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0580/11 May/Jun 2025, Question 1: Understanding Decimal Place Value

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 11 (Core) · Non-calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

Work with the number 10 069: express it in words, round it to the nearest ten, and change centimetres into metres.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Write 10 069 using words.

  1. 110 069 = ten thousand and sixty-nine

AnswerTen thousand and sixty-nine

Part (b) · 1 mark

Round 10 069 to the nearest ten.

  1. 169 rounds up to 70: 10 070

Answer10 070

Part (c) · 1 mark

Convert 10 069 centimetres to metres.

  1. 110 069 ÷ 100 = 100.69 m

Answer100.69

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