Post by Lollipop on Feb 3, 2006 19:27:25 GMT -1
From The Official MUFC Maths Workbook, which covers sums for practising Key
Stage Two maths for 7-11 year olds. This has been introduced as part of the
Government's maths campaign.
1. Wayne is 78 yards away from the referee at Old Trafford and Gary is 65
yards away. If Wayne can run at 21mph and Gary can run at 16mph, who will be
sticking their vein-bulging forehead into the hapless whistler's face first,
assuming Wayne does not stop to stamp on an opponent on his way.
2. If one minute of time is taken up in a game for substitutions and one
minute for injuries, how much injury time will be added on by the referee if
Man Utd are losing at home?
3. Ryan is a Welshman. Express, as a percentage, the number of
internationals he has missed on a Wednesday evening compared to the
miraculous recoveries he made for the following Saturday.
4. Manchester United are one of the giants of world club football. How many
more European Cup Finals have they appeared in than Steaua Bucharest?
(For one extra mark; How many more than Reims?)
4a. How many more times have Manchester United won the European Cup than
Nottingham Forest?
5. Phil Neville has 30 international caps. If you take away the number of
appearances when he was the only adult male in England who could just about
kick the ball with his left foot, how many are left?
6. You are the referee at Old Trafford. How near to a visiting defender does
a tumbling Ruud van Nistelrooy have to be to earn a penalty if he goes down
in the box? (Note: Round your answers down to the nearest 20 yards.)
6a. Probability. Express the statistical probability of visitors to Old
Trafford being awarded a penalty. Compare this with the probability of
opponents of Manchester United being awarded a penalty home or away, and
then discuss if a penalty awarded to Manchester United would be awarded to
their opponents in identical circumstances.
7. Mark "The Red" lives in Guildford. How much does it cost for him and his
two sons to travel to the Theatre of Silence every other weekend, including
limited edition matchday programme, a few drinks and prawn sandwiches all
round? How much could he save per week if he watched his local team instead?
(Note: Round your answers down to the nearest thousand pounds).
8. Alex had a hotel room booked in Paris for the Champions League Final. How
much money did he lose when cancelling his reservation?
9. Ruud is 6ft tall and very strong and fast. How much pressure need be
applied to make him tumble over in the opponents penalty area? (Note:
Answers must be in lbs per square inch. However, answers such as, 'However
much pressure is applied by Ferguson to referees' are accepted.)
10. Alex has won it 1 time, Bob has won it 4. Alex has one, Bob does not.
What am talking about? Explain your answer (because nobody else can).
11. Rio is a very lazy boy and often goes missing. Alex is very cross and
wants to sells him. If Rio cost £29m to buy, how much do you think Alex sold
him for? How many pennies did Alex lose? For an extra mark convert your
answer to dollars for explaining to Malcolm "the leprechaun" Glazer.
12. What is the total number of chickens counted before they were hatched by
Manchester United and their supporters who thought Benfica were a pushover.
Stage Two maths for 7-11 year olds. This has been introduced as part of the
Government's maths campaign.
1. Wayne is 78 yards away from the referee at Old Trafford and Gary is 65
yards away. If Wayne can run at 21mph and Gary can run at 16mph, who will be
sticking their vein-bulging forehead into the hapless whistler's face first,
assuming Wayne does not stop to stamp on an opponent on his way.
2. If one minute of time is taken up in a game for substitutions and one
minute for injuries, how much injury time will be added on by the referee if
Man Utd are losing at home?
3. Ryan is a Welshman. Express, as a percentage, the number of
internationals he has missed on a Wednesday evening compared to the
miraculous recoveries he made for the following Saturday.
4. Manchester United are one of the giants of world club football. How many
more European Cup Finals have they appeared in than Steaua Bucharest?
(For one extra mark; How many more than Reims?)
4a. How many more times have Manchester United won the European Cup than
Nottingham Forest?
5. Phil Neville has 30 international caps. If you take away the number of
appearances when he was the only adult male in England who could just about
kick the ball with his left foot, how many are left?
6. You are the referee at Old Trafford. How near to a visiting defender does
a tumbling Ruud van Nistelrooy have to be to earn a penalty if he goes down
in the box? (Note: Round your answers down to the nearest 20 yards.)
6a. Probability. Express the statistical probability of visitors to Old
Trafford being awarded a penalty. Compare this with the probability of
opponents of Manchester United being awarded a penalty home or away, and
then discuss if a penalty awarded to Manchester United would be awarded to
their opponents in identical circumstances.
7. Mark "The Red" lives in Guildford. How much does it cost for him and his
two sons to travel to the Theatre of Silence every other weekend, including
limited edition matchday programme, a few drinks and prawn sandwiches all
round? How much could he save per week if he watched his local team instead?
(Note: Round your answers down to the nearest thousand pounds).
8. Alex had a hotel room booked in Paris for the Champions League Final. How
much money did he lose when cancelling his reservation?
9. Ruud is 6ft tall and very strong and fast. How much pressure need be
applied to make him tumble over in the opponents penalty area? (Note:
Answers must be in lbs per square inch. However, answers such as, 'However
much pressure is applied by Ferguson to referees' are accepted.)
10. Alex has won it 1 time, Bob has won it 4. Alex has one, Bob does not.
What am talking about? Explain your answer (because nobody else can).
11. Rio is a very lazy boy and often goes missing. Alex is very cross and
wants to sells him. If Rio cost £29m to buy, how much do you think Alex sold
him for? How many pennies did Alex lose? For an extra mark convert your
answer to dollars for explaining to Malcolm "the leprechaun" Glazer.
12. What is the total number of chickens counted before they were hatched by
Manchester United and their supporters who thought Benfica were a pushover.
