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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
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- 1.A red blood cell has a diameter of about 7 × 10⁻⁶ metres. A virus has a diameter about 100 times smaller. Work out the diameter of the virus. Give your answer in standard form.
- 2.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.
- 3.By listing systematically, work out how many two-digit multiples of 5 can be made using the digits 0, 3 and 5, if each digit can be used at most once and the number cannot start with 0.
- 4.Work out (6 × 10⁷) + (3 × 10⁶). Give your answer in standard form.
- 5.A restaurant adds a service charge of 15% to a bill of £120. Work out the service charge.
- 6.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.
- 7.A cinema has 250 seats. 12% of the seats are reserved. Work out how many of the seats are reserved.
- 8.Work out (8 × 10⁻⁵) × (5 × 10³). Give your answer in standard form.
- 9.A water tank holds 80 litres when full. It currently contains 60 litres. Work out what fraction of the tank is empty.
- 10.A jumper is reduced by 15% in a sale to a price of £42.50. Work out the original price.
- 11.A sponsored walk raised £350 for charity. 20% of the money raised is spent on equipment. Work out how much is spent on equipment.
- 12.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.
- 13.Work out (4 × 10³) × (3 × 10¹). Give your answer in standard form.
- 14.Work out 10% of 30% of £200.
- 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.
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