Question 3 — IGCSE 0580 Oct/Nov 2023 Paper 42
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Extended tier, calculator. Topic: Numbers · The four rules. Worth 15 marks.
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3 (a) The value of Priya’s car decreases by 10% every year.
The value today is $7695.
(i) Calculate the value of the car after one year.
$ ................................................ [2]
(ii) Calculate the value of the car one year ago.
$ ................................................ [2]
(b) Ali invests $600 at a rate of 2% per year simple interest.
Calculate the value of Ali’s investment at the end of 5 years.
$ ................................................ [3]
(c) Sara invests $500 at a rate of r % per year compound interest.
At the end of 12 years, the value of Sara’s investment is $601.35, correct to the nearest cent.
Find the value of r.
r = ................................................ [3]
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(d) The mass of a radioactive substance decreases exponentially at a rate of 3% each day.
(i) Find the overall percentage decrease at the end of 10 days.
............................................. % [2]
(ii) Find the number of whole days it takes until the mass of this substance is one half of its
original amount.
................................................. [3]
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