Non-Calculator Practice Questions - Extended

Cambridge IGCSE™ / IGCSE (9−1)

Mathematics 0580 / 0980
For examination from 2025
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Introduction
These practice questions have been compiled by Cambridge International ahead of the first examination of
the revised Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580/0980 syllabus in 2025. These practice questions have
been selected from past papers for Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 and are intended to provide further
practice resources for the non-calculator components.
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0580/
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Mark Scheme Abbreviations

Types of mark

M Method mark, awarded for a valid method applied to the problem.

A Accuracy mark, given for a correct answer or intermediate step correctly obtained. For
accuracy marks to be given, the associated Method mark must be earned or implied.
B Mark for a correct result or statement independent of Method marks.

Abbreviations

cao correct answer only

dep dependent
FT follow through after error
isw ignore subsequent working
nfww not from wrong working
oe or equivalent
SC special case
soi seen or implied

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Number

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1 A train journey starts at 23 40 and finishes at 06 50.

Work out the time taken for this journey.

........................ h ....................... min [1]

[Total: 1]

2 Violet and Wilfred recorded their times to run 200 m, correct to the nearest second.
Violet took 36 seconds and Wilfred took 39 seconds.

Work out the upper bound of the difference between their times.

...................................................... s [2]

[Total: 2]

3 Write 180 as a product of its prime factors.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

4 Write down a prime number between 30 and 40.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
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5 Find the highest common factor (HCF) of and .

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

6 The Venn diagram shows the number of students in a class of 40 who study physics (P), mathematics (M)
and geography (G).

(a) Use set notation to describe the shaded region.

................................................... [1]

(b) Find .

................................................... [1]
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(c) A student is chosen at random from those studying geography.

Find the probability that this student also studies physics or mathematics but not both.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

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Without using a calculator, work out .
You must show all your working and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

8 Figs cost 43 cents each.

Lyra has $5 to buy some figs.

Calculate the largest number of figs Lyra can buy and the amount of change, in cents, she receives.

.............................. figs and .............................. cents change [3]

[Total: 3]
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9 Neha has a piece of ribbon of length 23 cm, correct to the nearest cm.
From this ribbon she cuts off a piece with length 87 mm, correct to the nearest mm.

Work out the lower bound and the upper bound for the length of the remaining ribbon.
Give your answer in centimetres.

Lower bound = ................................................... cm

Upper bound = ................................................... cm [3]

[Total: 3]

10

Find .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
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11 Shade the correct region in each Venn diagram.

K L

P Q

Q ∪ P' M
(K ∪ L) ∩ M '

[2]

[Total: 2]

12 Alex, Bobbie and Chris share strawberries in the ratio Alex : Bobbie : Chris = 3 : 2 : 2.
Chris receives 12 strawberries.

Calculate the total number of strawberries shared.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

13 Write as a fraction.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

14 Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 30 and 75.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

15 A company makes 40 600 headphones in one year.

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Write this number

(a) in words,

....................................................................................................... [1]

(b) in standard form.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 2]

16 Write as a fraction in its simplest form.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

17 Simplify .
Give your answer in standard form.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

18 Shade the region .

D E

[1]
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[Total: 1]

19 Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 36 and 84.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

20 Write as a fraction.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

21 At noon the temperature in Maseru was 21 °C.

At midnight the temperature had fallen by 26 °C.

Work out the temperature at midnight.

................................................... °C [1]

[Total: 1]

22 Ella’s height is 175 cm, correct to the nearest 5 cm.

Write down the upper bound of Ella’s height.

................................................... cm [1]

[Total: 1]
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23 A train journey takes 5 hours 54 minutes.

The journey starts at 09 15.

Find the time that the journey ends.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

24 Shade the region .

[1]

[Total: 1]

25 Divide $24 in the ratio 7 : 5.

$ .............................. , $ .............................. [2]

[Total: 2]
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Algebra and graphs

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1 Simplify .

......................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

2 Factorise completely.

......................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

3 Factorise completely.

......................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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4 The graph of a cubic function has two turning points.

When and when the gradient of the graph is positive.
When the gradient of the graph is negative.
The graph passes through the origin.

Sketch the graph.

[2]

[Total: 2]

5 Solve the simultaneous equations.

x − 3y = 7
2x − 3y = 11

x = ...................................................

y = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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Rearrange the formula to find t in terms of s and a.

t = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

7 Factorise completely.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

8 Find the nth term of this sequence.

8, 17, 32, 53, 80, ...

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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(a) Find the value of when x = 5.

................................................... [3]

(b) Find the coordinates of the point on the graph of where the gradient is 0.

( .................... , .................... ) [2]

[Total: 5]

10 Sketch the graph of , indicating the coordinates of the points where the graph
crosses the x-axis and the y-axis.

[4]

[Total: 4]
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11 Expand and simplify.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

12 Simplify.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

13 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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14 Solve.

x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

15 Factorise completely.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

16 These are the first four terms of a sequence.

15 7 −1 −9

Find the nth term of this sequence.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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17

Find the value of p.

p = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

18 The nth term of a sequence is .

Find the first three terms of this sequence.

