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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.Work out an estimate for 8,900 ÷ 29, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
- 2.Work out the value of (1/3)⁻²
- 3.Work out 3/4 − 5/12 exactly, giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 4.Work out √3 × √12, giving your answer as an integer.
- 5.On a number line, point A is at −1. Point B is 4 units from point A. Write down the two possible positions of point B.
- 6.A shape is made by joining a rectangle measuring 10 cm by 6 cm to a semicircle of diameter 6 cm along one of the rectangle's shorter sides. Work out the exact area of the shape, in terms of π.
- 7.Work out 6² − 4².
- 8.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.
- 9.Work out 1 1/2 ÷ 3/4 exactly, giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 10.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.
- 11.Work out (2/3)² + (1/2)². Give your answer as a fraction.
- 12.Work out how many factors 100 has.
- 13.Write 0.005 in standard form.
- 14.Which of these numbers rounds to 0.048 when rounded to 2 significant figures?
- 15.Hannah works out 3.1 × 19.6 on her calculator and writes down 6.076. Work out an estimate for 3.1 × 19.6, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
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