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0580/12 Oct/Nov 2021, Question 4: Introduction to Percentages

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 12 (Core) · Calculator · 2 marks

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Convert between percentages, decimals and fractions: express 9% as a decimal, and express 0.6 as a fraction reduced to lowest terms.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Give the decimal equivalent of 9%.

  1. 19% = 9 ÷ 100 = 0.09

Answer0.09

Part (b) · 1 mark

Give 0.6 as a fraction reduced to lowest terms.

  1. 10.6 = 6/10 = 3/5

Answer3/5

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