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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.Two-digit numbers are made using the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4, and no digit may be used twice in the same number. Work out how many different two-digit numbers can be made.
(a)12
(b)6
(c)16
(d)8
2.A car travels 180 km using 6 litres of fuel. Work out the car's fuel consumption in kilometres per litre, then work out how many kilometres it can travel on a full tank of 12 litres at this rate.
(a)2160 km
(b)30 km
(c)90 km
(d)360 km
3.Using only 20p coins and 10p coins, and at least one of each, work out how many different ways there are to make exactly 60p. List the possibilities systematically.
(a)2
(b)4
(c)3
(d)1
4.A café orders 340 bread rolls at 24p each and 85 cakes at £1.35 each. Work out the total cost of the order.
(a)£114.75
(b)£81.60
(c)£196.35
(d)£122.91
5.A spinner has 4 colours and a coin has 2 sides. Work out how many different outcomes are possible when the spinner is spun once and the coin is tossed once.
(a)6
(b)4
(c)8
(d)2
6.Write these three numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 3/5, 0.55, 58%
(a)0.55, 58%, 3/5
(b)58%, 0.55, 3/5
(c)3/5, 0.55, 58%
(d)3/5, 58%, 0.55
7.Work out (3 × 10²) × (2 × 10⁵). Give your answer in standard form.
(a)6 × 10³
(b)5 × 10⁷
(c)6 × 10¹⁰
(d)6 × 10⁷
8.Two fair six-sided dice are rolled together. One die is red and the other is blue. Work out how many different outcomes are possible.
(a)6
(b)12
(c)36
(d)21
9.A company sells 4 × 10³ items per day, each priced at £2.50. It operates for 3 × 10² days a year. Work out the company's total revenue for the year. Give your answer in standard form.
(a)1.2 × 10⁶
(b)3 × 10⁷
(c)3 × 10⁶
(d)1.03 × 10⁴
10.Work out (8 × 10⁻⁵) × (5 × 10³). Give your answer in standard form.
(a)4 × 10⁻⁸
(b)4 × 10⁻¹⁵
(c)4 × 10⁻¹
(d)40 × 10⁻²
11.Four friends share a restaurant bill of £53.90 equally. A calculator gives each share as 13.475. Work out how much each friend should pay.
(a)£13.47
(b)£13.48
(c)£13.50
(d)£13.40
12.Work out the value of $2^{3} + 3^{2}$ .
(a)17
(b)72
(c)12
(d)−1
13.A water tank holds 80 litres when full. It currently contains 60 litres. Work out what fraction of the tank is empty.
(a)1/4
(b)1/3
(c)3/4
(d)1/5
14.A jumper is reduced by 15% in a sale to a price of £42.50. Work out the original price.
(a)£283.33
(b)£36.13
(c)£48.88
(d)£50.00
15.The distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,000 km. Write this distance in standard form, in kilometres.
(a)3.84 × 10⁵
(b)3.84 × 10⁶
(c)3.84 × 10⁻⁵
(d)38.4 × 10⁴

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