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    Q&A - PSLE Math

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    • T Offline
      tianzhu
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      Hi


      Another way to look at your question.

      Please refer to MathIzzzFun ‘s diagram.

      From the centre of the circle o, draw three lines to touch A,B and C of the triangle.

      This will give you 3 smaller triangles of height equal to radius r.

      Area of triangle ABC ------ ½1824 ------- 216

      Area of triangle AOC ------ ½18r ------ 9r

      Area of triangle AOB ------ ½24r ------ 12r

      Area of triangle BOC ------ ½30r ------ 15r

      9r+12r+15r ------- 36r

      36r ------ 216

      r ------- 6

      Best wishes

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        Shimmer
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        Can someone help on this question ?


        1) During a camp, Mrs chan ordered an equal number of buns and cakes for breakfast from a bakery. The ratio of the cost of a bun to the cost of a cake was 3:1. 60% of the buns and 40% of the cakes were eaten and that cost her $264.
        A) if each bun cost $1.20, how many buns did she order ?
        b) if the bakery agreed only to change for the buns and cakes consumed, how many would she save if only 70% of the buns and 60% of the cakes were eaten at the end of he camp.

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          Shimmer
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          Need help !


          Thanks in advance !

          The average height of 6 pupils was 170cm. The average height of the first 4 pupils was 15cm more than the average height of the remaining 2 pupils, Agnes and Tony.
          A) find the average height of the remaining 2 pupils, Agnes and Tony.
          B) Agnes was 25cm taller than Tony. Find Agnes’s actual height.

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            Shimmer
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            Need help on this question. Thks


            Eugene,Freddy and George had some playing cards .Freddy had 200 more playing cards than Eugene.George had 3/4 the number of cards Freddy had. After George lost 1/6 of his cards to Eugene , he had 320 fewer cards tha Eugene. What was the ratio of cards Eugene had to the number of cards Freddy had to the number of cards to the number of cards George had in the end?

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              MathIzzzFun
              last edited by

              Shimmer:
              Can someone help on this question ?


              1) During a camp, Mrs chan ordered an equal number of buns and cakes for breakfast from a bakery. The ratio of the cost of a bun to the cost of a cake was 3:1. 60% of the buns and 40% of the cakes were eaten and that cost her $264.
              A) if each bun cost $1.20, how many buns did she order ?
              b) if the bakery agreed only to change for the buns and cakes consumed, how many would she save if only 70% of the buns and 60% of the cakes were eaten at the end of he camp.
              Hi
              each bun --> $1.20, buns sold --> 60u
              each cake --> $0.40, cakes sold --> 40u
              Total cost of buns sold --> 72u
              Total cost of cakes sold --> 16u
              88u --> $264
              1u --> 3
              a) Number of buns ordered = 100 x 3 = 300

              b) cost of 70% buns + 60% cakes --> 210 buns + 180 cakes --> 210 x 1.2 + 180 x 0.4 = $324
              300 buns + 300 cakes --> 300 x 1.60 = $480
              savings --> $480 - $324 = $156

              cheers.

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                MathIzzzFun
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                Shimmer:
                Need help on this question. Thks


                Eugene,Freddy and George had some playing cards .Freddy had 200 more playing cards than Eugene.George had 3/4 the number of cards Freddy had. After George lost 1/6 of his cards to Eugene , he had 320 fewer cards tha Eugene. What was the ratio of cards Eugene had to the number of cards Freddy had to the number of cards to the number of cards George had in the end?
                Hi
                Eugene --> 8 units
                Freddy --> 8 units + 200
                George --> 6 units + 150

                George lost 1/6 to Eugene, 1/6 --> 1 unit + 25

                In the end:
                Freddy --> 8 units + 200
                George --> 5 units + 125
                Eugene --> 9 units + 25

                9 units + 25 = 5 units + 125 + 320
                1 unit --> 105

                ...i think you can complete the solution..

                cheers.

