🧮 Can you pass the Prime Minister's maths test?
As Rishi Sunak announces his plans for all students to study maths until 18, we wonder, how many of these everyday questions can you answer?
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As Rishi Sunak announces his plans for all students to study maths until 18, we wonder, how many of these everyday questions can you answer?
Take the test 🧵⤵️ #RishiSunak
telegraph.co.uk/education-and-…
1️⃣ Laura ordered the steak at £25, Rosie, the pasta at £18 and Bob a salad at £12, while they all shared a bottle of wine at £30.
The service charge was 12%. How much should they each pay?
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The service charge was 12%. How much should they each pay?
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🔴 ANSWER:
£13.40 on top of their dish of choice – so Laura pays £38.40, Rosie £31.40 and Bob £25.40
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£13.40 on top of their dish of choice – so Laura pays £38.40, Rosie £31.40 and Bob £25.40
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2️⃣ A 3-for-2 deal at the supermarket promises three 500ml cartons of orange juice, priced at £1.55.
A one litre bottle of orange juice costs £1.80.
Which is better value? ⤵️
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A one litre bottle of orange juice costs £1.80.
Which is better value? ⤵️
(Answer is revealed in the next tweet) ⤵️
🔴 ANSWER:
The second – 2 litres for £3.60 rather than 1.5 litres for £3.10
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The second – 2 litres for £3.60 rather than 1.5 litres for £3.10
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3️⃣There’s a sale on at a clothes shop:
25% off all knitwear, 20% off trousers with an extra 10% if your final discounted shop goes over £100.
You’ve seen a jumper for £70, some slacks for £60.
Do you also need to buy that knitted waistcoat to get your extra 10% off?
25% off all knitwear, 20% off trousers with an extra 10% if your final discounted shop goes over £100.
You’ve seen a jumper for £70, some slacks for £60.
Do you also need to buy that knitted waistcoat to get your extra 10% off?
🔴 ANSWER:
No. The cost of the two items (once discounted) is £100.50
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No. The cost of the two items (once discounted) is £100.50
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4️⃣ You’re making your grandmother’s famous blancmange.
But there’s an issue: your recipe requires 10.5oz sugar, 40.5fl oz of milk and 1.5oz of cornflour and the available scales are metric.
If 1oz = 30g and 3.5fl oz = 100ml, how much milk, sugar, and cornflour do you need? ⤵️
But there’s an issue: your recipe requires 10.5oz sugar, 40.5fl oz of milk and 1.5oz of cornflour and the available scales are metric.
If 1oz = 30g and 3.5fl oz = 100ml, how much milk, sugar, and cornflour do you need? ⤵️
5️⃣ The Post Office tells you that the exchange rate is 1.14 Euros to the Pound Sterling.
How many pence are there to the Euro?
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How many pence are there to the Euro?
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🔴 ANSWER:
The formula is 1/ exchange rate. In this case, the pound is worth 1.14 euros, so the calculation is 1/1.14 = 0.88, showing there is 88p to the Euro
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The formula is 1/ exchange rate. In this case, the pound is worth 1.14 euros, so the calculation is 1/1.14 = 0.88, showing there is 88p to the Euro
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6️⃣ Notwithstanding a muddy bog and a field of unfriendly cows, you plan to complete your seven-mile pre-pub lunch ramble in time to claim your table at 1pm.
You walk at 3mph. What time should you set off?
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You walk at 3mph. What time should you set off?
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🔴 ANSWER:
If you walk at an average pace of 3 miles per hour, then it will take 20 minutes to complete one mile. For a seven-mile walk, multiply 20 by 7, equalling 140 minutes or 2.3 hours.
You should set off at 10.40am
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If you walk at an average pace of 3 miles per hour, then it will take 20 minutes to complete one mile. For a seven-mile walk, multiply 20 by 7, equalling 140 minutes or 2.3 hours.
You should set off at 10.40am
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7️⃣ If the England football team has won three of their last 10 penalty shoot outs, what is their success rate?
(Answer is revealed in the next tweet) ⤵️
(Answer is revealed in the next tweet) ⤵️
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