Decimals

Edexcel

AQA

Foundation June 2025 Paper 1 Q15

EdexcelCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

15 Work out \(1.35 \times 48\) (3)

Foundation June 2025 Paper 3 Q1

EdexcelCurrent spec1 markDecimals

1 Write down the value of the 7 in the number 49.715 (1)

Foundation November 2024 Paper 1 Q18

EdexcelCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

18 Work out \(818.4 \div 1.2\) (3)

Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q8

EdexcelCurrent spec6 marksDecimals

8 Nina orders some items from a DIY shop.
Here is her bill.

ItemQuantityCost of each itemTotal
Pack of screws4£29.99£119.96
Tin of paint2£24.95£ ..........
Wooden plank..........£7.75£232.50
Delivery charge£14.95
Total cost£ ..........
(a) Complete all the missing information in the bill. (3)

At the beginning of January, Jeff had £892.48 in his bank account.

During January, Jeff
  had £4.47 interest added to his account
  paid £240 into his account
  spent £365.50 from his account.

(b) How much money did Jeff have in his account at the end of January? (3)

Foundation November 2024 Paper 2 Q3

EdexcelCurrent spec1 markDecimals

3 Write these numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.

0.57 0.507 0.5 0.05 (1)

Higher November 2024 Paper 1 Q1

EdexcelCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

1 Work out \(818.4 \div 1.2\) (3)

Foundation June 2025 Paper 3 Q9

AQACurrent spec4 marksDecimalsProperties of Numbers

9

(a) The square of a whole number is a two-digit number.

Work out

the smallest number that could have been squared
and
the largest number that could have been squared. [3 marks]

(b) Which has the larger value \(\quad 0.8^2 \quad\) or \(\quad 0.8^3\) ?

Tick a box.

  • \(0.8^2\)
  • \(0.8^3\)

Give a reason for your answer. [1 mark]

Foundation June 2025 Paper 3 Q8

AQACurrent spec3 marksDecimals

8 One burger costs £3.80

Two burgers and three hotdogs cost £15.85

Work out the cost of one hot dog. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 1 Q19

AQACurrent spec2 marksDecimals

19 Work out the value of \(1.5^2\) [2 marks]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q9

AQACurrent spec3 marksDecimalsUnits & Time

9 A loaf of bread has

14 slices each 12 mm thick
and
2 crusts each 15 mm thick.

A loaf of bread cut into slices, with a double-headed arrow showing its total length

Not drawn accurately

Work out the total length of the loaf of bread.

Give your answer in centimetres. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q7

AQACurrent spec2 marksDecimals

7 Tyler has £20

A notepad costs £1.30

Work out the greatest number of notepads he can buy. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 1 Q6

AQACurrent spec4 marksDecimals

6 Sally buys two hats and three scarves.

The total cost is £28.50
Each hat costs £4.50

Work out the cost of each scarf. [4 marks]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q4

AQACurrent spec4 marksDecimalsFractions

4

(a) Write these numbers in order of size.

Start with the smallest number.

2 1.8 \(-1\) 0

[2 marks]
(b) Write these numbers in order of size.

Start with the smallest number.

\(\dfrac{1}{2}\) \(3\dfrac{1}{10}\) \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) \(\dfrac{7}{8}\)

[2 marks]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q3

AQACurrent spec4 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

3

(a) 3 apples cost 96p

Work out the cost, in pounds (£), of 12 of these apples. [2 marks]

(b) In total, the cost of 40 cartons of apple juice and 20 cartons of orange juice is £21.50

Work out the cost of

4 cartons of apple juice and 2 cartons of orange juice.

[2 marks]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 2 Q2

AQACurrent spec3 marksDecimals

2 Here is a price list.

Soap£2.00
Candle£4.55
Lip scrub£1.75
Body cream£3.80
(a) Work out the cost of three candles. [1 mark]
(b) Sal has £7.50

He wants to buy one soap and one body cream.

Does he have enough money to also buy one lip scrub?

Tick a box.

  • Yes
  • No

Show working to support your answer. [2 marks]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q22

AQACurrent spec5 marksDecimalsPercentages

22 Kay hires a digger.

The cost per day is

  • £24.50 for the first 5 days
  • reduced by 20% for day 6
  • the same as day 6 for day 7 onwards.

The total cost is £259.70

For how many days did Kay hire the digger?

You must show your working. [5 marks]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q16

AQACurrent spec5 marksDecimalsPercentages

16 Tins of beans are sold in shop A and shop B.

Shop A
1 tin   64p
Buy 4 tins for the price of 3 tins
Shop B
1 tin   62p
Pack of 3 tins   £1.70
10% reduction in price on all packs

At which shop is it cheaper to buy 20 tins?

State how much cheaper. [5 marks]

Shop \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)   Cheaper by \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q14

14 Here is a multiplication table.

\(\times\)61636567
613721384339654087
633843396940954221
653965409542254355
674087422143554489

Use the table to answer the following questions.

(a) Work out \(\quad 3843 \div 63\) [1 mark]
(b) Work out \(\quad 6.1 \times 6.7\) [1 mark]
(c) Work out \(\quad 63 \times 66\) [2 marks]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 2 Q10

AQACurrent spec6 marksDecimalsFDPR Mixed Context

10

(a) Leema buys 2 metres of linen at £8.50 per metre.

