Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.Work out 5 + 3 × (9 − 6)

2.Which of these is written correctly in standard form?

3.In the number 3.472, work out the value of the digit 7.

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

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

6.Work out (−3) × 4 + 2 × (−5)

7.The population of a planet is 8 × 10⁹. Write this population as an ordinary number.

8.Write down the reciprocal of 5/8

9.Which of these decimals lies between 1/4 and 2/5?

10.Find the missing number: 17 × ▢ = 391

11.A florist has 60 red roses and 84 white roses. She wants to make identical bunches using all the flowers, with the greatest possible number of bunches. Work out how many red roses will be in each bunch.

12.The number 36 can be written as 2² × 3², and the number 84 can be written as 2² × 3 × 7. Work out the highest common factor of 36 and 84.

13.Simplify 2³ × 2⁴, giving your answer as a single power of 2.

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

15.A photography studio offers 4 backdrops and 3 outfits for a portrait session. The plain grey backdrop, one of the 4 backdrops, cannot be used with the formal suit outfit, one of the 3 outfits. Work out how many different backdrop-and-outfit combinations are possible.