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Tables of relationships – practice for Years 3–5

Sample questions on Tables of relationships with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
Maths
Year
Years 3–5
Curriculum area
Relationships, functions and data

Question types: Complete the table

Rule: Tables of relationships

Find the rule that turns the top number into the bottom one (times, plus) and check it in every column.

Example: 1 → 4, 2 → 8, 3 → 12: always × 4, so 5 → 20

Watch out: If it grows by the same step but does not start at zero, it is plus, not times: 0 → 5, 1 → 8, 2 → 11.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    A boat moves along a river at a steady speed. The table shows how far it gets in a given time. Which number goes in place of the question mark?

    Time (h)Distance (km)26394125156?
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    Answer: 18

    How it works: Always 3 times as much: 3 × 6 = 18

  2. Question 2 Normal

    A boat moves along a river at a steady speed. The table shows how far it gets in a given time. Which number goes in place of the question mark?

    Time (h)Distance (km)2105256301050?35
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    Answer: 7

    How it works: 35 ÷ 5 = 7

  3. Question 3 Hard

    A candle burns down by the same amount every hour. The table shows its length. Which number goes in place of the question mark?

    Time (h)Candle length (cm)0551502453406?
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    Answer: 25

    How it works: Each step −5: 55 − 5 × 6 = 25

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