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Foundation June 2025 Paper 1 Q15

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

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

Foundation June 2025 Paper 3 Q1

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec1 markDecimals

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

Foundation November 2024 Paper 1 Q18

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

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

Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q8

EdexcelFoundationCurrent 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

EdexcelFoundationCurrent 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

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

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

Foundation June 2024 Paper 2 Q9

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

9 Anil has a job as a driver.
He is paid for each mile he drives.
He is also paid expenses.

One week Anil writes down the distance readings from his car.

Start of week:47241miles
End of week:47879miles

For this week, Anil is paid 47p for each mile he drives.
He is also paid expenses of £80

Work out the total amount that Anil is paid.
Give your answer in pounds. (4)

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q9

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsShow That & Proof

9 Lucia is going on a skiing holiday.

The cost of ski hire is £26 per day.
The cost of a lift pass is £45 per day.
The cost of ski lessons is £23.50 per hour.

Lucia will pay for

ski hire for 5 days
a lift pass for 4 days
ski lessons for 8 hours.

Lucia has £500

Show that Lucia has enough money to pay for the total cost of ski hire, the lift pass and the ski lessons. (3)

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q6

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

6 Ryan buys

4 cakes at £1.30 each
2 identical tins of soup.

Ryan pays with a £10 note.
He gets £1.80 change.

How much does Ryan pay for each tin of soup? (4)

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q4

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec1 markDecimals

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

\[0.21 \qquad 0.2 \qquad 0.03 \qquad 0.1 \qquad 0.16\] (1)

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q18

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

18 Work out \(\quad 6.3 \times 2.4\) (3)

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q13

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

13 Chloe is making scrunchies.

Chloe has a large number of hair bands.
Each hair band costs 8p.

She buys 100 g of wool for £3

Chloe uses 1 hair band and 5 g of wool to make each scrunchy.
She makes as many scrunchies as she can.

Work out the total cost of each scrunchy that she makes.
Give your answer in pence. (4)

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q5

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec1 markDecimals

5 Write down the value of the 9 in the number 27.963 (1)

Higher November 2023 Paper 1 Q1

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

1 Work out \(6.3 \times 2.4\) (3)

Foundation June 2023 Paper 1 Q20

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

20 Work out \(\quad 8.46 \div 0.15\) (3)

Foundation June 2023 Paper 2 Q18

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec6 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

18 Asha buys 180 cans of cola.

The cans are sold in packs.
There are 12 cans in each pack.
Each pack costs £3

(a) Work out the total cost of the cola Asha buys. (3)

Ethan buys a box of 24 cans of lemonade for £7
There are 330 ml of lemonade in each can.

(b) Work out the cost of 100 ml of lemonade.
Give your answer correct to the nearest penny. (3)

Higher June 2023 Paper 1 Q1

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

1 Work out \(8.46 \div 0.15\) (3)

Foundation November 2022 Paper 1 Q22

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

22 Work out \(\quad 0.004 \times 0.32\) (2)

Foundation November 2022 Paper 2 Q7

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsUnits & Time

7 Myles writes down the distance readings from his car at the start and end of a journey.

Start of journey: 1 2 4 6 8 miles. End of journey: 1 2 8 4 5 miles

Myles knows that the cost of petrol for this journey is 13p per mile.

Work out the total cost of the petrol used for this journey.
Give your answer in pounds. (4)

Foundation November 2022 Paper 1 Q6

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

6 Fay is planning a trip to a theme park for 1 adult and 2 children.

These are the costs for the trip.

Total cost of petrol£23
Tickets to theme park£33 each adult
£24.50 each child
Meals£15 each adult
£10 each child

Fay has £200 to spend.
She pays all the costs.

How much money does she have left? (4)

Higher November 2022 Paper 1 Q4

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

4 Work out \(0.004 \times 0.32\) (2)

Foundation November 2022 Paper 3 Q1

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec1 markDecimals

1 Write the following numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.

\[0.41 \qquad 0.5 \qquad 0.46 \qquad 0.408\]

(1)

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q11

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

11 At the end of October, Fiona’s electricity meter reads 88 738 kWh.
At the end of November, her electricity meter reads 89 198 kWh.

Each kWh of electricity Fiona uses costs 16p

Work out how much Fiona had to pay for the electricity she used in November. (4)

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q5

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec1 markDecimalsFractions

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

\(\dfrac{1}{2}\)     0.55     45% (1)

Foundation November 2021 Paper 1 Q20

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec6 marksDecimals

20

(a) Work out \(3.67 \times 4.2\) (3)
(b) Work out \(59.84 \div 1.6\) (3)

Foundation November 2021 Paper 1 Q9

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

9 Danny buys,

1 loaf of bread for £1.20
1 bottle of milk for 70p
2 packets of cheese for £2.30 each packet

Danny pays with a £10 note.

He says,

“I should get £3.30 change.”

Is Danny correct?
You must show how you get your answer. (3)

Foundation November 2021 Paper 2 Q3

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec1 markDecimals

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

1.02    0.12    1.20    0.21 (1)

Higher November 2021 Paper 1 Q1

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec6 marksDecimals

1

(a) Work out \(3.67 \times 4.2\) (3)
(b) Work out \(59.84 \div 1.6\) (3)

Foundation November 2019 Paper 3 Q11

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec5 marksDecimalsFractions

11 Dylan buys 13 bicycle lights for £7.50 each.
He pays with five £20 notes.

(a) How much change should Dylan get? (3)

The normal price of a bicycle is £120

In a sale, there is \(\dfrac{1}{5}\) off the normal price of the bicycle.

(b) Work out the price of the bicycle in the sale. (2)

Foundation November 2019 Paper 2 Q6

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

6 There are 14 rows of seats in a cinema.
There are 15 seats in each row.

A film was shown in the cinema on Saturday.
Each ticket for the film cost £6.50

The tickets that were sold cost a total of £1274

How many tickets were not sold? (3)

Foundation June 2019 Paper 3 Q11

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsRounding

11 The table shows the costs of sending a parcel by the Express service and by the Rapid service.

Type of serviceCost
Express£15.25
Rapid£35.38

Brendan has to send 12 parcels.
It will be cheaper to send the parcels by the Express service than by the Rapid service.

(a) How much cheaper? (3)

Luke wants to send 21 parcels by the Express service.

He does the calculation  20 × £15 = £300  to estimate the cost.

(b) Explain why Luke’s calculation shows the actual cost will be more than £300 (1)

Foundation June 2019 Paper 2 Q6

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

6 Dave goes into a cafe and buys 2 cups of coffee and a piece of cake.

Each cup of coffee costs £2.75
The cake costs £2.90

Dave pays with a £10 note.

