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0580/13 May/Jun 2021, Question 4: Introduction to Percentages

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 13 (Core) · Calculator · 2 marks

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Convert two given values, 72% and 0.004, into fractions reduced to simplest form.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Express 72% as a fraction in its simplest form.

  1. 172% = 72/100
  2. 2= 18/25

Answer18/25

Part (b) · 1 mark

Express 0.004 as a fraction in its simplest form.

  1. 10.004 = 4/1000
  2. 2= 1/250

Answer1/250

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