Question 14 — IGCSE 0580 Specimen 2025 Paper 41
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Extended tier, calculator. Topic: Numbers · Simple and compound interest. Worth 13 marks.
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14 (a) Hong has $4000 to invest.
She invests $2000 at a rate of 2.5% per year simple interest.
She also invests $2000 at a rate of 2% per year compound interest.
(i) Find the value of each investment at the end of 8 years.
Simple interest investment $ ....................................................
Compound interest investment $ ....................................................
[5]
(ii) Find the overall percentage increase in the $4000 investment at the end of 8 years.
............................................% [2]
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(iii) Find the number of complete years it takes for the compound interest investment of $2000 to
become greater than $2500.
............................................... [3]
(b) Alain invests $5000 at a rate of r% per year compound interest.
At the end of 15 years, the value of the investment is $7566.
Find the value of r.
r = .............................................. [3]
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