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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.Work out 10% of 30% of £200.
(a)£60
(b)£80
(c)£20
(d)£6
2.Work out √144
(a)72
(b)36
(c)12
(d)14
3.Four locations each record a temperature one winter morning. Which of these temperatures is the coldest?
(a)−4.5 °C
(b)−3.8 °C
(c)−4.05 °C
(d)2 °C
4.Using only 20p coins and 10p coins, and at least one of each, work out how many different ways there are to make exactly 60p. List the possibilities systematically.
(a)2
(b)4
(c)3
(d)1
5.Work out ∛64.
(a)21.3
(b)4
(c)192
(d)8
6.Work out an estimate for 588 ÷ 31, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
(a)20
(b)19
(c)17
(d)200
7.In a fruit basket the ratio of bananas to oranges is 2 : 5. What fraction of the fruit are oranges?
(a)2/7
(b)7/5
(c)5/2
(d)5/7
8.A laptop costs £720. A carrying case for it costs 1/9 of the price of the laptop. Work out the cost of the carrying case.
(a)£72
(b)£640
(c)£80
(d)£6480
9.n is a whole number and 2 ≤ n < 6. Write down all the possible values of n.
(a)2, 3, 4, 5
(b)3, 4, 5
(c)1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(d)2, 3, 4, 5, 6
10.A charity raffle sells 240 tickets at £1.85 each. 40% of the money raised is given to a local hospital. Work out how much money the hospital receives.
(a)£177.60
(b)£444.00
(c)£88.80
(d)£266.40
11.Write these numbers in order, starting with the largest: 7/8, 0.8, 78%, 17/20
(a)7/8, 17/20, 0.8, 78%
(b)7/8, 0.8, 17/20, 78%
(c)78%, 0.8, 17/20, 7/8
(d)17/20, 7/8, 0.8, 78%
12.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.
(a)56
(b)21
(c)35
(d)28
13.Work out the value of 2⁻²
(a)4
(b)−4
(c)1/4
(d)−1/4
14.A photography studio offers 4 backdrops and 3 outfits for a portrait session. The plain grey backdrop, one of the 4 backdrops, cannot be used with the formal suit outfit, one of the 3 outfits. Work out how many different backdrop-and-outfit combinations are possible.
(a)10
(b)8
(c)11
(d)12
15.Bella's electricity supplier charges 28.5p per unit (kWh). Last month she used 340 units. Work out the total cost, giving your answer in pounds.
(a)£9.69
(b)£96.90
(c)£969.00
(d)£102.00

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