Understanding Differences: Fluency & Practice
Mathematics
GCSE Higher
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet designed to develop procedural mastery and understanding of differences through truncation, including contextual and extension questions for GCSE Higher students.
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Understanding Differences: Fluency & Practice
Subject: MathematicsGrade: GCSE Higher
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate the difference between 57.89 truncated to 2 decimal places and 57.8901 truncated to 2 decimal places.
[2 marks]2.
Find the difference when 123.456 truncated to 1 decimal place is subtracted from 123.459 truncated to 1 decimal place.
[2 marks]3.
Explain why the difference between 9.876 and 9.877, when both are truncated to 2 decimal places, is zero.
[3 marks]4.
Calculate the difference between 0.9999 truncated to 3 decimal places and 1.0001 truncated to 3 decimal places.
[2 marks]5.
A store discounts an item from £49.99 to £49.95 using truncation to 2 decimal places. What is the difference in price after truncation?
[3 marks]6.
Construct a calculation to find the difference between 568.239 and 568.25, both truncated to 2 decimal places.
[3 marks]7.
Determine the difference between 3.14159 and 3.142, both truncated to 3 decimal places.
[2 marks]8.
A calculator shows 0.6666667. Truncating to 4 decimal places, what is the difference between this and 0.6667?
[2 marks]9.
Identify and correct the mistake: The difference between 7.891 and 7.890, when both are truncated to 2 decimal places, is calculated as 0.001.
[3 marks]10.
Calculate the difference between 245.6789 and 245.679, both truncated to 3 decimal places, and explain why the difference is either zero or non-zero.
[4 marks]11.
Using a calculator, find the difference between 0.123456 and 0.123455, truncated to 5 decimal places. Confirm your answer with calculations.
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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