Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.3.4 × 10⁵ is written as an ordinary number. Work out this number.

2.Round 4,685 to the nearest 100.

3.A digital timer truncates every time to 1 decimal place. It shows a swimmer's time for one length as 12.3 seconds. Using t for the swimmer's actual time in seconds, write down the error interval for t.

4.A jug holds 3 1/3 litres of juice. Each glass holds 2/3 of a litre. Work out how many glasses can be filled from the jug.

5.Freya uses her calculator to work out 7² and writes down 14. Work out the correct value of 7².

6.A cycle route is 350 m long. A footpath runs alongside it for 3/7 of that length. Work out the length of the footpath.

7.Work out 1/2 of 1/4 of 80.

8.Which one of these statements is true?

9.A board game has 5 different character pieces and 4 different colour tokens. The dragon piece can only be used with the gold token. Work out how many different combinations of one character piece and one colour token are possible.

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

11.Work out 3 × (−2)² − 5

12.Write these three numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest: 0.7, 3/4, 0.72

13.A café sells ice cream in three flavours: vanilla, mango and pistachio. Isla buys a cone with two scoops, using two different flavours, one for the bottom scoop and one for the top scoop. Work out how many different cones she could buy.

14.Maya buys 4 plants at £3.20 each and a bag of compost for £6.75. She pays with a £20 note. Work out her change.

15.Work out 2 3/4 − 1 5/6. Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.