TalkMoney,TalkMathsTeacherSupportPack-Curriculum.docVIP

Talk Money, Talk Maths Financial education through mathematics Teacher Support Pack Solutions Contents Talk Phones, Talk Maths 2 Talk School Trips, Talk Maths 8 Talk Banks, Talk Maths 17 Talk Computers, Talk Maths 23 Talk Phones, Talk Maths – Bronze 1 Question 1 John and Michael use the Pear mobile phone network. Each has a ￡10 voucher on his phone. Peak times are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. John Cost Total 30 texts 10p each ￡3.00 40 off-peak minutes 5p per minute ￡2.00 10 peak minutes 20p per minute ￡2.00 Total spent ￡7.00 Balance ￡3.00 Michael Cost Total 18 texts 10p each ￡1.80 10 off-peak minutes 5p per minute ￡0.50 20 peak minutes 20p per minute ￡4.00 Total ￡6.30 Balance ￡3.70 Who has more money left? Michael How many text messages did Michael make? 18 Who spent more money on peak-rate calls? Michael Who spent more money on off-peak calls? John How much more did John spend than Michael? 70p How much more expensive is the peak rate than the off-peak rate? 15p per minute John made a two-minute call at 3 p.m. How much did this cost? 2 x 20p = 40p John made a two-minute call at 10 p.m. How much did this cost? 2 x 5p = 10p Talk Phones, Talk Maths – Silver 1 Question 1 Sinead and Michelle use the Apricot mobile phone network. They both have a ￡15 voucher on their phone. Peak times are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sinead Cost Total 25 texts 4p each ￡1.00 40 off-peak minutes 6p per minute ￡2.40 35 peak minutes 20p per minute ￡7.00 Total ￡10.40 Balance ￡4.60 Michelle Cost Total 20 texts 4p each ￡0.80 50 off-peak minutes 6p per minute ￡3.00 15 peak minutes 20p per minute ￡3.00 Total ￡6.80 Balance ￡8.20 Who has more money left? Michelle How many text messages did Michelle make? 20 Who spent more money on peak-rate calls? Sinead Who spent more money on off-peak calls? Michelle How much more did Sinead spend than Michelle? ￡3.60 How much more expensive is the peak rate than the off-peak rate? 14p