Maths

​If 55% of the children in Anna's mixed school are girls, what percentage of the children are boys?

​Claudia and her 4 friends took part in a sponsored cycle for charity. They each paid €5.50 to sign up for the event and between them, they raised a further €125.75 in sponsorship.

What was the total amount of money that the group contributed to the charity?

​Last season, 12,456 spectators watched Leinster Rugby play Ospreys in a Pro 12 match at the RDS Arena. The following weekend, 33,843 spectators watched Leinster Rugby plays Wasps RFC in a Challenge Cup match at the Aviva Stadium.
How many spectators attended both matches in total?

​The River Shannon is 360km long, the River Thames is 346km long and the River Nile is 6,853km long.

By how much is the combined length of the River Shannon and the River Thames shorter than the River Nile?

​In January, Electro City sold 1,038 Whirlpool fridges, 807 Beko fridges and 342 Smeg fridges. In February, they sold exactly 57 fewer of each make of fridge.

How many more fridges would they need to have sold in February to reach their sales target of 2,025?

​Teams A, B, C and D are holding a soccer blitz. If each team plays the other team once and once only, how many matches will be played in total?

​Last month, Alan's school collected coins for charity. 5th Class collected a total of €45.36, 6th Class collected three-quarters of the 5th Class amount and Junior Infants collected 3 times the 6th Class amount.

How much did (a) 6th Class and (b) Junior Infants collect?

​Four children are comparing their height. Eamonn is 10 cm shorter than Tadhg. Matthew is 5 cm taller than Eamonn. Jennifer is 3 cm shorter than Tadgh.

What is the difference in height between Matthew and Jennifer?

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