Would you rather......

Have 10% of £5 or 75% of 80p?

Be given 60% of 2 pizzas or 26% of 5 pizzas?

Be bitten by 15% of 120 mosquitoes or 8% of 250 mosquitoes?

Skip using a rope which is 54% of 105cm long, or 88% of 2.75m long?

Sit in a traffic jam for 33% of 2 hours or 44% of 1hr 40mins?

Make sure you explain your reasons clearly. Perhaps you'd like to make up some of your own questions like these. Send them to us and we'll put up a selection next month!

This problem is based on an idea from Mathematics Accomplished: the Year 6 Booster, published by BEAM Education. To obtain a copy call the BEAM orderline on 020 7684 3330. (Price: £13.50 plus handling and delivery.)