Year 3 Maths Challenge Spring 2

BRONZE:

A plant’s roots are 12cm deep underground. The stem on top is 14cm tall.

What is the length plant altogether?

SILVER:

Convert the height of the different trees into metres. Remember there are 100cm in a metre.

GOLD:

1. I have 2 square shaped allotments. Allotment one is 8m long and allotment two is 12m long. a. What is the perimeter of each allotment? b. What is the difference in perimeter of the allotments?

2. I am going to build a wooden fence around allotment two. It cost £8 per metre of wood. How much would it cost to buy the wood for the whole fence?

3. The wood goes on sale and is reduced to £5 per metre. a. How much will it cost if I buy it now? b. How much money will I save?

PLATINUM:

Drawings of different sized allotments have been given to a gardener.  He needs to know which allotment will fit the type of tree. 

Can you help him by calculating the perimeter of each enclosure?

Which enclosure would be suited for which plants?

89 responses to “Year 3 Maths Challenge Spring 2”

  1. Aqsaa F.

    Bronze:
    Altogether there is 26cm because 12 + 14 = 26cm.

    Silver
    Maple 173 cm and 100m and 73cm
    Crab Apple 179cm and 100m and 79cm
    Snow Gum 184cm and 100m and 84cm
    Cercis 165cm and 100m and 65cm
    Oak 197cm and 100m and 97cm

  2. Madeeha T.

    Bronze
    The length of the plant is 26cm.
    14 cm+ 12cm=26cm.
    Silver
    Maple tree=1m 73cm.
    Crab apple=1m 79cm.
    Snow gum=1m 84cm.
    Cercis tree=1m 65cm.
    If an tree=1m 97cm.
    Gold
    Allotment needs £64 of wood.
    Now it will cost £60.
    You have to save £4 of wood.

  3. Muhammed K.

    Bronze

    Altogether there is 16cm

    Silver
    1.73m
    1.79m
    1.84m
    1.65m
    1.97m

    Gold
    32m and 48m. The difference is 16cm. It would cost 384 pound and when reduced it is 240 pound. He saved 144 pound.

  4. Zahra N.

    Bronze
    The plant is 26cm because 12 + 14 = 26cm
    Silver
    1. 173cm= 1m 73cm
    2. 179cm= 1m 79cm
    3. 184cm= 1m 84cm
    4. 165cm= 1m 65cm
    5. 197cm= 1m 97cm

  5. Muhammad D.

    Bronze:
    The tree is 26cm long
    Silver:
    Maple: 1m 73cm
    Crab apple: 1m and 79cm
    Snow gum: 1 m and 84 cm
    Cercis: 1 m and 65 cm.
    Oak: 1 m and 97cm
    Gold:
    Allotment 1= 32 and 2 = 48.
    £64
    It will now cost you £240.
    You will save £186.

  6. Aiza B.

    Silver
    173 = 1m 73 cm
    179 = 1m 79cm
    184 = 1m 84cm
    165 = 1m 65cm
    197 = 1m 97cm

  7. Alzahra R.

    Bronze
    The length of the plant all together is 26.
    14cm + 12cm = 26cm.
    Silver.
    Maple tree is 1m 73cm
    Crab apple is 1m 79cm
    Snow gum is 1m 84cm
    Cercis tree is 1m 65cm
    Oak tree is 1m 97cm
    Gold
    Allotment 2 needs £64 of wood.
    It will now cost £60.
    You will save £4 of wood.
    Platinum
    Enclosure 1 = 80m = Maple tree
    Enclosure 2 = 117m = Conifer tree
    Enclosure 3 = 120m =nothing
    Enclosure 4 = 100m = Pine tree
    Enclosure 5 = 86m = Walnut tree
    Enclosure 6 = 48m =Cedar
    Enclosure 7 = 22 =nothing

  8. Muhammad I.

    Bronze
    The total is 26cm.

