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.Write 0.06 as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 2.Work out (−2)² − 3
- 3.Work out (2 × 10³) × (3 × 10⁴). Give your answer in standard form.
- 4.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.
- 5.A gym increases its membership price by 1/5. The original price is £60. Work out the new price.
- 6.A measuring jug shows a volume of 340 ml, correct to the nearest 20 ml. Work out the smallest possible volume in the jug.
- 7.The population of a planet is 8 × 10⁹. Write this population as an ordinary number.
- 8.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.
- 9.A recipe uses 160 g of flour. Sam wants to increase the amount by 1/4. Work out the new amount of flour.
- 10.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.
- 11.Work out the exact value of √(2² + 3²)
- 12.Write 12 as a product of its prime factors.
- 13.The mass of a radioactive sample, in grams, n years after it was first weighed is modelled by M = 200 × (1/2)ⁿ. Work out the mass the model gives after 3 years.
- 14.Write 0.35 as a fraction in its lowest terms.
- 15.Work out an estimate for 588 ÷ 31, by rounding each number to 1 significant figure.
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