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Monday

Kids are 'fatter than ever'

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1. What % of children were fat in 1977?
2. What % of boys were fat in 1997

3. Which of the percentages below is correct?
         In 1997 25% of girls were fat
         In 1997 30% of girls were fat
         In 1997 35% of girls were fat

This is today's mental challenge

 

 

 

Tuesday

Cricket: Aussies take World Cup

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Which of these statements is true or false

              1. Australia scored more than 8 runs per over
              2. India scored  exactly 6 runs per over( ignore the decimal)
              3. Ricky Ponting scored more than 50% of the team's total.

Today's mental challenge

 

 


 

Wednesday

'Muggle' goes into Oxford English Dictionary

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1. When was the first Oxford English Dictionary published?

2. If ........ M U G G L E = 11 + 19 + 5 + 5 + 10 + 3 = 53

                        What does P O T T E R equal?

A mental problem for today!

 

 

 

Thursday

Kids prefer time with parents over dosh

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From the Fact File

1. What fraction of kids think mums should stay at home?

2. What percentage of kids think dads should NOT stay at home?

3. If 1000 children were interviewed how many said
   "It's better to earn less and see mum and dad more"

Today's visual problem  (each slab is 1m square)

 

 

 

 

 

Friday

Bullied kids don't like telling teachers

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1. What fraction of secondary school children are not happy reporting bullying?

2. What percentage of children surveyed want to be involved in making bullying rules?

3. How many children surveyed do not want to be involved in rule making?

The last challenge for this week