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Year 5 Maths Challenge

Mrs Street

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

This half term we are learning about the 1960’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 1960’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 1960’s. What was the population of Liverpool during the 1960’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 ‘The Beatles’. Using their solo record sales and those of The Beatles how many records have the sold combined altogether?

Please upload your work to this sharepoint.

Leave a comment on this blog to let us know when you have sent your work.

73 responses to “Year 5 Maths Challenge”

  1. Samik S.

    Bronze
    1. John Lennon became famous when he was 16
    2. Mick Jagger became famous when he was 19
    3. Cilla Black became famous when she was 20
    4. Paul McCartney became famous when he was 28
    Silver
    Population of Liverpool in 2021= 906,443
    Population of Liverpool in 1960= 1,384,000
    The population decreased by 477,557
    Gold
    I was unable to find the record sales for Cilla Black
    Paul McCartney sold 100M albums
    John Lennon sold 73M albums -lowest
    Mick Jagger sold 240M albums -highest
    240-73= 167
    The difference of the highest and lowest albums were 167M
    Platinum
    100+240=340+73=413
    They sold 413M albums altogether
    Beatles- 600 albums
    100M + 73M = 173M
    173M+600M=773M
    The Beatles sold 773M albums altogether

  2. Osato O.

    Bronze
    1. Cilla Black was 20 when she became famous.
    2. Mick Jagger was 17 when he became famous.
    3. Paul McCartney was 27 when he became famous.
    4. John lennon was 26 when he became famous.

    Silver
    The population of Liverpool in the 1960s was 1,384,000. The population of Liverpool decreased by 447, 557, from 1960s to 2021. I know this because 1,384,000- 906,443 = 477, 557.

  3. Manvi R.

    I will do it in my homework book and upload it.

    1. Manvi R.

      I have uploaded it to the wow sharepoint because you need an account to send it to the maths sharepoint.

      1. Simin W.

        I did that too. The share point doesn’t work.

  4. Serina I.

    Paul mccartney 28
    Cilla black 20
    John Lennon 29
    Mike jagger 27
    Cilla black , Mike jagger , Paul mccartney , John Lennon
    Silver
    The population of Liverpool was 1,384,000.
    The population is is 496,784.
    It has decreased because people were migrating.

  5. Zakariya K.

    Bronze
    Cilla black—20
    Mike jagger—27
    Paul McCartney—28
    Loan Lennon—29
    Silver
    1960
    1,384,000
    2021
    906,443
    The population has decreased by 477,557

  6. Shahzad S.

    bronze
    1.john Lennon 40
    2.cilla black 72
    3.paul mcartney 74
    4.mike jagger 76
    silver
    the population in Liverpool 1960s was 1384000
    now the population is 496784
    the difference is 887216

  7. Tahiyan C.

    Maths
    Bronze
    1. Cilla Black
    2. Paul McCortney
    3. Mick Jagger
    4. Jhon Lennon
    Silver
    1960=1384000
    now=906443
    difference of 477557
    it has deacreased.
    The Share point is not working.

  8. Muhammad S.

    1. Mick Jagger age 78
    2. Cilla black age 72
    3.Pual MC Cartey age 42
    4. John Ienon age 40
    silver
    1. in 1960 it increase 1,384,00
    2.in 2021 it increase 906,443
    3. it deacreas to 477,557

  9. Safa M.

    Silver
    The population in the liver pool was 1,384,000
    Now the population is only 906,443
    The population has decreased because more people were migrating
    Platinum
    I couldn’t find information about record sales for Cilla black because there was no information
    Mick Jagger= 240 million
    Paul McCartney= 100 million
    John Lemon = 73 million
    They sold 417 million records in total.

  10. Mosaver M.

    Silver
    The population in the liver pool was 1,384,000.
    Now the population is only 906,443.
    The population has decreased because more people were migrating.

    Platinum
    There is no information about record sales for Cilla Black.
    Mick Jagger: 240 million
    Paul McCartney: 100 million
    John Lennon: 73 million
    The difference between the most successful and least successful person is: 240-73= 167 million.
    They have sold 417 million records altogether.

  11. Hasan S.

    The share point does not work.
    Takes you to staff website and ask for email address..
    I have done it in my homework book..

  12. Safa K.

    I have done it but when I click the SharePoint it says sign in.

  13. Lawy A.

    Miss I have done my homework but it wont let me share is I will bring it in on Monday my class is 5 Blue….

  14. Mahmuda C.

    Miss i have done my math challenge in my homework book but the share point doesn’t work

  15. Aisha R.

    The share point is not working. It says that I have signed out.
    Bronze
    John Lennon-16
    Mick Jagger-19
    Cilla Black-20
    Paul Mc Cartney-28
    Silver
    The population of Liverpool in the 1960s was 1,384,000.
    The population of Liverpool now is 906,443.
    It has decreased because in the 1960s there was lots of people visiting Liverpool so they could meet the Beatles. Now that most of them are dead the people can’t meet them anymore.

  16. Aayan M.

    I have tried Gold but I couldn’t find the answers by research.

  17. Joel G.

    The share point won’t work but I have did my homework in my book

  18. Luxor A.

    Bronze
    1. Cilla Black
    2. Mike jagger
    3. Paul McCartney
    4.John Lennon
    Silver
    1.1,384,000
    2.906,443
    3. It has decreased by 477,557

  19. Arafath A.

    Bronze:

    1) Cilla black 20
    2) Mike jagger 27
    3) Paul mccartney 28
    4) John Lennon 29

    Silver:

    1) The population of Liverpool was 996,000
    2) The population of Liverpool now is 948,000

  20. Ayaan B.

    MJ:19

    PM:28

    JL:40

    CB:72

  21. Zaeem S.

    BRONZE:
    Ciller Black:20
    Mick Jagger: 25
    Paul mccartney 27
    John Lennon: 29
    SILVER:
    The population of Liver pool in the 1960s was 1,384,000
    The population in Liverpool now is 906,443

  22. Faizan R.

    I have done the maths challenge but the upload point does not work. I did my homework in my homework book.

  23. Osato O.

    The sharepoint isn’t working.

  24. Moosa K.

    Bronze:
    Cilla black was the youngest: 21/20
    Mick Jagger: 27
    John and Paul were 28.

    Silver:
    The population of Liverpool in the 1960s was 1384000.
    The population of Liverpool now is 902000.
    It decreased by 482000.

  25. Simin W.

    The sharepoint doesn’t work.
    I did the maths in my book.

  26. Muhammad B.

    Miss it said Access Denied.

  27. Azaan H.

    Bronze.
    1.John Lennon 40.
    2.Cilla black 72.
    3.Paul McCartney 74.
    4.Mike jagger76.
    Silver.
    The population in the 1960s was 1,384,000.
    Now the population now is 496,784.
    The difference is 887,216.

  28. Afreen S.

    Miss the share point is not working but I have done my maths challenge in the homework book

  29. Inaaya S.

    Bronze
    1.Cilla black 20
    2.Mike jagger 27
    3.Paul. McCartney 28
    4. John Lennon 29

  30. Abdurrahman K.

    Bronze
    1.Cilla black 20
    2.Mike jagger 27
    3.Paul mccartney 28
    4.John Lennon 29

    1. Mrs Street

      Use the share point please Abdurrahman as stated above.

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