CIE IGCSE Maths: Core

Topic Questions

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First teaching 2021

Last exams 2024

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The Number System

1
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Write 60 025 in words.

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2
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A cruise ship travels 2067 km.

i)
Write 2067 in words.
[1]

ii)
Write 2067 correct to the nearest hundred.
[1]

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3
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Write down the value of the 7 in the number 570296.

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4
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Write in figures the number fifty‐three thousand and thirty‐five.

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5
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Write six hundred and seven thousand and twenty-one in figures.

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6
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Write down the number that is 7 more than -38.

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7
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The attendance at a football match is 11 678.

i)
Write 11678 in words.
[1]
ii)
Write 11678 correct to the nearest 100.
[1]

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8
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Write seventeen thousand and seventeen in figures.

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9
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Write 15 060 in words.

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10
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Write the number forty thousand three hundred in figures.

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11
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Write 30682 in words.

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12
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Last year, a museum had twenty seven thousand and fifty three visitors.

Write this number in figures.

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1
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Sean records the maximum and minimum temperatures, in °C, at the museum.
Some of the results for one week are shown in the table.

Day Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Maximum
temperature (°C)
8 12 15 14 11 7 4
Minimum
temperature (°C)
-5 -2 -4 -1 3    

i)
Find the difference between the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature on Wednesday.

............................................. °C [1]

ii)
The minimum temperature on Saturday was 2°C higher than the minimum temperature on Monday.
Find the minimum temperature on Saturday.

............................................. °C [1]

iii)
In this week the range of temperatures was 23°C.
Find the minimum temperature on Sunday.
............................................. °C [1]

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2a
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This table shows the temperature, in °C, at midnight and at 3 pm for four cities on the same day.

City Temperature at midnight (°C) Temperature at 3pm (°C)
Sydney 21 28
Oslo -3 1
Toronto -18 -8
Seoul -5 4

Use the table to complete this statement.

The city with the biggest difference in temperature between midnight and 3pm

is .................................................. with a difference of ................................°C.

2b
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The temperature at midnight in Moscow was –11 °C.
At 3 pm the temperature has increased by 5°C.

Work out the temperature at 3 pm.

............................................. °C 

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3
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The temperature on Monday was -7°C.
The temperature on Tuesday was 5°C lower than on Monday.
The temperature on Wednesday was 8°C higher than on Tuesday.

Find the temperature on Wednesday.

............................................ °C 

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4
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The lowest temperature recorded at Scott Base in Antarctica is -57.0°C.
The highest temperature recorded at Scott Base is 63.8°C more than this.

What is the highest temperature recorded at Scott Base?

................................................ °C

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5
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Write this number in figures.

One million three hundred and two thousand five hundred and ninety-six.

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6
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Write in figures the number eight million and twenty three thousand.

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7
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Write down

i)
the number twenty seven million, three hundred and sixty thousand and forty five in figures,

[1]

ii)
the six factors of 20,

[2]

iii)
a fraction that is equivalent to 7 over 9 comma

[1]

iv)
a prime number between 30 and 40.
[1]

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8
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3 marks

Write down

i)
the number 604925 in words,
[1]
ii)
a prime number between 50 and 60,

[1]

iii)
the value of 999 to the power of 0.
[1]

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1
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Write one hundred and twenty thousand and twenty in figures.

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2
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Write two hundred thousand and seventeen in figures.

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3
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Work out the difference in temperature between -6 °C and 5 °C.

............................................. °C

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4
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Alexa, Ben and Chloe own a restaurant.

Alexa records some temperatures.

         Fridge 4 °C    Cool box -3°C    Freezer -19°C

i)
Find the difference in temperature between the fridge and the cool box.
............................................ °C[1]
ii)
Find the difference in temperature between the cool box and the freezer.
............................................ °C [1]
iii)
The temperature in the cold room is 5°C lower than the fridge.
Find the temperature in the cold room.
............................................ °C [1]

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5
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Write the number four hundred and eighteen thousand and seventy two in figures.

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6
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When Marco arrives at a port the temperature is 5°C.
At midnight the temperature has fallen by 7°C.

Find the temperature at midnight.

............................................... °C 

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7a
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Write down the temperature that is 7°C below -3°C.

................................................°C

7b
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Work out the difference in temperature between -4 °C and 4 °C.

................................................°C 

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8a
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On Monday the temperature at midday is 4°C and the temperature at midnight is -3°C.

Work out the difference between these two temperatures.

........................................°C 

8b
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On Wednesday the temperature at midday is -1°C.
By 7pm the temperature has fallen by 4°C.

Work out the temperature at 7pm.

........................................°C 

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9
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The temperature at 0700 is -3 °C.
This temperature is 11°C higher than the temperature at 0100.

Find the temperature at 0100.

............................... °C 

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10a
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On Monday, the lowest temperature was –12°C.
The highest temperature was 4°C.

Work out the difference between these temperatures.

............................... °C 

10b
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On Tuesday, the highest temperature was –3°C.
The lowest temperature was 8°C lower than this.

Work out the lowest temperature on Tuesday.

.............................. °C 

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11
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In a café, the fridge has a temperature of 4°C and the freezer has a temperature of −17°C.

i)
Work out the difference in these temperatures.

............................. °C [1]

ii)
The temperature in the freezer rises by 3°C.

Work out the new temperature in the freezer.
................................. °C [1]

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12a
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At noon on Wednesday, the temperature was 5°C.

At midnight, the temperature was 8°C lower.

Work out the temperature at midnight.

............................ °C 

12b
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At noon on Saturday, the temperature was 15°C.
At midnight, the temperature was –3°C.

Work out the difference in these temperatures.

.............................. °C

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13
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Write the number five million, two hundred and seven in figures.

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14
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Write the number 602047 in words.

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15
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The table shows the temperature at Lexford Station at 1000 each day for a week.

Day Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Temperature
(°C)
-3 4 -1 0 -5 2 1

i)
Write down the day which had the coldest temperature.

[1]

ii)
Work out the difference in the temperature between Monday and Tuesday.

............................. °C [1]

iii)
The temperature falls 6°C from 1000 to midnight on Sunday.
Work out the temperature at midnight.
............................ °C [1]

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