Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.A rectangular tile measures 45 cm by 0.6 m. Work out its area, in square centimetres.

2.Four students work out 6 + 2 × 3. Which student has worked it out correctly?

3.A gym increases its membership price by 1/5. The original price is £60. Work out the new price.

4.Work out 3/8 of 96.

5.Work out 6² − 4².

6.3/5 of a 5/6 litre bottle of juice is poured out. Work out the exact volume poured out, in litres.

7.A tap fills a 20 litre bucket in 2 minutes 30 seconds. Work out the rate of flow, in litres per minute.

8.Chloe wants to work out 3 1/4 − 1 2/3. She converts both mixed numbers to twelfths, then subtracts the whole numbers and the fraction parts separately, without checking whether she needs to exchange first. Work out the correct value of 3 1/4 − 1 2/3, giving your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

9.In a fruit crate the ratio of oranges to lemons is 5 : 6. What fraction of the fruit in the crate are lemons?

10.Work out how many factors 100 has.

11.Write these three numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 7/20, 0.3, 32%

12.A bus leaves the station at 09:47 and arrives at its destination at 11:23. Work out the journey time.

13.In a class, 1/3 of the pupils are girls. There are 12 girls in the class. Work out how many pupils are in the class.

14.Work out √(4 × 9)

15.Is 120 divisible by 5? Give a reason for your answer.