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BUSINESS-MANAGEMENT · IB Diploma Programme

Business management Exam Tips

In IB Business Management, time is your scarcest resource. With a total of 180 minutes split equally between Paper 1 (30 marks) and Paper 2 (40 marks), success depends on disciplined pacing. Standard level and Higher level candidates alike often fail to complete essays because th

Papers

3

Total marks

105

Time limit

4h 30min

Grade scale

7654321

Additional note

Calculator policy

A graphic display calculator (GDC) from the IB-approved list is required for most Mathematics and Sciences papers and must be set to examination mode. Note that some papers do not permit a calculator (for example Mathematics Paper 1 and the multiple-choice Sciences Paper 1).

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Strategies

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