Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.Work out 3π − π, giving your answer as a multiple of π.

2.Work out the value of √(16 + 9)

3.Tickets for a fairground ride are sold in packs of 6. Tokens for the dodgems are sold in packs of 10. Yusuf wants to buy the smallest number of packs of each so that he ends up with the same number of ride tickets as dodgem tokens. Work out how many ride tickets that is.

4.Write down the symbol that makes this statement true: 0.45 ___ 0.5

5.3/5 of the students in a year group walk to school. 90 students walk to school. Work out the total number of students in the year group.

6.Round 592.5 to the nearest 10.

7.A piece of ribbon is 2.4 metres long. Kim cuts 40 cm from it. Work out the length of ribbon left, in millimetres.

8.Work out 250 ÷ 1000.

9.In a classroom the ratio of boys to girls is 3 : 4. What fraction of the class are boys?

10.Which of these statements about −0.7 and −0.25 is true?

11.A plumber charges a call-out fee of £45 and then £28 for each hour she works. She is at a house from 09:15 until 12:45. Work out the total charge.

12.A sponsored walk is 36 km long. Aisha has completed 8/12 of the walk. Work out how far she has walked.

13.Chloe wants to work out 3 1/4 − 1 2/3. She converts both mixed numbers to twelfths, then subtracts the whole numbers and the fraction parts separately, without checking whether she needs to exchange first. Work out the correct value of 3 1/4 − 1 2/3, giving your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

14.Work out ⁴√81

15.A tin of beans has a mass of 650 g. A bag of rice has a mass of 1.35 kg. Work out the total mass, in kilograms.