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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.Write 90 as a product of its prime factors.
- 2.Find the missing number: 17 × ▢ = 391
- 3.Work out an estimate for 37 × 84, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
- 4.The distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,000 km. Write this distance in standard form, in kilometres.
- 5.A pair of trainers is priced at £80 online. The shop takes 25% off the price and then adds £10 for next-day delivery. Work out the total cost.
- 6.A length, L cm, has the error interval 24.5 ≤ L < 25.5. Write down the degree of accuracy to which the length was measured.
- 7.In a box of counters the ratio of red counters to blue counters is 4 : 5. What fraction of the counters are blue?
- 8.A semicircle has a diameter of 8 cm. Work out the exact area of the semicircle, in terms of π.
- 9.A train journey takes 45 minutes, correct to the nearest 5 minutes. Using t for the actual time of the journey in minutes, write down the error interval for t.
- 10.The attendance at a football match is 23,000, correct to the nearest thousand. Which of these attendances is not possible for the match?
- 11.A number is multiplied by 4, then 8 is added, giving the result 40. Work out the number.
- 12.During one night on a mountain, four hikers each recorded the temperature they felt: Ben −6 °C, Priya −2 °C, Sam −9 °C, Alex 1 °C. Work out the difference between the coldest and the warmest of these four temperatures.
- 13.Work out 5/6 × 2/9, giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 14.A number is divided by 5, then 6 is subtracted, giving the result −1. Work out the number.
- 15.Which of these units would be most appropriate to use when stating the mass of a small car?
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