Maths Activity
Booklet Answers
Number and Place Value Answers
1. Continue these number sequences:
9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90, 99, 108
775, 750, 725, 700, 675, 650, 625, 600, 575
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, -3, -4, -5
2. Find 100 less than these numbers:
3912 3812
9201 9101
1083 983
3. Find 1000 less than these numbers:
59 003 58 003
17 351 16 351
20 882 19 882
4. What is the value of the underlined digit in each number?
1846 8 hundreds
2004 2 thousands
1589 9 ones
5. Put these numbers in order from smallest to largest.
10 111 11 011 10 011 11 110 11 101
Smallest Largest
10 011 10 111 11 011 11 101 11 110
6. Compare these numbers using <, > or =.
454 < 544 660 > 606 2 tens 4 ones 24
= ones
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Representing Number Answers
1. What number is shown below? 3109
2. Complete the table, showing the numbers in numerals and words.
Two thousand, one hundred and
2109
nine.
One thousand, two hundred and
1293
ninety-three.
Twenty-nine thousand, four hun-
29 431
dred and thirty-one.
Seventy-five thousand and
75 098
ninety-eight.
3. Use the information in the table to work Roman Numeral
out the value of these Roman numerals.
I 1
LXXII = 72
V 5
XIV = 14
X 10
CCLIX= 259
L 50
C 100
6 7 a) What is the largest number that can be made from
these digit cards? 97 652
2 b) What is the smallest number that can be made from
these digit cards? 25 679
5 9
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Addition and Subtraction Answers
1. Complete these calculations mentally:
421 + 50 = 471
376 + 200 = 576
250 - 99 = 151
2. Complete these calculations:
2 1
1 3 5 7 3 5 9 2 7 9 8 5 5 3 1 9
+ 2 6 4 1 + 4 2 3 8 - 1 3 4 2 - 3 2 6 7
3 9 9 8 7 8 3 0 6 6 4 3 2 0 5 2
1 1
3. Complete these calculations:
3410 + 2245 = 5655
6720 – 1500 = 5220
4. Use appropriate calculations to solve these problems.
a) At a cinema, there is room for 750 people in a screen. If the cinema sells
641 tickets for a screen, how many are left?
750 − 641 = 109
b) In one day, 2345 people visit the cinema. 1032 of them go and see an
action film and the others go and see a comedy. How many people went to
see the comedy?
2345 – 1032 = 1313 people
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Multiplication and Division Answers
1. Fill in the missing numbers in the multiplication square.
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
3 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36
4 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48
5 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
6 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72
7 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70 77 84
8 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96
9 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 99 108
10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
11 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 110 121 132
12 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144
2. Explain the pattern of the 9 times table.
The tens column increases by 1 each time and the ones column decreases by 1 at a time.
Also, when the digits are added together they equal 9 (with the exception of 99).
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Multiplication and Division
3. Complete these calculations:
250 × 4 = 1000
555 × 100 = 55 500
2540 × 0 = 0
4. Use your knowledge of multiplication and division methods to solve these problems.
a) A box of glue sticks contains 128 glue sticks. There are 4 classes in the school. How many
glue sticks does each class get?
32 glue sticks.
b) To make a model, each child needs 8 lolly sticks. If lolly sticks come in packs of 30, how
many packs would be needed for 28 children to make a model?
224 lolly sticks are needed in total, so 8 packets are needed (8 × 30 = 240)
5. Use formal methods to complete these calculations.
a) 45 × 6 = 270
b) 333 ÷ 9 = 37
6. If we know that 12 × 13 = 156, what other calculations do we know? Write them below.
13 × 12 = 156, 156 ÷ 12 = 13, 156 ÷ 13 = 12
7. Fill in the missing numbers.
11 × 12 = 121 125 ÷ 25
= 5
8 × 15 = 120 ÷ 7 = 50
350
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Fractions Answers
1. Continue the number sequences.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
, , , , , , , ,
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
56 54 52 50 48 46 44 42
, , , , , , ,
100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
6
2. Find 8
of these bananas.
6/8 of 32 = 24
4
3. a) What fraction of the shape is shaded? 6
b) Write 2 equivalent fractions to the amount shaded.
Accept 2 , 6 , 8 , 10 , 20 , 40 , 400 or any other correct equivalent fraction.
3 9 12 15 30 60 600
4. Use the fraction wall to help you answer these questions.
1
1 1 1
3 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 1
6 6 6 6 6 6
1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
12 12 12
12 12 12 12 12 1212 12 12
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
2 4
a) How many sixths are equivalent to 3
? 6
6 3
b) How many twelfths are equivalent to 24 ? 12
5 20
c) How many twenty-fourths are equivalent to 6 ? 24
7
d) Would you rather have 12 or 15 of a cake? Why? Pupils’ own responses, showing
24
understanding that 15
24
is a larger fraction 7
than 12 .
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Fractions
5. Complete these calculations:
1 3 4 2
10 + 10 = =
10 5
3 4 7
8 + 8 = 8
7 2 5
9 – 9 = 9
4 1
3 1
6 – 6 = =
6 2
Put these fractions in order from smallest to largest.
