
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 25
- Average per question
- 3.6 marks
- Largest question
- 4 marks
By type: Structured 7
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply7
- Analyse0
- Not banded0
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
- calculateApply4 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- findApply4 questions
- completeApply1 question
- estimateApply1 question
- writeRecall1 question
give an answer in a specific form
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20261
- 20252
- 20242
- 20232
By session
- May/June3
- Oct/Nov4
By paper
- Paper 24
- Paper 43
Questions on this topic
Showing 7 of 7, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 10May/June 2026, paper 43Structured4 marksHas a diagram
Llew cycles to school. The speed–time graph shows the first 10 seconds of his journey. By drawing a suitable tangent, estimate the acceleration at .
- Try this questionQuestion 18Oct/Nov 2025, paper 41Structured4 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows part of the speed–time graph for an athlete in a race. Calculate the distance the athlete runs in the first 10 seconds.
- Try this questionQuestion 14Oct/Nov 2024, paper 22Structured4 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows the speed–time graph for 17 seconds of a car journey. Find the acceleration of the car during the first 10 seconds.
- Try this questionQuestion 12Oct/Nov 2023, paper 22Structured3 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows a speed–time graph for 16 seconds of a car journey. Find the deceleration of the car in the final 4 seconds.
- Try this questionQuestion 9Oct/Nov 2025, paper 42Structured3 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows the speed–time graph for part of a car journey. Find the total distance travelled in the 25 minutes.
- Try this questionQuestion 16May/June 2024, paper 22Structured4 marksHas a diagram
The speed–time graph shows information about a car journey. Find the deceleration of the car between 240 and 320 seconds.
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2023, paper 23Structured3 marksHas a diagram
The distance–time graph shows information about Kai’s journey from home to the office. Calculate the average speed, in km/h, for Kai’s journey from home to the office.






