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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 · 15 questions

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1.Round 4,685 to the nearest 100.
(a)5,000
(b)4,700
(c)4,600
(d)4,690
2.Amelia has 49 boxes of apples with 21 apples in each box. Work out an estimate for the total number of apples, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
(a)1,029
(b)1,500
(c)800
(d)1,000
3.Write 260,000 in standard form.
(a)2.6 × 10⁶
(b)26 × 10⁴
(c)2.6 × 10⁵
(d)0.26 × 10⁶
4.A jacket normally costs £65. In a sale it is reduced by 20%, and the shop then takes a further £5 off at the till. Work out the final price.
(a)£48.00
(b)£52.00
(c)£47.00
(d)£40.00
5.Work out 3 + 4 × (−2).
(a)−8
(b)−5
(c)−14
(d)11
6.4ˣ = 64. Work out the value of x.
(a)16
(b)3
(c)4
(d)6
7.A school orders 187 packed lunches for a trip. Each packed lunch costs £4.85. The school has £900 to spend. By rounding each number to 1 significant figure, work out an estimate for the total cost and decide whether £900 is enough.
(a)£935, so £900 is not enough
(b)£1,000, so £900 is not enough
(c)£800, so £900 is enough
(d)£950, so £900 is not enough
8.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
9.Work out the value of 5³.
(a)8
(b)53
(c)125
(d)15
10.Simplify 2³ × 2⁴, giving your answer as a single power of 2.
(a)2¹²
(b)2¹
(c)4⁷
(d)2⁷
11.During one night on a mountain, four hikers each recorded the temperature they felt: Ben −6 °C, Priya −2 °C, Sam −9 °C, Alex 1 °C. Work out the difference between the coldest and the warmest of these four temperatures.
(a)10 °C
(b)3 °C
(c)8 °C
(d)7 °C
12.Which of these decimals lies between 1/4 and 2/5?
(a)0.45
(b)0.2
(c)0.5
(d)0.3
13.A gym increases its membership price by 1/5. The original price is £60. Work out the new price.
(a)£48
(b)£72
(c)£75
(d)£12
14.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?
(a)1,850
(b)1,799
(c)1,760
(d)1,750
15.Which one of these statements is true?
(a)−3 ≥ −1
(b)0.4 < 2/5
(c)−5 ≤ −5
(d)7/10 ≤ 0.6

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