IGCSE Grade 8 Mixed Practice Worksheet
1. Change the fractions to decimals
1. 1. 3/4
2. 2. 7/20
3. 3. 11/25
4. 4. 5/8
5. 5. 13/50
2. Change the decimals to fractions and simplify
6. 1. 0.75
7. 2. 0.28
8. 3. 0.6
9. 4. 0.125
10. 5. 0.2
3. Evaluate and give your answer to 2 decimal places
11. 1. 7/8 + 0.375
12. 2. 1.25 × 0.4
13. 3. 2.3 ÷ 0.5
14. 4. (5/6) + 0.333
15. 5. 4.56 - 1/3
4. Arrange the numbers in order of size (smallest first)
16. 1. 0.75, 2/3, 0.8
17. 2. 3/5, 0.55, 7/10
18. 3. 0.125, 1/8, 0.2
19. 4. 4/7, 0.6, 5/8
20. 5. 2/9, 0.25, 1/3
5. Convert the recurring decimals to fractions
21. 1. 0.̅ 6
22. 2. 0.̅ 3
23. 3. 0.̅ 27
24. 4. 1.̅ 2
25. 5. 2.̅ 5
6. Temperature change problems
26. 1. The temperature is +8° and it falls by 3°.
27. 2. The temperature is −8° and it rises by 4°.
28. 3. The temperature is +4° and it falls by 5°.
29. 4. The temperature is −3° and it rises by 7°.
30. 5. The temperature is +2° and it falls by 6°.
31. 6. The temperature is +4° and it rises by 8°.
Solutions
32. 1. 3/4 = 0.75
33. 2. 7/20 = 0.35
34. 3. 11/25 = 0.44
35. 4. 5/8 = 0.625
36. 5. 13/50 = 0.26
37. 6. 0.75 = 3/4
38. 7. 0.28 = 7/25
39. 8. 0.6 = 3/5
40. 9. 0.125 = 1/8
41. 10. 0.2 = 1/5
42. 11. 7/8 + 0.375 = 0.875 + 0.375 = 1.25 → 1.25
43. 12. 1.25 × 0.4 = 0.5 → 0.50
44. 13. 2.3 ÷ 0.5 = 4.6 → 4.60
45. 14. (5/6) + 0.333 = 0.8333 + 0.333 = 1.1663 → 1.17
46. 15. 4.56 - 1/3 = 4.56 - 0.3333 = 4.2267 → 4.23
47. 16. Order: 2/3 (0.666), 0.75, 0.8 → 2/3 < 0.75 < 0.8
48. 17. Order: 3/5 (0.6), 0.55, 7/10 (0.7) → 0.55 < 3/5 < 7/10
49. 18. Order: 1/8 (0.125), 0.125, 0.2 → 1/8 < 0.125 < 0.2
50. 19. Order: 4/7 (0.571), 0.6, 5/8 (0.625) → 4/7 < 0.6 < 5/8
51. 20. Order: 2/9 (0.222), 0.25, 1/3 (0.333) → 2/9 < 0.25 < 1/3
52. 21. 0.̅ 6 = 2/3
53. 22. 0.̅ 3 = 1/3
54. 23. 0.̅ 27 = 27/99 = 3/11
55. 24. 1.̅ 2 = 11/9
56. 25. 2.̅ 5 = 25/9
57. 26. +8 - 3 = +5°
58. 27. -8 + 4 = -4°
59. 28. +4 - 5 = -1°
60. 29. -3 + 7 = +4°
61. 30. +2 - 6 = -4°
62. 31. +4 + 8 = +12°