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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics · Core (Papers 1 and 3) · Algebra and graphs

Equations

Marks, papers and a question to try for 0580 Core equations.

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
6.9% of the marks analysed
How often
On 87 of 99 papers analysed
Which papers
Paper 1 (no calculator), Paper 3 (calculator allowed)
Usual command words
solve, write down, make, find, work out
Difficulty
middling (2.8 on a scale from 1, the easiest, to 5)
Last seen
June 2026

The current syllabus: 8.1% of the marks, on 21 of 21 papers.

A question to try

One generated question on equations. 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.

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