Monday 11 August 2014

Maths Week

Tuesday: Bath Tub Maths !
These problems are tricky!
The 20 Dollar Question.
The hot water tap when it is full-on can fill a bath in 7 minutes.
What fraction of the bath can it fill in 1 minute?
1/7 √

The 40 Dollar Question.
When the cold water tap is full-on it can the
fill the bath completely in 5 minutes.
Colin has just had a long hard run and
wants to have a cold-water bath.
How long will the cold water tap take to fill
3/5 of the bath for Colin?
3 min√


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