Solution:
15% of £480 = 15/100 x 480 = 72
Therefore, 15% of £480 is £72.
Question 2
What are the next two terms in the following sequence?
-6 -2 2 6 ___, ___
Solution:
The sequence is increasing by 4 each time.
-6 + 4 = -2
-2 + 4 = 2
2 + 4 = 6
6 + 4 = 10
10 + 4 = 14
Therefore, the next two terms are 10 and 14.
Question 3
Calculate the answers to the following fraction calculations:
Solution:
128/16 – 32/16 = 96/16 = 6
Therefore, 8+1/16 – 2+1/16 = 6.
Question 4
The first day of the summer holiday is 2nd July 2022 and the children go back to school on 10th septemper 2022. How many day’s holiday is this?
Solution:
2nd July to 10th September is 29 days in July, 31 days in August and 10 days in September.
29 + 31 + 10 = 70 days
Therefore, the summer holiday is 70 days long.
Question 5
In a class of 32 children 17 had Game Boys, 19 had watches. If 12 had both, how many had neither?
Solution:
17 + 19 – 12 = 24
32 – 24 = 8
Therefore, 8 children had neither.
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