Q&A - P4 Math

[Ice watch]

Hi again can anybody help me solve this problem? Last revision before Math paper tomorrow TIA!!!

There were 137 balls in Box A and 195 balls in Box B. James removed some balls from Box B and put them into Box A. In the end, Box A had 3 times as many balls as Box B. How many balls did he removed from Box B ?

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[mumof8]

Hi anyone can help me with this problem sum ? TIA!!

Diane spent $39 on some books and 4/7 of her original amount of money on some stationery.
She had $9 left. How much money did she spend ?

[BigDevil]

Hi anyone can help me with this problem sum ? TIA!!

Diane spent $39 on some books and 4/7 of her original amount of money on some stationery.
She had $9 left. How much money did she spend ?

[sevenseals]

Most of the word problems are multi-step in nature as compared to the simple single-step problems elsewhere. In fact some are algebra questions but students have to do it using non-algebraic methods. How to solve this Singapore Math problem without algebra?

"Chris is 42 years younger than his grandfather. Last year, his grandfather was 4 times as old as he was. How old is Chris this year?"

Singapore math curriculum & worksheets used in USA

[stpngks]

Most of the word problems are multi-step in nature as compared to the simple single-step problems elsewhere. In fact some are algebra questions but students have to do it using non-algebraic methods. How to solve this Singapore Math problem without algebra?

"Chris is 42 years younger than his grandfather. Last year, his grandfather was 4 times as old as he was. How old is Chris this year?"

Singapore math curriculum & worksheets used in USA

The answer is shown in bar model below:

[edlynnalexander]

[quote="sevenseals"]Most of the word problems are multi-step in nature as compared to the simple single-step problems elsewhere. In fact some are algebra questions but students have to do it using non-algebraic methods. How to solve this Singapore Math problem without algebra?

"Chris is 42 years younger than his grandfather. Last year, his grandfather was 4 times as old as he was. How old is Chris this year?"

[angel]

Mr Tan gave sweets to all his nephews. If he gave each nephew 6 sweets, he would be short of 12 sweets. If he gave 4 sweets to each nephew, he would have 4 sweets left.

a) how many sweets does Mr Tan have?
b)how many nephews does Mr Tan have?

[nicnac]

Mr Tan gave sweets to all his nephews. If he gave each nephew 6 sweets, he would be short of 12 sweets. If he gave 4 sweets to each nephew, he would have 4 sweets left.

a) how many sweets does Mr Tan have?
b)how many nephews does Mr Tan have?

To give 2 more sweets, he needs 16 (4+12)sweets. Hence, mr Tan has 8 (16/2)nephews.

Mr Tan has 36 sweets [ 8 * 4 + 4]

[angel]

Mr Tan gave sweets to all his nephews. If he gave each nephew 6 sweets, he would be short of 12 sweets. If he gave 4 sweets to each nephew, he would have 4 sweets left.

a) how many sweets does Mr Tan have?
b)how many nephews does Mr Tan have?

To give 2 more sweets, he needs 16 (4+12)sweets. Hence, mr Tan has 8 (16/2)nephews.

Mr Tan has 36 sweets [ 8 * 4 + 4]

Can you explain using model examples? I do not understand your workings. Thanks a lot.

[tianzhu]

Can you explain using model examples? I do not understand your workings. Thanks a lot.

Hi angel

Good Morning.

Here’s a slide for a similar question discussed earlier in the forum.

Mrs Toh bought some chocolates to distribute to her class. If each child gets 2 chocolates, she would be left with 40 chocolates. If each child gets 4 chocolates, she would need 30 more chocolates.
a) How many children are there in her class
b) How many chocolates did Mrs. Toh have at first.

When students are able to understand the logic behind the solution, MD might not be necessary.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes