Wednesday 14 December 2016

Math Curse


Year 5 based some Maths lessons on a book called Math Curse by  Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
The story was about a pupil being affected by the Maths curse and seeing Maths problems everywhere.

What maths problems can you create about every day life?

21 comments:

  1. I have 30 apples my friend takes 5 my teacher takes 9 and I take 11 how much do I have left

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    1. The answer is 5

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    2. I am having lunch and i have a sandwich I ate half but I didn't eat the other half my friend wants a quater how much do I have left?

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    3. The awnser is 13

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    4. The awnser is 5

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    5. The awnser 5

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    6. The awnser is 5

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    7. If your teacher gave you back 3 apples and you halved 1 and gave it to your friend and you kept the rest how much would you have?

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  2. I have 30 kid and I want the in rows of 6 what is the sum and what is the awnser?

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    1. Sahayla, if I have 30 children in my class and want them in rows of 6, I am effectively 'sharing' them in to groups of 6. What operation will I need to use?

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  3. I have 7 friends and I have 20 sweets and my friends take two sweets each how many sweets do I have left what is the answer

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  4. I brought a packet of 60 sweets into schooll for me and my friend mt techer finds 30 and at the end of the day gives me 20.
    How many sweets do I have?
    Now I have. Sweet my mum gives me enough money too buy another back.
    How much sweets do I have and what is the sum?

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    1. *your mum gives you money to buy another packet

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    2. You have 50 sweets then 60+50=110 so you have 110 sweets now

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  5. If there was 60 pupils in each year group including nursery and reception,how much pupils will there be altogether?

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  6. You may be a shopkeeper when you are older and someone will buy 3 peppers, 5 carrots, 2 coconuts and a large cauliflower. Peppers are £8, Carrots are £4 and that cauliflower is £14. But you have a half price sale. How much is it?

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  7. If I got £25 pounds for Christmas and £23 pounds from my uncle and I spend £22 pounds how much do I have leftover?

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