Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (9-1) 0980 — 2025 May/June Paper 1 · Variant 2

0980/12/M/J/25 · 80 marks · 90 min

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This document has 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. [Turn over Cambridge IGCSE™(9–1) * 6 1 5 2 9 5 7 3 3 5 * MATHEMATICS 0980/12 Paper 1 Non-calculator (Core) May/June 2025 1 hour 30 minutes You must answer on the question paper. You will need: Geometrical instruments INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer all questions. ● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. ● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page. ● Write your answer to each question in the space provided. ● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid. ● Do not write on any bar codes. ● Calculators must not be used in this paper. ● You may use tracing paper. ● You must show all necessary working clearly. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 80. ● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ]. DC (CE/FC) 353845 © UCLES 2025 , , * 0000800000001 * ¬OŠ. 4mHuOªEŠ_z5€W ¬©XsQ« tWwšK•w¢œ‚ ¥ueUu5¥U¥eE EU¥U¥U DFD

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2 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 List of formulas Area, A, of triangle, base b, height h. A bh 2 1 = Area, A, of circle of radius r. rr A 2 = Circumference, C, of circle of radius r. r C r 2 = Curved surface area, A, of cylinder of radius r, height h. rrh A 2 = Curved surface area, A, of cone of radius r, sloping edge l. r A rl = Surface area, A, of sphere of radius r. r A r 4 2 = Volume, V, of prism, cross-sectional area A, length l. V Al = Volume, V, of pyramid, base area A, height h. V Ah 3 1 = Volume, V, of cylinder of radius r, height h. r V r h 2 = Volume, V, of cone of radius r, height h. r V r h 3 1 2 = Volume, V, of sphere of radius r. r V r 3 4 3 = * 0000800000002 * , , ĬÍĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÞü·þ× ĬĩÖôÔğĬĖàĊ÷õóğÇÚĔĂ ĥåµÕµÕåµÕĥĕÅÅĕąĕÅÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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3 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over Calculators must not be used in this paper. 1 Write the number sixteen thousand and sixty-two in figures. … [1] 2 Write three-quarters as (a) a decimal … [1] (b) a percentage. …% [1] 3 Write down the value of (a) 36 … [1] (b) 103. … [1] 4 The diagram shows a line AB and a point P. B P A (a) Measure the length of line AB in millimetres. … mm [1] (b) Draw a line through point P that is perpendicular to line AB. [1] * 0000800000003 * , , ĬÏĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÞú·þ× ĬĩÕóÜĩĨĦÙðĊ´çėēÚĤĂ ĥåÅĕõµÅÕÅĕÅÅÅõĥÕÕÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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4 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 5 Complete this statement. 10 weeks is … days. [1] 6 Shade 5 2 of the rectangle. [1] 7 (a) Find the value of the reciprocal of 3 1. … [1] (b) Write 2 3 - as a fraction. … [1] 8 Put one pair of brackets into each calculation to make it correct. (a) 12 4 2 3 16 ' - + - =- [1] (b) 3 4 5 7 5 - - + - =- [1] 9 Write these fractions in order, starting with the smallest. 8 5 12 11 3 2 4 3 24 13 … 1 … 1 … 1 … 1 … [2] smallest * 0000800000004 * , , ĬÍĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊàü·Ā× ĬĩÕòÜģĖģÞòā»ą»±ÊĜĂ ĥĕĕĕµµÅõåµµÅąõÅÕÅÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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5 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 10 A cuboid has length 5 cm, width 2 cm and height 3 cm. (a) Draw a net of the cuboid on the 1 cm2 grid. [3] (b) Work out the volume of the cuboid. Give the units of your answer. … … [2] * 0000800000005 * , , ĬÏĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊàú·Ā× ĬĩÖñÔĥĚēÛĈðîÑÃĥÊĬĂ ĥĕĥÕõÕåĕµÅĥÅąĕåĕÕÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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6 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 11 0 2 2 3 4 7 For these six numbers (a) write down the mode … [1] (b) work out the range … [1] . (c) work out the median … [1] (d) work out the mean. … [2] 12 Tim has a method for multiplying a number by 99. He shows his method for 53 99 # . 53 100 53 5300 53 5247 # = - = - = 53 99 # Work out 85 99 # using Tim’s method. … [2] * 0000800000006 * , , ĬÑĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÝú¶þ× ĬĩÕñÏğòęÓăýć±»ĈĢĜĂ ĥÅÅÕõõåµõåÅÅÅĕąÕąÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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7 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 13 (a) A quadrilateral has the geometrical properties • 4 equal length sides • 2 lines of symmetry • rotational symmetry of order 2. Write down the mathematical name of this quadrilateral. … [1] (b) Write down two geometrical properties of a rectangle. 