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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.The number 36 can be written as 2² × 3², and the number 84 can be written as 2² × 3 × 7. Work out the highest common factor of 36 and 84.
- 2.The thickness of a sheet of card is 0.02384 cm. Write this thickness correct to 2 significant figures.
- 3.Simplify x⁶ ÷ x²
- 4.A coach journey has a 55 minute first leg, a 20 minute break and a 40 minute second leg. The coach leaves at 13:25. Work out the arrival time, using the 24-hour clock.
- 5.Work out −7 − (−3).
- 6.The density of a type of plastic is 0.9 g/cm³. Work out this density in kg/m³.
- 7.In a youth club the number of girls is 2/3 of the number of boys. What fraction of the members of the club are girls?
- 8.Work out 3 1/5 + 1 2/3. Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
- 9.Light travels at 3 × 10⁸ metres per second. Work out how far light travels in 2 × 10⁻⁶ seconds. Give your answer in standard form.
- 10.Last year a company made a profit of £5,200,000. Write this amount in standard form.
- 11.The number of visitors to a museum on Saturday is given as 1,800, correct to the nearest 100. Which of these could not be the actual number of visitors?
- 12.A charity shop buys a coat for £24 and sells it for a profit that is 3/8 of the buying price. Work out the selling price.
- 13.Write down the symbol that makes this statement true: 6/11 ___ 4/11
- 14.A sponsored walk is 36 km long. Aisha has completed 8/12 of the walk. Work out how far she has walked.
- 15.Work out 3³ + 2⁴.
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