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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.Work out an estimate for 397 ÷ 21, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
(a)20
(b)200
(c)19
(d)2
2.Work out √25 + 4² − 12 ÷ 3
(a)9
(b)17
(c)3
(d)37
3.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
4.Work out 250 ÷ 1000.
(a)25
(b)0.025
(c)2.5
(d)0.25
5.Find the missing number: ▢ ÷ 15 = 24
(a)360
(b)39
(c)9
(d)1.6
6.In a box of chocolates 5/8 are milk chocolates and the rest are dark chocolates. Work out the number of dark chocolates as a fraction of the number of milk chocolates.
(a)8/5
(b)5/3
(c)3/8
(d)3/5
7.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
8.Work out −4.5 + 2.8.
(a)1.7
(b)−7.3
(c)−2.3
(d)−1.7
9.Write 0.45 as a fraction in its simplest form.
(a)9/20
(b)9/2
(c)9/100
(d)9/200
10.Work out 100 − 4 × 5²
(a)0
(b)2400
(c)60
(d)−300
11.Round 3.947 to 2 decimal places.
(a)4.0
(b)3.94
(c)3.95
(d)3.9
12.During one night on a mountain, four hikers each recorded the temperature they felt: Ben −6 °C, Priya −2 °C, Sam −9 °C, Alex 1 °C. Work out the difference between the coldest and the warmest of these four temperatures.
(a)10 °C
(b)3 °C
(c)8 °C
(d)7 °C
13.In a youth club the number of girls is 2/3 of the number of boys. What fraction of the members of the club are girls?
(a)2/3
(b)2/5
(c)1/3
(d)3/5
14.Work out (3 × 5)²
(a)225
(b)30
(c)75
(d)34
15.A cake recipe needs 3/4 of a kilogram of sugar. Aisha wants to make half the recipe. Work out how much sugar she needs, giving your answer as a fraction of a kilogram in its simplest form.
(a)5/4
(b)3/4
(c)3/2
(d)3/8

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