Q&A - P3 Math

[peapot]

hi!! I have a problem please let me know why the answer is not $20.


Rajan spent four times as much as Carol. If Rajan sent $60 more than Carol, how much did Carol spend?

Answer given in the book is $15. Why hah??

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peapot:

hi!! I have a problem please let me know why the answer is not $20.


Rajan spent four times as much as Carol. If Rajan sent $60 more than Carol, how much did Carol spend?

Answer given in the book is $15. Why hah??

HI,
S20 should be the correct answer.

[peapot]

That means the Andrew Er math companion P 3 book has the wrong answer sheet. I actually doubted myself.

[lizawa]

If the an is Rajan spent 4 times more than carol, then answer is $15.

[peapot]

Hi, I don’t know how to teach my gal’s math homework. What is


24/4==/5=_____x3=/10=/3=____

this q is found in shaping maths activity book.

Any idea?

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peapot:

Hi, I don't know how to teach my gal's math homework. What is


24/4=____=____/5=_____x3=____/10=____/3=____

this q is found in shaping maths activity book.

Any idea?

Hi peapot,

The key point is 24 / 4 = 6

____/5 = 6
____x3 = 6
___/10 = 6
____/3 = 6

24/4 = _6_ = _30_/5 =_2__x3 = _60_/10 = _18_/3 = _6_

[peapot]

Thanks small! Phew! If not for this forum, how?

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I think it should be fine. btw your daughter is in Pri ?.

[peapot]

My gal is in P3.


Sorry one more q.

John and Ramesh had an equal number of sweets at first. After John bought another 8 sweets and Ramesh lost 12 sweets, John had thrice as many sweets as Ramesh. Find the numbers of sweets each of them had at first.

Can anyone help?

Anyone know of any good Math Tutor? At this rate, think my gal and I will die at the hands of this subject!!!

[SAHM Chew]

peapot:

My gal is in P3.


Sorry one more q.

John and Ramesh had an equal number of sweets at first. After John bought another 8 sweets and Ramesh lost 12 sweets, John had thrice as many sweets as Ramesh. Find the numbers of sweets each of them had at first.

Can anyone help?

Anyone know of any good Math Tutor? At this rate, think my gal and I will die at the hands of this subject!!!!

At first, john = 22, Ramesh = 22