He thinks he will get more than £1.50 in change.

Is Dave correct?
You must show how you get your answer. (3)

Foundation November 2018 Paper 3 Q13

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

13 Annie sold

45 books at £1.20 each
34 candles at £1.50 each
some calendars at 90p each

She got a total of £150

Work out how many calendars Annie sold. (4)

Foundation November 2018 Paper 3 Q1

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsFractions

1 Write a number in each box to make the calculation correct.

(i) \(56.3 \quad + \quad \boxed{\phantom{0000}} \quad = \quad 100\) (1)
(ii) \(\dfrac{2}{7} \quad + \quad \boxed{\phantom{0000}} \quad = \quad 1\) (1)

Foundation November 2018 Paper 1 Q1

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec1 markDecimals

1 Write the following numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.

0.4 0.02 0.37 0.152 0.2 (1)

Foundation June 2018 Paper 3 Q10

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsShow That & Proof

10 Bronwin works in a restaurant.
The table gives her rates of pay.

DayRate of pay
Monday to Friday£8.40 per hour
Weekend£11.20 per hour

Bronwin worked for a total of 20 hours last week.
She worked 8 of these 20 hours at the weekend.

Show that Bronwin was paid less than £200 last week. (3)

Foundation June 2018 Paper 2 Q8

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec5 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

8 Neil buys 30 pens, 30 pencils, 30 rulers and 30 pencil cases.

Price list
pens6 for 82p
pencils15 for 45p
rulers10 for £1.25
pencil cases37p each

What is the total amount of money Neil spends? (5)

Foundation June 2018 Paper 1 Q2

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsProperties of Numbers

2

(a) Write the following numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.

\(-6\) 6 \(-5\) 0 12

(1)
(b) Write the following numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.

0.078 0.78 0.87 0.708

(1)

Foundation November 2017 Paper 3 Q23

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsUpper & Lower Bounds

23

(a) Find the value of the reciprocal of 1.6
Give your answer as a decimal. (1)

Jess rounds a number, \(x\), to one decimal place.
The result is 9.8

(b) Write down the error interval for \(x\). (2)

Higher November 2017 Paper 3 Q5

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsUpper & Lower Bounds

5

(a) Find the value of the reciprocal of 1.6
Give your answer as a decimal. (1)

Jess rounds a number, \(x\), to one decimal place.
The result is 9.8

(b) Write down the error interval for \(x\). (2)

Foundation November 2017 Paper 3 Q4

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec5 marksDecimalsUnits & Time

4 The table gives information about the prices of cinema tickets.

Cinema ticketPrice
adult ticket£7.80
child ticket£5.80
family ticket (for 4 people)£24.30

Mr Edwards and his 3 children go to the cinema.

It is cheaper for Mr Edwards to buy 1 family ticket rather than 4 separate tickets.

(a) How much cheaper? (3)

The film starts at 6.45 pm.
The film lasts 102 minutes.

(b) What time does the film finish? (2)

Foundation June 2017 Paper 1 Q23

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

23 Work out \(54.6 \times 4.3\) (3)

Foundation June 2017 Paper 3 Q8

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

8 Joanne wants to buy a dishwasher.

The dishwasher costs £372

Joanne will pay a deposit of £36
She will then pay the rest of the cost in 4 equal monthly payments.

How much is each monthly payment? (2)

Foundation June 2017 Paper 1 Q7

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

7 Fahima buys

2 packets of bread rolls costing £1.50 for each packet
1 bottle of ketchup costing £1.60
3 packets of sausages

Fahima pays with a £10 note.
She gets 30p change.

Fahima works out that one packet of sausages costs £2.30

Is Fahima right?
You must show how you get your answer. (3)

Higher June 2017 Paper 1 Q3

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

3 Work out \(54.6 \times 4.3\) (3)

1MA0 Foundation June 2017 Paper 1 Q4

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksDecimalsFDPR Mixed Context

*4 Mr and Mrs Shankara and their 3 children go on a train journey.

Mr Shankara pays for 2 adult tickets and 3 child tickets.
The price of an adult ticket is £8.40
The price of a child ticket is half the price of an adult ticket.

Mr Shankara pays for the tickets with 3 ten pound notes.

Work out how much change he should get. (4)

1MA0 Foundation June 2017 Paper 2 Q1

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksDecimalsRounding

1

(a) Write the number 6458 correct to the nearest hundred. (1)
Number line from 160 to 180 with an arrow below it
(b) Write down the number marked by the arrow. (1)
Number line from 5 to 9
(c) Find the number 7.2 on the number line above.
Mark the number with an arrow (↑). (1)

1MA0 Foundation November 2016 Paper 1 Q21

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksDecimals

21

Train tickets
day return £6.45
monthly saver £98.50

Sue goes to work by train.

Sue worked for 18 days last month.
She bought a day return ticket each day she worked.

A monthly saver ticket is cheaper than 18 day return tickets.
How much cheaper? (4)

1MA0 Foundation November 2016 Paper 2 Q7

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksDecimalsUsing a Calculator / BIDMAS

7 Paula has £10 to spend on music downloads.
Each music download costs 84p.
Paula buys as many music downloads as possible.

Work out how much money Paula has left. (3)

1MA0 Foundation November 2016 Paper 1 Q4

EdexcelFoundationOld spec6 marksCombinationsDecimals

4 Here is a price list in a school shop.

Price list
pens30p each
pencils20p each
rulers45p each
erasers10p each

Beth wants to spend exactly 75p in the shop.

(a) How many different ways are there for Beth to spend exactly 75p?
You must show how you got your answer. (2)

Alex buys 7 pens and 3 rulers.
He pays with a £5 note.

(b) How much change should Alex get? (3)

Chris buys \(y\) pencils.

(c) Write down an expression, in terms of \(y\), for the total cost of the pencils in pence. (1)

1MA0 Higher November 2016 Paper 1 Q2

EdexcelHigherOld spec4 marksDecimals

2

Train tickets
day return £6.45
monthly saver £98.50

Sue goes to work by train.

Sue worked for 18 days last month.
She bought a day return ticket each day she worked.

A monthly saver ticket is cheaper than 18 day return tickets.
How much cheaper? (4)

1MA0 Foundation June 2016 Paper 2 Q4

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksDecimalsUsing a Calculator / BIDMAS

4 The table gives information about the cost of calls and the cost of texts for each of two mobile phone networks.

TelcomSwish
Calls (per minute)8p3p
Texts (each)4p2p

Last week Amir
 made 30 minutes of calls
 and sent 40 texts

Amir used the Telcom network.

