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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics · Core (Papers 1 and 3) · Algebra and graphs
Algebraic manipulation
Marks, papers and a question to try for 0580 Core algebraic manipulation.
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
- 2.6% of the marks analysed
- How often
- On 67 of 99 papers analysed
- Which papers
- Paper 1 (no calculator), Paper 3 (calculator allowed)
- Usual command words
- factorise, simplify, expand, write down, multiply
- Difficulty
- middling (2.4 on a scale from 1, the easiest, to 5)
- Last seen
- June 2026
The current syllabus: 3.2% of the marks, on 15 of 21 papers.
A question to try
One generated question on algebraic manipulation. 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.