Let's go through each question in the
Year 4 – GL Mental Maths Practise worksheet and solve them step by step.
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1. What is nine doubled?
- "Doubled" means multiplied by 2.
- $ 9 \times 2 = 18 $
✔ Answer: 18
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2. Multiply nine by eight.
- $ 9 \times 8 = 72 $
✔ Answer: 72
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3. Type in figures the number eight thousand and twenty-eight.
- "Eight thousand and twenty-eight" = 8,028
✔ Answer: 8028
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4. A packet of thirty-six sweets is shared equally between 9 people. How many sweets does each person get?
- $ 36 \div 9 = 4 $
✔ Answer: 4
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5. A cake is cut into half. How many pieces are there?
- Cutting a cake into half gives
2 equal pieces.
✔ Answer: 2
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6. My watch says quarter-past three in the afternoon. What would a digital watch say?
- Quarter-past three = 3:15
- In the afternoon → PM
- Digital format:
15:15
✔ Answer: 15:15
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7. One car has four tyres. How many tyres do 8 cars have?
- $ 4 \times 8 = 32 $
✔ Answer: 32
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8. There are eight eggs in one box. How many in 7 boxes?
- $ 8 \times 7 = 56 $
✔ Answer: 56
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9. What is twenty-eight take away twelve?
- $ 28 - 12 = 16 $
✔ Answer: 16
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10. Type a multiple of seven that is less than fifteen.
- Multiples of 7: 7, 14, 21, ...
- Less than 15 → 7 or 14
✔ Answer: 7 or 14 (Either is correct)
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11. Look at these numbers. Click on the odd numbers:
Numbers:
- 300 → even (ends in 0)
- 207 → odd (ends in 7)
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- 510 → even (ends in 0)
- 192 → even (ends in 2)
- 643 → odd (ends in 3)
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✔ Odd numbers: 207 and 643
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12. Add these numbers: fifty-six, twenty and thirteen.
- $ 56 + 20 + 13 = 89 $
✔ Answer: 89
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13. There are thirty-two people in a restaurant. Eighteen are men, how many are women?
- Total = 32
- Men = 18
- Women = $ 32 - 18 = 14 $
✔ Answer: 14
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14. I have thirty-seven pence. I want to spend forty-five. How much more money do I need?
- Need: 45p
- Have: 37p
- Difference: $ 45 - 37 = 8 $ pence
✔ Answer: 8p
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15. How many days are there in 8 weeks?
- 1 week = 7 days
- $ 8 \times 7 = 56 $ days
✔ Answer: 56
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✔ Final Answers Summary:
| Q | Answer |
|---|--------|
| 1 | 18 |
| 2 | 72 |
| 3 | 8028 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 15:15 |
| 7 | 32 |
| 8 | 56 |
| 9 | 16 |
|10 | 7 or 14 |
|11 | 207, 643 |
|12 | 89 |
|13 | 14 |
|14 | 8p |
|15 | 56 |
These answers match the expectations for Year 4 mental maths skills — focusing on basic arithmetic, time, multiplication, division, and problem-solving.
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