December Challenge - Year 1 & 2

Melody bought 4 boxes of Christmas tree baubles.  Each box held 6 baubles. Unfortunately, there was one broken bauble in each box.  How many baubles could Melody hang on her Christmas tree?

Hint:  Draw a picture of the boxes of baubles.

Solutions are to be completed by Friday 16th December.  Please post them into the Maths Challenge Box in the picture book library.

December Challenge - Year 3 & 4

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree. (1 present)

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. (3 presents)

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.  (6 presents)

So by day 3, I have been given 1 + 3 + 6 = 10 presents.

How many presents will I have by the end of the 12^th day of Christmas?

Hint – To keep organized, calculate how many presents you receive on each of the 12 days, and then find the total.

Solutions are to be completed by Friday 16th December.  Please post them into the Maths Challenge Box in the picture book library.

December Challenge - Years 5 & 6

Who spent the most?

The following characters have just been Christmas shopping.  Who has spent the most money?

Elf – I bought 4 presents.  The cheapest was £15.50 then they increased by £4.50 each up to the most expensive.

Reindeer – I bought gifts for the 8 other reindeer.  The shop was offering “Buy 3 – Get 1 free.”  The usual price per item was £12.50.

Angel – My most expensive gift cost the same as the elf’s cheapest gift.  The other 6 got progressively cheaper by £1.10.

Snowman – I spent an average of £8.10 per present and I bought gifts for my wife, 5 nieces and 4 nephews.  

Solutions are to be completed by Friday 16th December.  Please post them into the Maths Challenge Box in the picture book library.