Cambridge Primary Ready to Go Lessons for

Maths Stage 6
Answers to photocopiable pages

Unit 1A: Number and Page 13: Arrays

problem solving Possible arrays for 12 counters:
1 × 12 2 × 6 3×4 4×3 6×2 12 × 1
Page 9: Place value game
a) 6
The learners play the game as described on the
photocopiable page. b) All other ways give unequal rows
c) Answers will vary, for example: All the
Page 11: Calculator puzzles numbers and rows are in the 12 times table
Answers will vary, for example: Possible arrays for 36 counters:
Instruction: key in number, press ×, key in 10, 1 × 36 2 × 18 3 × 12 4 × 9 6×6 9×4
press = 12 × 3 18 × 2 36 × 1
Number Prediction Result What a) 8
keyed into happened to b) All other ways give unequal rows
calculator the digits
c) Answers will vary, for example: All the
29 290 290 The digits
numbers can be divided into 36
have moved
one place to Page 15: True or false?
the left so the
number is Statement True Why?
now 10 times or
bigger false?
Eli wanted to buy False $8 and $11 add up
Instruction: key in number, press ×, key in 1000, some shorts for $7.98 to £19, which is
press = and a T-shirt for below $20
Number Prediction Result What $11.12. He had $20.
keyed into happened to He didn’t have
calculator the digits enough money.
88 88 000 88 000 The digits I rounded a number True 13 234 is closest to
have moved to 13 200. My 13 200
three places number was 13 234.
to the left so Sara rounded 24 500 False Numbers that end
the number is to 24 000. She was in 5, 50, 500, etc.
now 1000 confident she was are always
times bigger correct. rounded up
When you round False Numbers can also
Instruction: key in number, press ÷, key in 100, numbers you always be rounded to the
press = round them up to nearest 1, decimal
Number Prediction Result What the next 10, 100 or (0.1, 0.01), and
keyed into happened to 1000. more, or rounded
calculator the digits down
144 1.44 1.44 The digits Charlie bought some True He spent about
have moved toys. The total cost $57 so gets about
two places to was $56.79. He had $43 change, which
the right so two $50 bills. He is close to $45; the
the number is thought he would learners may say
now 100 times have about $45 false because $43
smaller change. is not $45

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Page 17 Signs and symbols 4. a) 247 × 6 = 1482, double = 2964

The learners do the activity as described on the b) 413 × 9 = 3717, double = 7434
photocopiable page; see the photocopiable page for
an example.
Page 35: Number problems
1. 4 987 300 4 987 300 4 987 000
Page 19: Fibonacci sequences 2. a) >
1. 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597 b) =
2. 1597 c) <
3. a) 24, 39, 63, 102 3. Answers will vary, for example:
b) 58, 93, 151 13, 21, 31, 43
c) 21, 32, 53, 85, 138 Add two more than the previous addition
4. Answers will vary; there are many possible each time (add 2, then 4, then 6, then 8, etc.)
answers. 4. 24 36 120
5. 2, 8, 10, 18, 28, 46, 74, 120 5. 5000
6. 4, 7, 11, 18 6. 31
Page 21: Sieve of Eratosthenes 7. Strategies will vary, for example:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 50 × 9 = 450 7 × 9 = 63 450 + 63 = 513
53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97 8. 2500
Page 23: Four in a row 9. 20 remainder 7
The learners do the activity as described on the 10. Yes. Round $58.99 to $60, $78.99 to $80. $80
photocopiable page. + $60 = $140. As both amounts are less than
$80 and $60 he will have enough money.
Page 25: Remainders!
The learners do the activity as described on the Unit 1B: Measure and
photocopiable page; see the photocopiable page for problem solving
an example.
Challenge!
Page 37: Lines
Actual lengths:
1. 119
1. 8 cm 2 mm, 82 mm, 8.2 cm
2. Answers will vary, for example: Any number
ending in 9 will have a remainder of 9 when 2. 10 cm 5 mm, 105 mm, 10.5 cm
divided by 10, 4 when divided by 5 and 3. 3 cm 7 mm, 37 mm, 3.7 cm
1 when divided by 2. Work through the 4. 6 cm 1 mm, 61 mm, 6.1 cm
numbers that end in 9 dividing them by 3, 4
5. 12 cm 8 mm, 128 mm, 12.8 cm
and 6 to find their remainders.
6. 4 cm 6 mm, 46 mm, 4.6 cm
Page 27: Addition and subtraction
The learners do the activity as described on the Page 39: Weighty problem
photocopiable page; see the photocopiable page for a) Put the diamonds on one side of the scales
an example. with the 20 g weight, and the 30 g weight on
the other side, and see if they balance.
Page 29: Dicey digits b) Put the rubies on one side of the scales with
The learners do the activity as described on the the 20 g weight, and the 100 g weight on the
photocopiable page; see the photocopiable page for other side, and see if they balance.
an example.
c) Put the sapphires on one side of the scales,
Page 31: Multiply and the 20 g, 30 g and 40 g weights on the
other side, and see if they balance.
The learners do the activity as described on the
photocopiable page; see the photocopiable page for d) Put the jade stones on one side of the scales
an example. with the 30 g weight, and the 100 g and 20 g
weights on the other side, and see if they
Page 33: Doubling and halving balance.
Answers will vary, for example:
1–3. 136: double = 272, double = 544,
Page 41: What capacity?
double again = 1088 Answers will vary, depending on the containers
provided.
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Page 43: Digital and analogue

