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Question 14 — IGCSE 0580 Oct/Nov 2025 Paper 42

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Extended tier, calculator. Topic: Numbers · Simple and compound interest. Worth 8 marks.

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14 (a) Carlos invests $24 000 at a rate of 3.2% per year compound interest. Calculate the value of his investment at the end of 4 years. $ ................................................ [2] (b) Carlos buys a painting for $x. He sells the painting for $40 870. He makes a profit of 34%. Calculate the value of his profit. $ ................................................. [3] (c) Carlos also buys a car with a value of $32 500. The value of the car decreases exponentially by 23% each year. Find a formula for the value, $V, of the car at the end of n years. ................................................. [3] (cid:300)(cid:209)(cid:266)(cid:174)(cid:288)(cid:180)(cid:237)(cid:200)(cid:245)(cid:207)(cid:298)(cid:197)(cid:266)(cid:224)(cid:252)(cid:184)(cid:254)(cid:215) © UCLES 2025 (cid:300)(cid:260)(cid:187)(cid:243)(cid:220)(cid:285)(cid:286)(cid:238)(cid:206)(cid:264)(cid:261)(cid:213)(cid:245)(cid:206)(cid:299)(cid:274)(cid:257)(cid:258) 0580/42/O/N/25 (cid:293)(cid:197)(cid:245)(cid:213)(cid:245)(cid:245)(cid:293)(cid:277)(cid:277)(cid:213)(cid:293)(cid:197)(cid:197)(cid:181)(cid:229)(cid:213)(cid:293)(cid:213) AM SIHT NI ETIRW TON OD NIGRAM SIHT NI ETIRW TON OD NIGRAM SIHT NI ETIRW TON OD NIGRAM SIHT NI ETIRW TON OD * 0000800000011 * 11 (cid:44)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:9)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:44) NIGRAM DFD

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