    Silver
    Maple = 1.73m
    Crab apple = 1.79m4Snow gum = 1.84m
    Cercis = 1.65m
    Oak = 1.97m

  9. Aiza B.

    Bronze
    together it is 26cm beacause 12cm + 14cm = 26cm

  10. Hussein H.

    Bronze
    The plant altogether is 26cm.
    Silver
    Maple: 173cm and 1m 73cm.
    Crab Apple: 179cm and 1m 79cm.
    Snow gum:184cm and 1m 84cm.
    Cercis:165cm and 1m and 65cm.
    Oak:197cm and 1m 97cm

  11. Hudayfa A.

    Bronze
    26cm Long all together

    Silver
    Maple is 1m and 73cm
    Crab apple is 1 m And 79 cm
    Snow gum is 1 m and 84 cm
    cercis is 1m and 65cm
    Oak is 1m and 97cm

  12. Said M.

    Bronze:
    12cm + 14cm = 26cm

    Silver:
    173cm -> 1m 73cm
    179cm -> 1m 79cm
    184cm -> 1m 84cm
    165cm -> 1m 65cm
    197cm -> 1m 97cm

    Gold:
    1) a. 8m x 4 = 32m
    12m x 4 = 48m
    b. 48-32=16m
    2) 8 x 12 = £96
    3) 5 x 12 = £60

  13. Marwah K.

    Bronze

    The plant is 26cm altogether.

    Silver

    Maple = 1.73m
    Crab apple= 1.79m
    Snow gum= 1.84m
    Cercis= 1.65m
    Oak= 1.97m

  14. Myiesha S.

    Math challenge
    Bronze
    12cm+14cm=26cm
    The stem and the root is 26cm because if you add the numbers together then you will get the answer.
    Silver
    Maple tree: 1m and 73cm
    Crab apple tree: 1m and 79cm
    Snow gum tree: 1m and 84cm
    Cercis tree: 1m and 65cm
    Oak tree: 1m and 97cm
    Gold
    1.
    Allotment 1 is 32m.
    Allotment 2 is 48cm long.
    The difference in perimeter is 16m.

    2. £8 per metre
    Need to buy for 2 Allotment
    8 x 8 = 64

    3: Wood is on sale now . £5
    5 × 12 =60
    I will save £4 .

  15. Joshua C.

    Bronze:
    The length is 26 cm.
    Silver
    Maple 1m and 73cm
    Crab apple 1m and 79cm
    Snow gum 1m and 84cm
    Cercis 1m and 65cm
    Oak 1m and 97cm

  16. Anaya R.

    Bronze:
    The plant is 26cm because 14 +12=26cm.
    Silver:
    Maple – 1m and 73cm.
    Crab apple – 1m and 79cm.
    Snow him – 1m and 84cm.
    Cercis – 1m and 65cm.
    Oak – 1m and 97cm.
    Gold:
    1. The perimeter of allotment 1 is 32m.
    The perimeter of allotment 2 is 48m.
    The difference is 16m.

    1. Anaya R.

      2. It will cost £384.
      3a. It will cost £240.
      b. I will save £144.

  17. Zaynab M.

    Bronze

    The plant is 26cm long I know this because 4-2=2 and 2+4=6 and if you add it together it will be 26cm.

    Silver
    The following trees are:
    Maple tree is 1m 73cm
    Crab apple 1m 79cm
    Snow gum 1m 84cm
    Cercis 1m 65
    Oak 1m 97cm

    Gold

    1.
    a) Allotment a is 8mX8m=64 and Allotment B is 12MX12M=144Square metres.
    b) The difference between them is 144-64=80 Square metres.

    2. 12X£8=£96, £96X4 (because its a square and squares have 4 sides)=£384

    3. 12X£5=£60, £60X4=£240, you will save £384-£240=£144

  18. Mojirolaoluwa S.

    The plant is 26cm toll.
    I add 1+1and2+4

    1. Mojirolaoluwa S.

      Maple 1m 73cm
      Crab apple 1m 79cm
      Sonw gum1m84cm
      Cercis 1m 65cm
      Oak 1m97cm

  19. Amina J.

    Bronze:
    The plant altogether is 26 cm.
    Silver:
    Maple tree=173cm=1m and 73cm.
    Crab apple=179cm=1m and 79cm.
    Snow gum=184cm=1m and 84cm.
    Cercis tree=165cm=1m and 65cm.
    Oak tree=197cm=1m and 97cm.