times
The learners do the activity as described on the
photocopiable page; see the photocopiable page for
an example.

Page 45: Timetables

Train Time Time Journey Time Journey Time Journey Total
leaving arriving time arriving time arriving time journey
St at at at time
Pan’s Prince Cherville Queen’s
Station Station Station Station
1 10:30 11:28 58 14:02 2 hours 16:33 2 hours 6 hours
minutes 34 minutes 31 minutes 3 minutes
2 12:10 13:12 1 hour 15:55 2 hours 17:27 1 hour 5 hours
2 minutes 43 minutes 32 minutes 17 minutes
3 13:45 14:52 1 hour 17:20 2 hours 18:54 1 hour 5 hours
7 minutes 28 minutes 34 minutes 9 minutes
4 15:25 16:28 1 hour 18:55 2 hours 19:28 33 minutes 4 hours
3 minutes 37 minutes 3 minutes
5 16:55 17:59 1 hour 20:15 2 hours 21:46 1 hour 4 hours
4 minutes 16 minutes 31 minutes 51 minutes

a) Train 4 Missing lengths: Missing lengths:

b) Train 2 Vertical: 5 cm Long vertical: 14 cm
Page 47: Calendar Horizontal: 4 cm Short vertical: 7 cm
The learners do the activity as described on page Perimeter: 46 cm 1st horizontal: 6 cm
46 under ‘Main activities’. Area: 110 cm2 2nd horizontal: 6 cm
Perimeter: 82 cm
Page 49: Perimeter and area
Area: 224 cm2
1–3. Answers will vary, for example:
1 cm × 11 cm, area 11 cm2 Page 53: Looking at measures
2 cm × 10 cm, area 20 cm2 1. 23.45 kg, 23 450 g
3 cm × 9 cm, area 27 cm2 2. 1550 ml. Explanations will vary, for example:
4 cm × 8 cm, area 32 cm2 1.5 litres is 1500 ml, which is 50 ml less than
5 cm × 7 cm, area 35 cm2 1550 ml.
6 cm × 6 cm, area 36 cm2 3. 8 hours. Explanations will vary, for example:
60 minutes is 1 hour, double for 2 hours (120
4. Multiply length by width.
minutes), double for 4 hours (240 minutes)
5. They are all different. and double again for 8 hours (480 minutes).
6. Shapes may have the same perimeter but 4.
different areas. 12
11 1
10 2
Page 51: Compound shapes 9 3 14:55
Missing lengths: Missing lengths: 8 4
Horizontal: 7 cm Vertical: 8 cm 7 5
6
Vertical: 8 cm Horizontal: 5 cm
Perimeter: 36 cm Perimeter: 40 cm 5. 3 hours 40 minutes
Area: 45 cm2 Area: 81 cm2 6. 3 hours 51 minutes
7. 2 hours 20 minutes

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8. Answers will vary, for example:
1 cm × 14 cm, area: 14 cm2
2 cm × 13 cm, area: 26 cm2
3 cm × 12 cm, area: 36 cm2
4 cm × 11 cm, area: 44 cm2
5 cm × 10 cm, area: 50 cm2
6 cm × 9 cm, area: 54 cm2
7 cm × 8 cm, area: 56 cm2
9. Personal response.

