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Can you answer these GCSE questions?

♦Higher tier paper (grades 9-4, equivalent to A* to C)

1. Which of these calculations increases 400 by 7 per cent?

a) 400 x 0.07 b) 400 x 0.7 c) 400 x 1.07 d) 400 x 1.7

2. Simplify 34 x 34

a) 38 b) 98 c) 316 d) 916

3. Circle the area that is the same as 5.5m2

a) 550cm2 b) 5,500cm2 c) 55,000cm2 d) 5,500,000cm2

4. Work out the square root of 100 million

a) 1,000 b) 10,000 c) 100,000 d) 1,000,000

5. Identify the decimal closest in value to ⅔

a) 0.6 b) 0.66 c) 0.667 d) 0.67

♦Foundation tier (grades 1-5, equivalent to G to B)

1. How many centimetres are there in 3.7 metres? a) 0.037 b) 0.37 c) 37 d) 370

2. Simplify 5a- (2a+6)

a) 3a+6 b) 9a c) -3a d) 3a-6

3. Which of these numbers is one more than a multiple of 5?

a) 15; b) 19; c) 26; d) 30

4. Which of these numbers has exactly three factors?

a)3; b) 4; c) 5; d) 6

♦All questions from AQA specimen papers.

Answers:

Higher: 1c, 2a, 3c, 4b, 5c Foundation: 1d, 2d, 3c, 4b