100 Reasoning & Problem Solving Questions for SATs

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About this resource 4

25 Addition & Subtraction Questions 5

25 Fractions, Decimals & Percentages Questions 15

25 Place Value Questions 24

25 Shape & Angle Questions 33

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100 Reasoning & Problem Solving Questions for SATs

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About this resource

Do not use a calculator to answer any questions in this work book.

You could work through these questions with your child, or leave them to try a set of 5 questions.
You could then mark the questions they’ve attempted and work through those they are unfamiliar
with together.

Some might find choosing a mixture of questions from each section works best for their child; others
might wish to work through in a more orderly fashion - starting with sets of place value questions,
followed by addition and subtraction, then sets of fractions questions, with shape and angles being
used last.

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• Follow the instructions for each question.

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• For these questions, you may get a mark for showing your method.
• If you cannot do a question, go on to the next one.
• Remember go back and check your work.

Marks

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1 Choose two numbers to complete this calculation

+ = 72

19 22 51 33 53

1 mark

2 Fill in the missing number

63 + 28 = 100 -
1 mark

3
2,483 + 5,048 =
1 mark

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4 = 78,425 - 13,214

1 mark

5 42 + 8 =

1 mark

6 a) There were 2,408 people on board a cruise ship. At

the next port, it takes on 557 more passengers, but
379 people get off. How many passengers are on
board the ship now?

1 mark

b) If 658 of these passengers are children, how many

adults are on board?

1 mark

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7 Each number in the addition wall is made from adding

the numbers in the two boxes directly below.

E.g.

Complete this addition wall

2 marks

8 8,000,000 - 10 =
1 mark

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9 Circle two numbers that have a difference of 230

340 580 250 810 120

1 mark

10 7.34 + 32.08 + 403.9 =

1 mark

11 Mrs Redley spent £23,407 on a new kitchen and

then spent £2,073 on her grandchildren’s Christmas
presents. She has £19,098 left in her bank account.
How much money did she have to begin with?

1 mark

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12 A new sports car costs £105,099. After 3 years, it’s

value is reduced by £47,520. How much is the car
worth after 3 years?

1 mark

13 8 - 2.34 =
1 mark

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14 The prices in a cafe are shown in the table below

Jake buys a hotdog and a salad. Audrey buys a pizza

and chips. How much more does Audrey spend than
Jake?

2 marks

15 After his birthday, Carter has 5,238 football cards

having received 257 cards from his Gran and 93 cards
from his brother. How many cards did Carter have
before his birthday?

1 mark

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16 This table shows the number of visitors to an art

gallery at different months throughout the year.

How many more visitors were there in the last half of

the year than in the first half of the year?

2 marks

17 113.26 - 28.5 =
1 mark

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18 7,205,415 = + 4,923,807
1 mark

19 Fill in the missing numbers to make this calculation

correct:

1 mark

20 23,672 more people attended the Star Wars exhibition

this year than last year. If 216,479 people went this
year, how many people went last year?

1 mark

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21 A farmer has 42.6kg of animal feed. Each day he uses

5.75kg for his cows; 1,950g for his hens and 2,425g
for his sheep. After 2 days, how much feed will he
have left?

2 marks

22 The post office received 1,327,401 letters in December

and 864,058 letters in January. Estimate the total
number of letters received in December and January?

a) Estimate the answer by rounding to the nearest

10,000 first.

1 mark

b) What is the actual total number of letters received?

1 mark

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23 The table below shows the average temperature in

Antarctica at different times of the year

What is the difference in temperature between January

and August?

1 mark

24 Jamie has to drive 327.3 miles to Wales and then a

further 186.9 miles to Devon. During his drive, he
stops for a 10 minute break after 293.4 miles. How
many more miles will he still need to drive to reach
Devon?

1 mark

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25 Ella goes on a shopping spree and buys a handbag

for £126.58; headphones for £37.25 and a pair of
sunglasses. She had £200 to spend and now has the
following left in her purse:

£10 £5 £2 50p 20p 5p

What did she pay for her sunglasses?

2 marks

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26 What fraction of the shape is shaded?

1 mark

2
27 Shade in of this pattern
3

1 mark

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28
Write the missing numbers on the number line

1 mark

29 Write this fraction in its simplest form

42
56

1 mark

2
30
3 x6=

1 mark

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5
31 Find an equivalent fractions to represent 6
as thirtieths

1 mark

32 Put these fractions in descending order:

3 1 2 3
1 6
1 12 1 3
1 4

1 mark

33 9 + 4 =
15 15
1 mark

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34 Find 3 of 360ml
10
1 mark

2
35
3 x6=

1 mark

7
36 Frankie has of a pizza left. Perry eats 5 of the pizza.
8 8

How much pizza has Frankie got now?

1 mark

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37 Write 0.16 as a fraction

1 mark

38 4 + 2 =
9 3
1 mark

39 7.63 x 8 =
1 mark

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40 Circle three numbers that add up to 1

1 7
0.5 10% 15% 0.2
4 10

1 mark

41 Find 35% of 780kg

1 mark

42 7 + 9 =
3 14
1 mark

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43 Look at this scaled drawing of a school playground

a) What percentage of the playground is field space?

b) How much of the playground does the netball courts

take up? Write your answers as a fraction.

c) What amount of playground is taken up by the

climbing frame? Write your answer as a decimal.

1 mark

2 3
44 3 – 1 =
3 4

1 mark

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45 There are 31 children in the class.

Tia says, “40% of the class are boys.”
Is this possible? Why? Why not?

1 mark

46 3 ÷ 5 =
7

1 mark

47 At the sweet factory, 3,600 sweets are made each

hour. 59 of the sweets are lollipops. 20% of the sweets
are gummy bears and the rest is chocolate bars. How
many chocolate bars are manufactured each hour?

