Tuesday 12 April 2016

Adding 9...............

An easy way to add 9 is to add 10 and take away 1.  What equations can you solve using this strategy?

Would it also also work for 99?

Would it also work for 11?

What numbers can you make?

What numbers can you make using 1, 0, 2, 7, 8 and 4?

What is the largest number possible?

What is the smallest number possible?

Wednesday 6 April 2016

The money box

Sally was saving her money for Christmas.

In her money box she had $2 and $1 coins.

She had $13 altogether. How many $2 and $1 coins could she have?

How many different ways can you find?

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Sunday 3 April 2016

How many dogs!

   Ratu has fourteen pets.
   All of his pets are cats and dogs.
Ratu has four more cats than dogs.
How many dogs does he have?

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