NUMBERS ON CUTTY SARK – LEVEL 3
Percentages and Problem solving
Choosing Cutty Sark’s figurehead
Sammy Ofer Gallery
I want a new
figurehead for
my Ship.
I don’t want it to be
like the others. Help
me choose.
Choose 10 figureheads to carefully
look at.
Look at their clothes and record each time you see the following colours.
Find the total for each colour.
Colour
Blue
Yellow
Green
Gold
White
Orange
Purple
Red
Tally
Total
Fraction of
figureheads with
this colour
% (percentage)
with this
colour
NUMBERS ON CUTTY SARK – LEVEL 3
Percentages and Problem solving
What fraction of your 10
figureheads have blue paint?
Can you express your answer as
a percentage?
Now record the total for all of the remaining colours as a percentage.
My favourite colour
is white. What
percentage are
painted white?
I have painted my
figurehead with that
colour.
Look up high and see if you can find his figurehead. She’s called Nannie.
What is she holding in her hand?
Which one is your favourite?