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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.Ten players enter a chess tournament. Every player plays every other player exactly once. Work out how many games are played in the tournament.
- 2.Write these three numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 7/20, 0.3, 32%
- 3.Postage on a parcel is calculated as £4.60, correct to the nearest 20p. Which of these could not be the actual cost of the postage?
- 4.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.
- 5.Work out (5 × 10⁴) ÷ (2 × 10⁻²). Give your answer in standard form.
- 6.Work out the value of 2⁻²
- 7.Expand and simplify (2 + √3)², giving your answer in the form a + b√3.
- 8.Write these three numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 3/5, 0.55, 58%
- 9.A sponsored walk is 36 km long. Aisha has completed 8/12 of the walk. Work out how far she has walked.
- 10.Work out the value of (1/3)⁻²
- 11.A plank has length a = 12 cm and a second plank has length b = 7 cm, each correct to the nearest centimetre. Work out the upper bound of a + b.
- 12.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.
- 13.A jacket normally costs £65. In a sale it is reduced by 20%, and the shop then takes a further £5 off at the till. Work out the final price.
- 14.Write down the exact decimal value of the fraction 1/6.
- 15.A rectangular plywood panel measures 2.4 m by 0.75 m. Work out the area of the panel in square metres, giving your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
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