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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.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
2.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
3.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
4.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
5.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
6.Rice is sold in a 400 g bag for £1.12 and in a 1.5 kg bag for £3.90. Work out how much less the rice in the larger bag costs per kilogram.
(a)£2.78
(b)£2.60
(c)20p
(d)2p
7.A metal cube has a mass of 540 g and a volume of 60 cm³. Work out its density in g/cm³.
(a)0.11 g/cm³
(b)9 g/cm³
(c)480 g/cm³
(d)32400 g/cm³
8.The density of a type of plastic is 0.9 g/cm³. Work out this density in kg/m³.
(a)900 kg/m³
(b)0.0009 kg/m³
(c)0.09 kg/m³
(d)900 000 kg/m³
9.A market trader buys 8 melons at £1.35 each. He sells all of them for a total of £15.60. Work out his profit.
(a)£4.80
(b)£26.40
(c)£14.25
(d)£5.20
10.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
11.A cheetah runs at a steady speed of 25 metres per second. Work out this speed in kilometres per hour.
(a)1500 km/h
(b)90 km/h
(c)90000 km/h
(d)6.9 km/h
12.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
13.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
14.A car is hired from 10:00 on Monday until 16:00 on Thursday. Work out the total length of the hire, in hours.
(a)54 hours
(b)78 hours
(c)66 hours
(d)96 hours
15.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

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