Distance Travelled: Reading Tables Example
27 October 2026
When your child is preparing for the 11+ exam, understanding how to read tables is a key skill. Distance travelled questions often ask children to look up values in a table and work out how far something has gone.
Worked example
A table shows:
Start distance: 12 km End distance: 37 km
Step 1: Find the end distance in the table. It is 37 km.
Step 2: Find the start distance in the table. It is 12 km.
Step 3: Subtract the start distance from the end distance.
37 km - 12 km = 25 km
Key insight: To find the distance travelled, always subtract the start distance from the end distance.
The correct answer is 25 km.
| Point | Distance (km) |
|---|---|
| Start | 12 |
| End | 37 |
After working through this example, your child will know how to spot the start and end distances in a table and use them to find the distance travelled. They can now try similar questions to build confidence for the maths.com uk exam.
