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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.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.
- 2.A charity bake sale sells 187 cakes at £2.95 each. By rounding each number to 1 significant figure, work out an estimate for the total amount raised.
- 3.In a classroom the ratio of boys to girls is 3 : 4. What fraction of the class are boys?
- 4.Work out 2 × (−3 + 7)
- 5.Work out 4368 ÷ 12.
- 6.A shortbread recipe uses flour and butter in the ratio 5 : 2. Yuki changes the recipe by doubling the amount of butter but keeping the amount of flour the same. Work out the fraction of the new mixture that is butter.
- 7.A semicircle has a diameter of 8 cm. Work out the exact area of the semicircle, in terms of π.
- 8.Work out 20 − 8 ÷ 2 + 1
- 9.£60 is shared between Amir, Bo and Chen in the ratio 1:2:3. Work out the fraction of the £60 that Amir and Bo receive together.
- 10.A bag of flour is labelled 1.5 kg, correct to the nearest 0.1 kg. The true mass of the flour is m kg. Which inequality gives all the possible values of m?
- 11.A circle has a radius of 5 cm. Work out the exact circumference of the circle, in terms of π.
- 12.Given that 2⁵ = 32, work out 2⁶.
- 13.Which of these statements about −0.7 and −0.25 is true?
- 14.Work out 1 − 1/2 − 1/4 − 1/8 − 1/16. Give your answer as a fraction.
- 15.Work out the value of ∛8.
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