1 mark

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48 During a sale, prices were reduced by 20%. If Jack

paid £132 for a new phone, what was the price of the
phone before the sale?

1 mark

49 The population of the UK is 65.215 million.

The population of USA is 5 times this size.
What is the population of the USA?
Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

1 mark

50 Pippa had some money. She spent 13 of it on a new

pencil case. She then spent 12 of what she had left on
a new set of pens. Her pens cost her £18. How much
money did Pippa have to start with?

2 marks

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51 Write the number three million, twenty five thousand

and seventeen in figures.

1 mark

52 What is the value of the digit 7 in this number?

370,423

1 mark

53
Write this number in words:
8,001,500

1 mark

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54 Write down the value of this Roman numeral:

MMCDXV

1 mark

55 295,362 is partitioned (expanded).

Fill in the missing numbers:

+ 90,000 + 5,000 + + 60 + 2
1 mark

56 What number is exactly 40,000 bigger than

1,120,107?

1 mark

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57 Write the number that is 300,000 less 8 million

1 mark

58 403 x 100 =

1 mark

59 What is the value of the digit 3 in this number?

405.123

1 mark

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60 8,902.55 is partitioned (expanded). Fill in the missing

numbers

8,000 + 900 + + +
1 mark

61 The population of a country is 7,350,361. If it increases

by 800,000 over the next 5 years, what will be the
population in 5 years?

1 mark

62 How many times greater is the value of the digit 8 in

8,423,025 than the value of the digit 8 in 3,086,504?

1 mark

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63 Place these numbers in ascending order

101,111 1,011,101 100,999 110,001

1 mark

64 Insert the symbol < or > in the missing space to make

this statement correct

-27 -16

1 mark

65 Which number lies exactly halfway between

21,033 and 21,039?

1 mark

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66 Round 5,829,051 to the nearest 10,000

1 mark

67 How many times smaller is the value of the digit 2 in

578,209 than the value of the digit 2 in 256,414?

1 mark

68 Circle two numbers that add together to equal 0.45

0.4 0.5 0.41 0.05

1 mark

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69 Order these numbers in descending order

4.01 4.6 4.16 4.101

1 mark

70 905 ÷ 1000 =

1 mark

71 Write the number that is exactly 3 less than ten million

1 mark

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72 Which number lies exactly halfway between

18.7 and 18.8?

1 mark

73 What is the difference between 403.6 and 403.54?

1 mark

74 Round 35.72 to the nearest one decimal place

1 mark

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75 What number is exactly 0.005 greater than 423.096?

1 mark

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76 Here are three leaves.

Write <, > or = to compare the lengths of the leaves.

Length A Length B

Length B Length C

2 marks

77

Which of these 2D shapes is not a hexagon?

1 mark

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78

Which of these shapes have vertical line symmetry?

1 mark

79

Draw lines to match each 3D shape with a 2D shape

that appears on its surface.

1 mark

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80 Tick the angles that are greater than a right angle.

1 mark

81

Calculate the perimeter of this shape.

cm
1 mark

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82 Complete the sentences below by putting a number

into the boxes.

Number of right angles in a half turn:

Number of right angles in a full turn:

Number of right angles in a quarter turn:

2 marks

83 Write one quadrilateral name in each part of this

diagram.

2 marks

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84 Match up each triangle with its correct name and

property.

1 mark

85 A rectangular sticky label has a width of 7cm and

length of 12cm.

What is the perimeter of the label?

cm
1 mark

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86 Fran wants to make a rectangular enclosure for her

rabbit to run around in the garden safely.

She has 20m of wire fence.

The length and width of the rectangle must be in whole

metres.

Explain how Fran could find all the possible rectangles

she could make using the wire.

1 mark

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87 Four pieces of paper are placed on a 1cm square grid.

Complete the table to show the areas of the pieces of

paper.

2 marks

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88 A room has an area of 24m²

Tick all of the dimensions that the room could have.

A) LENGTH = 6m, WIDTH = 4m

B) LENGTH = 6m, WIDTH = 6m

C) LENGTH = 10m, WIDTH = 2m

D) LENGTH = 8m, WIDTH = 3m

1 mark

89 Write the letters A to D in order of size, from largest to

smallest area.

1 mark

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90 Complete these statements with the words always,

sometimes or never.

An octagon is a regular shape.

A square is a regular shape.

An equilateral triangle is an irregular

shape.

A rhombus is an irregular shape.

2 marks
91 Complete the drawing so that it has ONE line of
symmetry.

1 mark

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92

What is the value of angle a?

Angle a =
1 mark

93 These two arrows are identical.

Complete the boxes to describe the translation of arrow

A to arrow B.

The arrow has moved squares up

and squares to the left.

1 mark

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94 The area of this square is 100cm².

The square is split into five identical rectangles.

What is the perimeter of one of the rectangles?

Don’t forget your units.

2 marks

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95 Tick all the acute angles.

1 mark

96 Tallulah has drawn a rectangle.

The length of the rectangle is double its height.

The height of the rectangle is 6cm.

What is the area of Tullulah’s rectangle? Don’t forget

your units.

2 marks

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97 Finlay is playing a big game of snakes and ladders.

On his board, there are 13 squares in each row and 15

squares in each column.

How many squares are there on the board altogether?

1 mark

98 The area of a farmer’s field is 703m².

The field is rectangular. The width of the field is 19m.

What is the height of the field? Don’t forget your units.

2 marks

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99 Here is a set of squares around a shaded space.

What is the area of the shaded space?

squares

2 marks

100 A large rectangle is made up of five smaller rectangles.

What is the perimeter of the large rectangle?

2 marks

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