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Compound Measures Worksheet
Help your students prepare for their Maths GCSE with this free compound measures worksheet of 34 questions and answers
- Section 1 of the compound measures worksheet contains 27 skills-based compound measures questions, in 3 groups to support differentiation
- Section 2 contains 3 applied compound measures questions with a mix of worded problems and deeper problem solving questions
- Section 3 contains 4 foundation and higher level GCSE exam style compound measures questions
- Answers and a mark scheme for all compound measures questions are provided
- Questions follow variation theory with plenty of opportunities for students to work independently at their own level
- All questions created by fully qualified expert secondary maths teachers
- Suitable for GCSE maths revision for AQA, OCR, and Edexcel and WJEC exam boards
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Compound measures at a glance
Compound measures are measures that use more than one unit.
Speed (Distance, Time)
Speed is found using the formula Speed = Distance divided by Time. The units for speed are therefore distance per unit of time. Examples include miles per hour or metres per second.
To find the average speed for a whole journey we would calculate the total distance divided by the total time.
Density (Mass, Volume)
Density is calculated using the formula Density – Mass divided by Volume. The units for density are therefore mass per unit of volume. Examples include g/cm3 and kg/m3, since the volume of cuboids, prisms and all 3D objects is measured in cubic units.
Pressure (Force, Area)
Pressure is calculated using the formula Pressure = Force divided by Area. The units are therefore force per unit of area. Examples include N/m2 and Pa (Pascals).
Other compound measures
Other measures that use compound units include rates of pay, for example £15/hour and rates of flow, for example 10 litres/min.
Looking forward, students can then progress to additional ratio and proportion worksheets, for example a ratio worksheet or a simplifying and equivalent ratios worksheet.
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