Maths Workbook Year 6
Maths Workbook Year 6
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UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Primary Mathematics
Workbook6
Mary Wood, Emma Low, Greg Byrd & Lynn Byrd
Contents
Contents
How to use this book 5
Thinking and Working Mathematically 6
1 The number system 8
1.1 Place value 8
1.2 Rounding decimal numbers 14
2 Numbers and sequences 20
2.1 Counting and sequences 20
2.2 Special numbers 26
2.3 Common multiples and factors 31
3 Averages 36
3.1 Mode, median. mean and range 36
4 Addition and subtraction (1) 43
4.1 Positive and negative integers 43
4.2 Using letters to represent numbers 49
5 2D shapes 55
5.1 Quadrilaterals 55
5.2 Circles 61
5.3 Rotational symmetry 70
6 Fractions and percentages 76
6.1 Understanding fractions 76
6.2 Percentages 81
6.3 Equivalence and comparjc;nn 86
7 Exploring measure! 90
7.1 Rectangles and triangle ■ ■ ■ 90
7.2 Time 96
8 Addition and subtrL \ , 104
8.1 Adding and subtracting decimal numbers 104
8.2 Adding and subtracting fractions 110
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9 Probability 115
9.1 Describing and predicting likelihood 115
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How to use this book
You might not need to work on all three parts. Your teacher will tell you
which parts to do.
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t h_e_m_a_ti_ca_l_lY_ _)
Specla.lislng is when
I choose an example and
check to see i:f it satisfies or does
not satisfy specifLc mathematical
criteria.
Ch.a.ra.cterisin.g
is when I identi:fy and describe
the mathematical properties
oj an object.
Gen.era.llsi.n.g
is when I recognise an
underlying pattern by identifying
many examples that satisjy the
same mathematical
criteria.
Cla.ssifyin.g
is when I organise
objects into groups according
to their mathematical
properties.
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Thinking and Working Mathematically
Criti4u.ing is
when I compare and
evaluate mathematical ideas,
representations or solutions
to identgy advantages and
disadvantages.
lmprovln.g
is when I refme
mathematical ideas or
representations to develop a
more e..ffective approach
or solution.
Con.ject'u.rln.g
is when Iform
mathematical questions
or ideas.
Con.vln.cln.g
is when I present
evidence to justijy or
challenge a mathematical
idea or solution.
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1.1 Place value
Exercise 1.1
Focus
1 Draw a ring around the expression that is equivalent to 0.67.
60 70
- +-
100 100
37 0.37 34 0.34
98
CJ
Practice
7 Complete the table to show what the digits in the number 47.506 represent.
4 tens
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1.1 Place value
a 5.6 x 100 =~
I --~ b 0.88 x 1000 = I~ - -~
e 191+100= 1~ f 6.3+10= ~
in out
in out
1.5 1500
937
16.24
490
0.07
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Challenge
12 Ingrid says, 'I can multiply by 100 by adding two zeros.'
Explain why Ingrid is wrong.
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1.1 Place value
1 14 Four students Anton, Ben, Kasinda and Anya each think of a number.
The numbers are 45, 4.5, 0.45 and 0.045.
Use these clues to work out which number each student is thinking of.
• Ben's number is a thousand times smaller than Kasinda's number.
• Anton's number is ten times smaller than Kasinda's number.
• Anya's number is ten times bigger than Ben's number.
1 15 Leila says, 'The number represented in this place value grid is the
largest number that can be made with nine counters.'
Do you agree?
Explain your reasoning.
1 1 1
10s ls ◄ I ros 100 5 1000 5
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•• • • • • 't
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She chooses two cards.
She adds the numbers on the cards together.
She rounds the result to the nearest whole number.
Her answer is 4.
Which two cards did she choose?
0.25 + 0.25 = 0.5 Look for two numbers that t otal 3.5 because
0.5 rounds up to 1 3.5 rounds up to 4.
You are specialising when you choose two numbers and check if the total rounds to 4.
