Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.A gardener has 42 tulip bulbs and 56 daffodil bulbs. She plants them in rows, with every row containing the same number of tulip bulbs and the same number of daffodil bulbs, and no bulbs left over. Work out the greatest number of rows she can plant.

2.Write these numbers in order, starting with the smallest: −1.4, 5/4, −6/5, 1.3, 0

3.A block of butter has a mass of 250 g, correct to the nearest 10 g. Using m for the mass of the block in grams, write down the error interval for m.

4.Work out (−36) ÷ (−6) × 2

5.A tin of soup has a mass of 450 g. A bag of potatoes has a mass of 2.6 kg. Work out the total mass, in kilograms.

6.Work out the value of √64.

7.Work out the total cost of 3 pens at 45p each and one notebook at £2.35. Give your answer in pounds.

8.At a book fair the ratio of fiction books to non-fiction books is 4 : 5. Of the non-fiction books, 3/5 are about history. Work out the fraction of all the books at the fair that are history books.

9.A company sells 4 × 10³ items per day, each priced at £2.50. It operates for 3 × 10² days a year. Work out the company's total revenue for the year. Give your answer in standard form.

10.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.

11.A box holds 140 pens. 25% of the pens are red. Work out how many of the pens are red.

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

13.Work out 250 ÷ 1000.

14.In a class, 1/3 of the pupils are girls. There are 12 girls in the class. Work out how many pupils are in the class.

15.Work out 3π − π, giving your answer as a multiple of π.