Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.A company's turnover is 5.6 × 10⁷ pounds, spread evenly across 3.5 × 10² shops. Work out the average turnover per shop, in standard form.

2.Work out 10% of 30% of £200.

3.Work out ((−3) + 5) × (−4) − (−6) ÷ 2

4.A gardener has 42 tulip bulbs and 56 daffodil bulbs. She plants them in rows, with every row containing the same number of tulip bulbs and the same number of daffodil bulbs, and no bulbs left over. Work out the greatest number of rows she can plant.

5.A bag holds 50 counters. 2/5 of them are red and the rest are blue. 5 red counters are then taken out of the bag. Work out the new ratio of red counters to blue counters. Give your answer in its simplest form.

6.Write down the value of 7⁰

7.Which of these numbers lies between −8 and −5 on a number line?

8.Write down the reciprocal of 0.2

9.The number 24 can be written as 2³ × 3, and the number 60 can be written as 2² × 3 × 5. Work out the lowest common multiple of 24 and 60.

10.Work out √(4 × 9)

11.A jumper is reduced by 15% in a sale to a price of £42.50. Work out the original price.

12.Work out √225 ÷ 3.

13.Sam rounds 0.070268 to 3 significant figures and writes 0.0703. Which of these statements is correct?

14.Write down the symbol that makes this statement true: 0.45 ___ 0.5

15.Work out the reciprocal of (2 + 3)