Rick is driving his sports car at 70 mph (miles per hour), and he is travelling from London to Lincoln on the M1: a distance of about 140 miles. If he maintains this speed, how long will it take him to get to Lincoln?

1 mile = 1.61 km. What would a distance of 30 miles be in kilometres?

In order for the machine to operate, the knob has to be turned clockwise through a quarter of a turn. How many degrees are there in a quarter of a turn?

A crane can lift a maximum load of 15,000 kg. How many boxes each weighing 250 kg can be loaded into a container for the crane to lift?

If it takes 1 man 2 days to paint a fence, how long will it take 4 men, working at the same speed, to paint the same fence?

A number of 100 m long pieces of material are hung up separately to dry in a large open area. If it takes 4 hours for a single piece of material to dry, how long will it take for 250 pieces to dry?

A fathom is used for measuring the depth of water: 1 fathom = 6 feet or 1.83 m. How many fathoms is 1,830 m?

Henry's house is four times bigger than Charlie's house. If Henry's house is 1,000 m , what is the size of Charlie's house?

Helen's car does 45 miles to the gallon. How many gallons (gal) of petrol will she need for a 315 mile journey?

In how many ways can the letters ABC be arranged if you can only arrange two letters at a time, e.g. AB?