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Year 5 Maths Challenge

Hi Year 5! Are you ready to take the challenge!?

This half term we are learning about the 1960โ€™s so I have set you a challenge about this time period and you will need to use your place value knowledge to solve it.

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Bronze

Investigate British singers in the 1960โ€™s: Paul McCartney, Cilla Black, John Lennon, and Mick Jagger. Find out how old they were when they became famous and order from youngest to oldest.

Silver

The Beatles were a famous band from Liverpool in the 1960โ€™s. What was the population of Liverpool during the 1960โ€™s? What is the population of Liverpool now? Has it increased or decreased? By how much? Explain it.

Gold

Research the record sales for the following singers; Cilla Black, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, using this knowledge identify who is the most successful singer. You will need to explain why using correct mathematical vocabulary. What is the difference in records sold between the most successful and least successful?

Platinum 

Research the record sales for the following singers; Cilla Black, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, using this knowledge identify who is the most successful singer. You will need to explain why using correct mathematical vocabulary. What is the difference in records sold between the most successful and least successful? How many records have they sold altogether? John Lennon and Paul McCartney were in the famous British band โ€˜The Beatlesโ€™. Using their solo record sales and those of The Beatles how many records have the sold combined altogether?

55 responses to “Year 5 Maths Challenge”

  1. Bayleigh M.

    Bronze
    Paul McCartney:28 when becoming famous.
    Cilla black:20 or 21 age when becoming famous .
    John Lennon:24 when becoming famous.
    Mick Jagger: 21 when becoming famous.
    Silver
    During the 1960,s the population in liverpool was 1,384,000.The population in 2020 is now 1002,000. The population has decreased by 482,000.
    The most successful singer is paul McCartney because he sold 700 million albums .
    Cilla black was the least successful singer because she only scolded 29,million albums around the world.

  2. Fatima G.

    Bronze
    McCarteny was 77 years old when he became famous.

    Cilla black was 26 years old when she became famous.

    JohnLennon was 17 when he became famous.

    Mick Jagger was 24 when he became famous.

  3. Amaan D.

    Silver:
    Liverpool in 1960โ€™s population was 996,000.
    But now Liverpool has 489,000.
    This was a huge difference it was difference of 507,000

  4. Riyad U.

    Silver:

    In the 1960s the population of Liverpool was 960000
    Now a days Liverpool holds up to 552267
    The difference is 407733 and the population of Liverpoolid decreasing

  5. Mustafa G.

    Silver
    1. 1960 Liverpool 960,000
    2. Liverpool now 552,000
    3. The difference is 407,733

  6. Amelia H.

    Silver
    1960s:960000
    Now:552267
    There is a difference of 407733 which is a huge diffranc

  7. Jessica M.

    Silver:

    1960s
    Now: 552,267
    There is a difference of 407733 which is a huge difference.

  8. Leona D.

    Silver
    1960s : 1960,000 (in Liverpool)
    Now:552,267( now in Liverpool)
    The difference from now and then is 407733

  9. Issaiah V.

    The girl is famous because she was on tv

  10. Sara B.

    sliver ;
    1960s: 960,000
    Now: 552,268
    There is a difference of 407733 which is a little difference.

  11. Nargis B.

    bronze challenge
    Paul McCartney was 11 years old
    John Lennon was 16 years old
    Cilla Black was 21 years old
    Mick Jagger was 29 years old

  12. Hadisa D.

    Bronze challenge
    Cilla Black – 20 years old
    Mick Jagger – 21 years old
    John Lennon – 22 years old
    Paul Mc Cartney – 28 years old

    Silver challenge
    Population of Liverpool in 1960s – 466,451
    Population of Liverpool in the 1960s – 513,441
    The population has increased by 46,990

  13. Gerry K.

    I have done in my homework book

  14. Laraib T.

    1JohnLennon died in1980 9th October.
    He is 40 years old.
    His birthday is December 8th 1940.
    2 Cilla Black
    She died on the 1st of August 2015.
    Her birthday is 27th of May 1943
    She is 72 years old.
    3MickJagger
    He was born on the 26 July 1943.
    He is 75 years old.
    4 Paul McCartney
    His birthday is on the 18th June 1942.
    He is 76 years old.

  15. Abdullah O.

    1.John Lennon is 40 years old.He was born on October 9th 1940 .He died on December 8th 1980
    2. Cilla Black died at age 72 on August 1st 2015 and she was born on May 21st 1943.
    3. Mick Jagger is 75 years old and was born on the 26th July 1943
    He is not dead
    4.Paul McCartney is 76 years old.He was born on 18 June 1942.
    He is still not dead.

  16. Safa H.

    Bronze.

    Mick Jagger was 21 years old when he became famous.
    Paul McCartney was 20 years old when he became famous.
    John Lennon was 22 years old when he became famous.
    Cilla Black was 20 years old when she became famous.
    1. Cilla Black
    2. Paul McCartney
    3. Mick Jagger
    4. John Lennon

    Silver.

    In 1965 941,000 people lived in Liverpool. Now 950,000 people live in Liverpool. The population has increased by 9,000.

  17. Umaiyah A.

    silver,
    The population in Liverpool used to be 960,000 people and in Liverpool it is now 552,267 people.
    There is a difference of 407733

  18. Umar-Faruq A.

    Silver:

    In the 1960’s the population of Liverpool was 960,000.
    The population of Liverpool is now 552,267.
    The difference is 407733 and it was decreasing.

    Gold and platinum done in homework book.

  19. Humza H.

    Silver
    The population in Liverpool in the 1960s was 5,000 and power days it’s 552,000
    And the population has increased a lot.

  20. Jack L.

    i have done this in my book

  21. Leeda D.

    Bronze:

    When and how did Paul McCartney become famous?

    Paul was the bassist for the Beatles and one of the great song writing team of Lennon/McCartney.

    The Beatles had a rough start but then they finally got moving in 1960.The final line took up shape in 1962 from where they SHOT to super- megastardom, the biggest and the best the world has ever seen.

    Cilla Black

    Cilla began her career as a singer in 1963, and her songs ‘Anyone Who Had a Heart’ and ‘You’re My World’ both reached number one I the UK in 1964.

    John Lennon became famous in 1964 when the Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan Show.

    Mick Jagger is the lead singer of the Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones became famous in the 1960’s.

    Oldest to biggest:
    Paul McCartney (76 yrs old)
    Mick Jagger (75 yrs old)
    Cilla Black (72 yrs old)
    John Lennon (40 yrs old).

  22. Aleena N.

    Silver
    In the 1960s the population of Liverpool was 960,000 and now the the population is 552,267. This means that the population now, has decreased.

  23. Medina K.

    Silver:

    In the 1960s the population of Liverpool was 960,000 and today is 552,267
    The difference is over 400,000

  24. Omar A.

    Silver:
    In the 1960s the population of Liverpool was 960,000 and today is 552,267
    the difference is over 400,000.

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