Unit 1C: Geometry and

problem solving
Page 55: Follow-me cards Page 63: Measuring angles
The learners do the activity as described on page a) 45°, 50°, 85°
54 under ‘Starter’; the correct answers are shown b) 20°, 90°, 70°
in order on the photocopiable page, before the
c) 50°, 50°, 80°
cards are cut out.
d) 30°, 30°, 120°
Page 57: Quadrilaterals
1.
Page 65: Co-ordinates
The learners do the activity as described on the
photocopiable page.
square rectangle rhombus
Page 67: Transformations
Personal response.

Page 69: Shapes and

transformations
parallelogram trapezium kite
1. Personal response.
2. Answers will vary; see the photocopiable page
2. Possible nets for a cube or cuboid:
for an example.

Page 59: 3D shapes

Answers will vary; ensure the shapes are named
and at least these properties are described: faces,
edges and vertices.

Page 61: Nets of 3D shapes

Possible nets for a square-based pyramid:

Possible nets for a cuboid (allow any that will work):

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Possible net for a triangular prism (allow any 3. 131. Explanations will vary, for example:
with triangles in different positions on either We have been given the 15th number in the
side of the rectangles): sequence (96). There are 5 more to go to get to
the 20th. 7 × 5 = 35. 96 + 35 = 131.
4. 201
Problem 2
3. The learners should draw a: square, rectangle, Personal response.
parallelogram, rhombus, trapezium, kite.
4. The learners should draw two of: square, Page 81: Odd or even?
rhombus, kite. Sam’s second statement is correct. The other two
5. (–2,8) (5,8) (3, –7) (–7, –1) are wrong.
6. Reflections at: Multiplying:
(2,–2), (2,–4), (4,–4) • 2 odd numbers gives an odd product
(–2,–2), (–2,–4), (–4,–4) • 2 even numbers gives an even product
(–2,4), (–2,2), (–4,4) • one odd and one even number gives an even
product.
7.
Page 83: Changing numbers
Answers will vary, for example:
Number × 10 × 100 ÷ 10 ÷ 100
34 721 347 210 3 472 100 3472.1 347.21

Number Round to Round to the

8. Right 5, down 5 the nearest whole
Down 5, right 5 nearest number
10th
Unit 2A: Number and 347.21 347.2 347
problem solving Page 85: Down the ladder!
Page 71: What’s happening? The learners play the game as described on the
photocopiable page.
The learners do the activity as described on the
photocopiable page; see the photocopiable page for Page 87: Arabic number square
an example.
1–4.
Page 73: Factors
The learners play the game as described on the
photocopiable page.

Page 75: Estimating

The learners play the game as described on the
photocopiable page.

Page 77: More or less?

The learners do the activity as described on the
photocopiable page; see the photocopiable page for
an example.

Page 79: Sequence problems

٢٦ ٤٣ ٣٧ ٨١ ٩٠
Problem 1
5.
1. 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108
2. Answers will vary, for example: multiples of
12 are also all multiples of 6.
Problem 2 Page 89: Which shop?
1. +7 SportsToGo: $133.97
2. 12 19 26 33 40 47 54 Football Mania: $142.94
61 68 75 82 89 96
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Footie Stuff: $127.95 4. 700 000 (7 hundred thousand)
Sport4all: $128.95 5. a) Multiples of 2 end with even numbers
1. Footie Stuff b) Multiples of 5 end with 5 or 0
2. $2.05 c) Multiples of 10 end with 0
3. Buy boots from Footie Stuff, shorts from 6. $77.47
Football Mania, shirt from SportsToGo 7. 2304
Page 91: Rules of divisibility 8. 40
Answers will vary, for example:
1.
Unit 2B: Measure and
2 4 5 10 25 100
12 332 125 300 325 400 problem solving
34 488 340 420 550 900
56 624 675 550 675 1200 Page 103: Curves
248 936 830 2340 1225 4300 Allow 2 mm or 3 mm either side of these:
564 1216 900 8570 8375 7800 About 5.5 cm
2. 400, 900, 1200, 4300, 7800 About 6 cm
Page 93: Money matters About 7 cm
1. Answers will vary, for example: Watch and bike: About 12 cm
$3452.80 + $145.50 About 10.5 cm
2. 3452.80 About 12.5 cm
+145.50
3598.30 Page 105: Grams
1 Personal response.
3. $3452.80 + $100 + $40 + $5 + 50c = $3598.30
4. 3452.80
Page 107: More or less?
Answers will vary, depending on the containers
–145.50
provided.
3307.30
5. $3452.80 – $100 – $40 – $5 – 50c = $3307.30 Page 109: Journeys
6–7. Personal response. Answers will vary, for example: approximately
18 miles, which will take between 20 and 25 minutes.
Page 95: Ways to multiply
Page 111: What’s the time?
Allow methods that the learners use to answer
and check. These must be different for each The learners do the activity as described on the
calculation. photocopiable page; see the photocopiable page for
an example.
168 × 15 = 2520 324 × 22 = 7128
230 × 80 = 18 400 72 × 8 = 576
Page 113: Ferry journey
68 × 12 = 816 24 × 16 = 384
1. a) 21 minutes
450 × 150 = 67 500 125 × 25 = 3125
b) 1:10
Page 97: Using what you know! c) 3 hours 6 minutes
Personal response. d) 9:20 ferry: 49 minutes
10:10, 10:40 and 11:10 ferries: 52 minutes
Page 99: Division 11:40 and 12:10 ferries: 41 minutes
294 ÷ 14 = 21 79 ÷ 8 = 9 remainder 7 or7
9 1:10 and 1:40 ferries: 51 minutes
378 ÷ 18 = 21 95 ÷ 7 = 13 remainder 4 or 4
13 2:10 and 3:10 ferries: 1 hour and 1 minute
450 ÷ 15 = 30 84 ÷ 6 = 14
Page 115: Calendar problems
Page 101: Number knowledge 20 May
1. 4 8
2. 2500 7500
Page 117: Time zone
The learners do the activity as described on page
3. 19 37
116 under ‘Main activities’.
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Page 118: Arrival times Page 132: Probability

