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Monday

 

TELLY WATCHING RECORD

Click here to read about a bizarre record attempt.

To break the record the 'watchers' will need to sit in front of the TV for 47 hours - but they do get a break every 8 hours.

If they do break the record, how much time will they have spent sitting?

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

WORLD WEATHER WATCH

For weather information from around the world click here

You must use the symbols below in this order to change the Centigrade number to the Fahrenheit number.

                      x                    _                     ÷                                +

Here is an example

Belfast 7(c) x 6 - 2 ÷ 4 + 34 = 44(f )

Now do the same for these cities

                 London                     Moscow                   Tokyo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

EXCITING ENGLAND SLAUGHTER SPRINGBOKS

To read about this exciting England triumph click here

The score 53 - 3!
There are many ways of scoring 53 points in rugby.
A penalty kick is worth 3 points
A drop goal is worth 3 points
A try is worth 5 points
A converted try (try + conversion kick) is worth 7 points

Can you spot a mistake in the results below?
England 53                        v                              South Africa 3
6 converted tries                                                 1 penalty
1 unconverted try
1 penalty
1 drop goal

England 53                         v                             South Africa 3
3 converted tries                                                   1 penalty
4 unconverted tries
3 penalties
1 drop goal


England 53                         v                             South Africa 3
2 converted tries                                                   1 penalty
6 unconverted tries
3 penalties
0 drop goals

You now have 56 seconds to create your own 53 - 3 score.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday

PET SHOP STANDARDS SLATED

Read about the pet shop problem here

How many shops in total were bad or unsatisfactory?

How many shops were well kept?

What fraction of the shops were told to sort themselves out?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday

BREAD BLAMED FOR BAD SPOTS

Click here to find out more about bread and skin problems

If 60 boys were involved in the tests and 60% of them had skin problems how many of them were acne free?

If after the new diet ¾ were acne free how many boys benefited from having new eating habits?