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31% received grade C.

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[Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 Paper 22 Q1 May/June 2016]

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[Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 Paper 11 Q21 October/November 2013]

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[Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 Paper 11 Q10 October/November 2013]

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[Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 Paper 13 Q17 October/November 2012]

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[Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 Paper 13 Q5 October/November 2012]

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[Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 Paper 13 Q13 May/June 2013]

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9 Jasijeet and her brother collect stamps.

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When Jasjeet gives her brother 1% of her stamps, she has 2475 stamps left.

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[Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 Paper 22 Q14 October/November 2014]

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[Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 Paper 22 Q14 May/June 2016]

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