Money

  • At the pumps
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    At the pumps

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How will you find out how much a tank of petrol costs?
  • Planning a School Trip
    problem

    Planning a school trip

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    You are organising a school trip and you need to write a letter to parents to let them know about the day. Use the cards to gather all the information you need.

  • Five More Coins
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    Five more coins

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Could Ben have any amount of money between 5p and £2 in his pocket if he has five coins?
  • Chocoholics
    problem

    Chocoholics

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    George and Jim want to buy a chocolate bar. George needs 2p more and Jim need 50p more to buy it. How much is the chocolate bar?
  • How Much?
    problem

    How much?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Use your logical-thinking skills to deduce how much Dan's crisps and ice-cream cost altogether.

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    How much did it cost?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Use your logical thinking skills to deduce how much Dan's crisps and ice cream cost altogether.

  • Charitable Pennies
    problem

    Charitable pennies

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Investigate the different ways that fifteen schools could have given money in a charity fundraiser.
  • Debasing the Coinage
    problem

    Debasing the coinage

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How much lighter will £5 worth of 5p's be with these new lighter coins?

  • Oh for the mathematics of yesteryear
    problem

    Oh for the mathematics of yesteryear

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    A garrison of 600 men has just enough bread ... but, with the news that the enemy was planning an attack... How many ounces of bread a day must each man in the garrison be allowed, to hold out 45 days against the siege of the enemy?

  • The Legacy
    problem

    The legacy

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Your school has been left a million pounds in the will of an ex- pupil. What model of investment and spending would you use in order to ensure the best return on the money?