1. … 2. … [2] (c) The parallel sides of a trapezium have lengths 6 cm and 4 cm. The area of the trapezium is 15 cm2. On the 1 cm2 grid, draw a trapezium with these lengths and area. [3] * 0000800000007 * , , ĬÓĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÝü¶þ× ĬĩÖò×ĩîĩæõôÂĥÃÔĢĬĂ ĥŵĕµĕÅÕĥÕĕÅÅõĥĕĕÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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8 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 14 (a) Complete the table of values for ( )( ) y x x 3 2 = + - . x -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 y 6 -4 -4 [3] (b) On the grid, draw the graph of ( )( ) y x x 3 2 = + - for x 4 3 G G - . - 4 -7 -6 -5 - 4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 x y [4] * 0000800000008 * ,  , ĬÑĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊßú¶Ā× ĬĩÖó×ģĀĠÑûûÉÇğòòĔĂ ĥõĥĕõĕÅõąõĥÅąõÅĕąÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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9 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over (c) Write down the coordinates of the lowest point of the graph. ( … , … ) [1] (d) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry of the graph. … [1] (e) Use your graph to solve the equation ( )( ) x x 3 2 3 + - = . x = … or x = … [2] 15 Beth thinks of a positive number, n. She squares n then subtracts 55. The answer is 9. Work out the value of n. n = … [2] * 0000800000009 * ,  , ĬÓĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊßü¶Ā× ĬĩÕôÏĥĄĐèýĆĀēėæòĤĂ ĥõĕÕµõåĕĕąµÅąĕåÕĕÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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10 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 16 The diagram shows a point P and three triangles, A, B and C, on a 1 cm2 grid. C A B P 0 x y - 4 - 4 - 5 - 6 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 (a) Find the area of triangle B. … cm2 [1] (b) (i) Write down the coordinates of point P. ( … , … ) [1] (ii) Work out the coordinates of point P after a translation by the vector 20 12 - e o. ( … , … ) [1] * 0000800000010 * , , ĬÑĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÞú¸þ× Ĭĩ×óÎġĈúÏôôģëĝĖÊĬĂ ĥåąÕõĕĥõåÅĥąąÕÅĕµÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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11 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over (c) Draw the image of triangle A after a reflection in the line y 1 =- . [2] (d) Describe fully the single transformation that maps (i) triangle A onto triangle B … … [3] (ii) triangle A onto triangle C. … … [3] * 0000800000011 * , , ĬÓĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÞü¸þ× ĬĩØôÖħČĊêĆýæïĕÂÊĜĂ ĥåõĕµõąĕµµµąąµåÕåÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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12 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 17 By writing each number in the calculation correct to 1 significant figure, find an estimate for the value of . . . 17 8 10 3 5 5 + . … [2] 18 Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 66 and 110. … [2] 19 (a) P is a prime number. Write down the value of P that satisfies the inequality P 13 19 1 1 . P = … [1] (b) Write down the inequality represented on the number line. x 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 … [2] * 0000800000012 * , , ĬÑĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊàú¸Ā× ĬĩØñÖĝúÿÍČĆÝ͹ĤÚĤĂ ĥĕåĕõõąµÕĕÅąÅµąÕµÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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13 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 20 J K % Use set notation to describe the shaded region. … [1] 21 Work out 2 9 7 1 1 5 # . Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form. … [3] 22 The mass, m kg, of a stone is 3.2 kg, correct to the nearest 100 g. Complete this statement about the value of m. … m 1 G … [2] * 0000800000013 * , , ĬÓĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊàü¸Ā× Ĭĩ×òÎīöïìîûĬĉÁ¸ÚĔĂ ĥĕÕÕµĕĥÕÅĥĕąÅÕĥĕåÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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14 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 23 (a) Factorise. x xy 9 6 - … [2] (b) Expand and simplify. ( )( ) x x 2 3 4 + - … [2] 24 Solve the simultaneous equations. x y x y 5 2 3 3 4 27 + = + = x = … y = … [3] * 0000800000014 * , , ĬÍĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊßûµĂ× ĬĩØôÏĥĉćÚüðÇåĜ´ĪĜĂ ĥµÕĕõõåõåõĕÅąĕÅÕõÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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15 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 25 The diagram shows a shape made from two different semicircles, with the same centre. 7 cm 4 cm NOT TO SCALE The radius of the large semicircle is 7 cm. The radius of the small semicircle is 4 cm. Work out the perimeter of the shape. Give your answer in terms of r. … cm [3] * 0000800000015 * , , ĬÏĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊßùµĂ× Ĭĩ×ó×ģą÷ßþāĂñĤĨĪĬĂ ĥµåÕµĕÅĕµąÅÅąõåĕĥÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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16 0980/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series. Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge. BLANK PAGE * 0000800000016 * , , ĬÍĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÝûµĄ× Ĭĩ×ò×ĩ÷òÜĄĊĉÓÀÆúĔĂ ĥąõÕõĕŵÕåµÅÅõąĕõÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD

