Qualification – Page 13 – Maths with Graham

OCR Functional Skills papers can be downloaded from here. http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/functional-skills-maths-level-1-09865/

See how much money you can win on this addictive game! To calculate the probability each time work out first how many card are left and put this number on the bottom of the fraction. Then work out how many cards that haven’t been turned over yet are higher or lower than the last card. Put this number on the top.Sometimes you will be certain that the next card is higher or lower because all the cards that are higher have already been turned over. If you are certain then it is worth wagering all the money. If the probability is nearer to a half only gamble a small amount of money. This way you should soon become rich!

Here’s a great starter from Transum . Use the 9 digits to make a sum that adds to 999.

Note this is an American video- in the UK the middle of the circle is spelt CENTRE. Do sing along!

Here’s a great activity from Transum to help you round correctly either to significant figures or decimal places.

Can you round fractions? Try this quiz.

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This quiz starts with entry level questions but to win a million you need to be able to solve equations and be an expert at 3d shapes! Who wants to be a mathionaire?

The Tower of Hanoi is one of the most famous mathematical puzzles. See if you can work out how to do it with 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 discs. Then see if you can do it using the minimum number of moves.