Mental Strategies: Real-world Applications in Sports & Fitness

Mathematics
GCSE Higher
13 questions
~26 mins
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A worksheet exploring mental addition strategies through sports and fitness contexts, including procedural practice, reasoning, and real-world problems.

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Mental Strategies: Real-world Applications in Sports & Fitness

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate mentally: A football player scores 47 goals in one season and 38 goals in the next. What is the total number of goals scored over both seasons?
[2 marks]
2.
A cyclist rides 56 km in the morning and 27 km in the afternoon. Estimate the total distance travelled using mental addition.
[2 marks]
3.
A tennis player wins 49 matches in one tournament and 36 in another. What is the combined number of wins?
[2 marks]
4.
A swimmer completes 48 laps in the morning and 33 laps in the evening. Use mental strategies to find the total laps swum.
[2 marks]
5.
A basketball team scores 52 points in the first half and 47 points in the second half. Calculate the total points scored in the game.
[2 marks]
6.
Two runners run 68 km and 25 km respectively in a week. Use mental addition to find the total distance run.
[2 marks]
7.
A player scores 44 points in a game and then 37 points in the next game. How many points did they score altogether?
[2 marks]
8.
A marathon runner completes 42 km and then 19 km in two training runs. Use mental addition to find the total distance run.
[2 marks]
9.
In a relay race, Team A runs 23 km and Team B runs 29 km. How far did both teams run altogether?
[3 marks]
10.
A swimmer's laps in two sessions are 36 and 49. Using mental strategies, find the total laps swum.
[2 marks]
11.
A football team scored 58 goals in one season and 43 in another. Using mental addition, estimate the total goals scored.
[3 marks]
12.
A cyclist rides 66 km on Monday and 29 km on Tuesday. Use mental strategies to find the total distance.
[2 marks]
13.
A basketball player scores 48 points in one game and 37 in another. Calculate the total points scored using mental addition.
[2 marks]

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1/1/2026
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