We have just published our most recent set of mental arithmetic pages for children in Years 4, 5 and 6. The Year 4 questions cover a wide variety of topics, including quotients, doubling and money. The term quotient is one that is not heard very often, but it is part of the expected vocabulary for Year 4. It is a tricky word with a simple meaning. A quotient is the result of division. So, for example, the quotient when dividing 1o by 5 is 2. Also, look out for questions where the answer of a division has to be rounded up to make sense. For example; 'I have 56 cakes. How many boxes will I need for them if a box holds 10 cakes?' Obviously it is not possible to have 5 whole boxes and 6/10 of a box so the answer is 6. The year 5 questions concentrate on the four rules: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. If children are struggling with these it could do them a lot of good to try the calculations activities on the site, where they can have unlimited practice. It's all about money for the Year 6 mental arithmetic, and they are by no means easy. Secveral of the questions involve multiplying and dividing amounts of money by 10 or 100. Go to Year 4 mental arithmetic Go to Year 5 mental arithmetic Go to Year 6 mental arithmetic