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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.A tin of paint has a mass of 5.672 kg. Round this mass to 1 decimal place.
(a)5.0 kg
(b)5.6 kg
(c)5.7 kg
(d)6.0 kg
2.Using only 20p coins and 10p coins, and at least one of each, work out how many different ways there are to make exactly 60p. List the possibilities systematically.
(a)2
(b)4
(c)3
(d)1
3.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
4.Simplify x⁶ ÷ x²
(a)x¹²
(b)x³
(c)x⁸
(d)x⁴
5.The mass of a parcel is 3 kg, correct to the nearest kilogram. Which of these masses is not possible for the parcel?
(a)3.49 kg
(b)2.50 kg
(c)3.50 kg
(d)2.90 kg
6.n is a whole number and 2 ≤ n < 6. Write down all the possible values of n.
(a)2, 3, 4, 5
(b)3, 4, 5
(c)1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(d)2, 3, 4, 5, 6
7.Work out 3 + 4 × (−2).
(a)−8
(b)−5
(c)−14
(d)11
8.Work out 3/8 of 96.
(a)72
(b)12
(c)32
(d)36
9.Work out 1 − 1/2 − 1/4 − 1/8 − 1/16. Give your answer as a fraction.
(a)1/16
(b)1/8
(c)15/16
(d)3/16
10.Work out 2/5 of 45.
(a)36
(b)27
(c)18
(d)9
11.Work out 3π − π, giving your answer as a multiple of π.
(a)2
(b)2π
(c)4π
(d)3
12.Four weather stations each recorded their lowest overnight temperature. Which of these readings is the lowest?
(a)−15 °C
(b)−1 °C
(c)−7 °C
(d)0 °C
13.A number is divided by 5, then 6 is subtracted, giving the result −1. Work out the number.
(a)25
(b)−5
(c)1
(d)−35
14.Write 260,000 in standard form.
(a)2.6 × 10⁶
(b)26 × 10⁴
(c)2.6 × 10⁵
(d)0.26 × 10⁶
15.Work out 2/5 + 1/4, giving your answer in its simplest form.
(a)3/20
(b)13/40
(c)1/3
(d)13/20

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