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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 down the symbol that makes this statement true: −9 ___ −4
(a)≥
(b)>
(c)<
(d)=
2.Work out 0.6 × 0.04.
(a)2.4
(b)0.24
(c)0.024
(d)0.0024
3.Work out ∛64.
(a)21.3
(b)4
(c)192
(d)8
4.Work out 250 ÷ 1000.
(a)25
(b)0.025
(c)2.5
(d)0.25
5.Work out 2/5 + 1/4, giving your answer in its simplest form.
(a)3/20
(b)13/40
(c)1/3
(d)13/20
6.Work out how many factors 36 has.
(a)5
(b)10
(c)8
(d)9
7.Sam compares 0.6 and 5/8 by comparing the digit 6 with the digit 5, and says that 0.6 is the larger number. Convert 5/8 to a decimal to find the correct larger value.
(a)0.625
(b)0.58
(c)0.85
(d)0.6
8.During one night on a mountain, four hikers each recorded the temperature they felt: Ben −6 °C, Priya −2 °C, Sam −9 °C, Alex 1 °C. Work out the difference between the coldest and the warmest of these four temperatures.
(a)10 °C
(b)3 °C
(c)8 °C
(d)7 °C
9.Work out 3³ + 2⁴.
(a)35
(b)25
(c)43
(d)432
10.Write 0.45 as a fraction in its simplest form.
(a)9/20
(b)9/2
(c)9/100
(d)9/200
11.Write 12 as a product of its prime factors.
(a)2² × 3
(b)2 × 3²
(c)2 × 3
(d)2 × 6
12.Work out 2/5 of 45.
(a)36
(b)27
(c)18
(d)9
13.Work out ((−3) + 5) × (−4) − (−6) ÷ 2
(a)−11
(b)−1
(c)−5
(d)11
14.Work out √(4 × 9)
(a)5
(b)18
(c)36
(d)6
15.Work out the value of $2^{3} + 3^{2}$ .
(a)17
(b)72
(c)12
(d)−1

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