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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.The distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,000 km. Write this distance in standard form, in kilometres.
- 2.In a choir, 2/9 of the members are boys and the rest are girls. Write down the ratio of girls to boys, in its simplest form.
- 3.In a school, 3/5 of the students study French. Of these students, 2/3 also study Spanish. What fraction of all the students study both French and Spanish?
- 4.A box holds 140 pens. 25% of the pens are red. Work out how many of the pens are red.
- 5.A measuring jug shows a volume of 340 ml, correct to the nearest 20 ml. Work out the smallest possible volume in the jug.
- 6.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.
- 7.Work out √(4 × 9)
- 8.Work out an estimate for 588 ÷ 31, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
- 9.In a box of counters the ratio of red counters to blue counters is 4 : 5. What fraction of the counters are blue?
- 10.Round 24,681 to the nearest 1,000.
- 11.A rectangular patio measures 90 cm by 120 cm. Ben wants to cover it exactly with identical square tiles, as large as possible, with no tiles cut. Work out the side length of the largest square tile he can use.
- 12.Estimate the value of √45, giving your answer to the nearest whole number.
- 13.A cyclist rides at a steady speed of 8 metres per second. Work out this speed in kilometres per hour.
- 14.A spreadsheet shows that 812 − 397 = 315. Work out an estimate for 812 − 397, by rounding each number to the nearest 100, to check whether the spreadsheet's answer is reasonable.
- 15.Work out the lowest common multiple of 9 and 15.
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