Printable · GCSE Foundation · ages 14-16
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.
Number worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.Oliver uses his calculator to work out 25% of 80 and writes down 320. Without using a calculator, work out the correct value of 25% of 80.
- 2.Simplify 5⁻² × 5⁴, giving your answer as a single power of 5.
- 3.Light travels at 3 × 10⁸ metres per second. Work out how far light travels in 2 × 10⁻⁶ seconds. Give your answer in standard form.
- 4.In a chess club, 3/8 of the members are girls and the rest are boys. Write down the ratio of girls to boys.
- 5.A number is divided by 5, then 6 is subtracted, giving the result −1. Work out the number.
- 6.A measuring jug shows a volume of 340 ml, correct to the nearest 20 ml. Work out the smallest possible volume in the jug.
- 7.Work out 20 − 8 ÷ 2 + 1
- 8.A three-digit code is made using the digits 1, 2 and 3, and each digit may be used more than once. Work out how many different three-digit codes can be made.
- 9.Round 592.5 to the nearest 10.
- 10.Write these fractions in order, starting with the smallest: 2/3, 3/5, 5/6, 1/2
- 11.A car is hired from 10:00 on Monday until 16:00 on Thursday. Work out the total length of the hire, in hours.
- 12.A rectangular field measures 19.6 m by 48.3 m. Work out an estimate for the area of the field, by rounding each length to 1 significant figure.
- 13.Write 200 as a product of its prime factors, using index notation.
- 14.Work out −7 − (−3).
- 15.A concrete mix is made from cement and sand in the ratio 3 : 5 by mass. A builder mixes 96 kg of concrete. Work out the mass of cement in the mix.
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