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
MathsUKwww.geekhero.co.uk
- 1.The recurring decimal 0.181818... can be written as 0.18 recurring, where both digits repeat forever. Let x = 0.18 recurring. Work out x as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 2.Priya adds 3.6 and 0.45 on paper and writes down 3.65 as her answer. Work out the correct value of 3.6 + 0.45.
- 3.Sam rounds 0.070268 to 3 significant figures and writes 0.0703. Which of these statements is correct?
- 4.Work out 3 + 4 × (−2).
- 5.A plank of wood is 5 1/4 m long. Pieces of length 3/4 m are cut from it. Work out how many complete pieces of 3/4 m can be cut from the plank.
- 6.Work out the value of (1/3)⁻²
- 7.Work out √225 ÷ 3.
- 8.Simplify √45.
- 9.Work out √144 − 2 × 3 + √25
- 10.The decimal 0.2333... has one non-recurring digit (the 2) followed by a single recurring digit (the 3), so it can be written as 0.2 recurring 3. Let x = 0.2333... . Work out x as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 11.Two fair six-sided dice are rolled together. One die is red and the other is blue. Work out how many different outcomes are possible.
- 12.A grain of fine sand has a mass of 0.001 grams. Write this mass in standard form.
- 13.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?
- 14.Four locations each record a temperature one winter morning. Which of these temperatures is the coldest?
- 15.A rectangular field measures 19.6 m by 48.3 m. Work out an estimate for the area of the field, by rounding each length to 1 significant figure.
Build your own mix at the worksheet builder.