Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Maths For A Day

Why is mathematics so important ?

Because it helps us to play board games, monopoly

Calculate how much to pay for your favourite food

Probability of certain outcomes

Creation of new inventions

Let me know more ?

If anyone have any comments :)


Friday, December 10, 2010

Inequality

Jane has 3 pencils . Tom has 10 pencils.
Gary has more pencils than Jane but less than Tom.
How many pencils does Gary have ?

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

How to change an unknown 2 digit number to algebra ?

34 =  10 x 3 +  1 x 4

How to change an unknown 2 digit number to algebra ?

let the number in the tens place be x
10 x x = 10x

let the number in the tens place be y
1 x y = y

Thus the value of the unknown 2 digit number is 10x + y


Question


Give me algebra of a unknown 3 digit number !




Monday, December 6, 2010

P6 question

There are twice as many sweets than pencils . If each of the girl recieved 1/6 of the mixed amount and each of the boy recieved 1/9 of the mixed amount how many boys and girls are there ?