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Snow White and the 7 Dwarves

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Snow White and the seven dwarves work in a mining company. As Chief Executive, Snow White earns as much as all the dwarves put together. Sneezy gets 24 gold galleons a day. Sleepy earns 50% more than Happy. Bashful earns twice as much as Grumpy who earns one more galleon than Sneezy. Doc gets 24 galleons a day more than Dopey and between them they get four times that of Sneezy. Sleepy earns seven-eighths of Sneezy’s salary.  Complete the table below to work out how much Snow White earns in a day.

What is the number

Think of a number. Subtract 13 from this number to get the first result. Go back to the original number and subtract 5 to get the second result. Multiply the first and second results together to get the final answer.

The Wizarding World of Haberdashers

Once upon a time, in the Ancient Wizarding World of Haberdasher’s  One pound = 20 shillings  One shilling = 12 pence  A large Margarine-beer costs 1 pound 4 shillings and 9 pence.  A small Margarine-beer costs 14 shillings and 5 pence.  Work out the difference in price between a small and large beer. Give your answer in shillings and pence.

Pens and Pencils

Pens cost 7p each and pencils cost 5p each. I buy some pens and pencils which cost 55p exactly. How many of each did I buy?

A sunflower seed

A sunflower seed takes a week to germinate after it has been sown in the ground. After germination it grows the same number centimetres each day. Maya sows a sunflower seed. She measures the height of the plant at midday on the 16th August and again at midday on the 21st August. These two measurements are recorded as 48 cm and 68 cm respectively. On what date did Maya sow the seed in the ground? 

Cold, rainy or both

If it is a cold rainy day then I wear a raincoat. If it is a warm rainy day then I carry an umbrella. If I wear my raincoat then I also wear either gloves or a hat but not both. If I carry an umbrella I always wear gloves and sometimes wear my hat as well. I never carry an umbrella and wear my raincoat on the same day. For each of the following, state whether it is definitely true, false or uncertain. It is a warm rainy day. I wear my raincoat and a hat. It is a warm rainy day. I carry my umbrella and wear a hat but no gloves. 

Think of a number

Subtract 13 from this number to get the first result. Go back to the original number and subtract 5 to get the second result. Multiply the first and second results together to get the final answer.

A one-day ticket

The price of a one-day ticket to a theme park is £37.60. Joe buys a ticket and experiences 8 rides during the day. Work out the average cost per ride.

A busy railway station

At a busy railway station trains leave from platform 5 every 6 minutes and from platform 8 every 10 minutes. Trains leave from both platforms at 15:57. When do trains next leave both platforms at the same time?

How many stickers

On my wall I want to put some stickers of David Cameron. The space I have available is 80cm by 45cm and the stickers are each 5cm by 10cm. What is the maximum number of stickers I can fit on the wall?