Word Problems 1

WALT: Applying my knowledge to word problems. 

This week in maths, we learnt about word problems. We learnt how to figure out if the word problem was to be solved with... addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. The five steps to solve a word problem...

1. Read

2. Underline important information

3. Select a strategy 

4. Solve

5. Check

I have learnt lots from this and hope to remember this for the future.

Multiplication and Division- Week 2

WALT: Solve story problems using only multiplication and division strategies.

In week two we used a lot of algorithms and I was challenge. This post was very late but I still remember how I struggled with this presentation. I am fine with working with a algorithm but I did struggle. Here is an example for a problem and solution:

532

x 23

1596

10640

12236

I have learnt that if the bottom number has a number in the tens unit, it will always start with a zero. Just like the zero made bold. I think that the presentations after week 2 were much better with the solving.

Maths Teacher Lesson-Week 8

WALT: Use fractions to solve problems.

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For the past few weeks in Maths Teacher Lesson, we have been learning how to solve problems with fractions. I have learnt that you can use division very easily in fractions in problems and then giving it's simplest form. For example: 25/7, 25 divided by seven would equal 3 remand the 4. So it would make it 3 4/7. Is 4/7 the simplest form? Yes it is, so the answer would be 3 and 4/7.