Ratio and proportion

  • Little Man
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    Little Man

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The Man is much smaller than us. Can you use the picture of him next to a mug to estimate his height and how much tea he drinks?

  • Blackcurrantiest
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    Blackcurrantiest

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Can you decide whose drink has the strongest blackcurrant flavour from these pictures?

  • Pumpkin Pie Problem
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    Pumpkin Pie Problem

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Peter wanted to make two pies for a party. His mother had a recipe for him to use. However, she always made 80 pies at a time. Did Peter have enough ingredients to make two pumpkin pies?

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    Orange Drink

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    A 750 ml bottle of concentrated orange squash is enough to make fifteen 250 ml glasses of diluted orange drink. How much water is needed to make 10 litres of this drink?

  • Number Lines in Disguise
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    Number Lines in Disguise

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Some of the numbers have fallen off Becky's number line. Can you figure out what they were?

  • Rule of Three
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    Rule of Three

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    If it takes four men one day to build a wall, how long does it take 60,000 men to build a similar wall?

  • Cereal mix
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    Cereal Mix

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A farmer is supplying a mix of seeds, nuts and dried apricots to a manufacturer of crunchy cereal bars. What combination of ingredients costing £5 per kg could he supply?

  • Mixing Lemonade
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    Mixing Lemonade

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you work out which drink has the stronger flavour?

  • Fractions Rectangle
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    Fractions Rectangle

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    The large rectangle is divided into quadrilaterals and triangles. Can you untangle what fractional part is represented by each of the ten numbered shapes?

  • Mixing Paints
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    Mixing Paints

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you work out how to produce different shades of pink paint?