Friday 13 February 2015

Some Questions to Ponder ****



  1. Bognor Rocks FC have a total of 15 points after 6 matches.  In their league, teams get 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a defeat.  How many defeats did they have?

  1. I am on top of a helter-skelter facing east.  The chute will turn be anti-clockwise through 630o.  In which compass direction will I be facing at the bottom?

  1. If the day before the day before yesterday was Thursday, what is the day after the day after tomorrow?

  1. Amy, Ben, Cleo, Dipesh and Emil each has a tin of biscuits.  There are 60 biscuits in each tin.  Amy eats 60% of a tin, Ben eats 48 biscuits, Cleo eats half a tin, Dipesh eats 5/6 of a tin and Emil eats 0.75 of a tin.  Who eats the most biscuits?

Questions were taken from the 2014 Primary Maths Challenge.