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On the ski slopes...

On the ski slopes the depth of the snow is 160cm and each day 3cm melts. After how many days will the depth of snow have fallen to 124cm

Franks sequence

Frank is making a sequence of numbers. The first number is 1 and the third is 9. Frank gets his sequence by multiplying the previous value by the same number each time. Write in the three missing numbers in the sequence shown below 1, ____, 9, ____, ____

The ski slopes

On the ski slopes the depth of the snow is 160cm and each day 3cm melts. After how many days will the depth of snow have fallen to 124cm

Think of a 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. Savan follows Mrs Catchpole’s instructions starting with the number 23. Work out Savan’s final answer Richard obtains a final answer of 0. What number might he have thought of? Give all possibilities

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.