Number Operations (AQA GCSE Maths: Foundation): Exam Questions

Given that  $297\times 45=13365$

Write down the value of  $2.97\times 4.5$

There are 2 boys (Abel and Ben) and 3 girls (Annabeth, Barbara and Caitlin) in a group.

List the different ways that 1 boy and 1 girl can be chosen from the group.

Caoimhe decides to spend her pocket money on 

one toy costing £2.35
two packets of sweets costing 68p each
and four identical marbles

Caoimhe pays with a £5 note and receives 25p in change.

How much does each marble cost?

Insert one pair of brackets into this statement to make it correct.

7   ×   5   –   2   +   3   =   42

Put one pair of brackets into the calculation to make it correct.

8  +  6  -  2  $\times$  5  =  28

Put one pair of brackets into the calculation to make it correct.

8  +  6  -  2  $\times$ 5  =  60

Insert one pair of brackets to make this statement correct.

$4\times 6-2+1=17$

Subtract 123 from 1 million.

Subtract 9 from 2.

i) Two numbers are added together to give the number in the box immediately above.

Complete the diagram.

[2]

ii) Two numbers are multiplied together to give the number in the box immediately above.

Complete the diagram.

[3]

Insert one pair of brackets to make this statement correct.

$3+2\times 12-4=19$

Stef works part-time in a supermarket and earns £14.40 per hour.

This month, Stef works 1590 minutes.

How much has Stef earned this month?

Using the information that

  $3.9\times 76=296.4$

find the value of

i)  $3.9\times 760$

[1]

ii) $39\times 0.76$

[1]

iii)  $2964÷7.6$

[1]

A restaurant has a special offer for a three course menu.

There are 2 options for the starter, 3 possible choices for the main and 2 different desserts.

A person wants to order one starter, one main course and one dessert for their meal. Write down the number of different combinations that the person could choose from the menu.

Nathaniel created a game for his school fair.
The price of one play on the game is 50p or you can have three plays for £1.20.

Roger has £5.90 available to spend on the game. 

How many times can Roger play the game?

The prize for winning a play is 25p.

If Roger wins half of the games that he plays, how much money will he have left after playing?

Put one pair of brackets in each statement to make it correct.

$16÷8+4\times 2=1$

$16÷8+4\times 2=12$

Put one pair of brackets into each calculation to make it correct.

i) $24÷6+2\times 3=9$

[1]

ii) $24÷6+2\times 3=2$

[1]

Insert one pair of brackets in the following to make the statement correct.

$5+3\times 10-1=32$

Insert one pair of brackets in the following to make the statement correct.

$3\times 2-4-7=9$

Calculate $18÷\left(10-4\right)-11\times 4+9\left(6+1\right)$

Jamie has incorrectly tried to calculate: 
$3\times 2^3+\sqrt{25}\left(3^2\times 2+3\right)$

His working is shown below.

$$\begin{gathered} 3\times 2^3+\sqrt{25}\left(3^2\times 2+3\right) \\ 3\times 2^3+\sqrt{25}\left(40\right) \\ {6}^3+5\left(40\right) \\ 216+200 \\ 416 \end{gathered}$$

Identify the two mistakes that have been made, and find the correct final answer.