Monday 11 August 2014

Maths Week - Day 1 Maths Problems

Maths Problems for 2014 Maths Week

JUNIOR PROBLEM - Monday

The bears are planning to go to the woods for a picnic.  There are 2 cars and 10 bears.  Half the bears are to go in each car.  How many bears will be in one car?


Write your answer with your name/class in the comments area :-)

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SENIOR PROBLEM - Monday

Richard withdraws $2389 from the bank in one-hundred dollar notes, ten-dollar notes and one-dollar coins. How many hundred dollar notes does he get?


Write your answer with your name/class in the comments area :-)


GOOD LUCK!

COME BACK TOMORROW FOR NEW CHALLENGES!


Here is a sample of student thinking from room 12 today



25 comments:

  1. 23 $100
    Lavinia R6

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  2. 23 hundred dollar notes.
    joseph rm6

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  3. 23 hundred dollar notes
    katelyn room6

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  4. 23 hundred dollar notes
    Katinia Room6

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  5. 23 one hundred dollar notes
    Te Awhina R6

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  6. 23 $100
    Michaela R6

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  7. 23 Hundred Dollar notes Jashneel R6

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  8. 23 hundred dollar notes
    Whatai Rm6

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  9. 23 one-hundred-dollar notes.
    Tyler R6

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  10. 23 $100
    Michaela R6

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  11. 23 $100
    Harrison Rm6

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  12. 23 $100 notes.
    Reece R6

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  13. There will be 5 teddies in each car
    Room 11

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  14. 23 $100
    TeAwhina R6

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  15. Room 12 says "5 bears are in each car, because half of 10 is 5" :)

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    1. Great work room 14, I'd love to see how you work out your problems :)

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    2. There was 10 bears and we had 2 cars. We put one bear into each car until there were no more bears. We then counted how many bears were in each car and it gave us the answer 5.

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  17. Here is Rm 4's answer for the Junior problem: "there will be five bears in each car"

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  18. Limafitu & Tyra said "Five bears in each car because half of ten is five"
    Kalama said "The mom bear and the dad bear will take four children each in their cars"

    Room 3

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  19. $10x$100=$1000
    $10x$100=$1000
    $3x$100=$300
    Altogether there are 23 hundred

    Havea Rm 9

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  20. Nice working out

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  21. i love how you work for so hard

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  22. Miss Breen your game are amazing i wood leek to came a gen great game Taurus
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