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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.Work out √144
- 2.In a school, 3/5 of the students study French. Of these students, 2/3 also study Spanish. What fraction of all the students study both French and Spanish?
- 3.Work out 0.6 × 0.04.
- 4.A concrete mix is made from cement and sand in the ratio 3 : 5 by mass. A builder mixes 96 kg of concrete. Work out the mass of cement in the mix.
- 5.Work out (−3) × 4 + 2 × (−5)
- 6.Write down the symbol that makes this statement true: 6/11 ___ 4/11
- 7.A minibus can carry 16 passengers. A school is taking 179 pupils on a trip. By rounding 179 to the nearest 10, work out an estimate for the number of minibuses needed, given that the school cannot hire part of a minibus.
- 8.Work out the value of ∛8.
- 9.Is 120 divisible by 5? Give a reason for your answer.
- 10.Work out 5/6 × 2/9, giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 11.A number, y, is equal to 8.2 when rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for y.
- 12.Work out an estimate for 2.9² + 3.1², by rounding each number to the nearest whole number.
- 13.In a chess club, 3/8 of the members are girls and the rest are boys. Write down the ratio of girls to boys.
- 14.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.
- 15.A cyclist rides at a steady speed of 8 metres per second. Work out this speed in kilometres per hour.
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