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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.
Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.A cube-shaped storage tank has a volume of 15,625 cubic centimetres. Work out the length of one edge of the tank.
- 2.The length of a nail is 12 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre. Using L for the length of the nail in centimetres, write down the error interval for L.
- 3.Work out 2 × 3 × 5 + 1 and decide whether the result is a prime number.
- 4.A restaurant adds a service charge of 15% to a bill of £120. Work out the service charge.
- 5.A photograph uses 4 × 10⁶ bytes of storage. A memory card holds 3.2 × 10¹⁰ bytes. Work out how many of these photographs the card can hold. Give your answer in standard form.
- 6.Work out an estimate for 79.3 − 24.6, by rounding each number to the nearest whole number.
- 7.Work out (−3) × 4 + 2 × (−5)
- 8.An allotment is divided into two plots in the ratio 2:3. The larger plot has an area of 18 m². Work out the fraction of the total area taken up by the smaller plot.
- 9.Grace works out 7 × 99 by writing 99 as 100 − 1. Use her method to work out 7 × 99.
- 10.In a class, 1/3 of the pupils are girls. There are 12 girls in the class. Work out how many pupils are in the class.
- 11.Work out the highest common factor of 12 and 18.
- 12.Josh buys 7 pencils at 85p each. He pays with a £10 note. Work out his change.
- 13.A number is multiplied by 4, then 8 is added, giving the result 40. Work out the number.
- 14.A number, x, is truncated (not rounded) to 1 decimal place and the result is 6.2. Write down the error interval for x.
- 15.Work out ⁴√81
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