Easter Egg Investigation (L1)

Name:__________________ Date:________

On the table there are several different Easter eggs.  
 
 
1.  List 5 eggs by weight. Start with the lightest.  

Rounded to  
Rank  Name of egg  Weight 
nearest 10 g 
       

       

       

       

       

 
2. What is the range in weight?  

3. What is the mean weight? 

4. What 2D shapes can you see?  

5. What 3D shapes can you see?  

6. Which Easter egg looks the most appealing? Explain why.  

7. Look at the dates on the eggs. Comment on them.  

8. Explain the difference between sell by, use by and best before dates on food. 
(You may need to do web research). 
 

March 2016. Kindly contributed by Geraldine Cruse, Abingdon & Witney College. Search for Gerry on www.skillsworkshop.org Covers many
aspects of E3 Functional Maths. For detailed curriculum links and related resources visit the download page for this resource at skillsworkshop.
Adapted from Easter Numeracy Assignment, 2010, by Carrie Bray, and Easter Eggs – Value for Money? 2012, by Judith White. Page 1 of 3
 Easter Egg Investigation (L1)
Name:__________________ Date:________

9. Measure the boxes. Write the sizes on the chart. Use sensible units. 

Easter Egg name  Price  Length  Width  Depth  Volume 

(Height)  *Assume boxes 
are cuboids. 

March 2016. Kindly contributed by Geraldine Cruse, Abingdon & Witney College. Search for Gerry on www.skillsworkshop.org Covers many aspects of E3 Functional Maths. For detailed curriculum links and related
resources visit the download page for this resource at skillsworkshop. Adapted from Easter Numeracy Assignment, 2010, by Carrie Bray, and Easter Eggs – Value for Money? 2012, by Judith White. Page 2 of 3
 Easter Egg Investigation (L1)
Name:__________________ Date:________
 
How can you work out which Easter egg is the best value for money?  
You divide the price by the weight in grams. You can use a calculator.  
10.Complete the table below for all the Easter eggs.  
 
Type of egg  Price Weight Cost per gram 
Easter Bunny Egg (example)  £2.50      125g     =£2.50/125g = £0.02 or 2p 
per gram 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
11.Which egg is the best value for money? Which is the worst value for money? 
 
 
12. This bar chart shows the number of Easter eggs sold in the local shop last week: 
 
Easter Egg Sales
 
  400
350
 
Numbers Sold

300
  250
200
  150
  100
50
  0
  Crème Smarties Galaxy Lindor Mallow
Eggs Egg head Caramel Eggs Eggs
 
Types of Egg
 
a. Calculate the total number of eggs sold last week. 
 
b. What fraction of the eggs sold were Galaxy Caramel?  
 
1/2      100/600     1/4     1/10     1/6     3/6  (Circle all the correct answers)    

March 2016. Kindly contributed by Geraldine Cruse, Abingdon & Witney College. Search for Gerry on www.skillsworkshop.org Covers many
aspects of E3 Functional Maths. For detailed curriculum links and related resources visit the download page for this resource at skillsworkshop.
Adapted from Easter Numeracy Assignment, 2010, by Carrie Bray, and Easter Eggs – Value for Money? 2012, by Judith White. Page 3 of 3