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Maths Problem Solving

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Week 4: Term 1

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Problem 1: WALT: rearrange addition and subtraction problems to simplify how we solve them.

Our Solution:

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On the first day of school for 2016, Miss Lavakula gave out 32 pencils, Mrs Moala gave out 35 pencils, and Miss West gave out 28 pencils. At the end of the first week of school, Mr Somerville checked everyone still had a pencil and discovered that 60 had gone missing! How many pencils are there still?

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Problem 2: WALT: solve unknown problems using addition/subtraction strategies that we know.

Our Solution:

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At the supermarket, there are 84 oranges in one carton and 58 apples in the carton next to it. How many oranges and apples are there altogether?

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Problem 2: WALT: solve unknown problems using addition/subtraction strategies that we know.

Our Solution:

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I have measured a wall of my bedroom and it is 4.1 metres long. I want to buy two pieces of furniture but I want to fit them along this particular wall. The table is 1.8m long. The bed is 2.4m long. What is the length of the table and bed combined? Will this fit along the wall of my bedroom?