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First teaching 2021
Last exams 2024
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The Number System (CIE IGCSE Maths: Core)
Exam Questions
57 mins35 questions
22 marks
2 marksA cruise ship travels 2067 km.
i)
Write 2067 in words.
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ii)
Write 2067 correct to the nearest hundred.
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31 mark
1 markWrite down the value of the 7 in the number 570296.
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41 mark
1 markWrite in figures the number fifty‐three thousand and thirty‐five.
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51 mark
1 markWrite six hundred and seven thousand and twenty-one in figures.
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61 mark
1 markWrite down the number that is 7 more than -38.
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72 marks
2 marksThe attendance at a football match is 11 678.
i)
Write 11678 in words.
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ii)
Write 11678 correct to the nearest 100.
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81 mark
1 markWrite seventeen thousand and seventeen in figures.
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91 mark
1 markWrite 15 060 in words.
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101 mark
1 markWrite the number forty thousand three hundred in figures.
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111 mark
1 markWrite 30682 in words.
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121 mark
1 markLast year, a museum had twenty seven thousand and fifty three visitors.
Write this number in figures.
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11 mark
1 markWrite one hundred and twenty thousand and twenty in figures.
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21 mark
1 markWrite two hundred thousand and seventeen in figures.
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31 mark
1 markWork out the difference in temperature between -6 °C and 5 °C.
............................................. °C
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43 marks
3 marksAlexa, Ben and Chloe own a restaurant.
Alexa records some temperatures.
Fridge 4 °C Cool box -3°C Freezer -19°C
i)
Find the difference in temperature between the fridge and the cool box.
............................................ °C[1]
ii)
Find the difference in temperature between the cool box and the freezer.
............................................ °C [1]
iii)
The temperature in the cold room is 5°C lower than the fridge.
Find the temperature in the cold room.
............................................ °C [1]
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51 mark
1 markWrite the number four hundred and eighteen thousand and seventy two in figures.
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61 mark
1 markWhen Marco arrives at a port the temperature is 5°C.
At midnight the temperature has fallen by 7°C.
Find the temperature at midnight.
............................................... °C
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7a1 mark
1 markWrite down the temperature that is 7°C below -3°C.
................................................°C
7b1 mark
1 markWork out the difference in temperature between -4 °C and 4 °C.
................................................°C
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8a1 mark
1 markOn Monday the temperature at midday is 4°C and the temperature at midnight is -3°C.
Work out the difference between these two temperatures.
........................................°C
8b1 mark
1 markOn Wednesday the temperature at midday is -1°C.
By 7pm the temperature has fallen by 4°C.
Work out the temperature at 7pm.
........................................°C
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91 mark
1 markThe temperature at 0700 is -3 °C.
This temperature is 11°C higher than the temperature at 0100.
Find the temperature at 0100.
............................... °C
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10a1 mark
1 markOn Monday, the lowest temperature was –12°C.
The highest temperature was 4°C.
Work out the difference between these temperatures.
............................... °C
10b1 mark
1 markOn Tuesday, the highest temperature was –3°C.
The lowest temperature was 8°C lower than this.
Work out the lowest temperature on Tuesday.
.............................. °C
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112 marks
2 marksIn a café, the fridge has a temperature of 4°C and the freezer has a temperature of −17°C.
i)
Work out the difference in these temperatures.
............................. °C [1]
ii)
The temperature in the freezer rises by 3°C.
Work out the new temperature in the freezer.
Work out the new temperature in the freezer.
................................. °C [1]
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12a1 mark
1 markAt noon on Wednesday, the temperature was 5°C.
At midnight, the temperature was 8°C lower.
Work out the temperature at midnight.
............................ °C
12b1 mark
1 markAt noon on Saturday, the temperature was 15°C.
At midnight, the temperature was –3°C.
Work out the difference in these temperatures.
.............................. °C
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131 mark
1 markWrite the number five million, two hundred and seven in figures.
