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Monday

Oxford win thrilling university boat race
Click here to read more about a very close finish!

1. If the Boat Race started in 1829 - how many years has the race not been held?

2. Which of these speeds is closest to the average speed of a Boat Race boat
                                     a) 4 mph
                                     b) 14 mph
                                     c) 24 mph
                                     d) 40 mph

                     The pie chart above is right but which set of results from the chart is right?

                                                 Explain how only one set can be right!

 

 

 

Tuesday

Glastonbury sells out in 24 hours

Click here to find out more about this famous music festival

1. What is the average cost of one day at the Glastonbury Festival?

2. How much profit are people making by selling tickets on the internet

The pie chart above shows how 100 fans voted for their favourite band.

Estimate how many votes each band got!


 

Wednesday

Kids 'depend on txting for confidence'

Is texting getting out of hand? Find out more here

If the girl gets £1.20 a day dinner money how much will she spend in a three month period (Sept - Nov) on texting?

 1. Which two days added together had the same number of texts sent as Saturday?

2. Is this statement true or false?

  'More texts were sent on Saturday and Sunday than all the other days put together.'

 

 

 

Thursday

English 10-year-olds world beating readers

Find out about champion readers from England by clicking here

On average how many children in each country were studied for this report. You could do this without a calculator (clue - double, then double)

If 200 children were asked to name their favourite book

   a) How many chose Harry Potter?   b) How many chose books written by Tolkein?

 

 

 

 

 

Friday

Thousands of rare antelope killed for wool

Click here to read about an animal species in danger!

 If 3000 antelope are killed every year, and 1000 calves born - how long will it take for this species to become extinct?