Printable · GCSE Foundation · ages 14-16

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.

Non-calculator

VersionsA only A + B A + B + Csame questions, different order

AnswersQuestions only With answer key Key only

CalculatorMixed Non-calculator (Paper 1)Calculator (Papers 2 and 3)

New sheet

Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · Number · Non-calculator · 15 questions

MathsUKwww.geekhero.co.uk

1.Write down the symbol that makes this statement true: 6/11 ___ 4/11
(a)≤
(b)<
(c)>
(d)=
2.Work out 4π + 2π, giving your answer as a multiple of π.
(a)6
(b)8π
(c)6π²
(d)6π
3.Work out 1/2 of 1/4 of 80.
(a)20
(b)10
(c)60
(d)40
4.A vending machine sells 4 types of crisps, 5 types of chocolate bar and 2 types of drink. Work out how many different combinations of one crisp packet, one chocolate bar and one drink can be bought.
(a)40
(b)11
(c)10
(d)20
5.Amelia eats 5/8 of a bar of chocolate and Oliver eats 3/4 of an identical bar. Write both amounts as eighths and write down the greater of the two fractions.
(a)7/8
(b)1/8
(c)6/8
(d)5/8
6.A café is planning its lunch menu. It will offer one soup from 3 choices and one sandwich from 4 choices, but the mushroom soup, one of the 3 soups, will only be served with the cheese sandwich, one of the 4 sandwiches, on a normal day. Work out how many different soup-and-sandwich combinations are available on a normal day.
(a)11
(b)8
(c)12
(d)9
7.A jug holds 1.8 litres of juice. Priya pours out 3/4 of a litre to fill a glass. Work out how much juice is left in the jug, in millilitres.
(a)1725 ml
(b)50 ml
(c)2550 ml
(d)1050 ml
8.Write 12 as a product of its prime factors.
(a)2² × 3
(b)2 × 3²
(c)2 × 3
(d)2 × 6
9.Rice is sold in a 400 g bag for £1.12 and in a 1.5 kg bag for £3.90. Work out how much less the rice in the larger bag costs per kilogram.
(a)£2.78
(b)£2.60
(c)20p
(d)2p
10.Work out the highest common factor of 20 and 32.
(a)8
(b)4
(c)2
(d)160
11.Write 90 as a product of its prime factors.
(a)2 × 3² × 5
(b)2 × 45
(c)2 × 3 × 15
(d)3 × 3 × 10
12.Work out 2 × (−3 + 7)
(a)1
(b)6
(c)−20
(d)8
13.A pack contains 20 stickers. Noah gives 1/5 of the pack to his sister. Work out how many stickers he gives away.
(a)4
(b)5
(c)100
(d)16
14.A number, n, is equal to 3.7 when rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for n.
(a)3.6 ≤ n < 3.8
(b)3.65 ≤ n < 3.75
(c)3.65 < n < 3.75
(d)3.65 ≤ n ≤ 3.75
15.Work out 3 + 4 × 2²
(a)28
(b)67
(c)196
(d)19

Build your own mix at the worksheet builder.