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This document consists of 10 printed pages. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 [Turn over Cambridge IGCSE™ (9–1) MATHEMATICS 0980/12 Paper 1 (Core) May/June 2025 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 80 Published This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2025 series for most Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International A and AS Level components, and some Cambridge O Level components.

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0980/12 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 2 of 10 Generic Marking Principles These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptions for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1: Marks must be awarded in line with: • the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question • the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question • the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2: Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3: Marks must be awarded positively: • marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate • marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do • marks are not deducted for errors • marks are not deducted for omissions • answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4: Rules must be applied consistently, e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5: Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6: Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or grade descriptors in mind.

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0980/12 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 3 of 10 Mathematics-Specific Marking Principles 1 Unless a particular method has been specified in the question, full marks may be awarded for any correct method. However, if a calculation is required then no marks will be awarded for a scale drawing. 2 Unless specified in the question, non-integer answers may be given as fractions, decimals or in standard form. Ignore superfluous zeros, provided that the degree of accuracy is not affected. 3 Allow alternative conventions for notation if used consistently throughout the paper, e.g. commas being used as decimal points. 4 Unless otherwise indicated, marks once gained cannot subsequently be lost, e.g. wrong working following a correct form of answer is ignored (isw). 5 Where a candidate has misread a number or sign in the question and used that value consistently throughout, provided that number does not alter the difficulty or the method required, award all marks earned and deduct just 1 A or B mark for the misread. 6 Recovery within working is allowed, e.g. a notation error in the working where the following line of working makes the candidate’s intent clear.

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0980/12 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 4 of 10 Annotations guidance for centres Examiners use a system of annotations as a shorthand for communicating their marking decisions to one another. Examiners are trained during the standardisation process on how and when to use annotations. The purpose of annotations is to inform the standardisation and monitoring processes and guide the supervising examiners when they are checking the work of examiners within their team. The meaning of annotations and how they are used is specific to each component and is understood by all examiners who mark the component. We publish annotations in our mark schemes to help centres understand the annotations they may see on copies of scripts. Note that there may not be a direct correlation between the number of annotations on a script and the mark awarded. Similarly, the use of an annotation may not be an indication of the quality of the response. The annotations listed below were available to examiners marking this component in this series. Annotations Annotation Meaning More information required Accuracy mark awarded zero Accuracy mark awarded one Accuracy mark awarded two Accuracy mark awarded three Independent mark awarded zero Independent mark awarded one Independent mark awarded two Independent mark awarded three Benefit of the doubt Communication mark Incorrect Follow through Highlighter Highlight a key point in the working Ignore subsequent work Method mark awarded zero Method mark awarded one Method mark awarded two

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0980/12 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 5 of 10 Annotation Meaning Method mark awarded three Misread Omission Off-page comment Allows comments to be entered at the bottom of the RM marking window and then displayed when the associated question item is navigated to. On-page comment Allows comments to be entered in speech bubbles on the candidate response. Premature rounding/approximation Special case Indicates that work/page has been seen Transcription error Correct Correct answer from incorrect working

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0980/12 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 6 of 10 MARK SCHEME NOTES The following notes are intended to aid interpretation of mark schemes in general, but individual mark schemes may include marks awarded for specific reasons outside the scope of these notes. Types of mark M Method marks, awarded for a valid method applied to the problem. A Accuracy mark, awarded 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. When a part of a question has two or more ‘method’ steps, the M marks are in principle independent unless the scheme specifically says otherwise; and similarly where there are several B marks allocated. The notation ‘dep’ is used to indicate that a particular M or B mark is dependent on an earlier mark in the scheme. Abbreviations awrt answers which round to cao correct answer only dep dependent FT follow through after error isw ignore subsequent working nfww not from wrong working oe or equivalent rot rounded or truncated SC Special Case soi seen or implied

