Primary Maths Challenge

This week the Primary 7 and primary 6's took part in the National Primary Maths Challenge.  There were 25 problem solving questions involved in the paper.  All pupils tried there very best and used all their strategies to solve each problem.
Well done to our pupils who recieved Gold, Silver and Bronze for their results.

Here is an example of one of the questions:
Marcia needs biscuits.  She eats one Gary Baldi biscuit every quarter of the hour, two every half past the hour, three every three-quarter past the hour and 4 at the start of each hour.
She works from 8.59am to 5.01pm.
How many biscuits does she eat each day?

Answer revealed at the bottom.

 

Answer =84