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1.2 Rounding decimal numbers
Exercise 1.2
Focus
1 Draw lines to show each number rounded to the nearest tenth.
The first one has been done for you.
rounds to
8.3
8.52 ~
~ 8.4
8.5
8.77
8.6
8.7
8.35
8.8
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b Round 7.81 to the nearest whole number.
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3.78
4.4 5
3.55
4.04
Practice
5 Circle the largest number from the list that gives 100 when rounded
to the nearest whole number.
6 Use each of the digits 9, 4, 1 and 2 once to make the decimal number
closest to 20.
CJ
7 Pedro has four number cards.
Challenge
9 Here are eight numbers.
3.36 2.71 4.03 3.34 3.29 3.15 2.93 3.44
Use these clues to identify one of the numbers.
• The number rounds to 3 to the nearest whole number.
• The tenths digit is odd.
• The hundredths digit is even.
• The number rounds to 3.3 to the nearest tenth.
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10 Write the letters of all the numbers that round to 10.5 to the nearest tenth.
Rearrange the letters to make a w ord.
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N 0 p Q R
s T u V w X y z
10.44 10.58 10.54 10.25 10.05 10.35 10.46 10.41
11 Stefan says, 'When I round 16.51 and 17.49 to the nearest whole number,
the answer is the same. When I round 16.51 and 17.49 to the nearest tenth,
the difference between the answers is one.'
Explain why Stefan is correct.
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1.2 Rounding decimal numbers
8 8 8 8
'
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'
10400
millilitres
!a.a2 litres I 8100
millilitres
I11.l litres I 19,49 litres I
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Numbers and
sequences
The step size is the difference between the 1st and 2nd terms. It is ~.
You could use a number line to help you with the count.
f'f'f'f'
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1 1.1. 11.. 2 21.. 21.. 3 3.1. 31.. 4
3 3 3 3 3 3
2.1 Counting and sequences
Exercise 2.1
Focus
1 Here i s a rocket made of seven shapes.
1 2 3
Position 1 2 3
Term
28
(number of shapes)
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_ _ _ _____,)
2 Numbers and sequences
Position Term
1 9
2 18
3 27
4 36
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2.1 Counting and sequences
1 2 5 10 100
100
b What is the position-to-term rule for the sequence 100, 200,300, ...?
Practice
6 Given the first term and the t erm-to-term rule, write down the first six
terms of each sequence. Then find the position -to-term rule and the 50th term.
a First term: 7, term-to-term rule: add 7
Position-to-term rule: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
50th term:~
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b First term: 11, term-to-term rule: add 11
Position-to-term r u l e : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
~
SOth term: I _ _ ___.
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Write
Add9
down9
the answer
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9 Kiki counts in steps of 0.03 starting at 3.26.
What are the next three numbers in her count forward?
10 Write a sequence of five terms with steps of constant size which has
a first term of 1 and a second term of 1l
Challenge
11 a Write the first five numbers in a sequence that starts at 42 and has
a term-to-term rule of add 0.15.
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2.1 Counting and sequences
Position Term
30
36
72
10. 1 ~CJ.CJ.42
b What is the term-to-term rule for the sequence?
1! -4.!. -6~ 1
-8-
2 4 4 4
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~ A square number
~ A cube number
~ A multiple of 5
~ A square number
I3 I 5 I A multiple of 5
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2.2 Special numbers
Exercise 2.2
Focus
1 Calculate.
a 12 = ,..........- -....
b 53=1_ _ __
C 9
2
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2 What is the sum of the third square number and the fifth square number?
3 What is the difference between the tenth square number and the
fourth square number?
4
CJ
Draw a ring around the expressions that are equal to 6 2 •
2x2x2x2x2x2 6+6+6+6+6+6
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s _a_n_d_se_q_u_e_nc_e_s_ _ _ _ _ _
CJ
Practice
6 A number is squared and then 2 is added.
The answer is 6.
What is the number?
7
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Calculate.
