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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 number is multiplied by 4, then 8 is added, giving the result 40. Work out the number.
- 2.Work out 2 × 3 × 5 + 1 and decide whether the result is a prime number.
- 3.A gym increases its membership price by 1/5. The original price is £60. Work out the new price.
- 4.A square tile has an area of 72 cm². Work out the exact perimeter of the tile, giving your answer in the form k√2 cm.
- 5.A school council must choose a committee of 3 pupils from 8 volunteers. The three places on the committee are all the same, so only which pupils are chosen matters. Work out how many different committees could be formed.
- 6.Amelia estimates 48 × 21 by working out 50 × 20 = 1,000. Work out whether her estimate is an under-estimate or an over-estimate, and by how much.
- 7.Decide which of 2³⁰ and 3²⁰ is the larger number, and write down the correct statement.
- 8.Find the missing number: ▢ ÷ 15 = 24
- 9.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.
- 10.Work out (5 + 2) × 3²
- 11.At a bus station one bus leaves every 6 minutes and another leaves every 9 minutes. The two buses leave together at the start of the day. Work out how long it is until they next leave together.
- 12.Work out the value of √(16 + 9)
- 13.Work out 35% of 180.
- 14.Simplify x⁽³⁄⁴⁾ ÷ x⁽¹⁄⁴⁾
- 15.Write 200 as a product of its prime factors, using index notation.
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