GCSE MATHEMATICS

HIGHER TIER

MODULE 6
Number Work 1
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60 minutes

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◆ The test is 60 minutes long.

◆ You cannot use a calculator in this test.
◆ Try to answer all the questions.
◆ Write all your answers and working on the test paper – do not use any rough paper.
◆ Check your work carefully.

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FOUNDATION TIER

1. A ream of paper paper costs ₤2.69

a. Work out the cost of 34 reams of paper.

[2]

The weight of a ream of paper is 2.5 kg.

There are 500 sheets of paper in a ream.
b. Work out the weight, in grams, of one sheet of paper.

[2]
2. This fence has three posts, equally spaced.
Not to scale

gap gap

15cm 15cm 15cm

153cm
Each post is 15 centimetres wide.
The length of the fence is 153 centimetres.
Calculate the length of one gap between two posts.

cm [3]

3. Evaluate:
8 − 4  (6 − 9)2

[2]

4. Evaluate:

( 6  107 )  (8  105 )
Give your answer in
Standard form. [2]
 6.8  47.6
5. Julian has to work out without a calculator.
2.09

a. Round each number in Julian’s calculation to one significant figure.

6.8 = 47.6 = 2.09 = [2]

b. Use your rounded numbers to work out an estimate for 6.8  47.6 .
2.09
Give your answer correct to one significant figure.

[2]

6.8  47.6
c. Without working out , explain why your answer to part b. should be
2.09
larger than the exact answer.

[2]

6. Use the information that 238 × 36 = 8568 to find the value of

a. 2.38 × 3.6

[1]

b. 8.568 ÷ 23.8

[1]
INTERMEDIATE TIER

1. John wants to paint 56 m2 of wall in his room.

The paint is sold in cans of £4.50 and the content of each can covers 3.2 m2 of wall.
How much money does John spent on paint?

[4]

2. Kate is baking two loaves of bread.

1
One loaf needs 1 cups of milk.
4
2
Kate only has 1 cups of milk.
3
How much more milk does Kate need?

Give your answer as a fraction of a cup.

[3]
3. There are 1200 pupils in a school.
Of the 1200 pupils, 28% are in year 11.

a. How many pupils are in year 11?

[2]

b. Of the 1200 pupils, 5 are boys.

8
How many pupils are boys?

[2]

c. Of the 1200 pupils, 96 are girls in year 10.

What proportion of the pupils are girls in year 10?
Give your answer as a percentage

[2]

4. Work out: 2 14 % of 4.8 million

Give your answer in standard form.

[2]
5. Evaluate..
You must show all your working and give your answer as a decimal number.

a. 25.6 × 1.6

[3]

b. 148.6 ÷ 0.24

[3]

5.9 − 4.3
c.
1.3 + 1.2

[2]

×k
6. Find k if 6 ⎯⎯⎯ → 8

Give your answer in its simplest form with the denominator rationalised.

[3]
 • •
7. Express the recurring decimal 0.126 as a fraction.

[3]

8. In 2003 the population of Great Britain was 6.0  107 .

In 2003 the population of India was 9.9  108 .

a. Work out the difference between the population of India and the population of
Great Britain in 2003.
Give your answer in standard form.

[2]

In 1933 the population of Great Britain was 4.5  107 .

b. Calculate the percentage increase in the population of Great Britain from 1933
to 2003.
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

[3]
9. In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 25%.
The sale price of a saw is £12.75.
Calculate the normal price of the saw.

[3]

10. A farmer discovered that when his cows listen to classical music that the
amount of milk they produce increases by 3%. This increase represents 0.72
litres per cow.
Calculate the amount of milk produced by a cow when it listens to classical
music.

[3]

11. 1 1
Evaluate 2  3
4 3

Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

[3]
12. Yasmine is having her birthday in Pizza Hut with a group of friends.
2 of the group of friends order pizza whilst the rest of them order pasta.
3
3 of the people who ordered pizza, also ordered a fizzy drink.
4
3 of the people who ordered pasta, also ordered a fizzy drink.
5
People who did not order a fizzy drink, drank water.
What proportion of the group of friends drank water with their food?
Give your answer as a percentage.

[3]
HIGHER TIER

1. Peter has £20 000 to invest in a savings account for 2 years.

He finds information about two savings accounts.

Bonus Saver Fixed Rate

Compound interest Compound interest
4% for the first year 2.5% each year
then
1.5% each year

Peter wants to have as much money as possible in his savings account at the end
of 2 years.

Which of these savings accounts should he choose?

[4]
2. In a shop, all normal prices are reduced by 20% to give the sale price.
The sale price of a TV set is then reduced by 30%.
What is the total percentage reduction customers get on normal price of a TV?

[3]

3. Mr Watkins needs to buy some oil for his central heating.

Mr Watkins can put up to 1500 litres of oil in his oil tank.

There are already 850 litres of oil in the tank.
Mr Watkins is going to fill the tank with oil.

The price of oil is 67.2p per litre.

Mr Watkins gets 5% off the price of the oil.

How much does Mr Watkins pay for the oil he needs to buy?

[4]
4. James is going to cover a rectangular floor with flooring.
The floor has a length of 6 m. It has a width of 4.5 m.

Flooring is sold in packs.

One pack of flooring covers an area of 1.44 m². Each pack costs £12.87
James buys the least number of packs so that he has enough flooring to cover
the floor.

Work out an estimate of what it will cost James to do the flooring.

Comment on your estimate explaining whether it is an under estimate or an over
estimate.

[4]
5. Ashok is going to sell cups of orange juice at a car boot sale.

For every 24 litres of orange juice he sells, his total cost, including the cups, is £7.50.

With 20 litres of orange juice he can fill 50 cups.

Ashok wants to make a 60% profit on each cup he sells.

Work out the price at which he should be selling each cup of orange juice.

[4]

Foundation Tier: 19 Intermediate Tier: 46 Higher Tier: 19