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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.Write these three numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 7/20, 0.3, 32%
(a)7/20, 32%, 0.3
(b)0.3, 32%, 7/20
(c)0.3, 7/20, 32%
(d)32%, 0.3, 7/20
2.Work out the value of 2⁻²
(a)4
(b)−4
(c)1/4
(d)−1/4
3.Work out 3 + 4 × (−2).
(a)−8
(b)−5
(c)−14
(d)11
4.Work out 3 + 4 × 2²
(a)28
(b)67
(c)196
(d)19
5.Work out an estimate for 588 ÷ 31, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
(a)20
(b)19
(c)17
(d)200
6.Round 0.006852 to 2 significant figures.
(a)0.0069
(b)0.0068
(c)0.007
(d)0.00685
7.A quiz has 50 questions. Freya answers 10% of them incorrectly. Work out how many questions she answers incorrectly.
(a)5
(b)10
(c)500
(d)45
8.Which of these units would be most appropriate to use when stating the mass of a small car?
(a)Kilograms
(b)Litres
(c)Grams
(d)Metres
9.Work out (5 × 10⁴) ÷ (2 × 10⁻²). Give your answer in standard form.
(a)1 × 10³
(b)2.5 × 10⁻⁶
(c)2.5 × 10⁶
(d)2.5 × 10²
10.Work out an estimate for 397 ÷ 21, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
(a)20
(b)200
(c)19
(d)2
11.A piece of ribbon is 2.4 metres long. Kim cuts 40 cm from it. Work out the length of ribbon left, in millimetres.
(a)2800 mm
(b)200 mm
(c)2000 mm
(d)2360 mm
12.Work out the value of √(16 + 9)
(a)5
(b)12
(c)7
(d)−5
13.A roll of ribbon is 8.4 m long. Ribbon is cut into pieces that are each 0.6 m long. Work out how many complete pieces can be cut from the roll.
(a)14
(b)12
(c)140
(d)1
14.The diameter of an artificial silk fibre is 4 × 10⁻⁶ metres. One nanometre is 10⁻⁹ metres. Work out the diameter of the fibre in nanometres.
(a)4,000 nanometres
(b)4 nanometres
(c)400 nanometres
(d)0.004 nanometres
15.Work out −6 × (−3).
(a)−18
(b)18
(c)−9
(d)9

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