C 3x3 =CJ
2
d4x4=CJ
2
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2.2 Special numbers
1 2 3 4
c
I=-of bricks I: I: I I I I
3 4
How many bricks are needed for shape 10? IHow do you know?
5
Write a number between 0 and 100 in each space on the Carroll diagram.
There are lots of possible answers.
Even number
numbers
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Challenge
11 Find two 2-digit square numbers that have a sum of 130.
l3 23 33 43 53
13 Emma uses small cubes to make a larger cube. She uses 16 cubes
to make the base of her cube.
How many small cubes in total does Emma use to make the
larger cube? How do you know?
14 Put these square numbers and cube numbers in order of size starting
with the smallest.
52 23 33 32
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A squore number A square number
□ IT]
A cube number A cube number
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2.3 Common multiples and factors
1, 2 and 4 Tip
factors of are common factors of
20 are: factors of 20 24 are: Make sure you include
1, 2.4,5 and 24 1,2,3, 4,6
every number in the
diagram. You could tick
each number as you place it.
7 is not a
factor of
either 20
or24
The numbers in the shaded area are common factors of 20 and 24.
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____ 2 Numbers and sequences ____,)
Exercise 2.3
Focus
1 The multiples of 9 are shaded on the hundred square.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
My number is a
multiple of 2. My number
---==:...... is a multiple of 7.
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2.3 Common multiples and factors
9 27 28 72
3
□ □
Find all the common factors of these numbers.
□ □
a 6 and 8
b 8 and 12
Practice
5 Here are four labels.
28 12
56 48
63 55
35 47
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8 9 10 11 12
13 18 21 36 45
a Which two numbers are factors of 90?
CJ.CJ
b Which two numbers are multiples of 6 and 9?
CJ.CJ
Challenge
9 Write these numbers in the correct place on the Venn diagram.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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2.3 Common multiples and factors
35
Averages
The highest age is 67. Find the highest and lowest ages.
The lowest age is 18.
67-18 = 49 Subtract the lowest from the highest.
The range is 49 years. Remember to write the range with the correct units.
3.1 Mode, median, mean and range
Exercise 3.1
Focus
1 Fill in the boxes to work out the mean o,f the following numbers.
a 7, 3 and 2
0 +0 +0 =0
0 +3= □
The mean is D.
b 10,4,7,4,5
0 +0 +0 +0 +0 =0
0 +5= □
The mean is D.
2 Work out the range of these masses.
CJ CJ =
CJ
b 150 g, 103 g, 130 g, 127 g, 144 g
CJ =
CJ
~ 3 Draw lines to match the descriptions to the set of data.
The range is 5. 5,6,5, 7,8
The mode i.s 5. 5,3,4.9,8
The median is 5. 2,6,4,7,4
The mean is 5. 5,6,1,6,7
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Practice
4 Jenny and Carrie took a spelling test each week. These are the scores from 8 tests.
Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Jenny 9 10 7 3 19 15 12 13
Carrie 17 7 5 11 12 7 15 6
a Work out Jenny's mean score and work out Carrie's mean score.
b Work out the range of Jenny's scores and the range of Carrie's scores.
□
Jenny has a higher range of scores, so she must have scored
higher than Carrie.
□
Carrie's mean is lower than Jenny, so Jenny scored better
than Carrie in every test.
□
Jenny's mean score was higher, but her scores were less consistent.
□
Carrie's range is lower, so her scores were less spread out.
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3.1 Mode, median, mean and range
5 Erik and Halima recorded how many minutes they practised playing the
guitar for one week. Here are their times in minutes.
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Erik 6 5 6 8 5 5 7
Halima 9 8 2 9 8 4 9
a Work out the mean average time each person practised for.
b Work out the range of Erik's scores and the range of Halima's scores.
