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Number worksheet — GCSE Higher
Fifteen questions across the number statements at Higher 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 Higher
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- 1.Write these decimals in order, starting with the smallest: 0.6, 0.55, 0.601, 0.5, 0.56
- 2.To estimate the cost of buying 38.7 m of rope at £21.40 per metre, both numbers are first rounded to 1 significant figure. Work out the estimate.
- 3.Write these numbers in order, starting with the smallest: −1.4, 5/4, −6/5, 1.3, 0
- 4.Given that 2⁵ = 32, work out 2⁶.
- 5.Sam rounds 0.070268 to 3 significant figures and writes 0.0703. Which of these statements is correct?
- 6.Work out (8 × 10⁻⁵) × (5 × 10³). Give your answer in standard form.
- 7.A water tank holds 80 litres when full. It currently contains 60 litres. Work out what fraction of the tank is empty.
- 8.A box stands on a table. The box exerts a force of 240 N on the table, and the base of the box has an area of 0.8 m². Work out the pressure the box exerts on the table, in N/m².
- 9.The distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,000 km. Write this distance in standard form, in kilometres.
- 10.Two fair six-sided dice are rolled together. One die is red and the other is blue. Work out how many different outcomes are possible.
- 11.A plane flies 2340 km at an average speed of 780 km/h. It departs at 08:20. Work out the arrival time, using the 24-hour clock.
- 12.A washing machine costs £320 before VAT. VAT is charged at 20%. Work out the total price including VAT.
- 13.The diameter of an artificial silk fibre is 4 × 10⁻⁶ metres. One nanometre is 10⁻⁹ metres. Work out the diameter of the fibre in nanometres.
- 14.A café orders 340 bread rolls at 24p each and 85 cakes at £1.35 each. Work out the total cost of the order.
- 15.Write these three numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 3/5, 0.55, 58%
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