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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.
Number worksheet — GCSE Higher
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- 1.Work out an estimate for 588 ÷ 31, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
- 2.The distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,000 km. Write this distance in standard form, in kilometres.
- 3.Last year a company made a profit of £5,200,000. Write this amount in standard form.
- 4.A rectangular tile measures 45 cm by 0.6 m. Work out its area, in square centimetres.
- 5.Work out √25 + 4² − 12 ÷ 3
- 6.Write ∛(x²) as a single power of x.
- 7.Work out the value of 6² − 4³.
- 8.At a swimming pool the ratio of adults to children is 3 : 5. Of the children, 2/5 are boys. What fraction of the people at the pool are boys?
- 9.A car travels 100 km, correct to the nearest km, in a time of 2 hours, correct to the nearest 0.1 hour. Work out the average speed, in km/h, to the greatest degree of accuracy the bounds can guarantee.
- 10.A gym increases its membership price by 1/5. The original price is £60. Work out the new price.
- 11.Work out ⁴√81
- 12.Nadia has £84. She spends 3/7 of it on a jacket and the rest on a bag. Work out the ratio of the amount spent on the jacket to the amount spent on the bag, in its simplest form.
- 13.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.
- 14.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.
- 15.A lorry travels 105 miles in 1 hour 45 minutes. Work out its average speed in miles per hour.
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