.................... , .................... , .................... [2]

[Total: 2]

19 The diagrams show the graphs of two functions.

Write down each function.

(a)

f(x) = ................................................... [2]

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(b)

f(x) = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

20

On the diagram,

(a) sketch the graph of , [2]

(b) sketch the graph of . [2]

[Total: 4]
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21 Solve the equation.

x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

22 Simplify.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

23 Solve.

x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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24 Expand and simplify.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

25 (a) Write in the form .

................................................... [2]

25 (b) On the axes, sketch the graph of , indicating the coordinates of the turning point.

[3]

[Total: 5]
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26 Simplify.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

27 Make y the subject of the formula.

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

28 Expand and simplify .

........................................................................ [3]

[Total: 3]
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29 Factorise.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

30 These are the first five terms of a sequence.

4 7 12 19 28

Find the nth term.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

31 On the axes, sketch the graph of the function .

O x

[2]

[Total: 2]
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32 These are the first five terms of a sequence.

25 18 11 4 −3

Find the nth term of this sequence.

........................................ [2]

[Total: 2]

33 Sketch the curve .

O x

[3]

[Total: 3]
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Coordinate geometry

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1
y
6
A
5
4
3
2
1

–8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 x
–1
–2
–3
B
–4
–5
–6
–7
–8

A is the point (−6, 5) and B is the point (−2, −3).

(a) Find the equation of the straight line, l, that passes through point A and point B.
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [2]

(b) Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to l and passes through the origin.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]
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2 Find the gradient of the line that is perpendicular to the line .

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

3 A is the point (5, −5) and B is the point (9, 3).

Find the coordinates of the midpoint of AB.

( ......................., ....................... ) [2]

[Total: 2]

4 A is the point (5, 7) and B is the point (9, −1).

Find the equation of the line AB.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

5 The line crosses the y-axis at G.

Write down the coordinates of G.

( .................... , .................... ) [1]

[Total: 1]
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6 The equation of line L is .

(a) Find the gradient of line L.

................................................... [2]

(b) Find the coordinates of the point where line L cuts the y-axis.

( .................... , .................... ) [1]

[Total: 3]
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Geometry

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1 Draw the lines of symmetry of the rectangle.

[2]

[Total: 2]

The diagram shows a circle and eight chords.

Calculate the values of u, v, w and x.

u = ...................................................

v = ...................................................

w = ..................................................

x = ................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]
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3
U

D 38°
60° NOT TO
T
SCALE
C

B
x° y°
A

A, B, C and D are points on a circle.

TU is a tangent to the circle at D.
DA is parallel to CB.

Find the value of x and the value of y.

x = ...................................................

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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The points P, Q, R and S lie on a circle with diameter PR.

Work out the size of angle PSQ, giving a geometrical reason for each step of your working.

....................................................................................................................................................................

....................................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

5
NOT TO
SCALE

O C

52°
A B

A, B and C lie on a circle, centre O.

Angle OBA = 52°.

Calculate angle ACB.

Angle ACB = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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6
68°
3x° NOT TO
SCALE
2x°

w°

The diagram shows a cyclic quadrilateral with an exterior angle of 68°.

Find the value of w and the value of x.

w = ...................................................

x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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7
A
B
x°
NOT TO
SCALE
O
D 44°

A, B and C are points on a circle, centre O.

DA and DC are tangents.
Angle ADC = 44°.

Work out the value of x.

x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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a°
NOT TO
126° SCALE
c°

b° 63°

The diagram shows two straight lines intersecting two parallel lines.

Find the values of a, b and c.

a = ...................................................

b = ...................................................

c = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

O NOT TO
SCALE
142° C

A
y°
B

Points A, B and C lie on a circle, centre O.

Angle AOC = 142°.

Find the value of y.

y = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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10

K, L and M are points on the circle.

KS is a tangent to the circle at K.
KM is a diameter and triangle KLM is isosceles.

Find the value of z.

z = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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Mensuration

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1
NOT TO
SCALE
5 cm

4 cm
7 cm

Calculate the total surface area of this cuboid.

................................................... cm2 [3]

[Total: 3]

2
A solid cylinder has radius x cm and height cm.
The surface area of a sphere with radius R cm is equal to the total surface area of the cylinder.

Find an expression for R in terms of x.

[The surface area, A, of a sphere with radius r is .]

R = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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Trigonometry

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1 The bearing of B from A is x°.

The bearing of A from B is y°.
x:y=2:7

Calculate the value of y.

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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2
North

L
M NOT TO
SCALE

On a map, the positions of the towns L, M and N form an equilateral triangle.

The bearing of M from L is 103°.

Work out the bearing of L from N.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

3 The bearing of X from Y is 274°.

Calculate the bearing of Y from X.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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4 (a) On the axes, sketch the graph of for .

[2]

(b) Describe fully the symmetry of the graph of for .

..........................................................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]
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5 The diagrams show the graphs of two functions.

Write down each function.

(a)

f(x) = ................................................... [2]

(b)

f(x) = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]
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Transformations and vectors

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Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B.

..................................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................................. [3]

[Total: 3]
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2
y

8
T
7

3
P
2

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 x

Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle T onto triangle P.