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0980/12 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 7 of 10 Question Answer Marks Guidance 1 16 062 1 2(a) 0.75 1 2(b) 75 1 3(a) 6 1 3(b) 1000 cao 1 4(a) 83 1 4(b) ruled perpendicular line through P 1 5 70 1 6 14 squares shaded 1 7(a) 3 1 7(b) 1 8 cao 1 8(a) ( ) 12 4 2 3 16 − +  − = − 1 8(b) ( ) 3 4 5 7 5 −− + − = − 1 9 13 5 2 3 11 24 8 3 4 12 2 B1 for 4 fractions in the correct order or M1 for 3 fractions correctly changed to have the same denominator, 24k or for 3 correct decimal equivalents 10(a) Fully correct net 3 B2 for 4 correct faces in correct places or B1 for 2 correct faces in correct places 10(b) 30 cm3 2 B1 for 30 B1 for cm3 11(a) 2 1 11(b) 7 1 11(c) 2.5 or 2 1 2 1 11(d) 3 2 M1 for   0 2 2 3 4 7 6 + + + + +

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0980/12 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 8 of 10 Question Answer Marks Guidance 12 85 × 99 85 100 85  − 8500 85 − M1 8415 A1 13(a) rhombus 1 13(b) two properties stated that are better than any applying to all quadrilaterals. 2 B1 for one property 13(c) A correct drawing of a trapezium with perpendicular height 3 cm and parallel sides 4 cm and 6 cm 3 B2 for trapezium perpendicular height 3 cm or B1 for a trapezium drawn with sides 4 cm and 6 cm but height ≠ 3 Or M1 for ( ) 1 4 6 15 2 +  = h or better A1 [h =] 3 If 0 scored, SC1 for a parallelogram or rectangle drawn with height 3 cm or h = 3 with no/wrong working 14(a) [6], 0, [−4], -6, -6, [−4], 0, 6 3 B2 for 3 correct B1 for 1 correct 14(b) Correct curve 4 B3FT for 7 points correctly plotted or B2FT for 5 points correctly plotted or B1FT for 3 points correctly plotted 14(c) ( 0.5 − , k) where 6.6 6 − − k 1 14(d) 0.5 = − x oe 1 14(e) −3.6 to −3.4 2.4 to 2.6 2 FT their curve B1 for each or B1 for 3 = y drawn 15 8 2 B1 for 64 seen or M1 for 2 55 9 − = n or better. 16(a) 6 1 16(b)(i) 4, –3 1 16(b)(ii) –16, 9 1 FT their (b)(i) 16(c) Triangle drawn with coordinates ( ) ( ) ( ) 1, 2 , 2, 2 and 2, 5 − − − 2 B1 for reflection in = y k or in 1 = − x

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0980/12 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 9 of 10 Question Answer Marks Guidance 16(d)(i) Enlargement [scale factor] 2 [centre] ( ) 1,0 − 3 B1 for each 16(d)(ii) Rotation 90˚ clockwise [centre] (2,3 ) 3 B1 for each 17 20 10 6 + nfww M1 5 nfww A1 If 0 scored SC1 for 2 correct roundings or for all correct but with trailing zeros 18 22 2 B1 for answer 2 or 11 or M1 for 2 11  as final answer or 66 2 3 11 =  and 110 2 5 11 =  or for 2 correct tables or factor trees 19(a) 17 1 19(b) 2 7 −  x final answer 2 B1 for 2 − x or 7  x 20 J U K 1 21 3 1 3 cao nfww 3 B2 for 10 3 OR M1 for 25 9 and 6 5 A1 for 150 45 If 0 scored SC1 for 25 9 or 6 5 seen. 22 3.15 3.25 2 B1 for each If 0 scored SC1 for both correct but reversed or for 3150 3250   m 23(a) ( ) 3 3 2 − x y final answer 2 B1 for answer of ( ) 3 3 2 − x xy or ( ) 9 6 − x y or for ( ) 3 3 2 − x y seen then spoilt 23(b) 2 2 5 12 − − x x final answer 2 B1 for 2 2 3 8 12 + − − x x x with at least 3 terms correct or for 2 2 5 12 − − x x seen then spoilt

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0980/12 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 10 of 10 Question Answer Marks Guidance 24   3 = − x  9 = y nfww 3 M1 for correctly eliminating one variable A1 for 3 = − x A1 for 9 = y If A0 scored SC1 for 2 values satisfying one of the original equations 25 11π 6 + final answer 3 B2 for 11π ,k + 0 k as final answer or for correct answer seen and spoilt or M2 for ( ) 7π 4π 2 7 4 + +  − oe or M1 for 7π or 4π or [2×](7 – 4) oe

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2025 May/June, Paper 1 · Variant 2. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

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