If Amir had used the Swish network, the total cost of his calls and texts would have been less.

How much less? (3)

1MA0 Foundation June 2016 Paper 1 Q2

EdexcelFoundationOld spec6 marksDecimalsFractions

2

(a) Write \(\frac{1}{2}\) as a decimal. (1)
(b) Write 0.3 as a fraction. (1)
(c) Write 0.8 as a percentage. (1)
(d) Work out \(7.2 \times 8\) (1)
(e) Work out \(\dfrac{7}{12} - \dfrac{3}{12}\)
Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form. (2)

1MA0 Foundation November 2015 Paper 1 Q8

EdexcelFoundationOld spec6 marksDecimals

8 The table shows the cost of posting large letters.

Weight rangeCost
0 – 100 g60p
101 g – 250 g85p
251 g – 500 g£1.13
501 g – 750 g£1.59

Sajid posts 8 large letters.
Each letter weighs 50 g.
Sajid pays with a £10 note.

(a) How much change should Sajid get? (3)

Some magazines have to be posted to a shop.

Adam wants to post the magazines as 10 large letters.
Each letter will have a weight of 250 g.

Tina wants to post the magazines as 5 large letters.
Each letter will have a weight of 500 g.

(*b) Who has the cheaper way of posting the magazines?
You must show all your working. (3)

1MA0 Foundation November 2015 Paper 2 Q3

EdexcelFoundationOld spec6 marksDecimals

3 Here is a shopping bill.

ItemCost
apples£1.69
orange juice98p
3 tins of peas at 37p each
1 packet of cheese£4.52
salmon
Total cost£10.98
(a) Complete the shopping bill by writing in the missing costs. (3)

Pat wants to buy a book.
The book costs £5.50

Pat has a voucher for £1.70
She also has 3 pound coins and 3 twenty pence coins.
She wants to buy the book with the voucher and the coins.

(b) Is this enough for Pat to buy the book?
You must show all your working. (3)

1MA0 Foundation June 2015 Paper 2 Q12

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksDecimals

*12 Here is part of Dani’s electricity bill.

Electricity Bill
New reading2968 units
Old reading2675 units
Price per unit18p

Work out how much Dani has to pay for the units of electricity she has used. (4)

1MA0 Foundation June 2015 Paper 1 Q9

EdexcelFoundationOld spec6 marksDecimals

9 Here is information about the cost of sending a parcel to Europe by Parcel Link.

Next day delivery£19.00 plus 70p for each kg more than 5 kg
3 day delivery£16.00 plus 50p for each kg more than 5 kg

Kate is going to send a parcel to Europe by Parcel Link.
The parcel weighs 12 kg.

Kate can send the parcel using next day delivery or using 3 day delivery.

(a) Work out the difference in the two costs. (3)

Adam sends a parcel to Europe by Parcel Link.
He uses 3 day delivery.
The cost is £25

(b) Work out how many kilograms Adam’s parcel weighs. (3)

1MA0 Foundation November 2014 Paper 1 Q11

EdexcelFoundationOld spec5 marksDecimalsUnits & Time

11 Susan and Joe are going on holiday.
They can take two cases onto the plane free of charge if the total weight of the two cases is no more than 40 kg.

Susan’s case has a weight of 22.8 kg.
Joe’s case has a weight of 19.5 kg.

(*a) Can they take their two cases onto the plane free of charge? (2)

Susan and Joe want to be at the airport terminal at 14 30

It will take 1 hour and 20 minutes to drive from home to the airport.
It will then take a total of 30 minutes to park the car and go into the airport terminal.

(b) What is the latest time they can leave home? (3)

1MA0 Foundation November 2014 Paper 1 Q8

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksDecimals

*8 Becky wants to buy a table and six chairs.
Three shops sell the same types of tables and chairs.

Tables-R-UsFred’s FurnitureTables ’n Chairs
Table
Total for 4 chairs
Each extra chair
£120
£120
£40
Table
Each chair
£120
£32
Table
Total for 2 chairs
£120
£70

Becky wants to buy the table and six chairs from the same shop.
She wants to pay the lowest total price.

Which shop should Becky buy the table and six chairs from?
You must show all your working. (4)

1MA0 Foundation November 2014 Paper 2 Q6

EdexcelFoundationOld spec5 marksDecimals

6

Stan’s Driving School
First two lessons£12.75 each lesson
All other lessons£20.00 each lesson

Alex has 5 lessons with Stan’s Driving School.

(a) Work out the total cost. (2)

Leah has some lessons with Stan’s Driving School.
The total cost of the lessons is £305.50

(b) Work out how many lessons Leah has. (3)

1MA0 Foundation November 2014 Paper 2 Q3

EdexcelFoundationOld spec5 marksDecimalsFractions

3

(a) Write \(\dfrac{7}{10}\) as a decimal. (1)
(b) Write 0.45 as a percentage. (1)
(c) Write 30% as a fraction.
Give your fraction in its simplest form. (2)
(d) Write the number 2.738 correct to 2 decimal places. (1)

1MA0 Higher November 2014 Paper 1 Q1

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksDecimals

1 Using the information that

 \(6.7 \times 52 = 348.4\)

find the value of

(i) \(6.7 \times 520\)
(ii) \(67 \times 0.52\)
(iii) \(3484 \div 5.2\) (3)

1MA0 Foundation June 2014 Paper 2 Q3

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksDecimalsUsing a Calculator / BIDMAS

3 Edwin goes to a restaurant with some friends.

Here are the meals they have

 2 fish and chips at £9.25 each
 1 chicken and chips at £9.50
 1 roast lamb at £10.55
 4 puddings at £4.55 each.

Edwin pays for the meals with three £20 notes.

How much change should Edwin get? (3)

1MA0 Foundation June 2014 Paper 1 Q1

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksDecimalsProperties of Numbers

1

(a) Write these numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.

52  102  25  120  55

(1)
(b) Write these numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.

6  \(-2\)  0  \(-5\)  3

(1)
(c) Write these numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.

0.63  0.633  0.603  0.6  0.06

(1)

1MA0 Foundation June 2013 Paper 1 Q13

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksDecimals

*13 An ice cream van has this price list.

Price List
Choc Ice£1.25
Tub£1.15
Cone85p

Mitch only has these three coins.

Three coins: £2, £1, £1

He has no other money.

Mitch wants to buy a choc ice, a tub and 2 cones.

Has Mitch got enough money?

