Printable · GCSE Higher · ages 14-16
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.A choir has sopranos, altos and tenors in the ratio 6 : 4 : 5. What fraction of the choir is not tenors?
- 2.A window display has red baubles, gold baubles and green baubles in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6. What fraction of the baubles are not green?
- 3.A cheetah runs at a steady speed of 25 metres per second. Work out this speed in kilometres per hour.
- 4.Simplify x⁷ × x⁴, giving your answer as a single power of x.
- 5.Which of these numbers rounds to 0.048 when rounded to 2 significant figures?
- 6.Simplify 3² ÷ 3⁵, giving your answer as a single power of 3.
- 7.A company's turnover is 5.6 × 10⁷ pounds, spread evenly across 3.5 × 10² shops. Work out the average turnover per shop, in standard form.
- 8.Last year a company made a profit of £5,200,000. Write this amount in standard form.
- 9.Work out the value of 2⁻²
- 10.A recipe uses 160 g of flour. Sam wants to increase the amount by 1/4. Work out the new amount of flour.
- 11.Five different books are placed in a row on a shelf. Work out how many different orders the five books can be placed in.
- 12.Given that 4³ = 64 and 5³ = 125, estimate ∛100 to 1 decimal place.
- 13.A charity raises 8 × 10⁶ pounds. This total is shared equally among 2 × 10² local projects. Work out how much each project receives, in standard form.
- 14.Work out 3 × (−2)² − 5
- 15.Write these decimals in order, starting with the smallest: 0.6, 0.55, 0.601, 0.5, 0.56
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