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CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Core C1.16 Money Questions

Practise using prices, totals, change and exchange rates to solve everyday money problems with correct units and sensible rounding.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Mathematics 0580
Level
Core

Exam points

  • calculate totals and change from prices, quantities and fixed extra costs
  • use exchange rates to convert currencies, deciding whether to multiply or divide

Covered syllabus points

C1.16.1 Calculate with money.C1.16.2 Convert from one currency to another.

Question 1

[Maximum number: 5]

Question (a)

(a)

Bruno buys a shirt for $36\$ 36 and a scarf for $12.25\$ 12.25.

He pays with a $50\$ 50 note.
Work out how much change he receives.
$

[ 2 ]

Question (b)

(b)
Table for Question (b) — CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Core
[ 3 ]

Question (i)

(i)

Calculate the cost of 150 adult tickets, 70 child tickets and 30 senior tickets.
$

[ 3 ]

Question 2

[Maximum number: 3]

Elize, Lily and Marco start a business.

Elize buys some picture frames.

The frames cost $5.80 each in New York and 4.50 euros each in Paris.
The exchange rate is 1 euro = $1.37.
Calculate the difference in the cost in euros.
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
euros\mathrm{euros}

Question 3

[Maximum number: 4]

Pure gold costs $42\$ 42 per gram.
The fraction of pure gold in an object is measured in carats.
One carat means 124\frac{1}{24} of the mass of an object is pure gold.
Henry buys a 9-carat gold bracelet weighing 16 g.
The price of the bracelet is $204\$ 204.
Is the price of the bracelet more or less than the cost of the pure gold in it?
You must show your working.

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