You must show your working. (3)

1MA0 Higher June 2013 Paper 1 Q1

EdexcelHigherOld spec2 marksDecimals

1 Given that \(1793 \times 185 = 331705\)

write down the value of

(a) \(1.793 \times 185\) (1)
(b) \(331705 \div 1.85\) (1)

1MA0 Foundation March 2013 Paper 1 Q19

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksDecimals

19 Work out \(1.83 \times 47\) (3)

1MA0 Foundation March 2013 Paper 2 Q7

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksDecimals

7 Mrs Clark shares £20 between Sally, Bethan, Robert and Tom.

Mrs Clark gives £6.65 to Sally.
She shares the rest of the money equally between Bethan, Robert and Tom.

How much money does Mrs Clark give to Bethan? (3)

1MA0 Higher March 2013 Paper 1 Q1

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksDecimals

1 Work out \(1.83 \times 47\) (3)

1MA0 Foundation November 2012 Paper 2 Q12

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksDecimals

*12 The table gives information about the costs of posting parcels.

Maximum weight of a parcelCost
2 kg£4.41
4 kg£7.06
6 kg£9.58
8 kg£11.74
10 kg£12.61
20 kg£14.69

Umar has to post some parcels.

He has to post
  3 parcels with a weight of 6 kg each
  1 parcel with a weight of 10 kg
  1 parcel with a weight of 3 kg
  1 parcel with a weight of 1.2 kg

Umar has £55 to spend on posting the parcels.

Can he post all the parcels? (4)

1MA0 Foundation November 2012 Paper 1 Q7

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksDecimalsFractions

7

(a) Write down the fraction of this shape that is shaded.
Give your fraction in its simplest form.
A 5 by 3 rectangle of 15 squares with 9 shaded
(2)
(b) Write \(\dfrac{9}{10}\) as a decimal. (1)
(c) Tania says that 75% is greater than 0.8
Is she right?
Explain your answer. (1)

1MA0 Foundation June 2012 Paper 1 Q4

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksDecimals

4 Daniel buys
 one loaf of bread costing £1.18
 one tub of spread costing 94p
 two jars of strawberry jam.

Daniel pays with a £5 note.
He gets 30p change.

Work out the cost of one jar of strawberry jam. (3)

1MA0 Foundation June 2012 Paper 2 Q4

EdexcelFoundationOld spec3 marksDecimals

4 Jalin has a £10 note to spend on stickers.
A packet of stickers costs 79p.

He buys as many packets of stickers as possible.

Work out how much change Jalin should get. (3)

Foundation June 2025 Paper 3 Q9

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

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

Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q9

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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]

Higher November 2024 Paper 3 Q1

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsFractions

1 Work out the reciprocal of \(\dfrac{10}{3}\)

Give your answer as a decimal. [2 marks]

Higher November 2024 Paper 1 Q1

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

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

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q22

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsUsing a Calculator / BIDMAS

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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsUsing a Calculator / BIDMAS

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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent spec5 marksDecimalsUsing a Calculator / BIDMAS

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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

AQAFoundationCurrent 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 2023 Paper 1 Q9

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsFractions

9 Match each box on the left to the box on the right with the same value.

One has been done for you. [3 marks]

Left boxes: 1/10, 1/2, 1/4, 1/5. Right boxes: 0.1, 0.05, 20%, 2/6, 0.25, 10/20. A line joins 1/10 to 0.1

Foundation June 2023 Paper 3 Q7

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsUnits & Time

7 This week, Liam works

25 hours at £10.20 per hour
and
extra hours at the weekend at £11.80 per hour.

Here are the extra hours he works at the weekend.

Saturday7 am to 10 am
Sunday1 pm to 3 pm

In total, how much is he paid this week? [4 marks]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 1 Q6

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsFractions

6

(a) Write \(\;3\dfrac{2}{5}\;\) as an improper fraction. [1 mark]
(b) Write \(\;0.19\;\) as a fraction. [1 mark]

Higher June 2023 Paper 3 Q2

AQAHigherCurrent spec1 markDecimalsFractions

2 Write down a fraction equivalent to 1.875 [1 mark]

Higher June 2023 Paper 1 Q1

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsFractions

1

(a) Work out \(\quad 0.7 \times 0.5\) [1 mark]
(b) Work out \(\quad \dfrac{5}{6} \div 3\) [1 mark]
(c) Work out \(\quad 27 \div 0.6\) [1 mark]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 1 Q14

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

14 Work out \(\quad 0.37 \times 0.26\)

Give your answer as a decimal. [4 marks]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 1 Q11

AQAFoundationCurrent spec8 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

11 A shop sells notebooks and pencils.

Notebooks
Pack of 8 for £12
Pencils
56p each
or
Pack of 6 for £2.70
(a) Marek buys some packs of notebooks.

The cost is £60

In total, how many notebooks does he buy? [2 marks]

(b) Work out the cheapest cost of 10 pencils. [3 marks]
(c) The shop also sells folders for £3.20 each.

The shop has this offer.

Buy 3 folders
Get another one for half price

Work out the cost of 4 folders using the offer. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 2 Q6

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsUsing a Calculator / BIDMAS

6

(a) Write a number in the box to make the calculation correct. [1 mark]\[16 \div \boxed{\phantom{00}} = 0.016\]
(b) Write a number in the box to make the calculation correct. [1 mark]\[18.4 + 3.9 + \boxed{\phantom{00}} = 27\]
(c) Write a fraction in the box to make the calculation correct. [1 mark]\[\dfrac{1}{2} \times \boxed{\phantom{00}} = \dfrac{1}{8}\]
(d) Write the same number in both boxes to make the calculation correct. [1 mark]\[\boxed{\phantom{00}} \times \boxed{\phantom{00}} = 361\]

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q23

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsFractions

23

(a) In each box, write a fraction less than 1 to make a correct calculation. [1 mark]
Two empty boxes, each with a fraction line, multiplied together, equals 3/10
(b) In each box, write a decimal less than 1 to make a correct calculation. [1 mark]
Two empty boxes multiplied together equals 0.06

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q11

AQAFoundationCurrent spec5 marksDecimals

11 Companies A and B sell insurance for mobile phones.

The table shows the monthly costs for two types of cover, Damage and Loss.

CompanyDamageLoss
A£8.65£12.20
B£7.25£14.10
(a) Work out the difference in monthly cost for the two types of cover with Company A. [2 marks]
(b) Ben wants Damage cover with Company B.

