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Mathematics Workshop. For Parents. 25 April 2009. Objectives. * Help parents have a better understanding of how a Mathematical problem is solved. * To show parents how pupils should present their solutions. WHY ARE THEY NOT ABLE TO DO THE PROBELMS?. Too difficult. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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25 April 2009
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* Help parents have a better understanding of how a Mathematical
problem is solved.
* To show parents how pupils should present their solutions.
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WHY ARE THEY NOT ABLE TO DO THE PROBELMS?
Too difficultDo not understand
Question too long
Not able to pick out the gist
of the question
Simply give up
Language
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UnderstandUnderstand
Plan/DevisePlan/Devise
Do/Carry OutDo/Carry Out
CheckCheck
For more detailed explanation, please refer to the Mathematics Department webpage at http://www.hougangpri.moe.edu.sg/cos/o.x?c=/wbn/pagetree&func=view&rid=75673
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Answer
What is next?
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What about this?
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Complete the number pattern shown below :
8 , 9 , 10 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 16 ,17 , ____, ____
+1
+1
+2
+1
+1
+2
+1
+1
+2
18 20
800, 850, 950, 1 100, 1 300, 1 550, ______
+50 +100 +150 +200 +250 +300
1 850
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Some bricks are arranged as follows:
(a)How many bricks are there in Fig. 8?(b)How many bricks are there in Fig. 10?
Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3
Now try this :
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Fig. No. of rows
No. of bricks
Pattern Observed
1 1 1 1
2 2 3 1 + 2
3 3 6 1 + 2 + 3
4 4
8
(a) There are 36 bricks in Fig. 8.
10 1 + 2 + 3 + 41 + 2 + 3 + 4 + … + 88 36
10 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + … + 9 + 1055
(b) There are 55 bricks in Fig. 10.
10
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Some oval beads are arranged as follows:
Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 4Pattern 3
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a) How many oval beads are there in Pattern 12 ?
The pattern observed for the four patterns are recorded in the table below.
Pattern No. of beads
1 12 43 94 16
b) What pattern is formed by 484 beads ?
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Pattern 12 – 12² = 12 x 12 = 144
There are 144 beads in Pattern 12.
a) Pattern No. of beads Pattern Observed
1 1
2 4 3 9
4 16
1 = 1 x 1= 12
4 = 2 x 2= 22
9 = 3 x 3= 32
16 = 4 x 4= 42
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b)
Pattern Number = √No. of beads
Therefore, Pattern Number = = 22
Pattern 22 is formed by 484 beads.
No. of beads PatternNo.
1 1
4 = 2 x 2 2
9 = 3 x 3 3
16 = 4 x 4 4
Pattern observed
4916
1
484
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The figure is made up of 4 levels of blocks stacked against a corner.
The pattern observed are recorded in the table below.
No. of Level(s)
1 2 3 4 ……. 7Total
number of blocks needed
1 5 14 30 ……. ?
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a) Find the number of blocks needed to make up 7 levels.
b) How many more blocks must be added to a 20-level high figure to form a 21-level high figure?
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What pattern do you observe?No. of
Level(s)Total no. of
blocksPattern
1 1 Nil
2 5 1 + 4 = 1 + (2 x 2)
3 141 + 4 + 9 = 1 + (2x2) + (3x3)
4 301 + 4 + 9 + 16
=1 + 22
=1 + 22 + 32
=1 + 22+32 + 42
7 1 + 22 + 32 + 42 + 52 + 62 + 72140
a) 7 levels require 140 blocks.b) No. of blocks required – 21 x 21 = 221
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4 chickens and rabbits have 10 legs altogether. How many chickens and how many rabbits are there?
2 2 4
Chickens Rabbits Total
No. Legs No. Legs No. Legs
4 8 12
3 1 46 4 10
There are 3 chickens and 1 rabbit.
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A spider has 8 legs. A dragonfly has 6 legs. 6 spiders and dragonflies have 40 legs altogether. How many spiders and how many dragonflies are there?
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3 3 6
Spiders Dragonfly Total
No. Legs No. Legs No. Legs
24 18 42
2 4 616 24 40
There are 2 spiders and 4 dragonflies.
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Cindy has 30 pieces of $5 and $10 notes. Her total savings is $220. How many pieces of $10 notes does Cindy have?
15 15 30
$5 $10 Total
No. Amount No. Amount No. Amount
$75 $150 $225
16 14 30$80 $140 $220
Cindy has 14 $10 notes.
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Samantha has 30 pieces of $2 and $5 notes altogether. The total value of the money she has is $120. Find the number of pieces of $2 notes and the number of pieces of $5 notes that Samantha has.
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15 15 30
$2 $5 Total
No. Amount No. Amount No. Amount
$30 $75 $105
14 16 30$28 $80 $108
Samantha has 10 $2 notes and 20 $5 notes.
12 18 30$24 $90 $114
10 20 30$20 $100 $120
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Denny bought a total of 80 files and notebooks. Each file cost $6 and each notebook cost $2. If the total cost of the files is $120 more than the total cost of the notebooks, how many files and how many notebooks did Denny buy?
$120 more
80
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40 $240 40 $80 80 $160
Files Notebooks No. No.Amount Amount
Difference ($120)
Total no. (80)
30 $180 50 $100 80 $80
35 $210 45 $90 80 $120
Denny bought 35 files and 45 notebooks.
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Darren has a total of 48 $2 and $5 notes. If he has $144 altogether, how many $2-notes and how many $5 notes does he have?
48 $2 and $5 notes$144
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$2
No. Amount
$5
No. Amount
Total
No. Amount
24 $48 24 $120 48 $168
26 22 48$52 $110 $162
28 20 48
30 18 48
32 16 48
$56 $100 $156
$60 $90 $150
$64 $80 $144
Darren has 32 $2-notes and 16 $5-notes.
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Some books that you can use with your child :
MathQuest Approach To Learning PSLE MATH Vol. 1- Chok Sitt Fan & Karen Tsang, Butterfly Publications
Solving Challenging Mathematical Problems – The Heuristics Approach for Primary School
Fong Ho Kheong, Kingsfield Educational Services
Sharpen Your Skills For Problem-Solving
Anne Joshua, Longman
Thinking Maths
Tan Ger Imm & Lee Pey Ren, EduPro Station, Singapore