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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.A plumber charges a call-out fee of £45 and then £28 for each hour she works. She is at a house from 09:15 until 12:45. Work out the total charge.
- 2.A cyclist rides at a steady speed of 8 metres per second. Work out this speed in kilometres per hour.
- 3.Which of these numbers rounds to 0.048 when rounded to 2 significant figures?
- 4.Five different books are placed in a row on a shelf. Work out how many different orders the five books can be placed in.
- 5.Given that 2⁵ = 32, work out 2⁶.
- 6.A netball team has 8 players. Two of them are chosen to be captains, and the two captains have equal standing. Work out how many different pairs of captains could be chosen.
- 7.A cheetah runs at a steady speed of 25 metres per second. Work out this speed in kilometres per hour.
- 8.p = 24 and q = 6, each correct to the nearest integer. Work out the greatest degree of accuracy to which p ÷ q can be guaranteed correct.
- 9.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.
- 10.A washing machine costs £320 before VAT. VAT is charged at 20%. Work out the total price including VAT.
- 11.A number, y, is equal to 8.2 when rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for y.
- 12.Write these three numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 3/5, 0.55, 58%
- 13.Work out (4 × 10³) × (3 × 10¹). Give your answer in standard form.
- 14.Rice is sold in a 400 g bag for £1.12 and in a 1.5 kg bag for £3.90. Work out how much less the rice in the larger bag costs per kilogram.
- 15.A padlock code is formed from 3 different digits chosen from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (no digit may be used twice in the same code). Work out how many different codes can be made.
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