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Percentages: Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) practice questions
Percentages (C1.13, Core) is part of Number (Core). STEM Exam Builder holds 232 past-paper questions on it for Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580), from papers set between 2010 and 2025, each with its mark scheme. 11 of them are in the sample set visitors can open in the builder.
What it covers
The questions are sorted into 16 skills; you can tick single skills in the builder:
- Express one amount as a percentage of another
- Percentage of an amount
- Calculate percentage decrease
- Calculate percentage increase
- Calculate percentage profit
- Decrease an amount by a percentage
- Increase an amount by a percentage
- Increase by more than one hundred percent
- Percentage change in a product
- Compare simple and compound interest
- Simple interest earned
- Simple interest total amount
- Compound interest earned only
- Compound interest final amount
- Find the simple interest rate
- Principal from simple interest
Questions by paper
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| Paper 1 (Core, non-calculator) | 92 |
| Paper 2 (Extended, non-calculator) | 55 |
| Paper 3 (Core, calculator) | 47 |
| Paper 4 (Extended, calculator) | 38 |
Questions by level
Each question carries a level, C, B or A: the grade it is pitched at.
| Level | Questions |
|---|---|
| Level C | 89 |
| Level B | 125 |
| Level A | 18 |
Questions by year the paper was set
| Year | Questions |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 20 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 22 |
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 Percentages, Paper 1. Visitors can browse the sample set; building and downloading a paper needs a plan.