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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.Which of these numbers lies between −4 and −1 on a number line?
(a)−5
(b)2
(c)0
(d)−2
2.Work out √49
(a)9
(b)24.5
(c)7
(d)2401
3.In a chess club, 3/8 of the members are girls and the rest are boys. Write down the ratio of girls to boys.
(a)5 : 3
(b)3 : 8
(c)3 : 5
(d)8 : 3
4.A train journey takes 45 minutes, correct to the nearest 5 minutes. Using t for the actual time of the journey in minutes, write down the error interval for t.
(a)42.5 ≤ t < 47.5
(b)40 ≤ t < 50
(c)42.5 ≤ t ≤ 47.5
(d)44.5 ≤ t < 45.5
5.In standard form, 2,000 is written as 2 × 10ⁿ. Write down the value of n.
(a)−3
(b)4
(c)3
(d)2
6.Work out (−36) ÷ (−6) × 2
(a)3
(b)6
(c)12
(d)−12
7.3/5 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.
(a)54
(b)126
(c)150
(d)30
8.Write these numbers in order, starting with the largest: −0.6, 0.45, −0.15, 0.5, −0.09
(a)−0.6, −0.15, −0.09, 0.45, 0.5
(b)0.5, 0.45, −0.6, −0.15, −0.09
(c)0.5, 0.45, −0.09, −0.15, −0.6
(d)0.5, 0.45, −0.15, −0.09, −0.6
9.Write down the value of 3⁰
(a)3
(b)0
(c)1/3
(d)1
10.A number line runs from 0 to 1 and is divided into 4 equal parts. Which mark on the line represents 1/4?
(a)the third mark after 0
(b)the second mark after 0
(c)the fourth mark after 0
(d)the first mark after 0
11.Write 0.325 as a fraction in its simplest form.
(a)13/40
(b)3/8
(c)8/25
(d)13/4
12.A newspaper reports that 48,000 people attended a festival. The figure is correct to the nearest thousand. Which statement about the number of people who attended must be true?
(a)Fewer than 48,500 people attended
(b)More than 48,500 people attended
(c)Fewer than 47,500 people attended
(d)More than 48,000 people attended
13.Petrol costs £1.48 per litre. Sam buys 35 litres and pays with three £20 notes. Work out his change.
(a)£58.52
(b)£9.20
(c)£8.20
(d)£7.50
14.Work out the value of 6² − 4³.
(a)100
(b)28
(c)−28
(d)0
15.Work out an estimate for 397 ÷ 21, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
(a)20
(b)200
(c)19
(d)2

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