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0580/12 Feb/Mar 2025, Question 2: Introduction to Percentages

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 12 (Core) · Non-calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

Convert the decimal 0.07 into three different forms: a percentage, a fraction, and standard form.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Express 0.07 as a percentage.

  1. 10.07 × 100 = 7
  2. 27%

Answer7

Part (b) · 1 mark

Write 0.07 as a fraction.

  1. 10.07 = 7 hundredths
  2. 2= 7/100

Answer7/100

Part (c) · 1 mark

Write 0.07 in standard form.

  1. 10.07 = 7 ÷ 100
  2. 2= 7 × 10⁻²

Answer7 × 10⁻²

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