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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

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

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1.In the number 3.472, work out the value of the digit 7.
(a)0.007
(b)0.7
(c)0.07
(d)7
2.A jug holds 3 1/3 litres of juice. Each glass holds 2/3 of a litre. Work out how many glasses can be filled from the jug.
(a)5
(b)20/9
(c)5/3
(d)2
3.A rectangular field measures 19.6 m by 48.3 m. Work out an estimate for the area of the field, by rounding each length to 1 significant figure.
(a)800 m²
(b)70 m²
(c)1,000 m²
(d)140 m²
4.Work out the lowest common multiple of 4 and 6.
(a)12
(b)2
(c)6
(d)24
5.A carpenter has a plank of wood 4.8 m long. She cuts off 3 pieces, each 0.9 m long, to make shelves. Work out the length of wood remaining.
(a)7.5 m
(b)2.1 m
(c)3.0 m
(d)2.7 m
6.Estimate the value of √45, giving your answer to the nearest whole number.
(a)2,025
(b)7
(c)6
(d)22.5
7.Work out (−36) ÷ (−6) × 2
(a)3
(b)6
(c)12
(d)−12
8.A bus leaves the station at 09:47 and arrives at its destination at 11:23. Work out the journey time.
(a)1 hour 24 minutes
(b)2 hours 24 minutes
(c)2 hours 36 minutes
(d)1 hour 36 minutes
9.Work out ⁴√81
(a)3
(b)20.25
(c)4.5
(d)9
10.Work out √225 ÷ 3.
(a)8.7
(b)5
(c)75
(d)45
11.Write 5,000,000 in standard form.
(a)50 × 10⁵
(b)5 × 10⁷
(c)5 × 10⁶
(d)5 × 10⁻⁶
12.Four locations each record a temperature one winter morning. Which of these temperatures is the coldest?
(a)−4.5 °C
(b)−3.8 °C
(c)−4.05 °C
(d)2 °C
13.Round 0.0759 to 2 decimal places.
(a)0.08
(b)0.07
(c)0.076
(d)0.1
14.Work out 36 ÷ (2 × 3)
(a)216
(b)54
(c)6
(d)18
15.A café sells ice cream in three flavours: vanilla, mango and pistachio. Isla buys a cone with two scoops, using two different flavours, one for the bottom scoop and one for the top scoop. Work out how many different cones she could buy.
(a)6
(b)5
(c)9
(d)3

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