Logo
    • Education
      • Pre-School
      • Primary Schools Directory
      • Primary Schools Articles
      • P1 Registration
      • DSA
      • PSLE
      • Secondary
      • Tertiary
      • Special Needs
    • Lifestyle
      • Well-being
    • Activities
      • Events
    • Enrichment & Services
      • Find A Service Provider
      • Enrichment Articles
      • Enrichment Services
      • Tuition Centre/Private Tutor
      • Infant Care/ Childcare / Student Care Centre
      • Kindergarten/Preschool
      • Private Institutions and International Schools
      • Special Needs
      • Indoor & Outdoor Playgrounds
      • Paediatrics
      • Neonatal Care
    • Forum
    • ASKQ
    • Register
    • Login

    Q&A - PSLE Math

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Primary 6 & PSLE
    9.3k Posts 673 Posters 4.0m Views 1 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • ozoraO Offline
      ozora
      last edited by

      tianzhu:
      ozora:

      Need help:

      q1) Doreen n Joyce started jogging at 7 am round 400m track. Doreen stopped jogging at 7.20am. By then, Joyce covered 2/3 of the distance completed by Doreen. Doreen ave speed was 30m/min faster than Joyce. How many rounds of track had each of them completed?

      Hi

      Distance ratio

      Doreen:Joyce ---- 3:2

      Speed ratio

      Doreen:Joyce ---- 3:2

      1 unit ------ 30 m/min

      Doreen’s speed ------- 3*30 ------ 90 m/min

      Joyce’s speed -------- 60 m/min

      In 20 minutes

      Doreen ------- 90*20 ------- 1800

      1800/400 ------- 4 ½ rounds

      Joyce -------- 60*20 ------- 1200

      1200/400 ------- 3 rounds

      Best wishes

      thanks for teaching alt method

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • ozoraO Offline
        ozora
        last edited by

        Need help in speed question.

        The distance between town A and town B is 180km.
        A van travelled from Town A at 1130am to town B.
        1/2h later, a car travelled from town A to town B at an average speed of 75km/h.
        The car overtook the van and reached town B first. The van reached town B at 2.30pm.
        A) at what time did the car overtake the van?
        B) how far away was the van from town B when the car reached town B?

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • O Offline
          Oldschool
          last edited by

          ozora:
          Need help in speed question.

          The distance between town A and town B is 180km.
          A van travelled from Town A at 1130am to town B.
          1/2h later, a car travelled from town A to town B at an average speed of 75km/h.
          The car overtook the van and reached town B first. The van reached town B at 2.30pm.
          A) at what time did the car overtake the van?
          B) how far away was the van from town B when the car reached town B?
          Hi,

          Speed of Van = 180 / 3 = 60km/h

          a) At the time of overtaking, both Van and Car have travelled the same distance,

          60(t) = 75 (t - 1/2)
          t = 2.5 hrs

          So, the time is 1400 hrs or 2pm when the Car overtakes the Van.

          b) Time taken for Car to reach B = 180 / 75 = 2.4hrs

          In (2.4+0.5) hrs, the Van travelled = 60 x (2.9) = 174km

          Thus, the Van is 180-174=6 km away from B


          Note: My error for 2nd part, instead of 2.4, it should be 2.9hrs


          Regards

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • ozoraO Offline
            ozora
            last edited by

            Oldschool:
            ozora:

            Need help in speed question.

            The distance between town A and town B is 180km.
            A van travelled from Town A at 1130am to town B.
            1/2h later, a car travelled from town A to town B at an average speed of 75km/h.
            The car overtook the van and reached town B first. The van reached town B at 2.30pm.
            A) at what time did the car overtake the van?
            B) how far away was the van from town B when the car reached town B?

            Hi,

            Speed of Van = 180 / 3 = 60km/h

            a) At the time of overtaking, both Van and Car have travelled the same distance,

            60(t) = 75 (t - 1/2)
            t = 2.5 hrs

            So, the time is 1400 hrs or 2pm when the Car overtakes the Van.

            b) Time taken for Car to reach B = 180 / 75 = 2.4hrs

            In 2.4hrs, the Van travelled = 60 x 2.4 = 144km

            Thus, the Van is 180-144=36 km away from B

            Regards

            thanks got it correct the first part but should the answer in b) 6 km as the van has travelled extra of 0.5h

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • O Offline
              Oldschool
              last edited by

              ozora:
              Oldschool:

              [quote=\"ozora\"]Need help in speed question.

