Numeracy QuizWhole numbers

Starter - Brain Trainer

Follow the instructions from the top, starting with the number given to reach an answer at the bottom in 30 seconds.

There are three levels, easy, medium and hard, choose the one most suitable for you.

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Brain Trainer

48

EASY

72

ANSWER

3

+ 6

5

+ 34

4

+ 9

- 13

times itself

½ of it

97

MEDIUM

361

ANSWER

double it

- 18

25% of it7/11 of it

9

4

+ 13

4

times itself

375

HARD

185

ANSWER

- 1/5 of it

80% of it

+ 1/10 of it

12

times itself

+ 200% of it

- 178

2/5 of it

+ ¼ of it

Speed Test

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screen for 30 seconds

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1. A company makes a profit of £653 172. What is this figure to the nearest £100 000?

2. The attendance at a football match was 6 500 to the nearest 100.What is the smallest possible attandance?

3. After a shopkeeper cleans his freezer its temperature is 7°C. The temperature should be -16°C before he puts in his frozen food back in.

By how many degrees must the temperature fall?

4. Some students organise a leavers’ ball. The cost of the hall is £200 and the buffet is £15 per person.

If there are 100 people, how much would each person pay?

5. A man buys 13 t-shirts that cost £9.86 each.

Can you estimate the total cost?

6. A coach company uses 53-seater coaches to transport passengers between Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

How many coaches would be needed to transport 4 862 passengers?

7. In one week a shopkeeper sold 451 DVD players for £36 each.

What is the total amount of money the shopkeeper received for the DVD players?

Challenge Question

P A V I N G S T O N E S

40cm

40cm

6m

2m

Mr Williams wants to surround the grassed area of his garden as shown below, with 40cm square paving slabs, in order to make a rectangular border. (a) How many paving stones will he need? (b) The paving stones come in packs of 5 at the price shown. (i) How many packs will he need? (ii) What will the cost be?

5 pack

£22.50

(a) Number needed = 5 + 5 + 15 + 15 + 4 (for corners) = 44 (b) (i) Number of packs needed = 44/5 = 8.8 9 packs

(ii) Cost = 9 x £22.50 = £202.50

Record your VMG’s solutions!

Solutions

1. £700 0002. 64503. 23°C4. 15 + (200/100) = £175. 10x10 = 1006. 927. 16 236

Challenge question44 slabs, 9packs, £202.50

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