P2 Math - General Discussion

[chixchix]

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[seletar]

Hi


Could someone help to demonstrate the step by step answer to the following question?

I have three numbers. They add up to 10. One of the number is 2 more than te first. The third number is 3 more than the second. What are the numbers?

Thanks for the help!

[mmmouse]

seletar:

Hi

I will solve it this way but is there a more simplified way for P1? In the first place, can they understand? I am going to ask my daughter.

First No = ?
Second No = ? + 2
Third No = ? + 2 + 3

Add all the additional numbers 2 + 2 + 3 gives you 7.

The remaining number for the 3 numbers must be 10 - 7 = 3, so, the number has to be 1. The three number would be 1, 3 and 6.

Is this correct?

JJ

[mmmouse]

Can you email me as well? Thanks a zillion. [email protected]


Cheers
JJ

[KS_me]

EN:

Hi ryankwek


This is the method I use.

1. 5 is 1 less than _
I teach my kids to close the number that comes before \"the less than\" or \"more than\". For this eg, he will need to close number 1. He will then read it as 5 is less than _____. If he understands concept more or less, he should know that the blank should be filled with bigger number. Since the answer must be a bigger number, he needs to add instead of minus.

2. _ is 1 less than 3
Close the number before the less than again. The question will read as what is less than 3. The blank must me a number smaller than 3. So must minues in order to get smaller number.

Hope this will help.

Thanks EN for the good tips. I have this problem getting my P1 to understand the concept too...

Arigartor!

[KS_me]

matrix0405:

i have Top School P1 2008 Maths exam papers to share. Interested to receive a copy, PM me your email (file size ~9MB).

I'm thinking if we could have a separate thread for us mummy to share ? We can upload revision papers/test papers from our kid's school to share among so our kids can explore to different kind of question??

What do you think? :please:

[OCEAN]

I received my boy term test paper yesterday for parent signature.

Just to share the type of mistake that he made.
So far only one question was did wrongly:
2 is _____ less than 6.
The answer is 4 but he wrote the answer 8.
He asked me why his answer was wrong and I told him "less than" means lesser, and lesser means the answer must be less than 6. He still blur blur…

[KSP]

Let me share my dd P1 maths question.


Pencil + Pencil = 14
Pencil + Heart = 16
Heart = __


Note: Pencil & Heart were represented in picture in the actual test paper.

[buds]

KSP:

Let me share my dd P1 maths question.


Pencil + Pencil = 14
Pencil + Heart = 16
Heart = __


Note: Pencil & Heart were represented in picture in the actual test paper.

This is an evergreen question.
The number gets bigger in P2.
Same question style with different
animal or things representation.

[buds]

KS_me:

matrix0405:

i have Top School P1 2008 Maths exam papers to share. Interested to receive a copy, PM me your email (file size ~9MB).

I'm thinking if we could have a separate thread for us mummy to share ? We can upload revision papers/test papers from our kid's school to share among so our kids can explore to different kind of question??

What do you think? :please:

I think its okay to resume your suggestion here.
Easier to find for others navigating for P1 Math
stuff - questions, problem sums, techniques, etc.
Or simply share the problems and solutions here
that we/our children have encountered as well..

So, go ahead. Share away.. Thanks for the heads
up, KS_me.