Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.Work out (−6) + (−4) × 3

2.Write these three numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 7/20, 0.3, 32%

3.In a classroom the ratio of boys to girls is 3 : 4. What fraction of the class are boys?

4.Work out (2/3)² + (1/2)². Give your answer as a fraction.

5.Write these numbers in order, starting with the smallest: −1.4, 5/4, −6/5, 1.3, 0

6.Work out 20 − 8 ÷ 2 + 1

7.A circle has a radius of 3 cm. Which of these is the exact area of the circle?

8.A pizza is cut into 12 equal slices. Ben eats 5 slices and Mia eats 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza is left, giving your answer in its simplest form?

9.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.

10.A circle has a diameter of 10 cm. Work out the exact circumference of the circle, in terms of π.

11.A spinner has 4 colours and a coin has 2 sides. Work out how many different outcomes are possible when the spinner is spun once and the coin is tossed once.

12.Which statement about the number 91 is correct?

13.A measuring jug shows a volume of 340 ml, correct to the nearest 20 ml. Work out the smallest possible volume in the jug.

14.A quantity surveyor calculates a length as 24.6851 m. Round this length to 2 decimal places.

15.A student works out the exact area of a circle with radius 4 cm by squaring the radius but forgetting to multiply by π. Work out the correct exact area of the circle, in terms of π.