              The distance between town A and town B is 180km.
              A van travelled from Town A at 1130am to town B.
              1/2h later, a car travelled from town A to town B at an average speed of 75km/h.
              The car overtook the van and reached town B first. The van reached town B at 2.30pm.
              A) at what time did the car overtake the van?
              B) how far away was the van from town B when the car reached town B?

              Hi,

              Speed of Van = 180 / 3 = 60km/h

              a) At the time of overtaking, both Van and Car have travelled the same distance,

              60(t) = 75 (t - 1/2)
              t = 2.5 hrs

              So, the time is 1400 hrs or 2pm when the Car overtakes the Van.

              b) Time taken for Car to reach B = 180 / 75 = 2.4hrs

              In 2.4hrs, the Van travelled = 60 x 2.4 = 144km

              Thus, the Van is 180-144=36 km away from B

              Regards

              thanks got it correct the first part but should the answer in b) 6 km as the van has travelled extra of 0.5h[/quote]
              Hi,

              Yep, for Part (B), you are correct.

              Thanks

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • ozoraO Offline
                ozora
                last edited by

                Oldschool:
                ozora:

                Need help in speed question.

                The distance between town A and town B is 180km.
                A van travelled from Town A at 1130am to town B.
                1/2h later, a car travelled from town A to town B at an average speed of 75km/h.
                The car overtook the van and reached town B first. The van reached town B at 2.30pm.
                A) at what time did the car overtake the van?
                B) how far away was the van from town B when the car reached town B?

                Hi,

                Speed of Van = 180 / 3 = 60km/h

                a) At the time of overtaking, both Van and Car have travelled the same distance,

                60(t) = 75 (t - 1/2)
                t = 2.5 hrs

                So, the time is 1400 hrs or 2pm when the Car overtakes the Van.

                b) Time taken for Car to reach B = 180 / 75 = 2.4hrs

                In (2.4+0.5) hrs, the Van travelled = 60 x (2.9) = 174km

                Thus, the Van is 180-174=6 km away from B


                Note: My error for 2nd part, instead of 2.4, it should be 2.9hrs


                Regards

                thanks

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • Y Offline
                  YumYum
                  last edited by

                  Hi, can someone pls help with this Qn? thanks!


                  http://i34.tinypic.com/121fyih.jpg\">

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • Y Offline
                    YumYum
                    last edited by

                    Hi, one more Qn:


                    Derrick and John shared a sum of money.
                    Derrick received 2/7 of the sum of money.
                    Both of them spent part of their money and saved the rest.
                    The amount of money Derrick spent was 3/5 the amount he saved.
                    The amount of money John spent was 1/9 the amount he saved.
                    Express the amount of money John spent as a ratio of the amount John saved. thks!

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • MathIzzzFunM Offline
                      MathIzzzFun
                      last edited by

                      YumYum:
                      Hi, can someone pls help with this Qn? thanks!


                      http://i34.tinypic.com/121fyih.jpg\">

                      unshaded area = 1/3 area of original rectangle.
                      shaded area = 1/3 area of original rectangle = 28 cm2

                      area of original rectangle = 84 cm2

                      cheers.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • MathIzzzFunM Offline
                        MathIzzzFun
                        last edited by

                        YumYum:
                        Hi, one more Qn:


                        Derrick and John shared a sum of money.
                        Derrick received 2/7 of the sum of money.
                        Both of them spent part of their money and saved the rest.
                        The amount of money Derrick spent was 3/5 the amount he saved.
                        The amount of money John spent was 1/9 the amount he saved.
                        Express the amount of money John spent as a ratio of the amount John saved.
                        thks!
                        pls check the last sentence --- I think it is probably
                        Express the amount of money Derrick spent as a ratio of the amount John saved.

                        or

                        Express the amount of money John spent as a ratio of the amount Derrick saved..

                        cheers.

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0

                        Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.

                        Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.

                        With your input, this post could be even better 💗

                        Register Login
                        • 1
                        • 2
                        • 899
                        • 900
                        • 901
                        • 902
                        • 903
                        • 931
                        • 932
                        • 901 / 932
                        • First post
                          Last post



                        Online Users

                        Recent Topics
                        New to the KiasuParents forum? Tips and Tricks!
                        How do you maintain your relationship with your spouse?
                        Budgeting for tougher times ahead. What's yours?
                        SkillsFuture + anything related to upskilling/learning something new!
                        How much do you spend on the kids' tuition/enrichments?
                        DSA 2026
                        PSLE Discussions and Strategies

                        Statistics

                        13

                        Online

                        210.6k

                        Users

                        34.2k

                        Topics

                        1.8m

                        Posts
                          About Us Contact Us forum Terms of Service Privacy Policy