Printable · GCSE Foundation · ages 14-16
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 72 can be written as 2³ × 3², and the number 108 can be written as 2² × 3³. Work out the highest common factor of 72 and 108.
- 2.Work out an estimate for 6.8 × 41, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
- 3.A washing machine costs £320 before VAT. VAT is charged at 20%. Work out the total price including VAT.
- 4.Work out an estimate for 79.3 − 24.6, by rounding each number to the nearest whole number.
- 5.A country has an area of 25,000,000 hectares. Write this area in standard form.
- 6.Work out an estimate for 2.9² + 3.1², by rounding each number to the nearest whole number.
- 7.A shop assistant says that 7.2 × 3.9 = 56.16. Work out an estimate for 7.2 × 3.9, by rounding each number to the nearest whole number, to show that the assistant’s answer cannot be correct.
- 8.Work out ⁴√16
- 9.Write down the symbol that makes this statement true: 0.45 ___ 0.5
- 10.Round 4,685 to the nearest 100.
- 11.Write these three numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest: 0.7, 3/4, 0.72
- 12.Work out √144 − 2 × 3 + √25
- 13.3/5 of the students in a year group walk to school. 90 students walk to school. Work out the total number of students in the year group.
- 14.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.
- 15.Priya has 24 red beads and 36 blue beads. She makes identical bracelets, using every bead and with none left over. Work out the greatest number of bracelets she can make.
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