  20. Yunus H.

    Bronze
    26 because add 2+4=6 right add 10+10=20 add 20+6=26
    Silver
    Maple tree is 1m 73cm
    Crab apple 1m 79cm
    Snow gum 1m 84cm
    Circis 1m 65
    Oak 1m 97cm
    Gold
    Allotment 2 needs £64 of wood.
    It will now cost £60.
    You will save £4 of wood
    Platnium I will do on paper
    Allotment 2 needs £64 of wood.
    It will now cost £60.
    You will save £4 of wood.
    Platinum
    I will do my Platinum on paper

  21. Amelia A.

    Bronze
    26cm

    Silver
    1.73m
    1.79m
    1.84m
    1.65m
    1.97m

    Gold
    Allotment 1 is 32m and allotment 2 is 48m. The difference is 16m.

    It would cost 384 pound.

    It would cost 240 pound.

    He would save 144 pound.

  22. Ramandeep K.

    Bronze
    The plant is 26cm because 12 + 14 =26
    Silver
    The maple is 1.73m
    The Crab Apple is 1.79m
    The Snow gum is 1.84m
    The Cercis is 1.65m
    The oak is 1.97m

  23. Osas O.

    Bronze
    The length of the plant all together is 26.
    14cm + 12cm = 26cm.
    Silver.
    Maple tree 1m 73cm
    Crab apple 1m 79cm
    Snow gum 1m 84cm
    Cercis tree 1m 65cm
    Oak tree 1m 97cm
    Gold
    Allotment 2 needs £64 of wood.
    It will now cost £60.
    You will save £4 of wood.
    Platinum
    Enclosure 1 = 80m = Maple tree
    Enclosure 2 = 117m = Conifer tree
    Enclosure 3 = 120m =nothing
    Enclosure 4 = 100m = Pine tree
    Enclosure 5 = 86m = Walnut tree
    Enclosure 6 = 48m =Cedar
    Enclosure 7 = 22 =nothing

  24. Mohammed K.

    Bronze
    Althogether the plant is 26cm because 12+14=26
    Silver
    Maple =1.73m
    Crab apple=1.79m
    Snow gum=1.84m
    Cercis=1.65m
    Oak=1.97m

  25. Ammar W.

    Bronze
    12cm+14cm=26cm

    Silver
    silver Maple 173cm = 1m and 73cm
    grab Apple 179cm = 1m and 79cm
    Snow gum 184cm = 1m and 84cm
    cerise 165 = 1m and 65cm
    Oak 197 = 1m and 97cm

  26. Muhammad Y.

    Bronze
    The length of the plant is 50m and 7mm
    Silver
    Maple 173 cm and 1m and 73cm
    Crab Apple 179cm and 1m and 79cm
    Snow Gum 184cm and 1m and 84cm
    Cercis 165cm and 1m and 65cm
    Oak 197cm and 1m and 97cm

    1. Muhammad Y.

      Doubled it accidentally

  27. Muhammad Y.

    Bronze
    The length of the plant is 26cm.
    Silver
    Maple 173 cm and 1m and 73cm
    Crab Apple 179cm and 1m and 79cm
    Snow Gum 184cm and 1m and 84cm
    Cercis 165cm and 1m and 65cm
    Oak 197cm and 1m and 97cm

  28. Muazzan M.

    Bronze:
    The tree is 26cm long
    Silver:
    Maple: 173 cm 100cm 73 m
    Crab apple:179 cm 100cm 79m
    Snow gum: 184 cm 100 cm 84 m
    Cercis: 165cm 100cm 65 m
    Oak: 197 cm 100cm 97m

  29. Alima S.

    Bronze.
    The 🌱 is 26cm long.

  30. Ravi P.

    the length of the altogether is 50 cm and 7 mm
    silver Maple 173cm 50cm 5m 3cm
    grab Apple 179cm 5cm 2m 30cm
    Snow gum 184cm 1m 8cm
    cerise 165 8m 10 cm
    Oak 197 11m 20cm

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