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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics · Core (Papers 1 and 3) · Number
Estimation
Marks, papers and a question to try for 0580 Core estimation.
The current syllabus All sittings since 2019
In the papers analysed (March 2019 to June 2026, 99 papers).
What the papers show
- Share of marks
- 1.3% of the marks analysed
- How often
- On 53 of 99 papers analysed
- Which papers
- Paper 1 (no calculator), Paper 3 (calculator allowed)
- Usual command words
- write, find, work out, estimate, explain
- Difficulty
- middling (2.9 on a scale from 1, the easiest, to 5)
- Last seen
- June 2026
The current syllabus: 1.3% of the marks, on 10 of 21 papers.
A question to try
One generated question on estimation. Type your answer; you see the working after you have had a go.
Generated for 0580 Core. A small sample: it does not measure your whole course.