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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.Tickets for a fairground ride are sold in packs of 6. Tokens for the dodgems are sold in packs of 10. Yusuf wants to buy the smallest number of packs of each so that he ends up with the same number of ride tickets as dodgem tokens. Work out how many ride tickets that is.
(a)16
(b)30
(c)60
(d)2
2.Work out 18 − 4 × 2
(a)12
(b)−10
(c)10
(d)28
3.A jug holds 1.25 litres of water. Ella pours in another 400 ml. Work out the total volume, in litres.
(a)5.25 litres
(b)401.25 litres
(c)0.85 litres
(d)1.65 litres
4.Work out 15% of £40, using 10% and 5%.
(a)£6
(b)£4
(c)£600
(d)£2
5.A carton of orange juice holds 1.35 litres. Ruby pours the juice equally into 4 identical glasses. Work out how much juice is in each glass, giving your answer as a fraction of a litre in its simplest form.
(a)27/20
(b)17/50
(c)27/5
(d)27/80
6.A metal cube has a mass of 540 g and a volume of 60 cm³. Work out its density in g/cm³.
(a)0.11 g/cm³
(b)9 g/cm³
(c)480 g/cm³
(d)32400 g/cm³
7.A plumber charges a call-out fee of £45 and then £28 for each hour she works. She is at a house from 09:15 until 12:45. Work out the total charge.
(a)£98
(b)£129
(c)£255.50
(d)£143
8.Write 0.06 as a fraction in its simplest form.
(a)3/5
(b)3/50
(c)1/6
(d)3/500
9.Write 0.005 in standard form.
(a)5 × 10³
(b)5 × 10⁻²
(c)5 × 10⁻³
(d)0.5 × 10⁻²
10.Write the fraction 9/25 as a decimal.
(a)0.9
(b)2.8
(c)0.36
(d)0.925
11.Work out 3 + 4 × 2²
(a)28
(b)67
(c)196
(d)19
12.Write the fraction 47/50 as a decimal.
(a)0.094
(b)4.7
(c)0.94
(d)0.47
13.A cycle route is 350 m long. A footpath runs alongside it for 3/7 of that length. Work out the length of the footpath.
(a)200 m
(b)1050 m
(c)150 m
(d)50 m
14.Write 12 as a product of its prime factors.
(a)2² × 3
(b)2 × 3²
(c)2 × 3
(d)2 × 6
15.Round 592.5 to the nearest 10.
(a)600
(b)500
(c)590
(d)595

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