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Standard and compound units worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Fifteen questions on "standard and compound units" — DfE statement N13. 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 and compound units worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · N13 · Standard and compound units · 15 questions

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1.Work out the total cost of 3 pens at 45p each and one notebook at £2.35. Give your answer in pounds.
(a)£2.80
(b)£3.70
(c)£8.40
(d)£15.85
2.A jug holds 1.8 litres of juice. Priya pours out 3/4 of a litre to fill a glass. Work out how much juice is left in the jug, in millilitres.
(a)1725 ml
(b)50 ml
(c)2550 ml
(d)1050 ml
3.A rectangular tile measures 45 cm by 0.6 m. Work out its area, in square centimetres.
(a)270 cm²
(b)27 cm²
(c)2700 cm²
(d)27000 cm²
4.A plane flies 2340 km at an average speed of 780 km/h. It departs at 08:20. Work out the arrival time, using the 24-hour clock.
(a)11:20
(b)03:00
(c)08:40
(d)11:00
5.Bella's electricity supplier charges 28.5p per unit (kWh). Last month she used 340 units. Work out the total cost, giving your answer in pounds.
(a)£9.69
(b)£96.90
(c)£969.00
(d)£102.00
6.A jug holds 1.25 litres of water. Ella pours in another 400 ml. Work out the total volume, in litres.
(a)5.25 litres
(b)401.25 litres
(c)0.85 litres
(d)1.65 litres
7.Maya buys 4 plants at £3.20 each and a bag of compost for £6.75. She pays with a £20 note. Work out her change.
(a)£7.20
(b)£10.05
(c)£0.45
(d)£1.45
8.Which of these units would be most appropriate to use when stating the mass of a small car?
(a)Kilograms
(b)Litres
(c)Grams
(d)Metres
9.A flight departs at 21:35 and lands at 06:10 the following morning. Work out the total flight time.
(a)9 hours 35 minutes
(b)7 hours 35 minutes
(c)8 hours 35 minutes
(d)15 hours 25 minutes
10.A tin of soup has a mass of 450 g. A bag of potatoes has a mass of 2.6 kg. Work out the total mass, in kilograms.
(a)7.1 kg
(b)2.645 kg
(c)3.05 kg
(d)452.6 kg
11.A cyclist rides at a steady speed of 8 metres per second. Work out this speed in kilometres per hour.
(a)28.8 km/h
(b)0.48 km/h
(c)2.22 km/h
(d)28 800 km/h
12.Petrol costs £1.48 per litre. Sam buys 35 litres and pays with three £20 notes. Work out his change.
(a)£58.52
(b)£9.20
(c)£8.20
(d)£7.50
13.A bus leaves the station at 09:47 and arrives at its destination at 11:23. Work out the journey time.
(a)1 hour 24 minutes
(b)2 hours 24 minutes
(c)2 hours 36 minutes
(d)1 hour 36 minutes
14.A jar of jam costs £2.35. Tom buys 3 jars. He says the total cost is more than £7. Work out the exact total cost, and state whether Tom's claim is correct.
(a)£6.95 — Tom is incorrect
(b)£7.20 — Tom is correct
(c)£7.05 — Tom is correct
(d)£7.05 — Tom is incorrect
15.A tap fills a 20 litre bucket in 2 minutes 30 seconds. Work out the rate of flow, in litres per minute.
(a)8 litres per minute
(b)0.125 litres per minute
(c)8.7 litres per minute
(d)10 litres per minute

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