Work through the levels in order. Type your answer and press Check — open the worked solution if you get stuck. Answers like -6, 3/4 or 0.25 are typed exactly as shown. A ⭐ Bonus Challenge at the end is extra credit — skip it if the rest was hard work.
Level 1 · Warm-up
1 A trip takes 60 minutes walking. Cycling is 3 times as fast. Minutes by bike? (number)
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60 ÷ 3 = 20 minutes.
2 A tap fills 2 buckets in 6 minutes. How many minutes for 8 buckets? (number)
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8 = 4 × 2 buckets → 4 × 6 = 24 minutes.
3 You leave at 2:45 and travel 25 minutes. Arrival time? (as a digital time) (time)
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2:45 + 15 → 3:00, + 10 more → 3:10.
Level 2 · Core
4 A slow van takes 6 hours; a car is 3 times as fast. Both arrive at 8:00 pm. When did the car leave? (as a digital time) (time)
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6 ÷ 3 = 2 h; 8:00 pm − 2 h = 6:00 pm.
5 Ken leaves at 4:05 and takes 50 min. Lia leaves at 4:25 and takes 20 min. Who arrives first? (name)
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Ken 4:55, Lia 4:45 → Lia by 10 minutes.
6 A machine makes 4 toys in 10 minutes. Toys made in one hour? (number)
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60 min = 6 lots of 10 → 6 × 4 = 24 toys.
Level 3 · Challenge
7 A slow ferry leaves at 9:00 am and arrives 3:00 pm. A fast ferry, 3× as fast, arrives at the same time. When did the fast ferry leave? (as a digital time) (time)
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Slow trip 6 h → fast trip 2 h → 3:00 pm − 2 h = 1:00 pm.
8 Nia walks to school in 24 minutes. Her brother scooters twice as fast but leaves 10 minutes after her. Who arrives first — Nia or her brother? (nia/brother)
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Scooter time: 24 ÷ 2 = 12 min. He arrives 10 + 12 = 22 min after Nia set off; she arrives at 24 min. The brother wins by 2 minutes.
9 A pump fills 3 tanks in 8 minutes. How many minutes to fill 12 tanks? (number)
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12 = 4 × 3 tanks → 4 × 8 = 32 minutes.