a) 15:10 The probability of picking a 2: 105 or 1
2

b) 21:22 the following day The probability of picking a 3: 102 or 1

5

The probability of picking a 5: 1

Page 120: Perimeter and area
Answers will vary, for example:
1 m × 24 m: perimeter 50 m; cost of fencing $600
2 m × 12 m: perimeter 28 m; cost of fencing $336
3 m × 8 m: perimeter 22 m; cost of fencing $264
4 m × 6 m: perimeter 20 m; cost of fencing $240
Raphael should choose 4 m × 6 m.
Page 122: Compound shapes
Perimeter: 64 cm. Area: 170 cm2.
10
The likelihood of picking 0: no chance
The likelihood of picking 1: poor chance
The likelihood of picking 2: even chance
The likelihood of picking 3: poor chance
The likelihood of picking 4: no chance
The likelihood of picking 5: poor chance (a worse
chance than picking 1 or 3)
The likelihood of picking 6: no chance
For a certain chance all cards would need to have
the same number.

Page 124: Exploring measurement Page 134: Different ways to show

1. 1520 cm, 15.2 m information
2. 12 600 g, 12 kg 600 g 1. The learners must draw a bar line chart
3. 1.3 kg with a title and labels on the axes, which
shows that 14 children have packed lunches,
4. Allow 2 mm or 3 mm either side of 72 mm
18 have school dinners and 12 go home.
5. 12 The scale of the axis showing numbers of
11 1
10 2 children could be in intervals of 1, 2 or 3.
9 3 2. a) 15
8 4 b) 1 or 2
7 5 c) 1
6 3

d) about 5
6. 18:50
7. 20:47 Unit 3A: Number and
8. Answers will vary, for example: problem solving
1 cm × 5 cm, area: 5 cm2 Page 136: Roman numerals
2 cm × 4 cm, area: 8 cm2 1.
9. Personal response.
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
Ones
Unit 2C: Handling data and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
problem solving Tens
X XX XXX XL L LX LXX LXXX XC
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Page 126: Shoe size
The learners do the activity as described on the Hun- C CC CCC CD D DC DCC DCCC CM
photocopiable page. dreds 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Page 128: Pie charts Thou- M MM MMM IV V VI VII VIII IX

sands 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000
1. a) 1
4

b) 25% 2. a) 3200

c) 1800 b) 1111

d) 121 3. a) IVDLX

e) Approximately 8% b) MCMLXXXIV

f) 600 4. M

Page 130: Statistics Page 138: Round it!

