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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 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.
- 2.In a car park the ratio of vans to cars is 2 : 7. Work out the number of vans as a fraction of the number of cars.
- 3.Put these three numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest: 3/8, 0.4, 0.35
- 4.A number is divided by 5, then 6 is subtracted, giving the result −1. Work out the number.
- 5.Work out √225 ÷ 3.
- 6.Simplify x⁵ × x³ ÷ x², giving your answer as a single power of x.
- 7.Work out how many factors 100 has.
- 8.Write down the symbol that makes this statement true: −9 ___ −4
- 9.Work out an estimate for 37 × 84, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
- 10.A choir has sopranos, altos and tenors in the ratio 6 : 4 : 5. What fraction of the choir is not tenors?
- 11.The number 72 can be written as 2³ × 3², and the number 108 can be written as 2² × 3³. Work out the highest common factor of 72 and 108.
- 12.Work out how many factors 36 has.
- 13.Sara has a red T-shirt, a blue T-shirt and a green T-shirt. She has black shorts and grey shorts. By listing the combinations systematically, work out how many different outfits of one T-shirt and one pair of shorts she can make.
- 14.A spinner has 4 colours and a coin has 2 sides. Work out how many different outcomes are possible when the spinner is spun once and the coin is tossed once.
- 15.Work out 18 − 4 × 2
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