Q&A - P4 Math
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I need help on this math question. TIA.
A pet shop has some rabbits and some turtles. 2/9 of the animals are rabbits. There are 30 less rabbits than turtles. How many animals are there in the pet shop? -
racoon12:
7/9 of the animals are turtles. So 7-2 = 5I need help on this math question. TIA.
A pet shop has some rabbits and some turtles. 2/9 of the animals are rabbits. There are 30 less rabbits than turtles. How many animals are there in the pet shop?
5U = 30
U = 6
Total U is 9, so 9*6 is 54 animals. -
A rope is 15 m long. Tan cut 9 pieces of rope from it, each 2/3 m long. What is the length of the rope left in metres?
Pl explain.... :?: -
Jamesbond:
Why are you having problem with this question :?A rope is 15 m long. Tan cut 9 pieces of rope from it, each 2/3 m long. What is the length of the rope left in metres?
Pl explain.... :?:
Isn't this just simply a multiplication to get total length of 9 pieces of rope, then subtracting that from original length to get the remaining length?? -
BigDevil:
I worked and got the answer as 9m. But the answer in book says 5m..the working given as
Why are you having problem with this question :?Jamesbond:
A rope is 15 m long. Tan cut 9 pieces of rope from it, each 2/3 m long. What is the length of the rope left in metres?
Pl explain.... :?:
Isn't this just simply a multiplication to get total length of 9 pieces of rope, then subtracting that from original length to get the remaining length??
15/3=5
5*2=10
15-10=5m....so now I am :roll: -
Guess the book is wrong. What book is that?
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BigDevil:
Guess the book is wrong. What book is that?
My friends tuition teacher had corrected her note book...with this working given.....So I trusted their answer shud b correct.....May be just a mistake what the teacher did...
If u say my ans 9m is correct then I shall :celebrate: Pl confirm it..... -
I got 9m as well.
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BigDevil:
:hi5:I got 9m as well.
:celebrate: -
Jamesbond:
I worked and got the answer as 9m. But the answer in book says 5m..the working given as
Why are you having problem with this question :?BigDevil:
[quote=\"Jamesbond\"]A rope is 15 m long. Tan cut 9 pieces of rope from it, each 2/3 m long. What is the length of the rope left in metres?
Pl explain.... :?:
Isn't this just simply a multiplication to get total length of 9 pieces of rope, then subtracting that from original length to get the remaining length??
15/3=5
5*2=10
15-10=5m....so now I am :roll:[/quote]I would give the ans as 9m too.
The working fr the answer key seems to suggest typo error in the question.
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