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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.Work out 2/5 + 1/4, giving your answer in its simplest form.
(a)3/20
(b)13/40
(c)1/3
(d)13/20
2.A three-digit code is made using the digits 1, 2 and 3, and each digit may be used more than once. Work out how many different three-digit codes can be made.
(a)9
(b)3
(c)27
(d)6
3.Round 0.006482 to 2 significant figures.
(a)0.01
(b)0.00648
(c)0.0065
(d)0.006
4.Work out the value of ∛8.
(a)24
(b)2
(c)4
(d)64
5.Write 0.25 as a fraction in its simplest form.
(a)1/40
(b)1/25
(c)2/5
(d)1/4
6.Work out an estimate for 588 ÷ 31, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
(a)20
(b)19
(c)17
(d)200
7.A car is hired from 10:00 on Monday until 16:00 on Thursday. Work out the total length of the hire, in hours.
(a)54 hours
(b)78 hours
(c)66 hours
(d)96 hours
8.A quarter-circle has a radius of 6 cm. Work out the exact perimeter of the quarter-circle, giving your answer in terms of π.
(a)(12 + 12π) cm
(b)3π cm
(c)(12 + 3π) cm
(d)(6 + 3π) cm
9.3.4 × 10⁵ is written as an ordinary number. Work out this number.
(a)3,400,000
(b)34,000
(c)0.000034
(d)340,000
10.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
11.Write down the reciprocal of 5/8
(a)−8/5
(b)8/5
(c)5/8
(d)3/8
12.Work out 3π − π, giving your answer as a multiple of π.
(a)2
(b)2π
(c)4π
(d)3
13.A recipe needs 0.485 kg of flour per cake. A bakery estimates its flour order by rounding this amount to 1 significant figure, then multiplying by the 60 cakes it plans to bake. Work out the bakery's estimate for the total flour needed, in kg.
(a)29.4 kg
(b)24 kg
(c)29.1 kg
(d)30 kg
14.Write down the symbol that makes this statement true: 0.45 ___ 0.5
(a)>
(b)=
(c)<
(d)≥
15.A plank of wood is 5 1/4 m long. Pieces of length 3/4 m are cut from it. Work out how many complete pieces of 3/4 m can be cut from the plank.
(a)7
(b)3
(c)1
(d)6

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