Week 303 (30th June 2023)
David enjoys spending some of his spare time on the golf course. This week David has played 4 games of golf. For these games his modal score was 76 and his mean score was 75. David’s range of scores was 10. What were his scores for the 4 games? Answer: Modal of 76 means that […]
Week 302 (23rd June 2023)
Sophie has just started a new business venture and has opened a children’s clothing shop. For the opening week, Sophie reduces the prices of her clothing range by 20%. On the last day of the opening week, she reduces her prices by a further 10%. On the last day of the opening week, Sophie has […]
Week 301 (16th June 2023)
Callum and his family are going to the beach for the day to make the most of the good weather. The total distance to the beach is 184 miles and it takes 3 ½ hours. Callum drives 60 miles on ordinary roads and the rest of the journey on the motorway. He drives at an […]
Week 300 (9th June 2023)
Over half term two families went to a food and drink festival. Family A is made up of 5 adults and 4 children and paid a total of £78.00 for their tickets. Family B is made up of 3 adults and 6 children and paid a total of £63.00 for their tickets. Assuming each adult […]
Week 299 (2nd June 2023)
Sally works as a delivery person for a large internet company. On Tuesday, Sally delivered 20% more items than on Monday. On Wednesday, Sally delivered 50% less items than on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Sally delivered a total of 72 items. Calculate the number of items that Sally delivered on Monday. Answer: Wednesday = 50% x […]
Week 298 (26th May 2023)
Emma has two cats called Luna and Bella. Both cats eat the same food but have different appetites. Luna is fed 1/4 of a tin of cat food, 3 times a day. Bella is fed 1/3 of a tin of cat food, 2 times a day. Emma has 13 tins of cat food left. How […]
Week 297 (19th May 2023)
Vicky is going on holiday to Greece with a couple of her friends. On the plane 2/5 of the passengers are British. 30% of the British passengers are men. There are 36 British men on the plane. Find the total number of passengers on the plane. Answer: Total number of British passengers = 36 / […]
Week 296 (12th May 2023)
Zoe is in a maths lesson at school. Her maths teacher chooses four numbers. The mode of these four numbers is 8. The range of the numbers is 7. The mean of the numbers is 11. Find the maths teachers four numbers. Answer: If the mode is 8, more than two of the number must […]
Week 295 (5th May 2023)
Caroline is making some sandwiches for a coronation street party at the weekend. To make one cheese sandwich, Caroline uses one bread roll and two cheese slices. A pack of 15 bread rolls costs £1.88. A pack of 20 cheese slices costs £2.15 Caroline is going to buy enough packs to have exactly twice as […]
Week 294 (28th April 2023)
Millie is at the village fete celebrating the May Day Bank Holiday with her family. Millie’s Dad has bought her some sweets from one of the stalls. Millie has 10 sweets in a bag. 5 are apple flavour sweets, 4 are strawberry flavour sweets and 1 is an orange sweet. Millie chooses a sweet at […]