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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics · Extended (Papers 2 and 4) · Number

Exponential growth and decay

Marks, papers and a question to try for 0580 Extended exponential growth and decay.

The current syllabus All sittings since 2019

In the papers analysed (March 2019 to June 2026, 94 papers).

What the papers show

Share of marks
1.0% of the marks analysed
How often
On 29 of 94 papers analysed
Which papers
Paper 2 (no calculator), Paper 4 (calculator allowed)
Usual command words
calculate, find, work out, how much
Difficulty
middling (2.9 on a scale from 1, the easiest, to 5)
Last seen
November 2025

The current syllabus: 0.7% of the marks, on 3 of 16 papers.

A question to try

One generated question on exponential growth and decay. Type your answer; you see the working after you have had a go.

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