Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.Chloe wants to work out 3 1/4 − 1 2/3. She converts both mixed numbers to twelfths, then subtracts the whole numbers and the fraction parts separately, without checking whether she needs to exchange first. Work out the correct value of 3 1/4 − 1 2/3, giving your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

2.Priya has 24 red beads and 36 blue beads. She makes identical bracelets, using every bead and with none left over. Work out the greatest number of bracelets she can make.

3.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.

4.Work out 2 × (−3 + 7)

5.A jug holds 3 1/3 litres of juice. Each glass holds 2/3 of a litre. Work out how many glasses can be filled from the jug.

6.Work out 5⁰ + 5¹ + 5²

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

9.Write the mixed number 2 1/4 as an improper fraction.

10.A gym increases its membership price by 1/5. The original price is £60. Work out the new price.

11.Tickets for a fairground ride are sold in packs of 6. Tokens for the dodgems are sold in packs of 10. Yusuf wants to buy the smallest number of packs of each so that he ends up with the same number of ride tickets as dodgem tokens. Work out how many ride tickets that is.

12.Which of these units would be most appropriate to use when stating the mass of a small car?

13.Work out an estimate for 588 ÷ 31, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.

14.A sponsored walk raised £350 for charity. 20% of the money raised is spent on equipment. Work out how much is spent on equipment.

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