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6
8 G
Make sets of six numbers from these cards that have these mean,
mode and median averages:
a mean 16, mode 16, median 16
CJ CJ CJ IC J CJ CJ
b mean 17, mode 18, median 17.5
CJ CJ CJ IC J CJ CJ
c mean 16, modes 15 & 17 (bimodal), median 16
CJ CJ CJ IC J CJ CJ
Tip
Sometimes a set of data has more than one mode. If the data has two values
that both occur the most often then it is 'bimodal ' and both of the numbers
are the mode.
Challenge
7 The mean has been calculated for each set of numbers below.
One number in each set is hidden. Work out the missing number.
a The mean is 6. b The mean is 10.
7 9 6
CJ 14 11 9 7
47 63 38 49
CJ
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3.1 Mode, median, mean and range
8 Five children have worked out the mode, median and range of their heights,
weights and ages. They have recorded them in this table.
Find a possible solution for the heights, weights and ages of the five
children and record it here.
Child 1 Child 2
Height Height:
Weight Weight:
Age: Age:
Child 3 Child 4
Height Height:
Weight Weight:
Age: Age:
Child 5
Height
Weight:
Age:
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~ 9 These are the times in seconds of two runners in six 100 m races.
Runner 1: 12.7, 10.4, 11.4, 10.8, 12.2, 10.9
Runner 2: 12.5, 11.9, 10.3, 11.6, 10.8, 11.9
a Find the mean and range for each runner.
b Using the data, average or range, what reasons could Runner 1 give
to argue that they are the better runner?
c Using the data, average or range, what reasons could Runner 2 give
to argue that they are the better runner?
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Addition and
subtraction (1)
Difference = 7 °C
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-15
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. 120
40~ ~100
=-
30 : 80
20~ --
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4.1 Positive and negative integers
Practice
4 The table shows the number of rhinos in the world.
The black rhino has made a comeback
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from the brink of extinction.
Rhino Number
Greater
More than 3500
one-homed rhino
Sumatran rhino 80
More than
White rhino
20000
Source: WWF 2020
Use the information in the table to write an estimate of the total number
of rhinos in the world.
Miami 6036000
Source: United Notions, Deportment of Education and Social Affairs 2018
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_ _ _4_A_d_d_iti_o_n_a_nd_su_b_tr_a_ct_io_n_(_l_)_ _ _ _____,)
8 The table shows the temperatures in some cities and the difference
in their temperature from London on one day. Complete the table.
Difference in temperature
City Temperature (°C)
from London
London -1
Rio de Janeiro 26
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4.1 Positive and negative integers
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4 Addition and subtraction (1) )
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13 In some countries. people who have been married for many years have
special anniversaries.
25 Silver
40 Ruby
50 Golden
60 Diamond
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4.2 Using letters to represent numbers
constant variable
Worked example 2
Exercise 4.2
Focus
1 Hamda plays a board game using a dice.
She uses the instructions together with her dice
score to work out how many spaces she moves.
For example:
- Score
- --•. - /
Calculate
d+4
Spaces moved
• ••• 9 spaces
S+d
3- d
d -2
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4.2 Using letters to represent numbers
m 15 11 21
n 5 2 16
a Complete this table to show the number of toy cars each boy has.
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Practice
4 The diagram shows a right angle divided into two smaller angles.
a;c=J 0
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17.3 Rotations
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Practice
4 Rotate the shapes 90 ° clockwise about the centre C.
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5 Rotate the shapes 90 ° anticlockwise about the centre C.
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17.3 Rotations
Answer:
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Challenge
7 Rotate the shapes 90 ° about the centre of rotation C, using the direction shown.
anticlockwise
clockwise
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17.3 Rotations
p
6 Drow the new shape.
p.
9 a Rotate triangle A 1B 1C, using the
instructions below. A •
d Do you think that whatever shape you rotate, if you rotate it 90 ° clockwise
or anticlockwise three times, then the shape you get when you join
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corresponding vertices will always be the same? Explain this generalisation.
You can use diagrams and characterising to help your explanation.
(Graph paper is available on the next page.)
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son, David, for his willingness to talk mathematics and respond to my IT needs and to my
husband, Norman, for being there when it was tough going.
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