Saturday, March 7, 2009

Pupils Create Math Questions

Two weeks ago, pupils of 4 Hope created their own Math questions, using 5 sets of key words.
5 times     at first      $860      Mr Lim      Mr Chen
Members in the groups put their brains together .. and viola! Each group came up with a different question. Try to solve them!

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By Shifa, Phavithra, Fadhilah, Hao Yun and Amsyar:
Mr Lim and Mr Chen had $860 altogether. 
After Mr Lim spent $140, 
Mr Chen had 5 times as much money as Mr Lim. 
How much money did Mr Lim have at first?

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By Adrian, Howard, Jin He, Ix Shen and Nadira:
Mr Lim and Mr Chen had $860 altogether. 
When Mr Chen lost $320, 
Mr Lim had 5 times as much money as Mr Chen. 
How much did Mr Chen have at first?

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By Ammar, Haikal and Nimue:
Mr Chen and Mr Lim had $860 altogether at first
Mr Lim spent $200 to buy a laptop. 
Now, Mr Chen has 5 times as much money as Mr Lim.
How much money does Mr Chen have?

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Answers: $260, $410, $550


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