Week 293 (21st April 2023)
Some friends are chatting about what films they have watched over the weekend. Alice, Hayden and Lisa each watched a different film on Sunday night. Alice’s film is thirty minutes longer than Lisa’s film. Hayden’s film is twice as long as Lisa’s film. Altogether the films last 390 minutes. How long is each of […]
Week 292 (14th April 2023)
Josh is spending some of the Easter holidays revising for his upcoming exams. He is stuck on one of the maths questions. Can you help him solve the question? Below are some properties of a number. It is a common factor of 288 and 360. It is a common multiple of 4 and 6. It […]
Week 291 (31 March 2023)
A shop sells white chocolate Easter eggs and milk chocolate Easter eggs. White chocolate eggs are sold in packs of four. Milk chocolate eggs as sold in packs of nine. On Thursday- The number of packs of white chocolate eggs: the number of packs of milk chocolate eggs = 3: 4 A total of 144 […]
Week 290 (24th March 2023)
Henry and Tom are lead singers in a band. At a concert the band plays for 80 minutes. Henry sings for 65% of the 80 minutes. Tom sings for 5/8 of the 80 minutes. Henry sings for more minutes than Tom. Work out for how many more minutes Henry sings. Answer: Length of time Henry […]
Week 289 (17th March 2023)
A few friends are having a coffee and a catch up and get onto the topic of age. Fiona is y years old. Vicky is twice as old as Fiona. Sarah is 3 years younger than Fiona. The total of their ages is 125 years. Work out the age of each person. Answer: F = […]
Week 288 (10th March 2023)
Sasha has booked herself a holiday to escape the British weather. The total cost of the holiday is £2400.00. Sasha pays a deposit followed by monthly payments, in the ratio: Deposit : Total of the monthly payments = 3 : 5 Sasha makes 6 equal monthly payments. Work out Sasha’s monthly payment. Answer: 2400/8 […]
Week 287 (3rd March 2023)
Hugh commutes to his office three times a week. He is a careful driver and always adheres to the speed limits. Hugh has noticed that the speed limit on one of the main roads that he uses has decreased from 70mph to 50mph. The road with the change in speed limit is 7.3 miles long. […]
Week 286 (24th February 2023)
Daniel is taking part in a team building day with his work colleagues. 50 people are attending the activity day. 40 people took part in walking. 18 people took part in sailing. 3 people did neither activity! One of the people who walked is chosen at random. Find the probability that this person also sailed. […]
Week 285 (17th February 2023)
Zara is making some pancakes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. Zara knows that the ingredients needed to make 10 pancakes are: 300ml of milk 120g of flour 2 eggs Zara makes some pancakes for her friends and uses 750ml of milk. Work out how many pancakes she makes. Answer: 750/300 = 2.5 Therefore, number of pancakes […]
Week 284 (10th February 2023)
The postal service has a busy few days coming up delivering Valentine’s Day cards. Three mail carriers take 2 ½ hours to deliver Valentine’s cards to 270 houses. Assuming that the mail carriers deliver the cards at the same rate, how long will it take five mail carriers to deliver Valentine’s Day cards to 405 […]