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 down the reciprocal of 0.2
- 2.Write 5/6 as a decimal, showing clearly which digit recurs.
- 3.A vending machine sells 4 types of crisps, 5 types of chocolate bar and 2 types of drink. Work out how many different combinations of one crisp packet, one chocolate bar and one drink can be bought.
- 4.Expand and simplify √3(2 + √12).
- 5.A plane flies 2340 km at an average speed of 780 km/h. It departs at 08:20. Work out the arrival time, using the 24-hour clock.
- 6.Write 200 as a product of its prime factors, using index notation.
- 7.Simplify x⁶ ÷ x²
- 8.2/3 of an amount of money is £30. Work out the amount.
- 9.Write 5,000,000 in standard form.
- 10.Work out 6² − 4².
- 11.Two lighthouses flash at the start of the same minute. The first lighthouse flashes every 8 minutes and the second flashes every 12 minutes. Work out how many minutes it will be until they next flash together.
- 12.A café orders 340 bread rolls at 24p each and 85 cakes at £1.35 each. Work out the total cost of the order.
- 13.In a school, 3/5 of the students study French. Of these students, 2/3 also study Spanish. What fraction of all the students study both French and Spanish?
- 14.Simplify 5⁻² × 5⁴, giving your answer as a single power of 5.
- 15.A cube-shaped storage box has edges of length 7 cm. A shelf can hold a total volume of 2,000 cm³. Work out the greatest number of these boxes that will fit in that volume.
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