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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 how many factors 100 has.
(a)8
(b)4
(c)9
(d)10
2.A piece of ribbon is 2.4 metres long. Kim cuts 40 cm from it. Work out the length of ribbon left, in millimetres.
(a)2800 mm
(b)200 mm
(c)2000 mm
(d)2360 mm
3.Work out the lowest common multiple of 4 and 6.
(a)12
(b)2
(c)6
(d)24
4.On a number line, point A is at −1. Point B is 4 units from point A. Write down the two possible positions of point B.
(a)5 or −3
(b)4 or −4
(c)3 or −5
(d)3 only
5.Work out (−36) ÷ (−6) × 2
(a)3
(b)6
(c)12
(d)−12
6.Work out (−2)³ + (−3)² − (−4)
(a)5
(b)−13
(c)−3
(d)21
7.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.
(a)2:9
(b)7:2
(c)2:7
(d)7:9
8.A concert hall has 300 seats. 20% of the seats are in the balcony. Work out how many of the seats are in the balcony.
(a)15
(b)6
(c)30
(d)60
9.Work out 3π − π, giving your answer as a multiple of π.
(a)2
(b)2π
(c)4π
(d)3
10.Work out 4π + 2π, giving your answer as a multiple of π.
(a)6
(b)8π
(c)6π²
(d)6π
11.A semicircle has a diameter of 8 cm. Work out the exact area of the semicircle, in terms of π.
(a)4π cm²
(b)8π cm²
(c)16π cm²
(d)32π cm²
12.4ˣ = 64. Work out the value of x.
(a)16
(b)3
(c)4
(d)6
13.Work out 18 − 4 × 2
(a)12
(b)−10
(c)10
(d)28
14.Work out 3 + 4 × (−2).
(a)−8
(b)−5
(c)−14
(d)11
15.Work out −6 × (−3).
(a)−18
(b)18
(c)−9
(d)9

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