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Sophie runs a daycare center. She starts the day with 12 children. At 9:30 AM, 5 more children arrive. An hour later, 3 children leave for a doctor's appointment but return after lunch. At noon, 7 new children join while 4 go home. In the afternoon, 6 children are picked up early, but 2 new ones arrive. By closing time, 9 more children are picked up.

How many children are still at the daycare by the end of the day?

• 7
• 12
• 10
• 5

A nursery prepares snack boxes for the children. Each child receives 3 crackers in the morning and 5 crackers in the afternoon. If there are 24 children at the daycare, how many crackers are needed for the entire day?

If the crackers come in packs of 12, how many packs does the daycare need to buy?

• 20 packs
• 12 packs
• 8 packs
• 16 packs

A childcare provider calculates the total weekly cost for parents using the formula:

c = (h x r) + (m x f)

Where:

• c = Total weekly cost (£)

  h = Number of hours the child attends per week

• r = Hourly rate (£)

  m = Number of meals provided per week

• f = Cost per meal (£)

If a child attends for 25 hours per week at £4 per hour and receives 10 meals at £2.50 per meal, what is the total weekly cost for the parent?

• £75
• £125
• £150
• £100

• 12
• 10
• 8
• 6

A nursery has 60 children enrolled. On Monday, 80% of the children attend. By the afternoon, 25% of those attending go home early.

How many children are still at the nursery in the afternoon?

• 50
• 36
• 48
• 30

• 2/3
• 5/6
• 1/2
• 3/4

The nursey you work in have purchased some new play equipment. The nursery manager wants to know what percentage of the children are using it. You counted 24 out of 50 children playing on it this morning. Write this as a percentage so that you can report back to your manager.

• 48%
• 72%
• 60%
• 36%

Your manager is tracking the time children spend in different activities throughout the day. The times are as follows:

• Child 1 spends 3.75 hours in playtime.

• Child 2 spends 3.9 hours in art class.

• Child 3 spends 3.65 hours in nap time.

• Child 4 spends 3.8 hours in the outdoor play area.

Order the children’s times from shortest to longest.

• Child 2, Child 4, Child 1, Child 3
• Child 1, Child 2, Child 3, Child 4
• Child 4, Child 3, Child 2, Child 1
• Child 3, Child 1, Child 4, Child 2

A nursery has 42 children. The children are divided into two groups for a craft activity: one group will work with paint and the other with clay. The number of children in the paint group is in the ratio of 2:5 compared to the clay group.

How many children are in each group?

• Paint group: 15 children, Clay group: 27 children
• Paint group: 20 children, Clay group: 22 children
• Paint group: 10 children, Clay group: 32 children
• Paint group: 12 children, Clay group: 30 children

In a nursery, there is a ratio of 3:4 between the number of children who are playing indoors and those who are playing outdoors. If there are 36 children playing indoors, how many children are playing outdoors?

• 60
• 40
• 30
• 48