Monday, July 30, 2012

S5 Maths Supplement :) yummy!!

Maths supplement continues ...

S5:
Mrs Brown bought some sweets for her children. If she gave each child 6
sweets, she would have 1 sweet left. If she gave each child 7 sweets, she 
would need another 4 more sweets. What is the smallest possible number of children Mrs Brown can have?

Have fun! :)
Mrs R
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51 comments:

  1. Wei KiatJuly 30, 2012 at 12:06 AM

    My answer is 5 children.

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  2. Ginwen~July 30, 2012 at 12:10 AM

    5 children

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  3. yeechingJuly 30, 2012 at 12:12 AM

    5 children

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  4. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 12:12 AM

    5

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  5. SabarnaJuly 30, 2012 at 12:12 AM

    My answer: 5 children

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  6. FlorenceJuly 30, 2012 at 12:12 AM

    My answer is 5 children.

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  7. Tan Li XinJuly 30, 2012 at 12:18 AM

    5 children

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  8. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 12:19 AM

    My answer is 5 children.

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  9. wh4tthefriesJuly 30, 2012 at 12:20 AM

    5 children... WOW that's alot.

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  10. NicholasTanJuly 30, 2012 at 12:20 AM

    my answer is 5 children

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  11. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 12:20 AM

    5

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  12. madhuJuly 30, 2012 at 12:20 AM

    ANSW:5 children

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  13. Nadine LeeJuly 30, 2012 at 12:21 AM

    I can't find the answr.Confusing. Can anyone helpfully explain? Thks

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    1. wh4tthefriesAugust 16, 2012 at 2:55 AM

      Use the smileyface method. Or you can list out the no. of sweets and find the no. of children. But that would take alot of time.
      Add the leftover and the 'short-of': 1+4
      = 5
      Difference in no. of sweets : 7-6
      = 1
      So, no. of children ->leftover and the 'short-of'divide'Difference in no. of sweets': 5/1
      =5

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  14. HeyiJuly 30, 2012 at 12:21 AM

    I also 5 children.

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  15. RyanLauJuly 30, 2012 at 12:21 AM

    I have 5 children.

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  16. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 12:22 AM

    My answer is 5 CHILDRENS. :D

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  17. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 12:24 AM

    My answer is 5

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  18. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 12:24 AM

    5 children.

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  19. Shannon TeeJuly 30, 2012 at 12:25 AM

    5 children. Gave birth to so much children !

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  20. glenda hoJuly 30, 2012 at 12:25 AM

    wonder how she gave birth to 5 children...... Maybe she is a teacher,and those are children she teach...

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  21. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 1:30 AM

    5 children

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  22. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 1:56 AM

    5 children
    -Chen Jing

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  23. K.AshwiniJuly 30, 2012 at 3:57 AM

    Mrs Brown can have 5 children.

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  24. jiayiJuly 30, 2012 at 6:42 AM

    ???Your answers are 5. But I got 31. Why? Can someone help me to explain?

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    1. PriscillaJuly 30, 2012 at 7:31 AM

      you found the number of sweets instead of the number of children!!!!!!

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    2. Jia XianJuly 31, 2012 at 6:10 AM

      Ya!You go and find the number of sweets that Mrs Brown has but not the children.

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  25. Darren MokJuly 30, 2012 at 6:43 AM

    My answer is 5 children.

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  26. Evelyn SeeJuly 30, 2012 at 6:53 AM

    It is amazing that she can give birth to 5 children(My answer:5). xP

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  27. NadineJuly 30, 2012 at 6:54 AM

    Can someone explain for me? I'm puzzled. :-(

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  28. NadineJuly 30, 2012 at 7:13 AM

    My answer is 5 children.
    Can't get the answer from working but managed to work backwards.

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    1. NadineJuly 30, 2012 at 7:17 AM

      Managed to get the working.
      I won the Most Frequent Commenter on this post :-)

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    2. Evelyn SeeJuly 31, 2012 at 6:16 AM

      Heh heh... Nice. Lol.

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  29. PriscillaJuly 30, 2012 at 7:25 AM

    it is 5 children.

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  30. AinulJuly 30, 2012 at 10:51 PM

    5 children

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  31. Jia XianJuly 31, 2012 at 6:12 AM

    My answer for this question is 5 children.

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  32. UnknownJuly 31, 2012 at 7:07 AM

    5 children

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  33. UnknownAugust 1, 2012 at 12:18 AM

    Mrs Brown bought some sweets for her children. If she gave each child 6
    sweets, she would have 1 sweet left. If she gave each child 7 sweets, she
    would need another 4 more sweets. What is the smallest possible number of children Mrs Brown can have?

    1+4=5
    7-6=1
    5/1=5!
    ans:5

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  34. UnknownAugust 1, 2012 at 12:19 AM

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  35. UnknownAugust 1, 2012 at 12:46 AM

    Total no. of sweets if arrange in 6:
    = (6xc) + 1
    Total no. of sweets if arrange in 7:
    = (7xc) - 4
    6c+1 = 7c-4
    c=5

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  36. This Awkward Turtle Loves MusicAugust 1, 2012 at 2:01 AM

    I don understand. why 1+4? pls help me...

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    1. Glenda HoAugust 7, 2012 at 6:03 AM

      try n see whether u can understand my working

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  37. Madhu :DAugust 1, 2012 at 2:17 AM

    1+4=5
    7-6=1 (difference)
    5/1=5 children

    Mrs Brown has 5 children.

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  38. UnknownAugust 1, 2012 at 3:59 AM

    7-6=1
    4+1=5
    5/1=5

    She has 5 children.

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  39. Dixon LowAugust 1, 2012 at 4:56 AM

    4+1=5
    7-6=1
    5/1=5 children

    Mrs Brown has 5 children.

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  40. Darren MokAugust 1, 2012 at 5:32 AM

    4+1=5
    7-6=1
    5/1=5

    Mrs Brown has 5 children.

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  41. Nadine LeeAugust 1, 2012 at 5:36 AM

    7-6=1
    4+1=5
    5/1=5

    ANS: 5

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  42. AinulAugust 1, 2012 at 11:43 PM

    7-6=1
    4+1=5
    5/1=5

    Answer is 5 children.

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  43. SabarnaAugust 5, 2012 at 3:33 AM

    4(difference) + 1 (left) = 5
    7-6 = 1 (difference in no. of sweets)
    5/1 = 5 (Note: / means divide)
    She could have 5 children.

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  44. Glenda HoAugust 7, 2012 at 6:07 AM

    Mrs Roman told us that opposite sides must be added to each other.in this case, it is 4 and 1.
    So,
    4+1=5
    7-6=1(difference between the groupings)
    5/1=5

    Answer:5

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  45. Jia Xian B-)August 17, 2012 at 3:40 AM

    M1

    7-6=1
    4+1=5
    5/1=5

    M2

    7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70
    3 10 18 25 32 39 36 53 60 67

    6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
    7 13 19 25 31 37 43 49 55 61

    The common one is 25.
    25:
    1x25=25
    5x5=5

    So...25/5=5

    Mrs Brown can have 5 children.

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