GCSE Maths Revision Quiz

Find the missing angles x and y.

• x= 52

• x = 128

• y=284

• y=128

Sam and Ben share some sweets in the ratio 3 : 5. Ben gets 14 sweets more than Sam. How many sweets did they share?

• 14

• 56

• 25

• 22

Answer explanation

Anna asked 50 children how much pocket money they got each week. The grouped frequency table shows her results. Work out an estimate for the mean amount of pocket money.

• £3

• £3.60

• £2.60

• £4.50

A solid cuboid of gold is shown here.

It has dimensions 5 cm by 8 cm by 12 cm. Gold has a density of 19 g/cm3. Calculate the mass of the cuboid of gold. Give your answer in grams.

Peter invests £6,000 in a savings account that pays 2.1% compound interest. Samuel invests £6,000 in a savings account that pays 2.4% simple interest. Both accounts pay the interest annually. Who has more money after 5 years? You must show your working.

A bike wheel has diameter 45 cm. The bike travels 4 km. How many full revolutions does the bike wheel turn?

Amir is sending out letters. He wants to buy an equal number of envelopes and stamps so he doesn’t have any left over. Envelopes are sold in packs of 15. Stamps are sold in packs of 6. What is the minimum number of packs of each that he can buy?

• 2 packs of envelopes

  5 packs of stamps

• 5 packs of stamps

  2 packs of envelopes

• 4 packs of envelopes

  3 packs of stamps

• 3 packs of stamps

  3 packs of envelopes

Work out the following, giving your answers as mixed numbers :

2/3 + 5/7

Work out the following, giving your answers as mixed numbers :

3 1/4 − 1 2/5

Work out the following, giving your answers as mixed numbers :

4 2/3 × 1 3/5