How much in total will he pay for one year? [3 marks]

Higher June 2022 Paper 1 Q9

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsFractions

9

(a) In each box, write a fraction less than 1 to make a correct calculation. [1 mark]
Two empty fraction boxes multiplied together equal three tenths
(b) In each box, write a decimal less than 1 to make a correct calculation. [1 mark]
Two empty boxes multiplied together equal 0.06

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q7

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsUnits & Time

7

Cost of 100 grams
Cereal49p
Pasta14p

Leah buys 400 grams of cereal and 250 grams of pasta.

Work out the total cost in £ [4 marks]

Foundation June 2022 Paper 3 Q6

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsUnits & Time

6 Pens cost 20p each.

Rulers cost 60p each.

Saj buys some pens and some rulers.
He buys 8 rulers.

The total cost is £10

How many pens does he buy? [3 marks]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 2 Q19

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsFractions

19 Work out which of these fractions is closer in value to 0.5

\(\dfrac{5}{16} \qquad\qquad \dfrac{17}{25}\)

You must show your working. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 1 Q15

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsUsing a Calculator / BIDMAS

15 Here is a calculation.

\(31 \times 84 = 2604\)

You can use the calculation to help answer the following questions.

(a) Work out \(\quad 2604 \div 84\) [1 mark]
(b) Work out \(\quad 3.1 \times 8.4\) [1 mark]
(c) Work out \(\quad 31 \times 85\) [2 marks]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 3 Q10

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

10 Boxes of chocolates each contain 25 chocolates.

One box costs £3.25

A shop has a special offer.

Two boxes for £5

How much cheaper per chocolate is the special offer? [3 marks]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 1 Q6

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsUnits & Time

6 Luke buys 4 apples and 5 bananas.

The total cost is £3.70

Each apple costs 35p

Work out the cost in pence of each banana. [4 marks]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 3 Q5

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

5 Complete the bank statement. [3 marks]

DateDescriptionCredit (£)Debit (£)Balance (£)
01/05/2020Starting balance670.43
08/05/2020Salary2156.75
11/05/2020Water bill48.97
18/05/2020Mortgage payment1642.49

Foundation November 2020 Paper 1 Q23

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsFractions

23 As a decimal \(\quad \dfrac{11}{40} = 0.275\)

Work out \(\quad \dfrac{33}{400} \quad\) as a decimal. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 2 Q18

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

18 Kim buys pet food in 1.5 kg packs.

Her pet needs 0.8 kg of food each week.

She wants to have enough food for the next 14 weeks.
She already has two 1.5 kg packs.

Work out the smallest number of packs she needs to buy.

You must show your working. [4 marks]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 2 Q15

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

15 Mortar is made by mixing cement and sand as shown.

For every 1 kg of cement used, add 4 kg of sand

Cement costs £0.19 per kg
Sand costs £0.07 per kg

Tomasz uses 150 kg of cement to make some mortar.

Work out the total cost of the mortar. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 2 Q13

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsUnits & Time

13 Jenny works for 30 hours and is paid £318

Calvin works for 28 hours and is paid £287

Jenny is paid more per hour than Calvin.

How much more? [3 marks]

Answer .................................... pence

Higher November 2020 Paper 1 Q11

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

11 As a decimal \(\quad \dfrac{11}{40} = 0.275\)

Work out \(\dfrac{33}{400}\) as a decimal. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 1 Q11

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

11

(a) Circle the answer to \(\quad 50 \times 0.2\) [1 mark]
  • 1
  • 10
  • 100
  • 1000
(b) Work out \(\quad 3.65 \div 5\)

Give your answer as a decimal. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 1 Q9

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

9 Harry will pay income tax if he earns more than £12 500 in a year.

After 8 months he has earned a total of £7600
For the rest of the year he earns £1200 each month.

Will he pay income tax?

You must show your working. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 3 Q6

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

6 Greg wants to buy a games console that costs £267.50

He already has £125

He will save £7.50 each week.

In how many weeks will he have saved enough? [3 marks]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 1 Q9

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsUnits & Time

9

Rulers
85p each
Pens
£3.50 each

Jenny buys 5 rulers and 2 pens.

She works out how much she should pay.

\(5 \times 85\text{p} = £4.25\)
\(2 \times £3.50 = £6.10\)
\(\text{Total} = £10.35\)

Jenny’s total is wrong.

What mistake has she made?

Include the correct total in your answer. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 1 Q8

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

8 Here are four number cards.

Four number cards: 8.6, 0.27, 6.3 and 0.4
(a) Choose two of the cards to make the answer to this calculation a whole number.

Include the answer to the calculation. [2 marks]

Empty card space, plus, empty card space, equals, answer line
(b) Choose two of the cards to make the answer to this calculation as large as possible.

Include the answer to the calculation. [2 marks]

Empty card space, minus, empty card space, equals, answer line

Foundation November 2019 Paper 1 Q7

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

7

(a) Work out \(\quad 1.86 \div 6\) [1 mark]
(b) Work out \(\quad 0.4 \times 0.2\) [1 mark]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 3 Q6

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

6 George buys some food for £16.55

He pays the exact amount with two notes and four coins.

List the notes and coins. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 2 Q6

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

6 A shop has this offer.

£5 reduction if you spend more than £100
or
£10 reduction if you spend more than £150
or
£20 reduction if you spend more than £200

At the shop, dresses cost £42 each.

Amira buys 3 dresses.
Bobbi buys 5 dresses.

How much more than Amira does Bobbi pay? [3 marks]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 3 Q5

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsFractions

5

(a) Convert \(\dfrac{47}{8}\) to a mixed number. [1 mark]
(b) Convert \(\dfrac{61}{128}\) to a decimal.

Give your answer to 2 decimal places. [2 marks]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 3 Q9

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

9 Jim wants to buy 10 rolls of wallpaper.

He sees these prices.

Wallpaper
Single roll£12.50
Pack of 3 rolls£34.50
Pack of 5 rolls£58.75

What is the cheapest price for 10 rolls? [4 marks]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 2 Q7

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

7 Complete the bank statement. [3 marks]

DateDescriptionCredit (£)Debit (£)Balance (£)
01/04/2019Starting balance
05/04/2019Council tax189.3472.09
10/04/2019Refund86.75
12/04/2019Salary1430.29

Foundation June 2019 Paper 3 Q6

AQAFoundationCurrent spec5 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

6 Josh downloads album A.

A has 11 tracks.
Each track on A costs the same.
The total cost of downloading A is £8.80

Josh also downloads album B.
B has 14 tracks.

(a) Work out the total cost of downloading B.

Assume each track costs the same as a track on A. [3 marks]

(b) In fact, compared to the cost of each track on A

the cost of 6 tracks on B is more by 5p each
the cost of 8 tracks on B is less by 5p each.

