Predict: I predict this will be about addition.
Read: Fill in the missing digits to the sum.
Clarify: I have nothing to clarify.
Big Question: What are the missing digits.
Mathematicians’ Toolbox: break problem into manageable parts.
Solve: 17+?+36=95. 36 plus 17 equals 53. 53 plus what equals 95, 2+3=5, 4+5=9. 17+ 42+36=95.
Summary: These questions are easy to answer because they’re just addition.
Prediction: I predict this will be about addition.
Read: Each bead has a value according to its colour. The value of the first 3 strings of beads are given. What is the value of the last string?
Clarify: I have nothing to clarify.
Big Question: What is the value of the last string of beads?
Mathematicians’ Toolbox: test all possibilities, and look for and describe with a pattern or rule.
Solve: 4 pink beads 1 red bead= 22, so 4 5s are 20 plus 2 is 22, so pink beads are 5,red beads are 2. Keeping that rule into the next string of beads, 2 white=? one pink=5, 2 reds= 4 whole string = 21, pink+2 reds= 9, 9 plus what equals 21, 12 plus nine = 21 white=6. 3rd string equalled 16with 2 pinks and 3 reds, 2 5s are 10 and 3 2s are 6 add it together you get 16. Final string 1 white, 3 pink, 1 red= 6+5+5+5+2= 23.
Summary: These questions can be tedious yet are a real challenge and fun to finish
Predict: I predict this will be about addition, and division.
Read: I think of a number, add 15 and then divide it by 4. If the result is 5, what was the original number.
Big Question: What number did I start with?
Mathematician’s toolbox: break problem into manageable parts.
Solve: what divided by 4 equals 5 20 simple edition.
Summary: These questions are easy, because you don’t need to do the whole question.
Predict: I predict this will be about subtraction.
Read: Fill in the missing digits in the subtraction.
Clarify: I had nothing to clarify.
Big Question: Finish the problem.
Mathematician’s Toolbox: break problem into manageable parts.
Solve: The equations read _8-2_= 72. What minus 2 equals 7 I worked this out by rainbow numbers 9 – 2=7. 8 minus what equals 2 I took 2 away from 8 and got 6 so I wrote down 6. My answer was 98-26=72
Summary: These problems are easy because they are subtraction and missing numbers.
Predict: I predict that it will use patterns.
Read: Fill in the cross number puzzle using the following numbers:
3 digit: 111, 146, 399, 419, 600, 707, 717, 727, 747, 819
4 digit: 1958, 1969, 6100.
Clarify: I had nothing to clarify.
Big Question: How can I fill all the spots in the grid pattern.
Mathematician’s toolbox: Test all possibilities, and break problem into manageable parts.
Solve: I started in the top right corner, with 7o7, 717, 727, 747. On the left side of the right corner I put 717, horizontally connecting with that on the top I put, 707, on the far right of the corner I wrote 727, on the bottom of the corner I wrote747. I linked 717 to 111, and the 747 to 419. I linked 111 to 819, which links to 1958 at the top and below it links to 1969, that links to 600 and 146 they both link with 6100. 419 links to 399.
Summary: This problem and problems that use the same principle are hard and tedious, but when you get on a roll it becomes a lot easier.
“Gordon Bennet was poisoned, his wife Ebony was murdered the next day” The Detective said.
“What was the wife eating?” asked their colleague
” Gordon was eating a steak, while his wife ate soup” The Detective answered
“it could be a murder for their will” James concluded.
“Well this is where it happened” James announced
“hm this is a shoe print about size ten” Tom thought
“Can we met their relatives” asked Tom
“Their in church right now but they’ll be back at around ten O’clock”Julian the local police officer answered.
The old door creaked open “hello” came the answer from a young black haired man “I’m Detective Tom” Tom introduced “come in” came the reply from the young man. “what we do know is that they were both murdered” Tom stated flatly
“also we found a shoe print about size ten” Tom continued
“That’s about your size Jim isn’t” came a reply from a short middle aged lady
“Is there any friends around town?” Tom questioned
“Well, Shane Johnson was someone who knew them” came the reply from Julian
James and Tom found Shane at a pub.
“Yeah I knew those stupid buggers, even when they died was around them” Shane grunted between glasses
” you murdered them?” Tom questioned
“no I witnesses Jessica murder, her own mother” Shane grumbled
“Jessica Leach your under arrest for the double murder Ebony and Gordon Bennet. Why would kill their parents” Tom cried
“alright you got me, they were people I have always despised. I murdered Dad while he was listening to the new radio he didn’t even here me, I came up behind him and poured nuts down his gob, Mum it was just one stab and a disguised as a bashing.
“James we have made Stanley Bruce proud” Tom said with pride
Explorer: Professor Martin Pera
Explores: Stem cells, to perfect how to repair peoples’ injures.
Format: Chutes and ladders, Maybe an interview with him?
Questions to explore: How they are important they are.
Why: I am interested in stem cells, he pioneered stem cell research.
Prediction: I predict this will be about patterns, and divisions.
Read: the sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 96. What are the three whole numbers?
Clarify: I have nothing to clarify.
Big Question: What are the whole numbers?
Solve: Divide 96 by 3 that is 32, take one from one of the 32s and add it to another and that is 31, 32, and 33.
Summary: There was division in it as I said and a small pattern so I think my prediction is right.
Prediction: I predict this will be about division.
Read: Carl looked the page numbers on the open book in front of him. The left and right page numbers added to 333 what were the page numbers.
Clarify: I had nothing to clarify.
Big Question: What were the page numbers?
Mathematicians toolbox: Have I seen a similar problem.
Solve: 333 divided by 2 = 166 r1 so that means it is 166 and 167
Summary: My prediction was correct because I solved the question through it.
Prediction: I predict this will be about patterns.
Read: The table below shows the team standings of the 2010 soccer World Cup. Who did Portugal play in its third round robin game?
Clarify: I had nothing to clarify.
Big Question: Who did Portugal play in its third game?
Mathematicians toolbox: Break problem into manageable parts.
Solve:
Team mp w d l gf ga p
Brazil 2 2 o o 5 2 6
Portugal2 1 1 0 7 0 4
Cote d’ ivoire2 0 1 113 1
Korea dpr2 0 0 0 1 9 0
Portugal played Cote d’ ivoire and drew 0-0 because Portugal hasn’t got a goal against them, then they must have played korea DPR and won 7 0. Meaning they play Brazil.
Summary: I think that my prediction was correct because I looked at the pattern of the matches won, the matches lost, goals for, goals against, and draws.