IB Math AI HL · 2021 to 2025
1.6 Approximating and estimating
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1.6 Approximating and estimating
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Micro-topics in 1.6 Approximating and estimating
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in. 1 of them has no matching questions in this archive.
1.6.1
No question tagged to this topic in the 63 Math AI HL papers analysed
No matches in this archiveRevise it- Occasional
last May 26 P1 TZ2
- Occasional
last May 25 P1 TZ2
- Occasional
last May 26 P2 TZ1
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How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.
Does it repeat?
Questions per year for each micro-topic, including those with no matches in this archive.
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| Micro-topic | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ·Percentage Error in Context, 2021: 0 questions | 1Percentage Error in Context, 2022: 1 question | ·Percentage Error in Context, 2023: 0 questions | 1Percentage Error in Context, 2024: 1 question | 1Percentage Error in Context, 2025: 1 question | 2Percentage Error in Context, 2026: 2 questions | |
| ·Upper and Lower Bounds, 2021: 0 questions | 1Upper and Lower Bounds, 2022: 1 question | 3Upper and Lower Bounds, 2023: 3 questions | ·Upper and Lower Bounds, 2024: 0 questions | 1Upper and Lower Bounds, 2025: 1 question | ·Upper and Lower Bounds, 2026: 0 questions | |
| 1Absolute and Relative Error, 2021: 1 question | 1Absolute and Relative Error, 2022: 1 question | 1Absolute and Relative Error, 2023: 1 question | ·Absolute and Relative Error, 2024: 0 questions | ·Absolute and Relative Error, 2025: 0 questions | 1Absolute and Relative Error, 2026: 1 question | |
| ·Rounding and Approximation, 2021: 0 questions | ·Rounding and Approximation, 2022: 0 questions | ·Rounding and Approximation, 2023: 0 questions | ·Rounding and Approximation, 2024: 0 questions | ·Rounding and Approximation, 2025: 0 questions | ·Rounding and Approximation, 2026: 0 questions |
- Occasionalin about one paper in ten
- No matches in this archiveon the syllabus, but has no question tagged to it in this archive. This does not mean it has never been examined
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Questions on 1.6 Approximating and estimating, by exam session
Which papers asked about 1.6 Approximating and estimating, and which question numbers. Open a paper to see them highlighted.
May 2026
2 questions across 2 papers
May 2025
2 questions across 2 papers
May 2024
1 question across 1 paper
November 2023
1 question across 1 paper
May 2023
2 questions across 2 papers
November 2022
1 question across 1 paper
May 2022
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November 2021
1 question across 1 paper
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Which Math AI HL exam sessions are covered for 1.6 Approximating and estimating?
12 exam sessions from 2021 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1 and 2 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 11 papers in this archive.
Which 1.6 Approximating and estimating topic comes up most?
Percentage Error in Context (1.6.4): in 8% of papers, last seen May 26 P2 TZ1. Usually "Find", worth about 3 marks in a paper that includes it.
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