Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.A recipe uses 160 g of flour. Sam wants to increase the amount by 1/4. Work out the new amount of flour.

2.Work out (5 × 10⁴) ÷ (2 × 10⁻²). Give your answer in standard form.

3.A company's turnover is 5.6 × 10⁷ pounds, spread evenly across 3.5 × 10² shops. Work out the average turnover per shop, in standard form.

4.Work out (6 × 10⁷) + (3 × 10⁶). Give your answer in standard form.

5.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.

6.Write these three numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 7/20, 0.3, 32%

7.3/5 of the students in a year group walk to school. 90 students walk to school. Work out the total number of students in the year group.

8.Work out 10% of 30% of £200.

9.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.

10.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.

11.A tin of beans has a mass of 650 g. A bag of rice has a mass of 1.35 kg. Work out the total mass, in kilograms.

12.A café offers 3 types of soup and 4 types of bread roll. Work out how many different combinations of one soup and one bread roll are possible.

13.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.

14.Round 0.006482 to 2 significant figures.

15.A café offers sandwiches with one filling from 5 choices and one type of bread from 4 choices. Cheese and mustard, which is one of the 5 fillings, is not available on gluten-free bread, which is one of the 4 breads. Work out how many different sandwiches are possible.