Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.The mass of a parcel is 3 kg, correct to the nearest kilogram. Which of these masses is not possible for the parcel?

2.Write these numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 3, −1, 0, −5

3.A minibus can carry 16 passengers. A school is taking 179 pupils on a trip. By rounding 179 to the nearest 10, work out an estimate for the number of minibuses needed, given that the school cannot hire part of a minibus.

4.Write 0.325 as a fraction in its simplest form.

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

6.Which statement about the number 51 is correct?

7.A photography studio offers 4 backdrops and 3 outfits for a portrait session. The plain grey backdrop, one of the 4 backdrops, cannot be used with the formal suit outfit, one of the 3 outfits. Work out how many different backdrop-and-outfit combinations are possible.

8.Work out 18 − 4 × 2

9.A number, n, is a multiple of both 6 and 9. Work out the smallest possible value of n that is greater than 20.

10.A newspaper reports that 48,000 people attended a festival. The figure is correct to the nearest thousand. Which statement about the number of people who attended must be true?

11.A coach journey has a 55 minute first leg, a 20 minute break and a 40 minute second leg. The coach leaves at 13:25. Work out the arrival time, using the 24-hour clock.

12.Work out ∛64.

13.Work out 3.7 × 24.

14.Work out the value of 5³.

15.In a school long jump competition Priya's jump is recorded as 3.8 m and Nadia's jump is recorded as 3.9 m, each correct to the nearest 0.1 m. Priya says she may have jumped further than Nadia. Decide whether Priya is right, and give a reason for your answer.