What does this tell you about your answer to part (a)?

Tick one box.

  • The total cost is less than my answer to part (a)
  • The total cost is more than my answer to part (a)
  • The total cost is the same as my answer to part (a)

Give a reason for your decision. [2 marks]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 1 Q5

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

5

(a) Work out \(\quad 364.5 + 17.9 - 2.08\) [2 marks]
(b) Work out \(\quad 9.36 \times 2\) [1 mark]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 3 Q16

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

16 Amal drives her car for work.

She claims 40p per mile from her employer.

Amal’s car travels 52 miles for each gallon of petrol.
She pays £5.36 per gallon for petrol.

On one journey Amal drives 260 miles.

For this journey, how much more does she claim than she pays for petrol? [4 marks]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 3 Q8

AQAFoundationCurrent spec5 marksDecimals

8 Beth sells hot dogs at a market.

Each hot dog is a sausage in a bread roll.

Picture of a hot dog next to a sign: Hot dogs £3 each

The table shows her costs.

Fee paid to market£240
Bread rolls42p per pack of 6
Sausages£2.50 per jar of 10
Other costs£57

Beth sells the hot dogs for £3 each.

She sells 300 hot dogs.

Work out her total profit. [5 marks]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 2 Q6

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

6

(a) Complete the bank statement. [3 marks]
DateDescriptionCredit (£)Debit (£)Balance (£)
01/09/18Starting balance1140.79
06/09/18Car repairs256.00
17/09/18Gas bill87.31
24/09/18Salary2069.75
(b) Write down the meaning of ‘Debit’ as used in the bank statement. [1 mark]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 2 Q5

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

5 Lucy works for 37 hours per week.

Her weekly wage is £303.40

She receives a pay increase of 25p per hour.

Work out her new weekly wage. [2 marks]

Foundation June 2018 Paper 3 Q12

AQAFoundationCurrent spec6 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

12 A takeaway sells 10-inch pizzas and 12-inch pizzas.

Here is some information about the numbers sold in two weeks.

Week 1

10-inch512
12-inch231
Total743

Week 2

Frequency tree for week 2. 1065 pizzas: 10-inch 758 (Normal price 396, Offer 362); 12-inch 307 (Normal price 164, Offer 143)
(a) In each week a proportion of the pizzas sold were 10-inch.

In which week was this proportion greater?

Show working to support your answer. [2 marks]

(b) The table shows the profit or loss the takeaway makes on each pizza.
Normal priceOffer price
10-inch£3.74 profit51p loss
12-inch£5.29 profit4p loss

In week 1 the total profit was £1895.55

At the end of week 1 the takeaway spent £175 on adverts.

Was the increase in profit in week 2 more than the cost of the adverts?

You must show your working. [4 marks]

Foundation June 2018 Paper 1 Q12

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

12

(a) Work out \(\quad 16.4 - 3.92 + 7.8\) [2 marks]
(b) Work out \(\quad 2843.61 \div 7\) [2 marks]

Higher June 2018 Paper 1 Q6

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsFractions

6 The height of Zak is 1.86 metres.

The height of Fred is 1.6 metres.

Write the height of Zak as a fraction of the height of Fred.

Give your answer in its simplest form. [3 marks]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 2 Q8

AQAFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsFractions

8 A dry cleaning shop has the following offers.

Suit: Normal price £12.50. 1st suit normal price, 2nd suit half price. Dress: Normal price £9.75. Three for the price of two

Work out the total price for 2 suits and 6 dresses. [4 marks]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 2 Q7

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

7 Eve has these coins.

Eve’s coins: £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 20p, 5p, 2p

Ola has these coins.

Ola’s coins: £1, 50p, 2p, 1p

Eve gives three of her coins to Ola.

Now, Ola has the same amount of money as Eve.

Which coins does Eve give to Ola? [3 marks]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 1 Q9

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

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

Foundation June 2017 Paper 2 Q9

AQAFoundationCurrent 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

Foundation June 2025 Paper 2 Q15

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

15 Work out.

(a) \(-3.5 \times -4\) [1]
(b) \(0.1 \div 0.4\) [1]

Foundation June 2025 Paper 2 Q7

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsFractions

7

(a) Write \(\dfrac{4}{5}\) as a decimal. [1]
(b) Write 0.06 as a percentage. [1]
(c) Write \(\dfrac{16}{3}\) as a mixed number. [1]

Higher June 2025 Paper 5 Q1

OCRHigherCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

1 Work out.

(a) \(-3.5 \times -4\) [1]
(b) \(0.1 \div 0.4\) [1]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 2 Q17

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksDecimals

17 Anika has a shelf 79.6 cm long.
She has many books, each of width 3.4 cm.
Anika puts two paperweights, each of width 5 cm, and the maximum possible number of books on the shelf.

Work out the amount of space on the shelf that is left over.
You must show your working. [5]

Higher November 2024 Paper 5 Q5

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksDecimals

5 Anika has a shelf 79.6 cm long.
She has many books, each of width 3.4 cm.
Anika puts two paperweights, each of width 5 cm, and the maximum possible number of books on the shelf.

Work out the amount of space on the shelf that is left over.
You must show your working. [5]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 1 Q4

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

4 Write the following numbers in order of size, smallest first.

\[0.329 \qquad 0.34 \qquad 0.3041 \qquad 0.346\]

[2]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 2 Q2

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsUsing a Calculator / BIDMAS

2 Work out.

(a) \(7 + {}^{-}5\) [1]
(b) \(26 \times 6\) [1]
(c) \(1648 \div 8\) [1]
(d) \(4.78 + 5.3\) [1]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 2 Q17

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

17 Work out.

\(1.2 \div 0.03\) [2]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 2 Q15

OCRFoundationCurrent spec7 marksDecimalsUnits & Time

15 Compost is used to grow plants.

Ivan has a sack containing 50 litres of compost.
He uses this compost to fill pots for his plants.

(a) Ivan fills six large pots each holding 7.5 litres.

Work out how much compost is left in the sack. [2]

(b) Ivan uses the remaining compost to fill small pots each holding 400 ml.

Work out the maximum number of small pots Ivan can fill with the remaining compost. [3]

(c) Work out how much compost will then be left in the sack. [2]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q8

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

8 Kai buys some keyrings.
Each keyring costs £1.19.
Kai pays with a £20 note and buys the largest number of keyrings possible.

How much change should Kai receive? [4]

Higher June 2024 Paper 5 Q1

OCRHigherCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

1 Work out.

\(1.2 \div 0.03\) [2]

Higher November 2023 Paper 5 Q11

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksDecimalsFractions

11

(a) Work out.