....................................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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3
B

NOT TO
SCALE
b K
L

O a A

The diagram shows a triangle OAB and a parallelogram OALK.

The position vector of A is a and the position vector of B is b.
K is a point on AB so that AK : KB = 1 : 2.

Find the position vector of L, in terms of a and b.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]
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, and .

Calculate the ratio AD : DB.

.............................. : .............................. [2]

[Total: 2]

5 (a) Draw the image of triangle T after a reflection in the line y = x. [2]

(b) Draw the image of triangle T after a translation by the vector . [2]

(c) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle T onto triangle A.

..........................................................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................................................... [3]

[Total: 7]

6
R Q
NOT TO
a SCALE

O b P

The diagram shows a trapezium OPQR.

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O is the origin, and .

(a) Find in terms of a and b in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]

(b) When PQ and OR are extended, they intersect at W.

Find the position vector of W.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]
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7
y
6
5
4
3
A
2
1
B
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5

Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B.

....................................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

8 (a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps

(i) triangle A onto triangle B,

.............................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(ii) triangle A onto triangle C.

.............................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(b) Draw the image of triangle A after a translation by the vector . [2]

[Total: 8]
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9
P

NOT TO
S SCALE
a

O b Q

S is a point on PQ such that PS : SQ = 4 : 5.

Find , in terms of a and b, in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

10

Find 3m.

[1]

[Total: 1]
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11

Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle T onto triangle U.

....................................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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12

OABC is a parallelogram.

and .
E is the point on AB such that AE : EB = 3 : 1.

Find , in terms of p and q, in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

13

O is the origin and OPQR is a parallelogram.

SOP is a straight line with SO = OP.
TRQ is a straight line with TR = RQ.
STV is a straight line and ST : TV = 2 : 1.
and .
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(a) Find, in terms of a and b, in its simplest form,

(i) the position vector of T,

................................................... [2]

(ii) .

= ................................................... [1]

(b) Show that PT is parallel to RV.

[2]

[Total: 5]

14

(a) Find .

[2]
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(b) Find .

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

15 A is the point (4, 1) and .

Find the coordinates of B.

( .................... , .................... ) [1]

[Total: 1]
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16

In the diagram, O is the origin, OT = 2TD and M is the midpoint of TC.

and .

Find the position vector of M.

Give your answer in terms of c and d in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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Probability

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1 A bag contains 5 red balls, 4 blue balls and 3 green balls.

(a) Megan picks a ball at random.

Write down the probability that the ball is red or blue.

...................................................... [1]

(b) Megan replaces the ball.

She picks a ball at random, notes the colour and replaces the ball.
She repeats this 60 times.

Calculate the number of times the ball is expected to be red or blue.

...................................................... [1]

[Total: 2]

2 The Venn diagram shows the number of students in a class of 40 who study physics (P), mathematics (M)
and geography (G).

(a) Use set notation to describe the shaded region.

................................................... [1]

(b) Find .

................................................... [1]
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(c) A student is chosen at random from those studying geography.

Find the probability that this student also studies physics or mathematics but not both.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

3 Some cards have either a square, a circle or a triangle drawn on them.

Piet chooses one of the cards at random.

Complete the table to show the probability of choosing a card with each shape.

Shape Square Circle Triangle

Probability 0.2 0.32

[2]

[Total: 2]

4
E M

............. .......... .............

.............

50 students are asked if they like English (E) and if they like mathematics (M).
3 say they do not like English and do not like mathematics.
33 say they like English.
42 say they like mathematics.

(a) Complete the Venn diagram. [2]

(b) A student is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this student likes English and likes mathematics.

................................................... [1]
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(c) Two students are chosen at random.

Find the probability that they both like mathematics.

................................................... [2]

(d) Two students who like English are chosen at random.

Find the probability that they both also like mathematics.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 7]
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5 The probability that Shalini is late for school on any day is .

(a) Complete the tree diagram for Monday and Tuesday.

Monday Tuesday

Late
........

Late

........
........
Not late

Late
........

........
Not late

........
Not late
[2]

(b) Calculate the probability that Shalini is late on Monday but is not late on Tuesday.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

6
The probability that Jane wins a game is .
Jane plays this game 50 times.

Find the number of times she is expected to win the game.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
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7 Sofia has a bag containing 8 blue beads and 7 red beads only.
She takes one bead out of the bag at random and replaces it.
She does this 90 times.

Find the number of times she expects to take a red bead.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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Statistics

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1 The number of passengers on a bus is recorded each day for 14 days.

15 18 22 17 35 38 24
19 19 24 25 31 36 29

(a) Complete the stem-and-leaf diagram.

Key: represents 15 passengers

[2]

(b) Find the median.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 3]

2 The speed, v km/h, of each of 200 cars passing a building is measured.

The table shows the results.

Speed (v km/h)

Frequency 50 120 30

On the grid, draw a histogram to show the information in this table.

[3]
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[Total: 3]

3 The number of bowls of hot soup sold decreases when the temperature rises.

What type of correlation does this statement describe?

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
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Surds

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1 DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION.

Simplify

[2]

[Total: 2]
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