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                  Tiramisu Coco
                  last edited by

                  tianzhu:
                  Hi


                  Another way to look at your question.

                  Please refer to MathIzzzFun ‘s diagram.

                  From the centre of the circle o, draw three lines to touch A,B and C of the triangle.

                  This will give you 3 smaller triangles of height equal to radius r.

                  Area of triangle ABC ------ ½*18*24 ------- 216

                  Area of triangle AOC ------ ½*18*r ------ 9r

                  Area of triangle AOB ------ ½*24*r ------ 12r

                  Area of triangle BOC ------ ½*30*r ------ 15r

                  9r+12r+15r ------- 36r

                  36r ------ 216

                  r ------- 6

                  Best wishes
                  Hi,
                  Thks MathIzzzFun for explaining the equation (24-r)+(18-r)=30 with a diagram to illustrate. Thk u tianzhu for the effort to come out with the 2nd solution (dividing the original triangle into 3 different triangles with height =r). Really thankful to both of you for your time and effort. I'm now able to accept this as a P6 maths qtn.

                  :thankyou:

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                    Shimmer
                    last edited by

                    MathIzzzFun:
                    Shimmer:

                    Need help on this question. Thks


                    Eugene,Freddy and George had some playing cards .Freddy had 200 more playing cards than Eugene.George had 3/4 the number of cards Freddy had. After George lost 1/6 of his cards to Eugene , he had 320 fewer cards tha Eugene. What was the ratio of cards Eugene had to the number of cards Freddy had to the number of cards to the number of cards George had in the end?

                    Hi
                    Eugene --> 8 units
                    Freddy --> 8 units + 200
                    George --> 6 units + 150

                    George lost 1/6 to Eugene, 1/6 --> 1 unit + 25

                    In the end:
                    Freddy --> 8 units + 200
                    George --> 5 units + 125
                    Eugene --> 9 units + 25

                    9 units + 25 = 5 units + 125 + 320
                    1 unit --> 105

                    ...i think you can complete the solution..

                    cheers.

                    Hi kaisugrandmaster

                    May I know how you get
                    Eugene --> 8 units
                    Freddy --> 8 units + 200
                    George --> 6 units + 150

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                      Winx5015
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                      Thanks tianzhu 🙂

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                        MathIzzzFun
                        last edited by

                        Shimmer:
                        MathIzzzFun:

                        [quote=\"Shimmer\"]Need help on this question. Thks


                        Eugene,Freddy and George had some playing cards .Freddy had 200 more playing cards than Eugene.George had 3/4 the number of cards Freddy had. After George lost 1/6 of his cards to Eugene , he had 320 fewer cards tha Eugene. What was the ratio of cards Eugene had to the number of cards Freddy had to the number of cards to the number of cards George had in the end?

                        Hi
                        Eugene --> 8 units
                        Freddy --> 8 units + 200
                        George --> 6 units + 150

                        George lost 1/6 to Eugene, 1/6 --> 1 unit + 25

                        In the end:
                        Freddy --> 8 units + 200
                        George --> 5 units + 125
                        Eugene --> 9 units + 25

                        9 units + 25 = 5 units + 125 + 320
                        1 unit --> 105

                        ...i think you can complete the solution..

                        cheers.

                        Hi kaisugrandmaster

                        May I know how you get
                        Eugene --> 8 units
                        Freddy --> 8 units + 200
                        George --> 6 units + 150[/quote]Hi
                        you can also use 1 unit - but will have to manipulate fractions.

                        Eugene --> 1 unit
                        Freddy --> 1 unit + 200
                        George --> 3/4 unit+ 150

                        George lost 1/6 to Eugene, 1/6 --> 1/8 unit + 25

                        In the end:
                        Freddy --> 1 unit + 200
                        George --> 5/8 unit + 125
                        Eugene --> 9/8 unit + 25

                        9/8 unit + 25 = 5/8 unit + 125 + 320
                        1/8 unit --> 105
                        1 unit --> 840

                        cheers.

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