Monday's answer

ID SCHEME TO STOP TEENAGE SPENDERS

1. Kelly must be 16 or 17

2. 12  x   15  ÷  18   =    10

Tuesday's answer

KIDS MISSING BREAKFAST CONCERN

1. 100 children don't eat any breakfast ( 1/3 of 300 children in the survey )

2. 21 said they didn't have time   ( 21%   -   easy stuff )

3. 7 gave no reason  ( total up all the figures for each response   29  +    27    +   21   +  11   +   5   =  93 out of 100 )

Wednesday's answer

GIANT RABBIT STEALS SHOW

1. 23 rabbits weighing 500g would balance the scales with the giant

( useful to know that 500g is half of 1kg - 2 rabbits make 1kg )

2. Double the length so double the weight   2 x 11.5kg  =  23kg

Thursday's answer

POTTY ABOUT POTTER - HOW FAST COULD YOU READ THE NEXT BOOK?

1. Tuesday - the fourth day  ( 200 pages on the first 3 days - 168 on the last day )

2. 12.00 - Midnight    ( Need to work out how many 50 in 768  - useful to know that 2 lots of 50 makes 100 - this will give you 15+ hours then add 40 minutes for a break which brings you close to 16 hours in total. Add 16 hours to 8.00am and it takes you to midnight and bedtime!)

Friday's answer

GRUESOME GHOST ATTRACTS GHOULISH VISITORS

1. 100 ( ¼ of 400 total deaths )

2. 25% ( Same as ¼ for July - useful to know that  25% = ¼     50%  = ½       75% = ¾ )

3. 40 deaths per month ( 400 ÷  by 10 months = 40 )

4. Range 90 ( 100 highest number   -    10 lowest number )

5. July  ( up from 60 to 100)

6. September ( down from 100 to 30)