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Grade 1 · Foundation · free GCSE maths worksheet

Adding and subtracting whole numbers

Column methods with carrying and borrowing.

10 original questions, 14 marks. Print the worksheet, mark it with the answers sheet, and use the solutions to see every step written out by hand.

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The questions

1

Work out 38 + 46

1 mark
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84
2

Work out 72 − 35

1 mark
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37
3

Work out 236 + 487

1 mark
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723
4

Work out 2468 + 1357

1 mark
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3825
5

Work out 503 − 168

1 mark
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335
6

Priya has £85 in her bank account. She spends some money and now has £37 left.

How much did she spend?

2 marks
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£48
7

A library has 3406 books. On Saturday, 1879 of the books are borrowed.

How many books are left in the library?

2 marks
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1527
8

Complete these calculations.

  1. 64 + □ = 100
  2. 0.3 + □ = 1
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a) 36 b) 0.7
9

A theatre sells tickets over three days.

DayTickets sold
Friday1246
Saturday2085
Sunday1539

Work out the total number of tickets sold.

2 marks
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4870
10

Find the number that is exactly halfway between 26 and 58

1 mark
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42

Every question here is original and written by Robinson Tuition. The grade follows the Edexcel grade descriptors and suits AQA and OCR too; this is not an exam-board paper.

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