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[mathsguru]

OK Lor:

Hi MathsGuru


Good morning.

Ali, Bala and Charles shared a tin of cookies. Ali took 5/6 of the tin of cookies and 1/3 of a cookie. Bala took 5/6 of the remaining tin of cookies and 1/3 of a cookie. Charles received only 2 cookies. How many more cookies did Ali have than Bala?

Thanks.

Hi OK Lor,

Here's my solution!

Hope it helps,
MathsGuru

http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxxlNRS

[OK Lor]

mathsguru:

OK Lor:

Hi MathsGuru


Good morning.

Ali, Bala and Charles shared a tin of cookies. Ali took 5/6 of the tin of cookies and 1/3 of a cookie. Bala took 5/6 of the remaining tin of cookies and 1/3 of a cookie. Charles received only 2 cookies. How many more cookies did Ali have than Bala?

Thanks.

Hi OK Lor,

Here's my solution!

Hope it helps,
MathsGuru

http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxxlNRS

Hi MathsGuru,

Nice work, thanks.

[KSP]

mathsguru:

ChiefKiasu:

mathsguru, just as a small token of our appreciation for the help you have rendered to our community, we award you 5000 KPs for you kind contributions!

Hi ChiefKiasu,

Thank you thank you!!

Wow...that's really a pleasant surprise *flattered*...although I must confess I'm clueless how to use the KPs...hehe...will go read up on that!

Really glad to know that my efforts have been constructive so far!! Will continue to gambatte!!

Cheers,
MathsGuru

:congrats: Your contribution has been very useful to us. You deserve it.

[Muffins]

:congrats: mathsguru! You totally deserve it!


On an :offtopic: side note, what is \"gambatte\"?

mathsguru:

Hi ChiefKiasu,

Thank you thank you!!

Wow...that's really a pleasant surprise *flattered*...although I must confess I'm clueless how to use the KPs...hehe...will go read up on that!

Really glad to know that my efforts have been constructive so far!! Will continue to gambatte!!

Cheers,
MathsGuru

TIA.

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Hi Muffins,


Gambatte = Go for it or Try our best!

[Tiramisu Coco]

Hi Mathsguru,


Thks for the solution!

mathsguru:

Tiramisu Coco:

Hi mathsguru,

Need your help to solve this problem sum:

Roger had $186 more than Belinda. When he gave $20 to Belinda he still had three times as much money as she. How much did Roger have at first?

Thanks.

Hi Tiramisu Coco,

Here's my solution!


MathsGuru

http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsosyEJ

[Tiramisu Coco]

:congrats: Mathsguru! You totally deserve it! Keep up the gd work! :lol:

KSP:

mathsguru:

[quote=\"ChiefKiasu\"]mathsguru, just as a small token of our appreciation for the help you have rendered to our community, we award you 5000 KPs for you kind contributions!

Hi ChiefKiasu,

Thank you thank you!!

Wow...that's really a pleasant surprise *flattered*...although I must confess I'm clueless how to use the KPs...hehe...will go read up on that!

Really glad to know that my efforts have been constructive so far!! Will continue to gambatte!!

Cheers,
MathsGuru

:congrats: Your contribution has been very useful to us. You deserve it.[/quote]

[MMM]

I’ve some questions for P3 and appreciate your help on how to approach the question. Taken this from P3 CH SA1 paper. I want to understand how to teach my P3 to approach such questions in the future as they don’t give much information and subjected to interpretation.


43) Evelyn has 150 sweets more than Joyce. If Evelyn gives Joyce 38 sweets, how many more sweets will Evelyn have than Joyce?

THanks.

[Herbie]

Ans is 150-38= 112.

[MMM]

Herbie:

Ans is 150-38= 112.

The answer given was 74. 150-38-38.

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