Is Casio fx-85 GT plus good for a level maths?

Bought one but says recommended for gcse. Also some features missing i think, but is it good enough to get an a* ??

no, you're gonna need at least an fx-991EX. Why would you want to lose marks just because you don't want to get a new calculator. I mean it'll probably be possible to get an A*, but are you really that cheap.

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Amullai

In my opinion anything with a summation function is usable for a level maths. As long as you can sum the probabilities then it's good enough for as level but you will need integration for some of the a level probability. I personally recommend getting a calculator with statistics functions but summation and integration should be usable on there own.

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gdunne42

Original post by Cakecupcake

Bought one but says recommended for gcse. Also some features missing i think, but is it good enough to get an a* ??

No, it does not have essential stats capabilities that you cannot do without for binomial and normal distributions. As @have has said you need at least a 991EX classwiz.(unless you are an international A level candidate in which case it's an adequate calculator despite missing some advantageous feature of slightly more capable models).

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Reply 4

Cakecupcake

Original post by gdunne42

Would a 991Ex classwiz be good enough or is it worth getting even more expensive models?

Reply 5

Bradley00

Original post by Cakecupcake

Would a 991Ex classwiz be good enough or is it worth getting even more expensive models?

This model is definitely usable for A Level Maths and is more than enough to assist you throughout the year, but if you have the money to spend on a more expensive graphical calculator, these are incredibly useful. Myself, I own a FXCG50 and couldn't ask for anything more from it (considering I spent quite a bit of money on it).

So Overall, it is definitely a good calculator, but having a graphical calculator just seems like a smarter investment to me.