Personal response. The learners play the game as described on the
photocopiable page.
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Page 140: Decimals to fractions 11

12
1
The learners do the activity as described on the 10 2
photocopiable page; see the photocopiable page for 9 3 62 12 %, 58 , 0.625
an example.
8 4
7 5
Page 142: Fractions to decimals 6
1
2
= 0.5 1
4
= 0.25 3
4
= 0.75 1
10
= 0.1 3
10
= 0.3 4
10
= 0.4
6
10
= 0.6 7
10
= 0.7 9
10
= 0.9 1
5
= 0.2 4
5
= 0.8 1
100
= 0.01 Page 150: Ratio problems
2
= 0.02 5
= 0.05 8
= 0.08 25 g cumin seeds
100 100 100
25 ml olive oil
Page 144: Reducing fractions 250 g onion
1
2
= 6
12
1
3
= 9
27
1
4
= 8
32
1
5
= 10
50
1
6
= 7
42
1
7
= 8
56 350 g red split lentils
1
8
= 3
24
1
9
= 5
45
1
10
= 100
10 2
3
= 16
24
3
4
= 9
12
3
5
= 18
30 2.125 litres water
4
5
= 28
35
7
10
= 49
70
5
6
= 45
54 1 kg tomatoes
Page 146: Fractions to decimals 500 g chick peas
The learners do the activity as described on the Page 152: Thermometer
photocopiable page; see the photocopiable page for
an example.
problems
Problem 1
Page 148: Percentages of a circle 9° C
Answers will vary, for example: Problem 2
–7° C
12 Problem 3
11 1
10 2 13° C
9 3 50%, 12 , 0.5
8 4
Page 154: Shopping
7 5 1. Buy here!: $161.96
6
Clothes4all: $147.02
Nice Price: $190
12
11 1 2. Clothes4all
10 2
3. She can buy everything with her voucher
9 3 75%, 34 , 0.75 there.
8 4
7
6
5 Page 156: Rounding and adjusting
Maria: $125.49
Lily: 7.1 m
12
11 1 Nasser: 16.2 litres
10 2
Khalid: 1.125 kg
9 3 25%, 14 , 0.25 Sameera: $155
8 4
7
6
5 Page 158: Addition and
subtraction
11
12
1
The learners do the activity as described on the
10 2 photocopiable page.
9 3 12 12 %, 18 , 0.125 Page 160: Ways to multiply
8 4 168 × 17 = 2856 272 × 18 = 4896 352 × 12 = 4224
7 5
6 468 × 15 = 7020
289 × 16 = 4624 230 × 14 = 3220 421 × 13 = 5473
125 × 19 = 2375

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Page 162: Factors and partitioning Page 174: What’s the time?
Answers will vary, for example: 1. 13:00
Partitioning: 36 × 42: 36 × 40 = 1440, 36 × 2 = 72, 2. Depart Reading 13:30. Arrive Swindon 13:58.
1440 + 72 = 1512 Depart Swindon 14:37. Arrive Weston-super-
Factors: 42 × 3 × 3 × 2 × 2 =1512 Mare 15:43.
3. Depart Stroud 13:55, arrive Cardiff 15:12.
Page 164: Remainders Journey time: 1 hour 17 minutes.
Answers will vary, for example: Depart Stroud 16:14, arrive Cardiff 20:30.
367 ÷ 12 = 30 127 or 30.6 (remainder rounded to Journey time: 4 hours 16 minutes.
nearest tenth) 4. 13:31 or 14:34
Page 166: All about numbers Page 176: Which flight?
1. a) 12
A 10 hours 30 minutes
b) 129
B 17 hours 5 minutes
2. 3 9 12
5 15 20
C 12 hours 5 minutes
or
D 11 hours
3 18
4 24

3. a) 5.6 rounded to 6 Page 178: Perimeter and area

b) 3.481 rounded to 3 Top left: Missing lengths: 6 cm, 5 cm. Perimeter:
4. 14 4
5
48 cm. Area: 105 cm2.
5. 5 13 Top right: Missing lengths: 15 cm, 3 cm, 7 cm.
6. $60.28 Perimeter: 76 cm. Area: 202 cm2.

7. The number line should show the numbers in Centre: Missing lengths: 14 cm, 4 cm, 3 cm.
the following order: Perimeter: 6 cm. Area: 110 cm2.

