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Lancashire Lancashire Mathematics ChallengeMathematics Challenge
20092009
District finalsDistrict finals
Around the World in 80 days
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Switzerland
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Swiss RailwaySwitzerland is a very mountainous
country and the railways are designed to cope with this terrain. Different
systems are used to cope with different gradients.
uup
a across
The distance up u divided by the distance across a is called the GRADIENT of the slope.
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Swiss RailwayThe steepest gradient an ordinary train can cope with is 0.09
In a funicular
railway the car is fixed to a cable which pulls it up the hill.
The steepest funicular railway has a gradient of 0.89
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Swiss Railway
Mountain railways use a rack and pinion system. A toothed wheel runs along a toothed rail.
If a single car uses this method the gradient can go up to 0.5
If cars are joined together in a train the maximum gradient it can run on is 0.125
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Swiss RailwayPhil needs your help!
He has dropped the pictures of the railway bridges and cannot remember which is which! It would help if he knew which type of railway used each bridge.
You have the pictures. Find the gradient of each railway, correct to two decimal places.
Write down which type of railway would be suitable for each one.
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Audience QuizType of railway
Ordinary engine
Funicular Rack and pinion (single)
Rack and pinion (train)
Maximum gradient 0.09 0.89 0.5 0.125
Basle line
Max gradient 7%
Zurich passMax gradient ¼
Geneva tunnel
Max gradient ¾
Lucerne inclineMax gradient 57%
Egypt
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Ancient Egyptian Number System
South Africa
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Diamond Mining in South Africa
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Audience Quiz
This shape is often called a diamond but what is its mathematical name? This is your clue for number 5 in your crossword.
Here are the other clues:
1 2
3 4
Australia
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Sheep Farming in Australia
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Audience Quiz
Ralph the ram has 20 ewes. When they lambed, ¾ of the ewes had twins and the rest had triplets. How many lambs did Ralph’s ewes have?
Eunice, one of Ralph’s ewes, gave birth to triplets. The lambs weighed 5.5 pounds, 6 pounds and 7.2 pounds. What was the average weight of the lambs to the nearest tenth of a pound?
Brazil
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• To make Espresso coffee he needs to use 3 cups of water with 2 spoons of ground coffee.
• To make Americano coffee he needs 5 cups of water for each 3 spoons of ground coffee.
• For Brazilian coffee he needs 4 cups of water for every 3 spoons of ground coffee.
Making Coffee in Brazil
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Audience Quiz
Espresso: 3 cups water to 2 spoons coffee
Americano: 5 cups water to 3 spoons coffee
Brazilian: 4 cups water to 3 spoons coffee
Phil gets the water in containers which hold 30 cups water. How many spoons of coffee should he add to each container to make:
• Espresso coffee?
• Americano coffee?
• Brazilian coffee?
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Chorley
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Phil Arrives Home
Exchange rates:Exchange rates:
Switzerland 1 Swiss Franc = 60p
Egypt 1 EGP = £0.1261
South Africa £1 = 14.55 ZAR
Australia 1 AUD = £0.448
Brazil £1 = 3.33 BRL
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Audience Quiz
1 SF = 60p
1 EGP = £0.1261
£1 = 14.55 ZAR
1 AUD = £0.448
£1 = 3.33 BRL
While in each country Phil bought a lottery ticket hoping to win 1 million of each country’s currency.
Winning in which country would give him the most money when he exchanged it for pounds sterling?
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Lancashire Lancashire Mathematics ChallengeMathematics Challenge
20092009
District finalsDistrict finals
Around the World in 80 days
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