Mental Arithmetic: Practice Set 2 - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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CE.M7B Mental Arithmetic: Practice Set 2

ISEB COMMON ENTRANCE CE.M7B · Calculators not allowed · about 60 minutes
Total Marks
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
1
Calculate 58 + 27.
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
Calculate 91 - 46.
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
Work out 8 x 6.
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
Work out 132 / 11.
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
5
Work out 62.
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6
Work out √121.
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7
Work out -9 + 14.
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
8
Work out 12 - 20.
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
9
Write 3/5 as a decimal.
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
Work out 5 x 6 - 8.
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
11
Write 0.45 as a fraction in its simplest form.
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
12
Work out 3/4 of 84.
(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)
13
Find 20% of 85 pounds sterling.
(Total for Question 13 is 2 marks)
14
Work out 9 + 4 x 3 - 6.
(Total for Question 14 is 2 marks)
15
Work out -12 + 7 - (-9).
(Total for Question 15 is 2 marks)
16
Work out the value of each of the following.
(a)72(1)
(b)√144(1)
(c)43(1)
(Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)
17
72 pounds sterling is shared between Kwame and Zainab in the ratio 4:5. Work out how much each person receives.
(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)
18
A youth club has 360 members. 1/6 of the members play football. Calculate how many members play football.
(Total for Question 18 is 2 marks)
19
A jacket costs 65 pounds sterling. In a sale its price is reduced by 20%. Work out the sale price.
(Total for Question 19 is 3 marks)
20
Solve 4x + 5 = 33.
(Total for Question 20 is 2 marks)
21
Work out 15% of 140.
(Total for Question 21 is 2 marks)
22
Write 7/8 as a decimal.
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
23
Round 6.283 to 1 decimal place.
(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)
24
Work out 144 - 6 x 9.
(Total for Question 24 is 2 marks)
25
A school trip costs 18 pounds sterling per pupil. Calculate the total cost for 23 pupils.
(Total for Question 25 is 2 marks)
26
Freya buys 4 pens at 85 pence each and a ruler for 60 pence. She pays with a 5 pound note. Calculate how much change she receives.
(Total for Question 26 is 4 marks)
27
Work out the highest common factor of 24 and 36.
(Total for Question 27 is 2 marks)
28
Work out the lowest common multiple of 6 and 8.
(Total for Question 28 is 2 marks)
29
A recipe for 4 people needs 320 g of rice. Idris wants to make the recipe for 10 people.
(a)Work out the amount of rice needed per person.(2)
(b)Work out the total amount of rice needed for 10 people.(2)
(Total for Question 29 is 4 marks)
30
Amara has 3/10 of a bag of 240 sweets. Calculate how many sweets Amara has.
(Total for Question 30 is 2 marks)
31
Work out 2 1/2 + 1 3/4.
(Total for Question 31 is 2 marks)
32
Callum saves 6 pounds sterling each week. Calculate how much he saves in 15 weeks.
(Total for Question 32 is 2 marks)
33
Niamh invests 600 pounds sterling in a savings account paying simple interest at 4% per annum. Calculate the total amount in her account after 3 years.
(Total for Question 33 is 4 marks)
34
Deepak buys a bicycle priced at 180 pounds sterling. The shop offers 10% off for paying in cash. There is also a delivery charge of 8.50 pounds sterling, which is not discounted. Calculate the total amount Deepak pays.
(Total for Question 34 is 4 marks)
35
Solve each equation.
(a)Solve 2y + 9 = 31.(2)
(b)Solve 6x - 5 = 3x + 16.(3)
(Total for Question 35 is 5 marks)
36
A charity bake sale raises 240 pounds sterling from 3 stalls, shared in the ratio 3:4:5.
(a)Work out the largest of the three stalls' shares.(2)
(b)The organisers keep 5% of the total 240 pounds sterling for ingredient costs, and the rest is given to charity. Calculate the amount given to charity.(3)
(Total for Question 36 is 5 marks)
37
By rounding each number to 1 significant figure, estimate the value of 62.8 x 9.7.
(Total for Question 37 is 2 marks)
38
A train travels 210 km in 3.5 hours at a constant speed.
(a)Calculate the train's average speed in km/h.(2)
(b)At this speed, calculate how far the train would travel in 2 hours.(2)
(Total for Question 38 is 4 marks)
39
Rhys scored 68 out of 80 in a maths test and 39 out of 50 in an English test. By converting both scores to percentages, work out which test he scored more highly on.
(Total for Question 39 is 3 marks)
40
A shop reduces the price of a 45 pounds sterling jumper by 30% in a winter sale. It is then reduced by a further 10% of the new, already reduced, price in a clearance sale. Calculate the final price of the jumper.
(Total for Question 40 is 5 marks)
Mark scheme · CE.M7B Mental Arithmetic: Practice Set 2

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