Taken from Bond Brain Training for Kids: Number Puzzles © Oxford University Press 2019

Climb the treesTwo monkeys are climbing the trees. Follow the maths instructions to fi nd out which monkey reaches the top of the tree with the highest score.

× 4

– 52

÷ 3

+ 23

× 2

+ 29

× 7

12

÷ 3

× 10

– 4

+ 47

× 2

+ 52

÷ 4

12

Monkey A Monkey B

Taken from Bond Brain Training for Kids: Number Puzzles © Oxford University Press 2019

AnswerMonkey A: 12 x 7 = 84 + 29 = 113 x 2 = 226 + 23 = 249 ÷ 3 = 83 – 25 = 58 x 4 = 232Monkey B: 12 ÷ 4 = 3 + 25 = 28 x 2 = 56 + 47 = 103 – 4 = 99 x 10 = 990 ÷ 3 = 330

Monkey B has the higher score.