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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 the mixed number 2 1/4 as an improper fraction.
- 2.In standard form, 2,000 is written as 2 × 10ⁿ. Write down the value of n.
- 3.A space probe is 7.5 × 10⁸ km from Earth. Write this distance as an ordinary number.
- 4.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.
- 5.Two fair six-sided dice are rolled together. One die is red and the other is blue. Work out how many different outcomes are possible.
- 6.A plumber charges a call-out fee of £45 and then £28 for each hour she works. She is at a house from 09:15 until 12:45. Work out the total charge.
- 7.Which of these is written correctly in standard form?
- 8.Write these fractions in order, starting with the smallest: 2/3, 3/5, 5/6, 1/2
- 9.A newspaper reports that 48,000 people attended a festival. The figure is correct to the nearest thousand. Which statement about the number of people who attended must be true?
- 10.A tank contains 120 litres of water. Water is drained out at a rate of 8 litres per minute for 6 minutes, and then a hose adds 15 litres. Work out how much water is left in the tank.
- 11.Work out the value of √64.
- 12.A restaurant adds a service charge of 15% to a bill of £120. Work out the service charge.
- 13.A measuring jug shows a volume of 340 ml, correct to the nearest 20 ml. Work out the smallest possible volume in the jug.
- 14.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.
- 15.Work out 3 1/5 + 1 2/3. Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
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