Maths Week England 2021
Stoke Challenge
Cheesy Oatcakes
Oatcakes cost £1.50 for half a dozen.
Enough cheese for 24 oatcakes costs £4.80.
How much does it cost to make 3 oatcakes?
From Stoke City to Port Vale……
According to Google maps, the suggested route to walk from Stoke City’s to Port Vale’s stadium is 5.6 miles.
Two Football fans set off at 2.30pm from Stoke City’s Stadium and walk at 4 miles per hour.
They stop off to have a 20 minute break on the way.
What time do they arrive at Port Vale’s stadium?
Pottery tiles
A potter is making pottery tiles.
Each tile uses 75g of clay.
Each tile is 10cm x 10cm
The wall that is to be covered in tiles is 1.5 x 2.4m
How much clay does the potter need?
2.4m
1.5m
Trentham Gardens
A family spend a day at Trentham Gardens.
�There are two adults, a student, and two children aged 6 and 8.
They have a 20% off discount voucher.
What is the maximum amount of change from £50 do they have once they have bought entrance tickets?
Bottle Kilns
A bottle kiln is loaded with saggars (fireclay boxes which protect pottery when it is being fired)
The SAGGARS were arranged in vertical stacks called BUNGS
A bung is 13 saggars high.
The kiln holds 1950 saggars.
When the kiln is a third full, how many bungs are there in the kiln?
Answers
Cheesy Oatcakes- £1.35
Stoke City to Port Vale – 4.14pm
Pottery Tiles – 27,000g or 27kg
Trentham Gardens – £13.60
Bottle Kilns – 50 bungs