IGCSE Maths 0580 Units of Measure Past Paper Questions and Worked Solutions

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IGCSE Maths (0580) · Mensuration · 5.1

Every units of measure question from 5 Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) past papers (Oct/Nov 2025 to May/June 2026), syllabus section 5.1. 5 Core-tier questions. Each question is labelled with its question paper code (for example 0580/12/M/J/26) and every final answer matches the official Cambridge mark scheme. Try each question first, then click “Show solution” to check your working. This page is part of our IGCSE Maths 0580 Mensuration past paper questions.

0580 Units of Measure past paper questions: Core (Papers 1 and 3)

12 marksCore

May/June 2026 · Paper 1 · 0580/12/M/J/26 · Q11

(a) 2 kg is the same as … g. (b) 7 cm² is the same as … mm².

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Part (a)
  1. 1 kg = 1000 g, so 2 kg = 2 × 1000 = 2000 g
Answer 2000 g
Part (b)
  1. 1 cm = 10 mm, so a 1 cm by 1 cm square is 10 mm by 10 mm = 100 mm².
  2. 7 cm² = 7 × 100 = 700 mm²
Answer 700 mm²
21 markCore

May/June 2026 · Paper 1 · 0580/13/M/J/26 · Q17

Convert 850 cm³ into litres.

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  1. 1 litre = 1000 cm³, so divide by 1000.
  2. 850 ÷ 1000 = 0.85 litres
Answer 0.85 litres
34 marksCore

Feb/Mar 2026 · Paper 1 · 0580/12/F/M/26 · Q24

Complete these statements. Give your answers in standard form. (a) 2.5 km is the same as … cm. (b) 30 cm³ is the same as … litres.

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Part (a)
  1. 1 km = 1000 m and 1 m = 100 cm, so 1 km = 1000 × 100 = 100 000 cm.
  2. 2.5 km = 2.5 × 100 000 = 250 000 cm.
  3. In standard form: 2.5 × 10⁵ cm
Answer 2.5 × 10⁵ cm
Part (b)
  1. 1 litre = 1000 cm³, so divide by 1000.
  2. 30 cm³ = 30 ÷ 1000 = 0.03 litres.
  3. In standard form: 3 × 10⁻² litres
Answer 3 × 10⁻² litres
42 marksCore

Oct/Nov 2025 · Paper 1 · 0580/13/O/N/25 · Q15

Complete each statement. (a) 0.000 0047 m² = … cm² (b) 8500 cm³ = … litres

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Part (a)
  1. 1 m = 100 cm, so 1 m² = 100 × 100 = 10 000 cm².
  2. Multiply by 10 000: 0.000 0047 × 10 000 = 0.047 cm²
Answer 0.047 cm²
Part (b)
  1. 1 litre = 1000 cm³, so divide by 1000.
  2. 8500 ÷ 1000 = 8.5 litres
Answer 8.5 litres
52 marksCore

Oct/Nov 2025 · Paper 3 · 0580/32/O/N/25 · Q8

Complete these statements: 65 000 centimetres = … metres; 3.25 litres = … millilitres.

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  1. There are 100 cm in 1 m, so divide by 100: 65 000 ÷ 100 = 650 metres
  2. There are 1000 ml in 1 litre, so multiply by 1000: 3.25 × 1000 = 3250 millilitres
Answer 650 metres 3250 millilitres

Question papers used on this page

All units of measure questions above, listed by 0580 question paper code.

QP codeFile namePaperQuestions
0580/12/M/J/260580_s26_qp_12May/June 2026 · Paper 1 (Core)Q11
0580/13/M/J/260580_s26_qp_13May/June 2026 · Paper 1 (Core)Q17
0580/12/F/M/260580_m26_qp_12Feb/Mar 2026 · Paper 1 (Core)Q24
0580/13/O/N/250580_w25_qp_13Oct/Nov 2025 · Paper 1 (Core)Q15
0580/32/O/N/250580_w25_qp_32Oct/Nov 2025 · Paper 3 (Core)Q8

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