Erasmus project Cinemaths Paradise

1. Asterix’s Maths Race
1
What isthe perimeterof the Gallicvillage knowingthatit’sacircle?The diameteris1.5 Km! Give the
resultinmeters.
2
The weightof a wildboar isapproximately70kg. Vitalstatistix ordersObelix toeat1500 kg maximumper
week.Howmanywildboarscan Obelix eatperweek?Give youranswer tothe nearestunit.
3
WhenAsterix drinksthe magicpotion,he canthrow a Roman 2 kmaway in3min. What isthe speedof the
Romanin km/hthenm/s?
4
On a battlefield,there are 240,000 Romanwarriorsand approximately25% fewerGallicsoldiers.Whatis
the ratio of Romansto Gauls inits simplestform?
5
WhenAsterix runs,he runsat 17km/h. Whenhe drinksmagicpotion,he runs48% faster.
How fastdoesAsterix runwhenhe drinksthe magicpotion?Then convertthe resultinmph.
6
At the Olympicgames,there isahorserace.Takingpart are 4 horseswhichrunat different speeds.The
firstone runs 6 laps perminute,the secondone 4,the thirdone 3, and the lastone 1.
What time will all the horsesbe aligned?
7
Obelix fell intothe bigpotof Panoramix.Sohe dranka large quantityof Magic potion.The volume of the
potiondrunkbyObelix isequal tothe volume of apot witha spherical shape witha50cm radius.How
manylitersof potiondidObelix drink?Roundyouranswertothe nearestunit.
8
Numerobishas17 pigs.To thankhis friendsfortheirhelp,he wantstogive one half of hispigstoObelix,
one thirdof hispigsto Asterix andone ninthtoDogmatix.He asksGetafix tohelphimto finda solution
withoutkillinganypig.ExplainGetafix’ssolution.
9
A menhirisa cone of 2 metersinheightanda base with a radiusof 0.5 meters.We know that a cubic
meterof stone weighs2.5 tonnes.Calculate the weightof the menhir.Roundyouranswertothe
hundredth.
10
Calculate the areaof Cleopatra’spalace inm².
Roundto the nearestunit.

2. 11
You need1kg of mistletoe for5L of magic potionand5 L of magicpotionare enoughfor25 personsfor5
days.How muchmistletoe doyouneedfor500 personsfor30 days?
12
You knowthat Asterix canhit13 romansin a minute withoutmagicpotion.Withmagicpotionhis
performance isincreasedby250%. How many romanscan he hitwithmagicpotion?
13
Romansmake defensive formations.With50soldiers,General Mathuswantstomake tworectangle
formationswithtwodifferentsizes.How manysoldiersare there ineachformation?
14
A square pyramidismade withdifferent levels. The firstsquare’sareais64m² (base level).The level above
is86% of the level below.Whatisthe areaof the 9th
level?
15
Obelix isamenhirdeliverer.Asterix helpshim.Todaytheyhave todeliver50 menhirsof 2kg each.They
have to cross a bridge whichcan hold653 pounds.Asterix weighs65kgandObelix 337 pounds.
What isthe minimumnumberof timestheyhave tocross the bridge toput all the menhirsonthe other
side of the river?
16
You arrive at the bank of a river.Youwant to goto the otherside withyour3 crocodilesand3 camelsand
youhave a boat.
Take care of the followingrules:
 The boat can’t holdmore than twoanimals.
 You can’t move the boatif it’sempty
 If there are more crocodilesthancamelsona bank of the river,the crocodileswill eatthe poor
camels
There are manywaysto do that but youhave to findthe one withthe smallestnumberof moves.Howany
movesdoyou need?
17
Asterix andObelix wanttogoto AlexandriafromMarseillesbyboat.
Whenwill theyarrive toAlexandriaprecisely?
We knowthat:
 Theyhave a stopoverat Monaco for 2 days
 Anotherone at Malta for3 hours and42 minutes
 The distance betweenMarseillesandAlexandriais1804 nautical miles.
 1 nautical mile is1852 meters
 Theygo as fast as 5.4 knots
 1 km/h= 0.54 knots
 Theyleave Marseillesonthe 26th
of Februaryat 13:39.
 It isa leapyear.
18
In the constructionsite,there are 534 slaves.A slave needsone andahalf ladle of magicpotion.A ladle is
25 mL, a cauldronis 15 L.
How manycauldronsdo youneedtogive magicpotionto everyslave?
19
There are 10 slavesthathave to buildapyramid.Thispyramidhas72 stonesonitsbase.Everyflooris4
stoneslessthanthe floorunder.How manystonesdo theyneed?
20
There are 10 slavesthathave to buildapyramid.One slave cancarry 5 stonesin10 minutes.Howmany
stonescan all the slavestogethercarryinone hour?

3. Asterix’s Maths Race- Answers
1 4712 m
2 21 wildboars
3 40 Km/h---- 11.1m/s
4 4:3
5 25.16 km/h 15.64 mph
6 1 minute
7 524 l
8 Getafix lendsNumerobisapig.Obelix gets9pigs,Asterix 6,Dogmatix 2 andGetafix getshispigback.
9 1.31
10 20,339 m²
11 120kg
12 32.5 km/h
13 15 and 35
14 ?
15 2 times
16 10 moves
17 4th of March 00 :01
18 3
19 684 stones
20 300 stones