3 2 1 2 5
6 3 10 8 6
Smallest Largest
1 2 3 2 5
10 8 6 3 6
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Fractions and Decimals Answers
1. Match the decimal to its equivalent fraction.
1
0.01
2
1
0.6
10
3
0.5
4
0.1
6
10
0.75
1
100
2. Complete the table. One has been done for you.
÷ 10 ÷ 100
13 1.3 0.13
42 4.2 0.42
68 6.8 0.68
3 0.3 0.03
3. Round these decimals to the nearest whole number.
1.2 1
5.6 6
2.21 2
3.5 4
1.55 2
4. Compare these decimals using <, > or =.
>
0.5 > 0.05 =
1.02 1.020 <
3.75 3.775
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Measurement Answers
1. a) Measure this line using a ruler. Write its length in cm and in mm.
= The line measures 8.5cm or 85mm.
b) Use a ruler to draw a line that measures 53mm.
Accept straight lines drawn to exactly 53mm.
2. Write the amount shown on each scale.
450kg
425 kg 9 °C 950 ml
3. Convert these units.
a) 1500g = 1.5 kg d) 12.5cm = 125 mm
b) 2450g = 2.4 kg e) 1.2km = 1200 m
c) 1.75m = 175 cm f) 2300ml = 2.3 l
4. Anna says five 750ml bottles will hold more than three 1l bottles. Is she right? Explain
how you know.
Anna is correct as five 750ml bottles will hold 3750ml in total, which is 3.75l. Three 1l
bottles will hold 3l in total, which is 3000ml. So the five bottles will hold more.
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Area and Perimeter Answers
1. Calculate the perimeter of this shape.
9cm
3cm
6cm
6cm
3cm
Perimeter = 27 cm
2. What is the area of this shape?
Area = 17 cm3
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Area and Perimeter
3. Which of these shapes has the largest area?
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Time Answers
1. Write the time these clocks show.
3:45 or quarter to 4 10:25 or twenty-five past 5 1:55 or five to 2
2. Draw the hands to show the given time on each clock.
1:15 or quarter past 1 4:50 or ten to 5 7:45 or quarter to 8
3. A film lasts for 165 minutes. How long is the film in minutes and hours?
2 hours 45 minutes
4. Complete the sentences.
There are 60 seconds in 1 minute.
There are 60 minutes in 1 hour.
There are 24 hours in 1 day.
There are 7 days in 1 week.
There are 365 days in 1 year.
There are 12 months in 1 year.
5. How many days are in June? 30 days
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Shape Answers
1. Name these 2D shapes.
pentagon
trapezium rhombus
parallelogram heptagon
2. Name these 3D shapes.
cone cylinder rectangular prism
OR cuboid
sphere square-based pyramid
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Shape
3. Draw the following shapes in the correct places on the Venn diagram.
• square
• right angled triangle
• pentagon
• parallelogram
s t o n e ri g h t a n H a s 4 sid e s
a t le a gl e
s
Ha
4. Match the type of triangle to its definition.
Equilateral One angle is a right angle
Isosceles All sides and angles are equal
Scalene 2 sides and angles are equal
Right-angled triangle No sides or angles are equal
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Angles Answers
1. Order these angles from smallest to largest.
A B C D
D, A, C, B
2. Tick all the shapes that have obtuse angles.
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Symmetry Answers
1. Draw a line of symmetry on these shapes.
2. Reflect the shapes in the mirror line.
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Position and Direction Answers
1. Write the coordinates for the points marked on the grid.
5 A
4
A (2,5)
B
3
B (1,3)
2 C (4,1)
C
1
0 1 2 3 4 5
2. Plot these coordinates on the grid. What shape is made?
Parallelogram
4
(0, 2)
3 (1, 4)
(4, 2)
2
(5, 4)
1
0 1 2 3 4 5
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Position and Direction
3. Translate this triangle 2 squares to the right and 3 squares up. Label this new triangle B.
4. Amy is walking north east. She turns quarter of a turn
anticlockwise. What direction is she walking now?
North West
5. Simon left his house and turned right. He made a right turn at the next junction and right
at the junction after. Where is Simon?
Police Station
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Statistics Answers
1. A class were asked to choose their favourite animals. These were the results:
Animal Tally
Cat
Dog
Panda
Hippo
Giraffe
12
10
0 Cat Dog Panda Hippo Giraffe
a) Use the information in the bar chart to complete the information in the table.
See completed table for answers.
b) Add the information for ‘Dog’ to the bar chart.
See completed bar chart.
c) Which was the most popular animal?
Cat
d) Which animal was half as popular as a dog?
Giraffe
e) How many children were asked in total?
31
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Statistics
2. A school measured the heights of all children. The results are shown in the graph below.
The Height of Children
25
20
Number of Children
15
10
0
80cm - 89cm
90cm - 99cm
100cm - 109cm
110cm - 119cm
120cm - 129cm
Height in cm
a) Which height was the least common in the school?
120cm – 129cm
b) How many children measured less than 1m?
29 children
c) 3 more children joined the school who measure between 110cm – 119cm. Add this information
to the graph.
The 4th bar should now show 12.
d) After these children joined, how many children were measured in total?
65 children
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