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.By first working out 2.9², then squaring your result, estimate 2.9⁴ to 2 significant figures.
- 2.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.
- 3.A flight departs at 21:35 and lands at 06:10 the following morning. Work out the total flight time.
- 4.Write 0.005 in standard form.
- 5.In a music collection, the ratio of pop albums to rock albums is 5 : 3. Work out the number of rock albums as a fraction of the number of pop albums.
- 6.Find the missing number: ▢ ÷ 15 = 24
- 7.Work out (−36) ÷ (−6) × 2
- 8.Write 0.35 as a fraction in its lowest terms.
- 9.In a youth club the number of girls is 2/3 of the number of boys. What fraction of the members of the club are girls?
- 10.Put these numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 3.2 × 10⁴, 2.9 × 10⁵, 4.1 × 10³
- 11.Work out 35% of 180.
- 12.On a number line, point A is at −1. Point B is 4 units from point A. Write down the two possible positions of point B.
- 13.Write 0.36 as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 14.A concrete mix is made from cement and sand in the ratio 3 : 5 by mass. A builder mixes 96 kg of concrete. Work out the mass of cement in the mix.
- 15.Work out (6 × 10⁷) + (3 × 10⁶). Give your answer in standard form.
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