MATHS CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK – Cash Converter

Well done to everybody who attempted last week’s question. Both Andie and Kasha commented with correct ways to make 99 and have won 5 HPs each. Go back to the challenge to see their correct answers.

And here is this week’s challenge…

Start the maze with no money. Go through the maze, collecting and losing your money as you go. You may not go through any box more than once, and can only go into a box through a gap, for example, you may not go from 5 to 6, or from 7 to 3.

For example:

Start -> Box 1 + £100 (£100) -> Box 5 lose £50 (£50) -> Box 9 + £10 (£60) -> Box 13 lose £10 (£50) -> Box 14 + £20 (£70) -> Box 15 lose £10 (£60) -> Box 16 + £30 (£90) ->

I come out with £90 at the end of the maze.

What is the biggest amount of money you can come out of the maze with? Comment on the blog below and show your working – the person with the biggest amount at the end of the week will get 5 HPs!

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17 Responses to MATHS CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK – Cash Converter

  1. emilybrandon says:

    my go 123481216 i came out with 360 pound emily

  2. Miss Shearer says:

    Well done Emily 🙂 that’s much higher than my try! I wonder if anybody will find a higher amount than you?

  3. missjackson says:

    I think I’ve made £600. Can you?

  4. kacielilyyeoman says:

    I got £850.1,2,3,4,8,12,16,15,11,7,812,16.

  5. demilee says:

    1,2,3,4,8,12,16,15,11,7,8,12,16 my anwer is 850

  6. Miss Shearer says:

    Hi Kacie-Lily and Demi – if you read the instructions again it says “You may not go through any box more than once” and you have included 12 and 16 twice. Have another go 🙂

  7. Miss Shearer says:

    … and I’ve just made £600 too Miss Jackson!

  8. Miss Jackson says:

    Oh Demi and Kacie Lily are we cheating? 😉

  9. patientegbenoma says:

    90

  10. joseph says:

    1,2,3,4,8,12,16,15,11,7,8,12,16 my anwer is 850

  11. joseph says:

    my answer is 600

  12. rhiannonoak11 says:

    I got £360

  13. admin says:

    £90 and £360 are great amounts to get guys, well done!
    Hi Joseph – that is a great way to make £850 but in the problem it says you can only go through each box once. Can you have another go?

  14. 6CSH_Connie says:

    350

  15. 6CSH_Sommer says:

    280

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