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Ratio and proportion: Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) practice questions
Ratio and proportion (C1.11, Core) is part of Number (Core). STEM Exam Builder holds 115 past-paper questions on it for Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580), from papers set between 2010 and 2025, each with its mark scheme. 9 of them are in the sample set visitors can open in the builder.
What it covers
The questions are sorted into 13 skills; you can tick single skills in the builder:
- Find a total from one part of a ratio
- Find one share from another share
- Share a total in a ratio of three or more parts
- Share a total in a two part ratio
- Simplify a three part decimal ratio
- Changed ratio after equal additions
- Compare proportional sharing with equal sharing
- Ratio of costs from a ratio of quantities
- Ratio when the difference is known
- Cost of a multiple of a pack size
- Work with a rate per unit of time (pay per hour, laps, flow)
- Simplify a two-part ratio
- Form an equation from a changed ratio
Questions by paper
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| Paper 1 (Core, non-calculator) | 33 |
| Paper 2 (Extended, non-calculator) | 16 |
| Paper 3 (Core, calculator) | 40 |
| Paper 4 (Extended, calculator) | 26 |
Questions by level
Each question carries a level, C, B or A: the grade it is pitched at.
| Level | Questions |
|---|---|
| Level C | 36 |
| Level B | 75 |
| Level A | 4 |
Questions by year the paper was set
| Year | Questions |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 14 |
Try sample questions
These questions are in the sample set anyone can open in the builder without an account. Each opens with its mark scheme on the flip side.
The link opens the builder on Ratio and proportion, Paper 3. Visitors can browse the sample set; building and downloading a paper needs a plan.