Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.A shop assistant says that 7.2 × 3.9 = 56.16. Work out an estimate for 7.2 × 3.9, by rounding each number to the nearest whole number, to show that the assistant’s answer cannot be correct.

2.Tickets for a fairground ride are sold in packs of 6. Tokens for the dodgems are sold in packs of 10. Yusuf wants to buy the smallest number of packs of each so that he ends up with the same number of ride tickets as dodgem tokens. Work out how many ride tickets that is.

3.A flight departs at 21:35 and lands at 06:10 the following morning. Work out the total flight time.

4.In a car park the ratio of vans to cars is 2 : 7. Work out the number of vans as a fraction of the number of cars.

5.Work out 5/6 × 2/9, giving your answer in its simplest form.

6.A charity raises 8 × 10⁶ pounds. This total is shared equally among 2 × 10² local projects. Work out how much each project receives, in standard form.

7.Work out −4.5 + 2.8.

8.Four students work out 6 + 2 × 3. Which student has worked it out correctly?

9.A car travels 180 km using 6 litres of fuel. Work out the car's fuel consumption in kilometres per litre, then work out how many kilometres it can travel on a full tank of 12 litres at this rate.

10.Round 3.947 to 2 decimal places.

11.Write down the fraction, in its simplest form, that is equal to 0.6

12.A recipe states that a cake needs 200 g of flour, correct to the nearest 25 g. Work out the smallest possible mass of flour, in grams, that could actually be used.

13.Work out √225 ÷ 3.

14.A train leaves Leeds at 14:35. The journey takes 1 hour 50 minutes. Work out the time the train arrives. Give your answer using the 24-hour clock.

15.Work out 4368 ÷ 12.