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Standard units of measure worksheet — GCSE Foundation

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Standard units of measure worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · G14 · Standard units of measure · 15 questions

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1.A parallelogram has an area of 54 cm² and a base of 9 cm. Work out its perpendicular height.
(a)12 cm
(b)486 cm
(c)6 cm
(d)45 cm
2.Loose sweets are sold at £1.20 per 100 g. Work out the cost of 350 g of sweets.
(a)£4.20
(b)£0.34
(c)£3.60
(d)£420.00
3.A cake recipe takes 135 minutes from start to finish. Write this time as hours and minutes.
(a)1 hour 15 minutes
(b)1 hour 35 minutes
(c)2 hours 15 minutes
(d)2 hours 25 minutes
4.A room measures 4.2 m by 3.6 m. A flooring company needs the area in cm² to order the right amount of vinyl flooring. Work out the area of the room in cm².
(a)15,120 cm²
(b)1,512 cm²
(c)151,200 cm²
(d)15.12 cm²
5.A tap fills a tank at a rate of 18 litres per minute. The tank holds 0.45 m³. Work out how long the tap takes to fill the tank.
(a)8100 minutes
(b)25 minutes
(c)2.5 minutes
(d)25 000 minutes
6.A cheese counter sells cheddar at £8.40 per kilogram. Work out the cost of a 350 g piece of cheddar.
(a)£24.00
(b)£2.94
(c)£29.40
(d)£2940.00
7.A triangular sail for a small boat has a base of 2.4 m and a height of 1.75 m. Sailcloth costs £12.50 per m². Work out the total cost of the sailcloth needed for the sail.
(a)£30.00
(b)£26.25
(c)£25.00
(d)£52.50
8.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.
(a)£7.00
(b)£33.60
(c)£26.40
(d)£16.80
9.A shop sells rice in packs of 250 g. Aisha buys 4 packs. Work out the total mass of rice she buys, in kilograms.
(a)1000 kg
(b)0.254 kg
(c)0.0625 kg
(d)1 kg
10.A recipe uses 1.25 kg of flour. Work out how many grams of flour this is.
(a)125 g
(b)1025 g
(c)1000 g
(d)1250 g
11.A bus journey takes 2.5 hours. Work out how many minutes this is.
(a)170 minutes
(b)120 minutes
(c)150 minutes
(d)250 minutes
12.A triangle has a base of 8 cm and a perpendicular height of 5 cm. Work out its area.
(a)40 cm²
(b)80 cm²
(c)20 cm²
(d)13 cm²
13.A water tank holds 2.5 m³. Work out this volume in cm³.
(a)2500 cm³
(b)2 500 000 cm³
(c)25 000 cm³
(d)250 cm³
14.A recipe uses 0.75 kg of sugar. Work out how many grams of sugar this is.
(a)750
(b)0.00075
(c)75
(d)7500
15.A trapezium has parallel sides of length 6 cm and 10 cm, and a perpendicular height of 4 cm. Work out its area.
(a)64 cm²
(b)32 cm²
(c)20 cm²
(d)8 cm²

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