MENTAL MATHS QUIZ 6 - 8 - Year 6 - Mental Maths

Oct 22, 2026

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A Year 6 mental maths quiz covering core number and measurement skills. Questions include solving linear equations, calculating decimal products, converting fractions like 7 12̸100 to decimals, finding percentages of money, identifying medians, and estimating using nearest tens. It also includes triangle area, arithmetic to complete number patterns, multiplying decimals by 100, word problems with stones and pounds, unit conversions, ratio-based mixing for paint, perimeter of a regular hexagon, and time zone conversions between New York and Brisbane.

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MENTAL MATHS QUIZ 6:8

Questions 1-18

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Name Date MENTAL MATHS QUIZ 6:8 | 1) | Work out 33 | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | If 5x-1 =34 what is the value of x? | | | | | 3) | 0.3 x 40 | | | | | 4) | Write as a decimal 7 + 12̸100 | | | | | 5) | What is 20% of £15? | | | | | 6) | Find the median of 1. 1, 1.3, 1. 5, 1. 2, 1.9, 0.7 and 1.1. | | | | | 7) | Estimate to the nearest 10:
14.16 x 2.93 | | | | | 8) | What is the area of this triangle? | 6cm | | | | | | | 3cm | | | 9) | 300 + 0.4 + = 307.46 | | | | | 10) | 372.6 x 100 | | | | | 11) | 6 packages each have a mass of 11 pounds. How many pounds less than
5 stone is the total weight? [14 pounds = 1 stone] | | | | | 12) | Flowers cost 70p for 10. How much would I need to pay for 25 flowers? | | | | | 13) | I need to mix brown paint using red, blue and yellow in the ratio of 2:1:3 . If I need to mix 120 ml of paint, how much yellow paint will I need? | | | | | 14) | What is the value of x + 8 if x = 12
4 | | | | | 15) | The Salamanders guessed how far a frog could jump in a minute. Captain guessed 3.2m, Sally guessed 2.7m. Tyger guessed 2.1m. In the end, the frog jumped 245cm. Whose guess was closest? | | | | | 16) | Convert 7 5 into a decimal. | | | | | 17) | The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 42cm. What is the length of each side? | | | | | 18) | The time in New York is 16:45 (EDT) . What is the time in Brisbane (AEST) which is 14 hours ahead? | | | | Name Date MENTAL MATHS QUIZ 6:8 ANSWERS | 1) | Work out 33 | | | 27 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | If 5x-1 =34 what is the value of x? | | | x = 7 | | 3) | 0.3 x 40 | | | 12 | | 4) | Write as a decimal 7 + 12̸100 | | | 7.12 | | 5) | What is 20% of £15? | | | £3 | | 6) | Find the median of 1. 1, 1.3, 1. 5, 1. 2, 1.9, 0.7 and 1.1. | | | 1.2 | | 7) | Estimate to the nearest 10:
14.16 x 2.93 | | | 40 | | 8) | What is the area of this triangle? | 6cm | | 9cm2 | | | | | 3cm | | | 9) | 300 + 0.4 + = 307.46 | | | 7.06 | | 10) | 372.6 x 100 | | | 37260 | | 11) | 6 packages each have a mass of 11 pounds. How many pounds less than 5 stone is the total weight? [14 pounds = 1 stone] | | | 4 | | 12) | Flowers cost 70p for 10. How much would I need to pay for 25 flowers? | | | £1.75 | | 13) | I need to mix brown paint using red, blue and yellow in the ratio of 2:1:3 . If I need to mix 120ml of paint, how much yellow paint will I need? | | | 60ml | | 14) | What is the value of x + 8 if x = 12
4 | | | 5 | | 15) | The Salamanders guessed how far a frog could jump in a minute. Captain guessed 3.2m, Sally guessed 2.7m. Tyger guessed 2.1m. In the end, the frog jumped 245cm. Whose guess was closest? | | | Sally | | 16) | Convert 7 5 into a decimal. | | | 7.4 | | 17) | The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 42cm. What is the length of each side? | | | 7cm | | 18) | The time in New York is 16:45 (EDT) . What is the time in Brisbane (AEST) which is 14 hours ahead? | | | 06:45 |

FAQs

How do you solve the equation 5x-1=34?

Add 1 to both sides to get 5x=35, then divide by 5 to find x=7.

What is 20% of £15 in the quiz?

20% equals 0.2, so 0.2 × 15 = £3.

What time is in Brisbane when New York is 16:45 (EDT) and Brisbane is 14 hours ahead?

Add 14 hours to 16:45, giving 06:45 in Brisbane.

Oct 22, 2026

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