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Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Fifteen questions across the number statements at Foundation tier. Choose the non-calculator filter to rehearse Paper 1, which counts for a third of the marks.

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Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · Number · Calculator · 15 questions

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1.A country's population is 8,340,000, and it is estimated that 1,950,000 of them live in the capital city. By rounding each number to 1 significant figure, work out an estimate for the number of people who do not live in the capital city.
(a)6,300,000
(b)8,000,000
(c)6,390,000
(d)6,000,000
2.A charity raises 8 × 10⁶ pounds. This total is shared equally among 2 × 10² local projects. Work out how much each project receives, in standard form.
(a)4 × 10⁸
(b)4 × 10¹²
(c)4 × 10⁴
(d)6 × 10⁴
3.The number of pages in a book is 240, correct to the nearest 10 pages. Write down the error interval for the actual number of pages, n.
(a)235 ≤ n ≤ 245
(b)235 ≤ n < 245
(c)230 ≤ n < 250
(d)239.5 ≤ n < 240.5
4.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
5.Work out 10% of 30% of £200.
(a)£60
(b)£80
(c)£20
(d)£6
6.A cinema has 250 seats. 12% of the seats are reserved. Work out how many of the seats are reserved.
(a)3
(b)30
(c)25
(d)24
7.The rainfall in a town during April is recorded as 62.4 mm, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for the actual rainfall, r mm.
(a)62 ≤ r < 63
(b)62.35 ≤ r ≤ 62.45
(c)62.35 ≤ r < 62.45
(d)62.3 ≤ r < 62.5
8.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
9.A car manufacturer offers a car in 6 colours and 4 trim levels. Two colour-and-trim combinations are not available: red with sport trim, and white with sport trim. Work out how many different colour-and-trim combinations are available.
(a)18
(b)23
(c)22
(d)24
10.A shop buys boxes of pens for £4 each. It sells each box on to a school for £3 more than it paid, and charges an extra £2 delivery fee for the whole order. A school orders 5 boxes. Work out the total cost of the order.
(a)£45
(b)£37
(c)£25
(d)£22
11.Leah measures the length of her classroom with a tape measure marked in centimetres. She writes the length down as 7.3157 m. Give a reason why this is not an appropriate degree of accuracy.
(a)The tape can only give the length to the nearest centimetre
(b)A length in metres must be written to 2 decimal places
(c)A length in metres must be rounded to the nearest metre
(d)The tape can only give the length to the nearest millimetre
12.Work out the value of $2^{3} + 3^{2}$ .
(a)17
(b)72
(c)12
(d)−1
13.A café buys 18 boxes of teabags at £3.45 each, and sells all the teabags for £108 in total. Work out the café's profit.
(a)£62.10
(b)£45.90
(c)£46.10
(d)£170.10
14.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
15.A charity raffle sells 240 tickets at £1.85 each. 40% of the money raised is given to a local hospital. Work out how much money the hospital receives.
(a)£177.60
(b)£444.00
(c)£88.80
(d)£266.40

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