\(0.8 \div 0.004\) [1]

(b) A carpenter has a plank of wood of length \(w\) metres.

The carpenter cuts \(\frac{3}{5}\) of the plank of wood into 20 equal pieces.

Each piece has length 0.06 metres.

Work out the value of \(w\), the original length of the plank of wood.
You must show your working. [4]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 2 Q8

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

8 Complete each statement.

(a) \(24.2 \div 0.5 = \ldots\ldots\ldots\) [1]
(b) \(\ldots\ldots\ldots \times 4 = 12.08\) [2]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q6

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

6 A family buys a television for £599.
They pay a deposit of £119.
They then pay the rest of the cost in 12 equal payments.

How much is each payment? [2]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q5

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsFractions

5 Use one of these symbols \(<\), \(>\) or \(=\) to make each statement true.

\(0 \;\ldots\ldots\ldots\; {-2}\)

\(3.5 \;\ldots\ldots\ldots\; \dfrac{7}{2}\)

[2]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q5

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

5 Find the number that is halfway between 4.2 and 6. [2]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 2 Q1

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

1 Work out.

(a) \(45 \times 100\) [1]
(b) \(37 \div 100\) [1]
(c) \(2.36 + 1.79\) [1]
(d) \(0.82 - 0.36\) [1]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 2 Q14

OCRFoundationCurrent spec7 marksDecimalsFDPR Mixed Context

14 A student is buying some gifts for their friends.
The gifts are shown below with the prices.

Key ring £3.50, Badge £2.99, Wallet £7.50

The student has £50 to spend.
They first buy 6 key rings and 2 wallets.
They then buy badges with the remainder of the money.

(a) Work out the maximum number of badges that the student can buy.
You must show your working. [5]
(b) Work out the amount of money they have left over. [2]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 2 Q6

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsUnits & Time

6

(a) Alex is 1.34 metres tall.
Gabi is 95 centimetres tall.

Find, in centimetres, how much taller Alex is than Gabi. [2]

(b) Arrange these units of capacity in order of size starting with the smallest.

250 millilitres \(\qquad \dfrac{1}{5}\) litre \(\qquad\) 0.3 litres \(\qquad\) 0.199 litres [2]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 1 Q5

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsFractions

5

(a) Write 0.17 as a fraction. [1]
(b) Write 0.04 as a percentage. [1]
(c) Write \(\dfrac{7}{8}\) as a decimal. [1]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 2 Q10

OCRFoundationCurrent spec6 marksDecimalsUnits & Time

10 Ashley has £7 to spend on fruit.

The table shows the prices.

Pineapple (each)£1.15
Bananas (for 1 kilogram)70p
Strawberries (for a 200 g pack)£1.30

Ashley buys 2 pineapples and 3 kilograms of bananas.
Ashley spends the remaining money on strawberries.

Work out the mass, in grams, of strawberries that Ashley buys.
You must show your working.

.................... g [6]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 3 Q10

OCRFoundationCurrent spec6 marksDecimalsPercentages

10 Two supermarkets, A and B, have special offers on the same packet of biscuits.

Supermarket ASupermarket B
Normal price:
£1.50 for each packet

Special offer:
Buy two packets at the normal price and get a third packet for half price
Normal price:
£1.60 for each packet

Special offer:
10% off the normal price
(a) Dan buys one packet of these biscuits.

Which supermarket is best value for Dan?
Show how you decide.

Supermarket .................... because ........................................ [3]

(b) Darcy buys three packets of these biscuits.

Which supermarket is best value for Darcy?
Show how you decide.

Supermarket .................... because ........................................ [3]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 1 Q6

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsFractions

6 Use one of these symbols \(\lt\), \(=\) or \(\gt\) to make each statement true.

(a) \(0.8 \quad \text{..................} \quad \dfrac{4}{5}\) [1]
(b) \(4^2 \quad \text{..................} \quad 9\) [1]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 2 Q4

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsFractions

4

(a) Write \(\dfrac{19}{4}\) as a mixed number. [1]
(b) Write \(1\dfrac{7}{9}\) as an improper fraction. [1]
(c) Sam says that \(\dfrac{7}{8}\) written as a decimal is 0.78.

Is Sam correct?
Show how you decide.

.................... because ........................................ [2]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 3 Q2

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsProperties of Numbers

2

(a) Write these numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest.\[-20 \qquad 10 \qquad 0.351\]

.................... , .................... , ....................
smallest [1]

(b) Find the difference between the largest and the smallest of these numbers.\[34 \qquad 304 \qquad 3.04 \qquad 300.4\] [2]

Foundation June 2022 Paper 3 Q12

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

12 Frankie goes on holiday.
They change £375 into euros (€) at a rate of £1 = €1.15.
They spend €217.49 of this money.
After the holiday, Frankie changes the remaining euros back into pounds at a rate of £1 = €1.28.

Work out how many pounds Frankie gets back. [4]

Foundation June 2022 Paper 2 Q8

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksDecimalsFractions

8

(a) Work out.
(i) \(3.08 + 0.82\) [1]
(ii) \(7.7 \div 11\) [1]
(b) Work out.

\(\left(2.1 - \dfrac{3}{5}\right) \times 0.3\)

Give your answer as a decimal. [3]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 1 Q6

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

6 Write the following numbers in order of size, smallest first.

\[0.529 \qquad 0.54 \qquad 0.51 \qquad 0.502\]

[2]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 2 Q6

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimalsFractions

6 In a quiz, Darcy answered 16 of the 20 questions correctly.

(a) What fraction of the questions did Darcy answer correctly?
Give your fraction in its lowest terms. [2]
(b) Write the fraction as a decimal. [1]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 2 Q4

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsFractions

4 Use one of these symbols \(\lt\), \(\gt\) or \(=\) to make each statement true.

(a) \(\dfrac{1}{4}\)  ……  0.025 [1]
(b) 0.304  ……  0.34 [1]

Foundation November 2021 Paper 2 Q3

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

3 Work out.

(a) \(9.06 \div 3\) [1]
(b) \(15 \times 0.6\) [2]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 1 Q5

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsFractions

5 Use one of the symbols \(\lt\), \(=\) or \(\gt\) to make each statement true.

(a) \(0.7\) .................. \(\dfrac{2}{3}\) [1]
(b) \(27.06\) .................. \(27.59\) [1]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 2 Q4

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsFractions

4

(a) Write 0.16 as a fraction in its simplest form. [2]
(b) Write \(\dfrac{7}{20}\) as a decimal. [2]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 2 Q3

