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Standard units of measure worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "standard units of measure" — DfE statement G14. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
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Standard units of measure worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.A trapezium-shaped garden bed has parallel sides of 2.5 m and 4.5 m, and a perpendicular width of 3 m. A gardener wants to know the area of the bed before ordering topsoil. Work out the area of the garden bed.
- 2.A parallelogram has an area of 54 cm² and a base of 9 cm. Work out its perpendicular height.
- 3.A cake recipe takes 135 minutes from start to finish. Write this time as hours and minutes.
- 4.A bus journey takes 2.5 hours. Work out how many minutes this is.
- 5.A recipe uses 0.75 kg of sugar. Work out how many grams of sugar this is.
- 6.A flower bed in the shape of a parallelogram has a base of 3.5 m and a perpendicular height of 2 m. Compost costs £4.80 per m². Work out the total cost of covering the flower bed with compost.
- 7.A triangle has a base of 8 cm and a perpendicular height of 5 cm. Work out its area.
- 8.A triangular flag has a base of 40 cm and a perpendicular height of 25 cm. Work out its area.
- 9.A bottle holds 2 litres of water. A glass holds 250 ml. Work out how many of these glasses can be filled from one full bottle.
- 10.A train leaves Leeds at 08:47 and arrives in London at 11:05. Work out how long the journey takes.
- 11.A cheese counter sells cheddar at £8.40 per kilogram. Work out the cost of a 350 g piece of cheddar.
- 12.A water tank holds 2.5 m³. Work out this volume in cm³.
- 13.A rectangular notice board measures 150 cm by 80 cm. Work out its area in m².
- 14.A market stall sells apples at £2.40 per kilogram. Which of these expressions gives the cost, in pounds, of buying m kilograms of apples?
- 15.A plumber charges a £45 call-out fee, plus £28 for each hour worked. She works on a job for 3 hours 30 minutes, and her hours are billed by rounding up to the next whole hour. Work out the total amount she charges.
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