She also buys 5 metres of cotton.

The total cost is £38

What is the cost of one metre of cotton? [4 marks]

(b) Buttons cost 65p each.

The greatest number of buttons Leema can buy with £5 is 7

She says,

“The greatest number of buttons I can buy with £10 is 14 because £10 is double £5”

Is she correct?

Tick a box.

  • Yes
  • No

Show working to support your answer. [2 marks]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q8

AQACurrent spec3 marksDecimalsFractions

8

  • A pack of pegs costs 40p
  • A bar of soap costs £2.20
  • A basket costs £7

Dan buys two packs of pegs, one bar of soap and one basket.

What fraction of the total cost is the cost of the basket? [3 marks]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q5

AQACurrent spec3 marksDecimalsFDPR Mixed Context

5 Complete each statement using one of these symbols. [3 marks]

\(\lt\)    \(=\)    \(\gt\)

2.54\(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)2.508
0.25\(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)\(\dfrac{1}{4}\)
2\(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)\(\dfrac{5}{2}\)

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q4

4

(a) Here is a list of four numbers.

6.92    7.27    7.18    7.14

Use one number from the list to complete each statement. [2 marks]

The number closest in value to 7 is \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)

The number that rounds to 7.2 to 1 decimal place is \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)

(b) Here is a list of six numbers.

\(-10\)    \(-5\)    \(-2\)    4    6    10

Use two numbers from the list to complete each statement. [2 marks]

Two numbers that add to make \(-1\) are \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\) and \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)

Two numbers that multiply to make 20 are \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\) and \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)

Foundation June 2024 Paper 2 Q4

AQACurrent spec2 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

4

(a) One lettuce costs £1.29

How much do seven of these lettuces cost? [1 mark]

(b) Five cucumbers cost £6.40 in total.

How much do two of these cucumbers cost? [1 mark]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 2 Q1

AQACurrent spec3 marksDecimalsFractions

1

(a) Write  0.27  as a fraction. [1 mark]
(b) Write \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) as a decimal. [1 mark]
(c) Write  0.35  as a percentage. [1 mark]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q16

AQACurrent spec3 marksDecimalsFractions

16 Which is closer in value to 2.5

\[\dfrac{3}{4} \quad \text{or} \quad 4\dfrac{1}{5}\ ?\]

You must show your working. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 2 Q14

14 A golf club is organising a trip for 42 people.

The costs are shown in the table.

Minibus hire£450 per minibus
Fuel£26 per minibus
1 game of golf£18.50 per person

Each minibus can hold 15 people.

Each person will play 2 games of golf.

The cost of the trip will be shared equally by the 42 people.

Work out the cost per person. [5 marks]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q14

AQACurrent spec4 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

14 Des delivers takeaways to houses A, B and C.

Scale: 1 cm represents 3 miles

Not drawn accurately

Map of the routes. T (Takeaway) to A is 0.6 cm. T to B is 1.3 cm. B to C is 0.8 cm. C to T is 1.7 cm

Des drives

from T to A and back

and

from T to B, then B to C, then C to T.

Des is paid

40p for each mile he drives

and

£1.35 for each house he delivers to.

How much is Des paid in total for this work? [4 marks]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q11

AQACurrent spec5 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

11 Last week, Erik worked for 10 hours.

He paid no tax and received £90

(a) This week, Erik works for 15 hours.

He assumes he will be paid at the same rate and pay no tax.

How much does he expect to receive this week? [3 marks]

(b) In fact, this week, Erik

is paid an extra 50p per hour
pays £8.90 tax.

What does this tell you about the amount he receives?

Tick one box.

  • It is less than he expected
  • It is the same as he expected
  • It is more than he expected

Show working to support your answer. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q10

AQACurrent spec4 marksDecimals

10 Sanjit buys 1.75 kg of potatoes and 4 kg of leeks.

The total cost is £9.03

The potatoes cost 84p per kg

Work out the cost per kg of the leeks. [4 marks]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 2 Q6

AQACurrent spec3 marksDecimals

6 Complete the bank statement. [3 marks]

DateDescriptionCredit (£)Debit (£)Balance (£)
01/11/2021Starting balance736.28
05/11/2021Rent450.00
14/11/2021Refund25.00
27/11/2021Wages1830.29

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q4

AQACurrent spec2 marksDecimalsProperties of Numbers

4

(a) Here is a number line.
Number line from 0 to 2 with 1 marked in the middle; each unit is split into 4 equal parts; A is at the first mark after 1

Which number is at A? [1 mark]

(b) Here is another number line.
Number line from −4000 to −2000 with −3000 marked in the middle; each 1000 is split into 5 equal parts; B is at the third mark after −4000

Which number is at B? [1 mark]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q1

AQACurrent spec3 marksDecimalsProperties of Numbers

1

(a) Write down the value of \(2^3\) [1 mark]
(b) Work out \(\quad 3.45 + 2.07 - 1.3\) [2 marks]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 1 Q9

AQACurrent spec2 marksDecimals

9 Work out \(\quad 25.68 \div 12\) [2 marks]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 2 Q9

AQACurrent spec2 marksDecimals

9 Complete the bank statement. [2 marks]

DateDescriptionCredit (£)Debit (£)Balance (£)
13/12/2016Starting balance212.48
14/12/2016Council tax128.39
15/12/2016Salary856.21