Q&A - P5 Math

[SAHMwith2boys]

Applelyn1:

MathIzzzFun:

[quote=\"Applelyn1\"]Hi I need help on this


Jewel bought some strawberries and wanted to put them into boxes. if she put 4 strawberries into each box, there would be 3 strawberries left. If she put 6 strawberries into each box, she would have 5 strawberries left.

A) if the number of strawberries was between 100 and 150, how many strawberries did Jewel buy?

B) Jewel decided to put all the strawberries equally into bass of 16. find th minimum number of bags that she would need.

Hi
More than 1 possible answers -
If packed into boxes of 4, 3 strawberries left --> if we add 1 more, the remainder can be packed into another box of 4

If packed into boxes of 6, 5 strawberries left --> if we add 1 more, the remainder can be packed into another box of 6.

So, if we add 1 more strawberry, the total number of strawberries can be packed into boxes of 4 or boxes of 6 exactly with no remainder --> total number is a multiple of both 4 & 6 --> multiple of 12
Multiples of 12 in the range of 100 to 150 --> 108, 120, 132, 144
Possible number of strawberries --> 107, 119, 131, 143



cheers.

Thanks, MathIzzzFun.[/quote]So is the child expected to answer with a list of possible amount or a specific amount? Base on the qn, it seems that there are only one answer. :?

[helenLim2011]

Can Someone help me at this Maths Problem? Its driving me NUTS


Jim and Fred had a total of $40. Jim gave 3/7 of his money to Fred. Fred then gave 1/6 of the total amount of money he had to Jim. In the end, each of them had the same amount of money. How much money did each of them have at first?

(This is a P5 Question so plse reply in a P5 manner of understanding!) Bless you for helping me out…

[zeemimi]

380 children. 1/6 of boys and 1/5 of girls wear glasses. total 70 children wear glasses. how many boys wear glasses?


anyone knows how to solve this question without using algebra? thanks very much.

[MathIzzzFun]

zeemimi:

380 children. 1/6 of boys and 1/5 of girls wear glasses. total 70 children wear glasses. how many boys wear glasses?


anyone knows how to solve this question without using algebra? thanks very much.

Hi

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cheers.

[zeemimi]

mathizzzfun


tks so much. u made it look so simple. I olved it using algebra but thought that there must be something easier for p5.

[MathIzzzFun]

zeemimi:

mathizzzfun


tks so much. u made it look so simple. I olved it using algebra but thought that there must be something easier for p5.

u r welcome

have a great weekend !

cheers.

[Michaelia0816]

good method for P5 as they did not learnt algebra only next year will learn!

[Michaelia0816]

I agreeded to hometutor way! Wonderful!

[Michaelia0816]

oh! Pls scan using your printer and use full editor, scroll down and you insert the picture!

[highanxiety]

This question is ambiguous

There are multiple solution
1) 24 girls with 3 sweets each and 16 boys with 2 sweets each
2) 20 girls with 6 sweets each and 20 boys with 4 sweets each
3) 18 girls with 12 sweets each and 22 boys with 8 sweets each