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0580/42 Oct/Nov 2025, Question 5: Currency Conversions

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 42 (Extended) · Calculator · 2 marks

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The question, in short

Compare a phone priced at 953 Yuan with one at $141 using 1 Yuan = $0.152, and find the price difference in dollars to the nearest cent.

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Solution · 2 marks

  1. 1953 Yuan = 953 × 0.152 = $144.856
  2. 2Difference = 144.856 − 141 = 3.856 ≈ $3.86

Answer3.86

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