GL 11+ Maths Paper 1 Ages 10-11 ANSWERS

Question Multiple- Written Calculation

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1 C £0.66 59p is written as £0.59
Add prices: 0.59 + 1.65 + 2.10 = 4.34
5.00 – 4.34 = 0.66 = £0.66
2 D 56 6 chefs and one Head Chef makes 7 workers.
7 x 8 = 56
3 D Friday Count in jumps of 7 as there are 7 days in one
week.
Days 1, 8 and 15 are Mondays.
Then count each day up to 19:
Tuesday is day 16, Wednesday is day 17, Thursday
is day 18 and Friday is day 19
4 D 3.043kg Convert all measurements into the same unit to
compare them.
A = 34g B = 340g C = 304g
D = 3043g. D is the largest
5 C 2 One vertical line and one horizontal line through
the centre of the shape
6 C 11.26am 116 minutes = 1 hour and 56 minutes.
A shortcut to adding 1 hr 56 mins would be to
add 2 hours then subtract 4 minutes
7 A £20.45 Use column addition to add prices, ensuring the
decimal points are in line
8 B 4.5 Multiply the numerator by how many deserts: ¾ x
6 = 18/4 = 4½ = 4.5
9 A 31st May The green bin is emptied 3 days after the black
bin. 14 + 3 = 17.
Count in jumps of 7: 17, 24, 31.
It will be emptied on 24th, though this is not the
last collection date.
10 A 75cm2 Convert mm into cm before calculating. The
curved surface of a cylinder is a rectangular shape
when opened out, so the wrapping paper will be
rectangular.
Area = length x width
7.5cm x 10cm = 75cm2
11 C 3 1: 3 becomes ?: 24
There are 8 lots of children, so 8 adults are
required. 5 of these will be parents, so 3 staff are
needed.
12 B 6 There are 21 children on the busiest day
(Wednesday) and 15 on the quietest day
(Thursday). 21 – 15 = 6
13 A 105km 210 minutes = 3.5 hours
3.5 x 30 = 105

GL 11+ Maths Paper 1 Ages 10-11 ANSWERS

14 D 435 Use the first statement to compare the 5 and 15.
The answer will be 3 times smaller. 1305 ÷ 3 =
435
15 C 6 Multiples of 10 will ‘end with a zero’.
Factors of 120 ending with zero:
10 20 30 40 60 120
16 D 54 A straight line measure 180 degrees.
a = 180 – 126 = 54 degrees.
17 B 5210 80% = 4168 people
Divide by 8: 10% = 521 people
Multiply by 10: 100% = 5210 people
18 D 1 860 To round to the nearest ten thousand, look at the
000 number in the thousands column: 9 rounds up so
the 5 becomes 6 and all columns after that are
zero.
19 A 60 A circle measures 360 degrees.
degrees 360 ÷ 6 = 60 degrees
20 B 6 1.5 hours = 90 minutes.
Count in multiples of 14:
14 28 42 56 70 84 98…
He can run 6 complete laps within 90 mins
21 A 146 All four angles of a parallelogram add up to 360
degrees degrees. 34 + 34 = 68.
360 – 68 = 292 for both obtuse angles.
292 ÷ 2 = 146 degrees
22 B £280.80 Find 10% by dividing by 10: £1.95
20% = 2 x £1.95 = £3.90
£19.50 + £3.90 = £23.40 per month.
One year has 12 months
£23.40 x 12 = £280.80
23 A 33 Take off the 6-year difference, share equally, then
bring the difference back:
60 – 6 = 54
54 ÷ 2 = 27 years old (younger coach)
27 + 6 = 33 years old (older coach)
24 A 16 Find 10% by dividing by 10: 4 lollipops.
20% = 2 x 4 = 8
¼ = 40 ÷ 4 = 10
Find 5% by dividing 10% by 2:
10% + 5% = 15% = 4 + 2 = 6 lollipops.
8 + 10 + 6 = 24
40 – 24 = 16 cherry lollipops
25 C 9 Answer needs to be a number less than 10 which
is not a factor of 60.
Factors of 60: 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20
30 60
26 B 256 3 tigers have 32 stripes: 3 x 32 = 96.
4 tigers have (32 + 8) = 4 x 40 = 160.
96 + 160 = 256 stripes

