Q&A - P3 Math
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Just4Good:
Answer should be (1) i.e. 8 oranges. It is a test on England or is this madematics.The following is a P3 Standard Question:
Owen has a total of 20 oranges and pears. If he exchanges every pear for 2 oranges, he will have 24 oranges. How many oranges does he have?
(1) 8
(2) 10
(3) 12
(4) 44
(5) None of the above.
Pls advice which is the best answer. Thanks.
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atutor2001:
Should it be \"How many oranges does he have at first?\"
Answer should be (1) i.e. 8 oranges. It is a test on England or is this madematics.Just4Good:
The following is a P3 Standard Question:
Owen has a total of 20 oranges and pears. If he exchanges every pear for 2 oranges, he will have 24 oranges. How many oranges does he have?
(1) 8
(2) 10
(3) 12
(4) 44
(5) None of the above.
Pls advice which is the best answer. Thanks. -
ksi:
Should it be \"How many oranges does he have at first?\"[/quote]They like to use the word \"if\" to create a false sense that there was a \"change\". However, \"if\" implies \"has not happened (yet)\". As such, there is no change to the number of oranges or pears.
Answer should be (1) i.e. 8 oranges. It is a test on England or is this madematics.atutor2001:
[quote=\"Just4Good\"]The following is a P3 Standard Question:
Owen has a total of 20 oranges and pears. If he exchanges every pear for 2 oranges, he will have 24 oranges. How many oranges does he have?
(1) 8
(2) 10
(3) 12
(4) 44
(5) None of the above.
Pls advice which is the best answer. Thanks. -
i thot the answer is like this:
if he exchanges 1 pear (ie give away 1 pear), he will have 2 oranges.
in order to have 24 oranges, he must give away 24/2=12 pears.
if he has 12 pears, then 20-12=8, ie he shd hv 8 oranges (at first) -
I admit that the question is quite unclear, even though I did NOT miss out a single word. The answer is : Option 1 (8).
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The following statement ‘he will have 24 oranges’ can mean including the original 8 apples or excluding.
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Just4Good:
I admit that the question is quite unclear, even though I did NOT miss out a single word. The answer is : Option 1 (8).
this type of question penalises kids that think too much.
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jedamum:
I must have did the worst thing when answering that question. There was no option (5) so I added it in and put '5' in the bracket. My parents call that 'hao lian' and 'shd just guess'. Not surprisingly, I got it wrong.Just4Good:
I admit that the question is quite unclear, even though I did NOT miss out a single word. The answer is : Option 1 (8).
this type of question penalises kids that think too much. -
if we parents were to retake psle now, we probably will fail miserably…
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jedamum:
Actually this question can go be elimination because answers (2), (3) and (4) are not possible.Just4Good:
I admit that the question is quite unclear, even though I did NOT miss out a single word. The answer is : Option 1 (8).
this type of question penalises kids that think too much.
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