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Math AI SL
May 2025 · Paper 1 · TZ3

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  • 12questions
  • 82marks
  • 34question parts
  • 22micro-topics

Mark distribution

  • Statistics and Probability32%
  • Geometry and Trigonometry29%
  • Number and Algebra15%
  • Functions12%
  • Calculus12%

Hardest areas (by marks)

    Question types

    find / solve: 79%write down / state: 15%explain / justify: 6%0%
    • find / solve79%
    • write down / state15%
    • explain / justify6%

    0% of parts are show / prove.

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    Which topics dominate May 2025 TZ3 Paper 1?

    Statistics and Probability 32% (typical 31%), Geometry and Trigonometry 29% (typical 28%), Number and Algebra 15% (typical 14%).

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