Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.Write down a prime number between 30 and 40.

2.Work out √144

3.Write the fraction 47/50 as a decimal.

4.Write the fraction 9/25 as a decimal.

5.Round 592.5 to the nearest 10.

6.Two-digit numbers are made using the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4, and no digit may be used twice in the same number. Work out how many different two-digit numbers can be made.

7.On one night in Manchester the temperature at 3 am was 8 °C below zero and at 9 am it was 3 °C below zero. Write down the warmer of the two readings.

8.Write down the symbol that makes this statement true: −9 ___ −4

9.A recipe uses 0.625 kg of flour. Write this mass as a fraction of a kilogram, in its simplest form.

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

11.Ava measures a metal rod and records its length as 15 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre. Ben measures the same rod and records its length as 14.8 cm, correct to the nearest 0.1 cm. Decide whether both records can be correct, and give a reason for your answer.

12.Work out 5 + 3 × (9 − 6)

13.By listing systematically, work out how many two-digit multiples of 5 can be made using the digits 0, 3 and 5, if each digit can be used at most once and the number cannot start with 0.

14.A number, x, is truncated (not rounded) to 1 decimal place and the result is 6.2. Write down the error interval for x.

15.Write down the reciprocal of 0.2