1. Answer the question on each Christmas present label. Answer the question on each Christmas present label. Christmas Presents A Powerpoint Mental Starter for Christmas 2015 A Powerpoint Mental Starter for Christmas 2015

2. One of Santa's helpers worked for 8 hours one day. If Santa paid £14 per hour, how much did they get paid that day? £112

3. A Christmas tree was 79cm at the start of the year. If it has grown 124cm since then, how many cm tall is it now? 203cm

4. If a Christmas cake contains 180g of cherries, how many grams of cherries would you need to make 6 cakes? 1080g

5. A child bought two Christmas presents, each costing £17.95. How much did these two presents cost in total? £35.90

6. 20% of the presents under a Christmas tree contained sweets. If there were 15 presents, how many contained sweets? 3 3

7. A Christmas film was 2 hours 23 minutes long. How long is this in minutes? A Christmas film was 2 hours 23 minutes long. How long is this in minutes? 143 minutes 143 minutes

8. A restaurant puts 7 Brussels sprouts on each Christmas meal. How many does it need for 22 meals? A restaurant puts 7 Brussels sprouts on each Christmas meal. How many does it need for 22 meals? 154

9. Mince pies are sold in boxes of 6. If 90 mince pies were needed for a Christmas party, how many boxes would need to be bought? 15

10. Santa left a child's presents at exactly 3:45 am. If the child got up 4 hours and 20 minutes later, what time was this? Santa left a child's presents at exactly 3:45 am. If the child got up 4 hours and 20 minutes later, what time was this? 8:05 am

11. A postman had 53 cards to deliver. He posted 17 cards to the first house, 12 to the second and 9 to the third. How many cards were left? 15

12. Christmas candles cost £2.49 per box. How much would 8 boxes of candles cost? Christmas candles cost £2.49 per box. How much would 8 boxes of candles cost? £19.92

13. How many reindeer were pulling Santa’s sleigh if they had a total of 32 legs between them? 8 8

14. The Queen’s Christmas speech lasted for 9 minutes. How many seconds was this? The Queen’s Christmas speech lasted for 9 minutes. How many seconds was this? 540 seconds 540 seconds

15. Christmas crackers were sold in boxes of 6. How many crackers would you have if you bought 14 boxes? Christmas crackers were sold in boxes of 6. How many crackers would you have if you bought 14 boxes? 84

16. Tinsel is sold in 1.8m lengths. How many metres of tinsel would you have if you bought 7 lengths? Tinsel is sold in 1.8m lengths. How many metres of tinsel would you have if you bought 7 lengths? 12.6m

17. The ratio of sultanas to raisins in a Christmas cake is 2:1. If you used 228g of sultanas, how many grams of raisins would you use? 114g

18. A Christmas card has a height of 14cm and a width of 12cm. What is the area, in cm², of the card? A Christmas card has a height of 14cm and a width of 12cm. What is the area, in cm², of the card? 168cm²

19. A holly wreath has 32 holly leaves on it. How many leaves would there be altogether on 8 similar wreaths? A holly wreath has 32 holly leaves on it. How many leaves would there be altogether on 8 similar wreaths? 256

20. A shop wants 144 decorations on its Christmas Tree. If 82 decorations are on the tree, how many more still need to be put on? 62

21. A Christmas pudding weighs 1.06kg. What is this weight in grams? A Christmas pudding weighs 1.06kg. What is this weight in grams? 1060g

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