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0580/21 May/Jun 2026, Question 5: Bar Charts and Composite Bar Charts

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 21 (Extended) · Non-calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

Using a composite bar chart of Hannah's monthly swimming, running and cycling hours, identify the month with most running time and, given May's swimming exceeds cycling by 9 hours, find July's swimming hours.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

State which month has the greatest running time, using the hatched section of each bar.

  1. 1Compare the heights of the hatched (running) sections
  2. 2The running section is tallest in July

AnswerJuly

Part (b) · 2 marks

Given May swimming is 9 hours more than May cycling, work out the hours Hannah swims in July.

  1. 1In May, cycling is 3 small squares tall and swimming is 6 small squares tall
  2. 2Difference 3 small squares = 9 hours, so 1 small square = 3 hours
  3. 3July swimming section is 4 small squares tall
  4. 44 × 3 = 12 hours

Answer12

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