Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.Write down the fraction, in its simplest form, that is equal to 0.6

2.Work out 4368 ÷ 12.

3.A quiz has 50 questions. Freya answers 10% of them incorrectly. Work out how many questions she answers incorrectly.

4.Write 0.35 as a fraction in its lowest terms.

5.A charity trek covers 830 miles over roughly 19 days. By rounding each number to 1 significant figure, work out an estimate for the number of miles walked per day.

6.A carpenter has a plank of wood 4.8 m long. She cuts off 3 pieces, each 0.9 m long, to make shelves. Work out the length of wood remaining.

7.A pizza is cut into 12 equal slices. Ben eats 5 slices and Mia eats 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza is left, giving your answer in its simplest form?

8.Work out (−2/5) × (−10/3). Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

9.A tin of paint has a mass of 5.672 kg. Round this mass to 1 decimal place.

10.Write down the decimal that is equal to 3/5.

11.Round 0.006852 to 2 significant figures.

12.Write these numbers in order, starting with the largest: −0.6, 0.45, −0.15, 0.5, −0.09

13.Write down the symbol that makes this statement true: 6/11 ___ 4/11

14.Work out 3 1/5 + 1 2/3. Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

15.Ava measures a metal rod and records its length as 15 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre. Ben measures the same rod and records its length as 14.8 cm, correct to the nearest 0.1 cm. Decide whether both records can be correct, and give a reason for your answer.