CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Core 2 Algebra and Graphs Questions

Practise algebraic manipulation, equations, inequalities, sequences, functions and coordinate or practical graphs across CAIE IGCSE Mathematics.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Mathematics 0580
Level
Core

Question 1

[Maximum number: 2]

Miguel works in an office.

White paper costs w cents per sheet and pink paper costs p cents per sheet.
Miguel uses 56 sheets of white paper and 21 sheets of pink paper.
Write down an expression, in terms of w and p, for the total cost, in cents, of the paper he uses.
cents

Question 2

[Maximum number: 13]

Question (a)

(a)

Simplify 3 c-5 d-c+2 d.

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Question (b)

(b)

Solve the equation 12x-7=23.

x= ___

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Question (c)

(c)

Multiply out.

9(3-x)
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Question (d)

(d)

A=(a+b)h2A=\frac{(a+b)h}{2}
Work out the value of h when A=38.64, a=5.5 and b=3.7.

h= ___

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Question (e)

(e)

Alphonse is x years old and Beatrice is y years old.

Three times Alphonse's age is equal to 5 times Beatrice's age.
Twice Beatrice's age is 4 years more than Alphonse's age.

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Question (i)

(i)

Use this information to write down two equations in x and y.

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Question (ii)

(ii)

Find the age of Alphonse and the age of Beatrice.

Alphonse ___ years old
Beatrice ___ years old

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Question 3

[Maximum number: 2]

Simplify.

Question (a)

(a)

y3÷y5y^{3} \div y^{5}

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Question (b)

(b)

7x07 x^{0}

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Question 4

[Maximum number: 10]

Question (a)

(a)
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Question (i)

(i)

The graph shows the cost, $ c, of travelling a distance, d kmd \mathrm{~km}, with Saanvi's Taxis.

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Question (i)

(i)

Write down the cost of a 4 km journey.
$

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Question (ii)

(ii)

Krishna's Taxis cost $ 5 to hire plus $ 2 for each kilometre travelled.

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Question (i)

(i)

Show that the cost of a 4 km journey with Krishna's Taxis is $ 13.

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Question (ii)

(ii)

Mrs Singh wants to hire a taxi. She says that Saanvi's Taxis are always cheaper than Krishna's Taxis.

Is Mrs Singh correct?
Give a reason for your answer. Use your graph to help you. because

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Question (b)

(b)

A minibus can be hired from Dhruv's Minibuses.

The cost is $ h per hour plus $ p per passenger.

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Question (i)

(i)

When the minibus is hired for 3 hours with 10 passengers the cost is $ 61.

Complete the equation.

3h+10p=.3 h+10 p=\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots .
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Question (ii)

(ii)

When the minibus is hired for 5 hours with 8 passengers the cost is $ 80.

Write this information as an equation. =

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Question (iii)

(iii)

Solve your two simultaneous equations to find h and p. You must show all your working.

h=..p=..\begin{aligned} & h=\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots . . \\ & p=\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots . . \end{aligned}
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