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0580/13 Oct/Nov 2021, Question 1: Introduction to Percentages

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 13 (Core) · Calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

Convert three values between forms: a fraction to a percentage, a decimal to a fraction, and a fraction to a decimal.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Express 1/2 as a percentage.

  1. 11/2 × 100 = 50%

Answer50

Part (b) · 1 mark

Write 0.7 as a fraction.

  1. 10.7 = 7/10

Answer7/10

Part (c) · 1 mark

Write 11/20 as a decimal.

  1. 111/20 = 55/100 = 0.55

Answer0.55

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