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Sequences

1. Write down the next number in each sequence. (a) 5, 19, 33, 47, _______  (b) 1, 4, 9, 16, _______  (c) 2, 6, 18, 54, _______  (d) 88, 44, 22, 11, _______ 

Blue, Red and Felt-tip Pens

 Janice has ten pens. 5 of them are blue. 5 of them are red. 8 of them are felt tip pens. Fill in the blanks using the information above: There are between _____________ and ______________ blue felt tip pens.

Train Timings

My train was scheduled to leave at 17:40 and to arrive at 18:20. However, it started five minutes late and the journey then took 42 minutes. At what time did I arrive?

Sum Triangles

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Complete the Triangle of numbers:

Graph work

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The graph below shows the progress of two cars in a race from Leeds to Blackpool and back again. Car A is the bold line. Car B is the dotted line. Answer the 4 questions below the diagram. 1) How far is it from Leeds to Blackpool? 2) Which car was winning at 3.30pm? 3) Which car was winning at 4.15pm? 4) What was the distance between the cars at 4.45pm?

Number of Ways

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The diagram below shows the one-way cycle paths in a park. Work out the total number of possible routes to go from A to C. From A to D. From A to E.

A large barrel and some bottles

A large barrel contains 3.25 litres of water. Mel fills 500 ml bottles from the barrel. She then uses the rest of the water to fill as many 150 cups as she can. What is the largest number of cups which Mel can completely fill?