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Cambridge IGCSE MathematicsSyllabus 0580Unit 5: Number
Chapter 17

Managing money

Solve personal and commercial finance problems involving wages, tax, simple and compound interest, percentage profit and loss, and currency exchange for Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics.

What You'll Learn

  • 01Wages, salaries, overtime and commission
  • 02Gross pay, tax deductions and net pay
  • 03Simple interest calculations
  • 04Compound interest and depreciation
  • 05Cost price, profit, loss and discount
  • 06Foreign exchange and currency conversion
Resources

Topical Past Papers

Practice questions from licensed topical past papers organised around this topic.

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Chapter Topics

4 official subtopics
17.1Earning money
17.2Borrowing and investing money
17.3Buying and selling
17.4Foreign exchange and currency conversion

Your Learning Journey

Plan your chapter across focused 60-minute sessions.

5 Sessions5 Hours (300 min)
01
LEARN
60 MIN
17.1 Earning money
Session 1 of 5
02
LEARN
60 MIN
17.2 Borrowing and investing money
Session 2 of 5
03
LEARN
60 MIN
17.3 Buying and selling
17.4 Foreign exchange and currency conversion
Session 3 of 5
04
PRACTICE
60 MIN
Chapter Practice
Session 4 of 5
05
EXAM
60 MIN
Past Paper Practice
Session 5 of 5
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