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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.
Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.A recipe uses 0.625 kg of flour. Write this mass as a fraction of a kilogram, in its simplest form.
- 2.Write 90 as a product of its prime factors.
- 3.Amelia estimates 48 × 21 by working out 50 × 20 = 1,000. Work out whether her estimate is an under-estimate or an over-estimate, and by how much.
- 4.Work out an estimate for 8,900 ÷ 29, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
- 5.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.
- 6.A rectangular patio measures 90 cm by 120 cm. Ben wants to cover it exactly with identical square tiles, as large as possible, with no tiles cut. Work out the side length of the largest square tile he can use.
- 7.Which of these numbers lies between −8 and −5 on a number line?
- 8.Work out an estimate for 79.3 − 24.6, by rounding each number to the nearest whole number.
- 9.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.
- 10.Work out how many factors 100 has.
- 11.Amelia eats 5/8 of a bar of chocolate and Oliver eats 3/4 of an identical bar. Write both amounts as eighths and write down the greater of the two fractions.
- 12.A concrete mix is made from cement and sand in the ratio 3 : 5 by mass. A builder mixes 96 kg of concrete. Work out the mass of cement in the mix.
- 13.Round 3.947 to 2 decimal places.
- 14.A jar of jam costs £2.35. Tom buys 3 jars. He says the total cost is more than £7. Work out the exact total cost, and state whether Tom's claim is correct.
- 15.Work out an estimate for 2.9² + 3.1², by rounding each number to the nearest whole number.
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