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141 mark
1 markWrite the number 602047 in words.
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153 marks
3 marksThe table shows the temperature at Lexford Station at 1000 each day for a week.
| Day | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| Temperature (°C) |
-3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 1 |
i)
Write down the day which had the coldest temperature.
[1]
ii)
Work out the difference in the temperature between Monday and Tuesday.
............................. °C [1]
iii)
The temperature falls 6°C from 1000 to midnight on Sunday.
Work out the temperature at midnight.
Work out the temperature at midnight.
............................ °C [1]
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13 marks
3 marksSean records the maximum and minimum temperatures, in °C, at the museum.
Some of the results for one week are shown in the table.
| Day | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| Maximum temperature (°C) |
8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Minimum temperature (°C) |
-5 | -2 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
i)
Find the difference between the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature on Wednesday.
............................................. °C [1]
ii)
The minimum temperature on Saturday was 2°C higher than the minimum temperature on Monday.
Find the minimum temperature on Saturday.
............................................. °C [1]
iii)
In this week the range of temperatures was 23°C.
Find the minimum temperature on Sunday.
............................................. °C [1]
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2a2 marks
2 marksThis table shows the temperature, in °C, at midnight and at 3 pm for four cities on the same day.
| City | Temperature at midnight (°C) | Temperature at 3pm (°C) |
| Sydney | 21 | 28 |
| Oslo | -3 | 1 |
| Toronto | -18 | -8 |
| Seoul | -5 | 4 |
Use the table to complete this statement.
The city with the biggest difference in temperature between midnight and 3pm
is .................................................. with a difference of ................................°C.
2b1 mark
1 markThe temperature at midnight in Moscow was –11 °C.
At 3 pm the temperature has increased by 5°C.
Work out the temperature at 3 pm.
............................................. °C
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32 marks
2 marksThe temperature on Monday was -7°C.
The temperature on Tuesday was 5°C lower than on Monday.
The temperature on Wednesday was 8°C higher than on Tuesday.
Find the temperature on Wednesday.
............................................ °C
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41 mark
1 markThe lowest temperature recorded at Scott Base in Antarctica is -57.0°C.
The highest temperature recorded at Scott Base is 63.8°C more than this.
What is the highest temperature recorded at Scott Base?
................................................ °C
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51 mark
1 markWrite this number in figures.
One million three hundred and two thousand five hundred and ninety-six.
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61 mark
1 markWrite in figures the number eight million and twenty three thousand.
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75 marks
5 marksWrite down
i)
the number twenty seven million, three hundred and sixty thousand and forty five in figures,
[1]
ii)
the six factors of 20,
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iii)
a fraction that is equivalent to format('truetype')%3Bfont-weight%3Anormal%3Bfont-style%3Anormal%3B%7D%3C%2Fstyle%3E%3C%2Fdefs%3E%3Cline%20stroke%3D%22%23000000%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22square%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%20x1%3D%222.5%22%20x2%3D%2214.5%22%20y1%3D%2223.5%22%20y2%3D%2223.5%22%2F%3E%3Ctext%20font-family%3D%22Times%20New%20Roman%22%20font-size%3D%2218%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20x%3D%228.5%22%20y%3D%2216%22%3E7%3C%2Ftext%3E%3Ctext%20font-family%3D%22Times%20New%20Roman%22%20font-size%3D%2218%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20x%3D%228.5%22%20y%3D%2241%22%3E9%3C%2Ftext%3E%3Ctext%20font-family%3D%22math1f7177163c833dff4b38fc8d287%22%20font-size%3D%2216%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20x%3D%2219.5%22%20y%3D%2230%22%3E%2C%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
[1]
iv)
a prime number between 30 and 40.
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83 marks
3 marksWrite down
i)
the number 604925 in words,
[1]
ii)
a prime number between 50 and 60,
[1]
iii)
the value of 
.
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