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Hot Under the Collar In this task, students must convert temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheit. This task includes: |
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Ice Cream In this task, students must calculate the quantity of ice cream to buy as well as the expected profit. This task includes: |
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Magic Sum Puzzle In this task, students must solve a numeric puzzle. This task includes: |
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Mobile Phones In this task, students must calculate which mobile plan is cheaper. This task includes: |
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Patchwork Cushions In this task, students must discover rules and formulas to help calculate how many squares and triangles of fabric are needed to make cushions of various sizes. This task includes: |
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Problem Page In this task, students must examine the presented graph on age gaps in relationships and answer related questions. This task includes: |
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Public Transport In this task, students must write a letter to the newspaper showing that they are able to interpret the survey on transportation provided. This task includes: |
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Rods and Triangles In this task, students must calculate how many and what kinds of triangles are possible to make out of various sizes of rods. This task includes: |
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Royal Liver Clock In this task, students must estimate how many people can sit around two clock faces. This task includes: |
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Security Camera In this task, students must decide on the most optimum location in a store to put a security camera. This task includes: |
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