–20 –15 –4 6 10 25 Challenge:

Perimeter: 26 cm. Area: 39 cm2.
8. 93.6, 93 35
Page 180: Measurements
Unit 3B: Measure and
1. 23.045 litres, 23 045 ml
problem solving 2. 2.9 cm 24.5 cm
Page 168: Measuring problems 3.
1–2. Personal response.
3. a) 1.61 m b) 53.7 cm or between 53 cm
0
and 54 cm 1000 100
900 200
4. a) 1.26 m b) 42 cm
5. a) 1.47 m b) 49 cm 800 300

6. The learners should draw lines of 16.1 cm, 700 400

600 500
12.6 cm and 14.7 cm. g

Page 170: How close? 4. 8 days

Personal response. 5.
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11 1
Page 172: Imperial and metric 10 2
1. See the photocopiable page for examples. 9 3
2. Examples include: 8 4
7 5
1 gallon is approximately 4.5 litres: 6
10 gallons = 45 litres 20 gallons = 90 litres
5 gallons = 22.5 litres 25 gallons = 112.5 litres 6. 19.2 km
1 ounce is approximately 28 g: 10 ounces = 280 g 7. 3 gallons
5 ounces = 140 g 2.5 ounces = 70 g 8. 7 hours 9 minutes
7.5 ounces = 210 g

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9. Possible answers: Rectangle: cuboid, cylinder, triangular prism
1 cm × 13 cm, area 13 cm2 Square: cube, cuboid, square-based pyramid,
2 cm × 12 cm, area 24 cm2 triangular prism
3 cm × 11 cm, area 33 cm2 Triangle: triangular prism, square-based pyramid
4 cm × 10 cm, area 40 cm2 2. Possible nets for a cube:
5 cm × 9 cm, area 45 cm2
6 cm × 8 cm, area 48 cm2
7 cm × 7 cm, area 49 cm2

Unit 3C: Geometry and

problem solving
Page 182: Triangles and
quadrilaterals
1–2. Answers to question 1 will vary, for example:
Equilateral Isosceles Scalene

Possible nets for a cuboid (allow any that will

work):

Angles: all Angles: 2 equal Angles: all

equal, each acute angles, different
60° one different
acute or obtuse Symmetry: no Possible nets for a square-based pyramid:
Symmetry: 3
angle lines of
lines of
symmetry
symmetry Symmetry: 1
line of
symmetry
3.

square rectangle trapezium

Possible net for a triangular prism (allow any
with triangles in different positions on either
side of the rectangles):

parallelogram rhombus kite

4. Answers will vary; expect one or two 3–4. Personal response.
statements similar to these:
A square and a rhombus have sides of equal Page 186: Angles
length, a rectangle doesn’t. 1. Personal response.
Squares and rectangles always have four right 2. a) 60°
angles, a rhombus doesn’t always.
b) 120°
A square is a regular rhombus.
c) 30°
Squares, rhombi and rectangles are also
parallelograms. 3. Personal response.
4. equilateral: 60°, 60°, 60°
Page 184: 3D shapes
isosceles: 70°, 70°, 40°
1. Answers will vary; expect at least two of each:
scalene: 90°, 65°, 25°
Circle: sphere, cylinder, cone
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right-angled isosceles: 90°, 45°, 45°
10
Each adds up to 180°.
5. Yes 8

Page 188: Co-ordinate grid 6

1. Trapezium. 4
2–3. Answers will vary, for example: 2
Square: (–8,8), (–3,8), (–8,3), (–3,3)
Rhombus: (6,8), (8,6), (6,4), (4,6) −10 −8 −6 −4 −2 0 2 4 6 8 10
−2
Parallelogram (4,–1), (8,–1), (6,–3), (2,–3)
Kite: (–6,–1), (–8,–3), (–4,–3), (–6,–8) −4

Page 190: Rotating shapes −6

−8
10
−10
8

4 10

2 8

6
−10 −8 −6 −4 −2 0 2 4 6 8 10
4
−2
2
−4

−6 −10 −8 −6 −4 −2 0 2 4 6 8 10
−2
−8
−4
−10
−6

10 −8

8 −10

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Page 192: Looking at shapes
4
1. Answers will vary, for example:
2

−10 −8 −6 −4 −2 0 2 4 6 8 10
−2

−4 equilateral isosceles scalene

2. Answers will vary, for example:
−6

−8

−10

regular irregular
pentagon: 5 lines pentagon: 1 line
of symmetry of symmetry

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3. Possible nets for a cube: 4. Circle: sphere, cylinder, cone
Rectangle: cylinder, cuboid, triangular prism
5. 150° 40°
6. Answers will vary, for example:
(–4,3), (5,3), (5,–3), (–4,–3).

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