1. Understanding Questions Looking for what’s being asked Count the black dots

2. 2000 people were asked if they chose to use ‘Soapysuds’ or ‘Greenclean’ to do their washing up. 75% chose ‘Greenclean’ How many people chose ‘Greenclean’? A75 B150 C750 D1500 What does it say?

3. A total of 1600 people work for a company. The ratio of male to female employees is 3:5 How many more females are there in the company? A400 B600 C960 D1000 Sax player or beautiful lady?

4. The 30m 10m 5m The diagram shows the top view of an L- shaped swimming pool. A handrail runs all the way round the outside of the pool. How long is the rail? A55m B60m C75m D80m Which line is longer?

5. A swimming pool holds 600,000 litres of water and is emptied at a rate of 500 litres a minute. What is the time taken to empty the pool? A20 minutes B500 minutes C2 hours D20 hours

6. A receptionist earns £7.20 an hour. She works 38 hours a week. Which of these sums would produce the closest to what she earns? A£7 x 30 B£8 x 30 C£7 x 40 D£8 x 40 How?

7. The entry fee for a half marathon is £8. A French runner enters. The rate of exchange is £1 = 1.65euros How much is the fee in euros? A4.48 B8.65 C12.80 D13.20 OLD OR YOUNG?

8. Say the colour of the word, not the word itself