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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 photograph uses 4 × 10⁶ bytes of storage. A memory card holds 3.2 × 10¹⁰ bytes. Work out how many of these photographs the card can hold. Give your answer in standard form.
- 2.Write these three numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 7/20, 0.3, 32%
- 3.A jacket normally costs £65. In a sale it is reduced by 20%, and the shop then takes a further £5 off at the till. Work out the final price.
- 4.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.
- 5.A digital timer truncates every time to 1 decimal place. It shows a swimmer's time for one length as 12.3 seconds. Using t for the swimmer's actual time in seconds, write down the error interval for t.
- 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.The distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,000 km. Write this distance in standard form, in kilometres.
- 8.Round 0.006482 to 2 significant figures.
- 9.The length of a pencil is 8.4 cm, correct to 1 decimal place. Using L for the length of the pencil in centimetres, write down the error interval for L.
- 10.Work out 10% of 30% of £200.
- 11.Sam rounds 0.070268 to 3 significant figures and writes 0.0703. Which of these statements is correct?
- 12.A gym increases its membership price by 1/5. The original price is £60. Work out the new price.
- 13.A water tank holds 80 litres when full. It currently contains 60 litres. Work out what fraction of the tank is empty.
- 14.A flight departs at 21:35 and lands at 06:10 the following morning. Work out the total flight time.
- 15.Work out (8 × 10⁻⁵) × (5 × 10³). Give your answer in standard form.
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