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsFractions

3

(a) Complete each statement by writing the missing value in the box.
(i) \(\dfrac{1}{3} = \dfrac{2}{\boxed{\phantom{0}}}\) [1]
(ii) \(1\dfrac{1}{7} = \dfrac{\boxed{\phantom{0}}}{7}\) [1]
(b) Work out.
(i) \(0.8 \div 2\) [1]
(ii) \(1.7 \times 2\) [1]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 2 Q6

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

6 Write the following in order of size, smallest first.

\[5.9 \qquad 0.61 \qquad 5.977 \qquad 5.099 \qquad 5.98\]

[2]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 2 Q5

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsFractions

5

(a) Write 0.3 as a fraction. [1]
(b) Write \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) as a decimal. [1]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 2 Q4

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsFractions

4 Work out.

(a) \(\dfrac{5}{6}\) of 18 kg [2]
(b) £5 – £1.49 [1]
(c) \(0.15 \div 5\) [1]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 2 Q4

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

4 Work out.

(a) \(0.7 \times 0.3\) [1]
(b) \(0.48 \div 6\) [1]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 2 Q1

OCRFoundationCurrent spec6 marksDecimalsUsing a Calculator / BIDMAS

1

(a) Work out.
(i) £4.25 + £5.18 [1]
(ii) \({}^{-}8 + 11\) [1]
(iii) \({}^{-}6 \times {}^{-}9\) [1]
(b) Use one of these symbols \(\lt\), \(\gt\) or = to make each statement true.
(i) 4.5 .................... 4.34 [1]
(ii) \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) .................... 0.8 [1]
(iii) \(\dfrac{3}{5}\) .................... 0.6 [1]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 2 Q17

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

17 The depth of water in a garden pond is 57.8 cm.
The depth decreases by 0.3 cm per day.

(a) Assume the depth continues to decrease at the same rate.

After how many days will the depth reach 54.2 cm? [3]

(b) If the depth of water decreases at a slower rate, what effect will this have on your answer to part (a)? [1]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 2 Q12

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksDecimalsRounding

12

(a) Work out.\[8 \div 0.4\]

[2]

(b) By writing each number correct to 1 significant figure, find an estimate for this calculation.\[\frac{22.1 \times 37}{1.9}\]

[3]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 3 Q12

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

12 Fill in each missing number.

(a) \(0.36 \times 20 =\) ............ \(\times\, 10\) [1]
(b) \(14 \div 50 =\) ............ \(\div\, 100\) [1]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 3 Q6

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimals

6 Write the following in order of size, starting with the smallest.

0.41      0.403      0.438      0.4374

[2]

Foundation June 2018 Paper 1 Q10

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimals

10 Reuben hires a car.
It costs £150, plus 85p for each mile he travels.

When Reuben hires the car, its mileage is 27 612 miles.
When Reuben returns the car, its mileage is 28 361 miles.

How much did Reuben pay to hire the car? [4]

Foundation June 2018 Paper 2 Q8

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksDecimals

8 Liam is 0.83 metres tall.
William is 1.31 metres tall.
Jacob is taller than Liam by half the difference between Liam’s height and William’s height.

How tall is Jacob? [3]

Foundation June 2018 Paper 2 Q2

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsFractions

2

(a) Write these fractions as decimals.
(i) \(\dfrac{9}{10}\) [1]
(ii) \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) [1]
(b) A plank of wood 2.4 m long is cut into 6 pieces of equal length.

How long is each piece? [2]

Foundation June 2018 Paper 3 Q2

OCRFoundationCurrent spec6 marksDecimalsProperties of Numbers

2

(a) Write down.
(i) 3091 rounded to the nearest hundred [1]
(ii) 3% as a decimal [1]
(iii) the cube root of 27 [1]
(b) Complete the statement below using a number from this list.\[-2 \qquad 0 \qquad -6 \qquad 6\]

\(-5 \gt\) .................. [1]

(c) Write the following numbers in order of size, smallest first.\[0.4 \qquad 0.5 \qquad 0.06 \qquad 0.444 \qquad 0.46\]

[2]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 3 Q9

OCRFoundationCurrent spec5 marksDecimalsFractions

9

(a) Elsie changes \(\dfrac{3}{8}\) to a decimal.

This is her working.

\(\dfrac{3}{8}\) is \(\dfrac{1}{8}\) more than \(\dfrac{1}{4}\)                                        
\(\dfrac{1}{4}\) is the same as 0.14
\(\dfrac{1}{8}\) is \(\dfrac{1}{4} \times 2 = 0.28\)
so \(\dfrac{3}{8} = 0.14 + 0.28 = 0.42\)

Where a line of working is wrong, write the correct working beside it. [3]

(b) Ali has 1 litre of squash.
He always mixes 0.05 litres of squash with 200 ml of water to make a glass of drink.

Find the total volume of the drink that Ali can make.
Give your answer in litres. [2]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 2 Q5

OCRFoundationCurrent spec2 marksDecimalsFractions

5 Write 0.26 as a fraction.
Give your answer in its simplest form. [2]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 1 Q4

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsFractions

4

(a) Use one of these symbols   <, > or =   to make each statement true.
(i) \(\dfrac{1}{4}\)  ………  0.25 [1]
(ii) 0.66  ………  \(\dfrac{2}{3}\) [1]
(iii) 6  ………  \(2^3\) [1]
(b) Write down the inequality for \(x\) that is shown on this number line.
Number line from 0 to 8 with an open circle at 2 and an arrow pointing to the right

[1]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 2 Q3

OCRFoundationCurrent spec6 marksDecimalsUsing a Calculator / BIDMAS

3

(a) Nathan works out \(23 \times 12.4\) without a calculator.

This is Nathan’s working.

\(10 \times 12.4 = 12.40\)

\(20 \times 12.4 = 24.80\)
\(\phantom{2}3 \times 12.4 = 37.2\)

\(23 \times 12.4 = 24.80 + 37.2 = 62\)

Nathan’s working is incorrect.

Explain the error that Nathan has made and work out the correct answer. [3]

(b) Four friends buy cinema tickets using this offer.

Cinema tickets

Buy 3 tickets and get a ticket free

They each pay £6.45.

How much does a ticket cost? [3]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 1 Q2

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksDecimalsFractions

2

(a) Use one of these symbols \(\lt\), \(\gt\) or \(=\) to make each statement true.
(i) 17.6 .................... 17.06 [1]
(ii) 0.9 .................... \(\dfrac{45}{50}\) [1]
(b) Round 184 329 to the nearest hundred. [1]
(c) Write \(\dfrac{5}{8}\) as a decimal. [1]