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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.Two-digit numbers are made using the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4, and no digit may be used twice in the same number. Work out how many different two-digit numbers can be made.
(a)12
(b)6
(c)16
(d)8
2.Find the missing number: ▢ ÷ 15 = 24
(a)360
(b)39
(c)9
(d)1.6
3.Work out 3.7 × 24.
(a)8.88
(b)88.8
(c)888
(d)87.8
4.Write the fraction 3/4 as a decimal.
(a)0.7
(b)0.34
(c)0.75
(d)0.25
5.A rectangular plywood panel measures 2.4 m by 0.75 m. Work out the area of the panel in square metres, giving your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
(a)4/5
(b)63/20
(c)9/5
(d)9/50
6.An allotment plot is divided into vegetables and flowers in the ratio 9 : 4. A third of the vegetable section is used for potatoes. What fraction of the whole plot is potatoes?
(a)3/13
(b)4/39
(c)1/3
(d)9/13
7.Work out the highest common factor of 20 and 32.
(a)8
(b)4
(c)2
(d)160
8.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
9.Write down the reciprocal of 0.2
(a)−0.2
(b)0.8
(c)5
(d)0.5
10.A tin of soup has a mass of 450 g. A bag of potatoes has a mass of 2.6 kg. Work out the total mass, in kilograms.
(a)7.1 kg
(b)2.645 kg
(c)3.05 kg
(d)452.6 kg
11.A pizza is cut into 12 equal slices. Ben eats 5 slices and Mia eats 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza is left, giving your answer in its simplest form?
(a)1/3
(b)2/3
(c)1/2
(d)7/12
12.Write 260,000 in standard form.
(a)2.6 × 10⁶
(b)26 × 10⁴
(c)2.6 × 10⁵
(d)0.26 × 10⁶
13.Grace buys three items costing £9.95, £19.90 and £4.99. Work out an estimate for the total cost, by rounding each price to the nearest pound.
(a)£34.84
(b)£35
(c)£32
(d)£40
14.A minibus can carry 16 passengers. A school is taking 179 pupils on a trip. By rounding 179 to the nearest 10, work out an estimate for the number of minibuses needed, given that the school cannot hire part of a minibus.
(a)180
(b)12
(c)10
(d)11
15.Work out an estimate for 397 ÷ 21, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
(a)20
(b)200
(c)19
(d)2

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