GL 11+ Maths Paper 1 Ages 10-11 ANSWERS

27 D x2 then Try each option systematically.
+15 Start with the number 155.
Check more than one step in the pattern.
(155 x 2) + 15 = 310 + 15 = 325
(325 x 2) + 15 = 650 + 15 = 665…
28 D 14 100% - 80% = 20% will not grow into breeding
adults.
10% of 70 = 7
20% of 70 = 2 x 7 = 14
29 C 17 Use a number line to illustrate if needed.
Asha’s age: 70 ÷ 5 = 14 years
Sadia’s age: 14 + 3 = 17 years
30 B 5 1/6 of 24 = 24 ÷ 6 = 4 (Sam)
25% = ¼ 24 ÷ 4 = 6 (Emma)
1/8 of 24 = 24 ÷ 8 = 3, so 3/8 = 9 (Jack)
4 + 6 + 9 = 19 are eaten
24 – 19 = 5 chewy sweets left
31 C 175 Calculate the length of the whole line:
200 – 100 = 100.
The arrow is pointing to approximately ¾.
¾ of 100 = 75.
Add 75 onto 100 = 175
32 C 20 If one number is twice another number, there are
three parts of equal size altogether. The larger
number has 2 parts and the smaller number has 1
part.
As a ratio, this is 2:1.
30 ÷ 3 = 10
10 children wear glasses
2 x 10 = 20 children do not wear glasses
33 B 1 Only the right-angled triangle in the centre has a
right angle: its bottom left corner.
34 D 27 Write out the sequence, starting on 3 and adding
2 each time, until 10th day:
3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21
Then add 3 each time:
24 (11th day) 27 (12th day)
35 D 1560 Remember that a number divisible by 5 will end in
0 or 5. All of these options will ÷5.
Use bus stop method to divide each one by 6. The
correct answer will not have any remainders.
1560 ÷ 6 = 260
36 C (5,5) The first number of a coordinate changes when the
counter is moved left or right (x axis) and the
second number of a coordinate changes when the
counter is moved up or down (y axis)
Moving 2 places right means the first number will
increase by 2.
3 + 2 = 5 to give (5,5).

GL 11+ Maths Paper 1 Ages 10-11 ANSWERS

37 C 8 Find the total number of goals scored last season
by multiplying the mean by the number of
matches: 7 x 9 = 63 goals.
Add up the goals in the table:
5+4+6+10+7+8+9+6 = 55
63 – 55 = 8 goals in the final match
38 B 18p Find 10% by dividing by 10: 1.5p
20% = 2 x 10% = 2 x 1.5p = 3p
Profit is the extra money he makes, so the price
must increase: 15p + 3p = 18p
39 C 4 Read the scores for Jack and Tom, one test at a
time. Find the difference between each pair of
scores by subtracting the smallest number from
the largest.
Test 1: 9 – 5 = 4
Test 2: 9 – 7 = 2
Test 3: 8 – 5 = 3
Test 4: 10 – 8 = 2
40 C 946 Use the first statement to compare the 400 and
2000. The answer will be 5 times larger. 189.2 x
5 = 946
41 A 1050 3.5 mins = 3.5 x 60 seconds = 210 secs
It rotates 5 times per second:
210 x 5 = 1050
42 D 8.25kg Bloom weights 5.5kg.
50% means half (÷2)
5.5 ÷ 2 = 2.75kg
5.5 + 2.75 = 8.25kg
43 C £6.50 Count in multiples of 6:
6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54…
She needs to buy 9 packs to have 50 cards
£1.50 x 9 = £13.50
£20 – £13.50 = £6.50 change
44 A 450g 300g raspberries serves 4 people.
To serve 1 person: 300g ÷ 4 = 75g
To serve 6 people: 75g x 6 = 450g
45 C 3:5 Create a ratio using the measurements, then
simplify:
9:15 simplifies to become 3:5
46 A 2 15% = 10% + 5% = 2+1 = 3 fluffy cases
1/5 of 20 = 20 ÷ 5 = 4 metal cases
1/10 of 20 = 20 ÷ 10 = 2 rubber cases
40% = 4 x 10% = 4 x 2 = 8 with sequins
Shiny plastic = 20 – (3+4+2+8) = 3 cases

‘Or’ means to add the options:

Fluffy or metal = 3 + 4 = 7
Rubber or shiny plastic = 2 + 3 = 5

7 – 5 = 2 more

GL 11+ Maths Paper 1 Ages 10-11 ANSWERS

47 C 5 Consecutive means ‘in a row’.
The largest difference between two days in a row
is between Sunday of Week 1 and Monday of
Week 2: 15 – 10 = 5 degrees
48 B 12.13pm Use a number line as needed to add the following
minutes onto 9.45am:
15 + 10 + 30 + 93
Split 93 mins into 60 (1 hour) + 33
49 D 5n + 2 The rule for the pattern is +5, giving 5n in the
expression.
The pattern starts on 7 not 5, so +2
50 D £10.70 4 seedballs would cost £1 each, but the offer
means only paying for 3 as the 4th one is free = £3
Cuttlefish slabs would cost £2.80 each, but the
offer means the 2nd one is half price so only costs
£1.40: £2.80 + £1.40 = £4.20
The tassel toy costs £3.50

£3 + £4.20 + £3.50 = £10.70

GL 11+ Maths Paper 1 Ages 10-11 ANSWERS