The Official Man Utd 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. ACCELERATION. Wayne is 78 yards away from the referee at Old Trafford and Gary is 65 yards away. If Wayne can run at 21 mph and Gary can run at 16 mph, 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. TELLING THE TIME. If one minute of time is taken up in a game for substitutions and one minute for injuries, how much injury time the referee will add on if Man Utd are losing at home?
3. PROBABILITY (1). Ryan Giggs 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. SUBTRACTION (1). 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 ?)
5. SUBTRACTION (2). How many more times have Man Utd won the European Cup than Nottingham Forest ?
6. DISTANCE. You are the referee at Old Trafford. How near to a visiting defender does a tumbling Christiano Ronaldo have to be to earn a penalty if he goes down in the box? (Note: Round your answers down to the nearest 10 yards.)
7. PROBABILITY (2). Express the statistical probability of visitors to Old Trafford being awarded a penalty. Compare this with the probability of opponents of Man Utd being awarded a penalty home or away, and then discuss if a penalty awarded to Man Utd would be awarded to their opponents in identical circumstances.
8. BASIC ACCOUNTING (1). 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 a prawn sandwich 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.)
9. BASIC ACCOUNTING (2). Alex had a hotel room booked in Athens for the Champions League Final. How much money did he lose when cancelling his reservation?
10. WEIGHT AND PRESSURE. Christiano is 6ft tall and very strong and fast. How much pressure need be applied to make him tumble over in the opponent’s penalty area? (Note: answers should be in lbs per square inch. However, answers such as “The same pressure as Alex applies to referee” are acceptable.)
11. MONEY. Juan was a lazy boy and often went missing. Alex was very cross and wanted to sell him. If Juan cost £28m to buy, how much do you think Alex sold him for? How many pennies did Alex lose?
12. SIMPLE ARITHMETIC. The average Man Utd fan can shriek at 35 decibels; the average visiting supporter can shout at 65 decibels. If, during a match, 5% of Man Utd fans are munching prawn sandwiches, 10% are stuck on the M1, 2% are asleep and 15% are still trying to work out which team is which, how many visitors are needed to out-shout 60,000 reds?
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