Area of a rectangle
A rectangle has a perimeter of 20cm. Its length is 2cm longer than its width What is the rectangle’s area
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Bob's bucket
Bob’s bucket weighs 21kg when full of water. After he pours half the water from the bucket, it weighs 12kg. What is the weight of the empty bucket?
Temperatures
In Moscow at noon it is 4˚C. By midnight the temperature has dropped by 10˚C. What is the temperature at midnight?
Planet Zog
On the planet Zog, all numbers are written with the digits in reverse order. For example, forty-five is written as 54. Pluto, an inhabitant of Zog, was given the subtraction 729—26. If no mistakes were made, what answer did Pluto write down?
What number?
What is the smallest whole number, above 120, which, when divided by 53, leaves a remainder of two?
Toffee, jellies and chocolates
There is an even chance I will pick a toffee from a large bag of sweets containing toffees, jellies and chocolates. If the pack includes 17 jellies and 8 chocolates, how many toffees are there?
Cycle Paths
The diagram 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