Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.The attendance at a football match is 23,000, correct to the nearest thousand. Which of these attendances is not possible for the match?

2.Work out 5 + 3 × (9 − 6)

3.Write down the symbol that makes this statement true: 3/10 ___ 0.3

4.Two allotments are combined. Allotment A grows vegetables and flowers in the ratio 3 : 2, and has 20 plots in total. Allotment B grows vegetables and flowers in the ratio 1 : 4, and has 20 plots in total. Work out the fraction of all the plots, in both allotments combined, that grow vegetables.

5.Work out 4π + 2π, giving your answer as a multiple of π.

6.A quarter-circle has a radius of 6 cm. Work out the exact perimeter of the quarter-circle, giving your answer in terms of π.

7.Which of these decimals lies between 1/4 and 2/5?

8.A square petri dish has an area of 121 mm². A scientist wants to know its side length. Work out the side length of the dish.

9.Work out ∛(−27) + ∛8

10.Write 0.00072 in standard form.

11.Round 0.0759 to 2 decimal places.

12.To estimate the cost of buying 38.7 m of rope at £21.40 per metre, both numbers are first rounded to 1 significant figure. Work out the estimate.

13.Work out how many factors 36 has.

14.Which of these numbers is a common factor of 18 and 24?

15.Round 0.006852 to 2 significant figures.