Five a Day - Calculations - Solve problems all 4 operations 1

The "Maths Five a Day" resource presents a series of five questions that mirror the style of SATs problems, enabling Year 6 students to practice mathematical calculations involving all four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Each question is designed to assess and reinforce students' knowledge in a practical context. For instance, the first question involves calculating the total cost of ingredients used by Mr. Jones to make cakes for a school fair. Students must multiply the quantities of flour, sugar, and margarine by their respective costs per kilogram and then sum the totals to find the overall cost for 40 cakes.

Subsequent questions continue to challenge students' arithmetic skills in real-world scenarios. In the second question, students must deduce the cost of a single packet of crisps based on the change received from a £2 coin. The third question requires students to work out the individual postage cost for a parcel, given the total change from a £20 note. The fourth question asks students to calculate the number of friends in a group who share £150 equally from dog walking. Finally, the fifth question tests understanding of proportions, asking students to explain why Jack has four times more golf balls than Boris has tennis balls. These exercises are designed to be used as starter activities, either to gauge existing knowledge or for retrieval practice, with answers provided for each question to facilitate immediate feedback.