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Numeracy problems
to solve for Key Stage 1, 2 and 3
Key
Stage 1 Solve it...!
Can I go roller blading?
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Your friend has
invited you to go roller balding for two hours on Saturday. Your mum
says you can go if you can fit it in, as your family will be very busy
on Saturday. You are wondering if there is enough time to go roller
blading.
| The
list for Saturday: |
| Activity |
Time
or Duration |
Wake up
Breakfast
Get washed/ dressed
Swimming lesson
Lunch
Clean bedroom
Granny's house
Bed-time |
8.00am
(30 minutes)
(30 minutes)
10.00am (1 Hour)
(30 minutes)
(1 hour 30 minutes - It must be a mess!)
5.00pm (3 hours)
8.30 pm |
Task
Make a time plan of your day to find out whether you can go roller blading
with your friend and when you can go.
An extra task
There is some spare time on Saturday. Plan what else you might do. Think
about when and how long these extra activities would take.
Key
Stage 2 & 3 Solve it...!
Choices, Choices (different questions for each
Key Stage) |
The school
canteen serves many children. So as not to bore them with the same menu
all of the time, the cook devised a plan which would ensure that no
two meals should repeat themselves often. She saw each meal as consisting
of 4 parts: potatoes or equivalent, meat or fish, a vegetable,and a
pudding. She makes her choices from the following lists:
| Potatoes
or equivalent: |
Meat/fish: |
Vegetables: |
Pudding: |
chips
mashed potatoes
rice |
chicken
fish
beef burgers
sausages |
peas
carrots
sweet corn
baked beans
spaghetti |
ice
cream
treacle sponge
yogurt |
Key Stage 2 Questions
Task
What could be the meal for each day in the first week? Remember the
menu cannot be the same.
An extra task
Devise a menu for week 2 and week 3, again where no previous menus are
repeated.
Key Stage 3 Questions
Task
If on day one the meal served is chips, chicken, peas and ice cream,
then on day two the menu will be the next item on each list. What will
be the menu on the 6th day and the 7th day?
An extra task
How many days is it until an identical meal is served?
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