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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

Maths · GCSE Higher · Number · Calculator · 15 questions

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1.Two-digit numbers are made using the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4, and no digit may be used twice in the same number. Work out how many different two-digit numbers can be made.
(a)12
(b)6
(c)16
(d)8
2.A jumper is reduced by 15% in a sale to a price of £42.50. Work out the original price.
(a)£283.33
(b)£36.13
(c)£48.88
(d)£50.00
3.A pair of trainers is priced at £80 online. The shop takes 25% off the price and then adds £10 for next-day delivery. Work out the total cost.
(a)£65
(b)£67.50
(c)£60
(d)£70
4.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.
(a)£819
(b)£840
(c)£60
(d)£800
5.Bella's electricity supplier charges 28.5p per unit (kWh). Last month she used 340 units. Work out the total cost, giving your answer in pounds.
(a)£9.69
(b)£96.90
(c)£969.00
(d)£102.00
6.The rainfall in a town during April is recorded as 62.4 mm, correct to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for the actual rainfall, r mm.
(a)62 ≤ r < 63
(b)62.35 ≤ r ≤ 62.45
(c)62.35 ≤ r < 62.45
(d)62.3 ≤ r < 62.5
7.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.
(a)6
(b)12
(c)36
(d)21
8.A café meal deal is one sandwich, one snack and one drink. There are 4 different sandwiches, 3 different snacks and 2 different drinks to choose from. Work out how many different meal deals are possible.
(a)27
(b)12
(c)9
(d)24
9.Write these three numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 7/20, 0.3, 32%
(a)7/20, 32%, 0.3
(b)0.3, 32%, 7/20
(c)0.3, 7/20, 32%
(d)32%, 0.3, 7/20
10.Round 0.006482 to 2 significant figures.
(a)0.01
(b)0.00648
(c)0.0065
(d)0.006
11.Three-digit numbers are made using the digits 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9. No digit may be used twice in the same number. Work out how many of these three-digit numbers are odd.
(a)40
(b)60
(c)72
(d)120
12.A speed camera measures a car's speed as 34 mph, correct to the nearest mph. Work out the smallest possible actual speed of the car, in mph.
(a)33.5 mph
(b)33 mph
(c)34.5 mph
(d)34 mph
13.After a price increase of 10%, a laptop costs £330. Work out the original price.
(a)£3,300
(b)£300
(c)£363
(d)£297
14.The number of visitors to a museum on Saturday is given as 1,800, correct to the nearest 100. Which of these could not be the actual number of visitors?
(a)1,850
(b)1,799
(c)1,760
(d)1,750
15.A jug holds 1.8 litres of juice. Priya pours out 3/4 of a litre to fill a glass. Work out how much juice is left in the jug, in millilitres.
(a)1725 ml
(b)50 ml
(c)2550 ml
(d)1050 ml

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