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Standard units of measure worksheet — GCSE Higher
Fifteen questions on "standard units of measure" — DfE statement G14. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
Standard units of measure worksheet — GCSE Higher
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- 1.A footpath sign shows a distance of 0.45 km to the next village. Work out this distance in metres.
- 2.A cheese counter sells cheddar at £8.40 per kilogram. Work out the cost of a 350 g piece of cheddar.
- 3.A tank holds 3.2 m³ of water. Work out this volume in litres.
- 4.A room measures 4.2 m by 3.6 m. A flooring company needs the area in cm² to order the right amount of vinyl flooring. Work out the area of the room in cm².
- 5.A jug holds 750 ml of water. Work out what fraction of a litre this is.
- 6.Loose sweets are sold at £1.20 per 100 g. Work out the cost of 350 g of sweets.
- 7.A kitchen scale is marked in equal divisions of 20 g. The pointer rests three divisions past the 400 g mark. Work out the reading on the scale.
- 8.A parallelogram has an area of 54 cm² and a base of 9 cm. Work out its perpendicular height.
- 9.A triangular sail for a small boat has a base of 2.4 m and a height of 1.75 m. Sailcloth costs £12.50 per m². Work out the total cost of the sailcloth needed for the sail.
- 10.A tap fills a tank at a rate of 18 litres per minute. The tank holds 0.45 m³. Work out how long the tap takes to fill the tank.
- 11.A trapezium-shaped garden bed has parallel sides of 2.5 m and 4.5 m, and a perpendicular width of 3 m. A gardener wants to know the area of the bed before ordering topsoil. Work out the area of the garden bed.
- 12.A trapezium has parallel sides of length 6 cm and 10 cm, and a perpendicular height of 4 cm. Work out its area.
- 13.A rectangular notice board measures 150 cm by 80 cm. Work out its area in m².
- 14.A shop sells rice in packs of 250 g. Aisha buys 4 packs. Work out the total mass of rice she buys, in kilograms.
- 15.A plumber charges a £45 call-out fee, plus £28 for each hour worked. She works on a job for 3 hours 30 minutes, and her hours are billed by rounding up to the next whole hour. Work out the total amount she charges.
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