Bridging the Gap Problem-Solving Pupils’ Version

Note to Pupils … So you survived the FRIENDLY PROBLEM-SOLVING AREA AND PERIMETER! … You came out tops on the FRIENDLY PROBLEM-SOLVING!! BUT … are you ready to face T T T THIS FIENDISH ACTIVITY??? This resource will help you to… -P-Practise your expertise as a problem-cracker of brain- frying challenges about area AND perimeter AND money ! Remember …. You can walk these challenges! Why? Because you’ve learned the easy R U P C way to solve even the hardest problem!

How to use this resource You can control how fast or slow you go using: FORWARD: OR OR Enter OR Left-hand mouse BACK: OR OR Back Space TO START POWERPOINT: F5 OR Slide Show > View Show TO RETURN TO MENU: Escape Content  Slides 4 - 6Recap of the R U PC method for easy problem-solving Slides  Slides The Fiendish Problems! Slides  Slide 17Where To Next? Slide 17 (TO GO TO LINK: HOLD DOWN CONTROL AND CLICK ON YOUR CHOICE)

Which One Are You ??? R U a P roblem -C oward ? … or … R U a P roblem -C racker ? PROBLEM !

STEP 1 ? STEP 2 ? STEP 3 ? STEP 4 ? Read it ! Underline It ! Picture It! ! Calculate It ! R U PC?

R U P C ? Read it! … what’s it about? Underline it! … find the clues Picture it! … add? subtract? multiply? divide? … use a number line to help Calculate it! … work it out ! How to become a PROBLEM-CRACKER in 4 Easy Steps! You have already checked out the basics in School Booster about: - - Area of rectangles - Perimeter of rectangles - Money Now you’re ready to try out some problems about all three!

Senorita Rojo, the Head of Spanish, is organising a total makeover of his Spanish classroom! Flooring, roller blinds, wallpaper, and a brand new whiteboard! Can you work out the total cost? You will need to: Work out the cost for each itemWork out the cost for each item Work out the total at the endWork out the total at the end Get a pen and paper to keep track!Get a pen and paper to keep track! Now Your Turn! STEP 1 ? STEP 2 ? STEP 3 ? STEP 4 ? Underline It ! Picture It! ! Calculate It ! Read it !

ITEM 1: Flooring Laminate flooring is £7.50 per square metre. The classroom is 8 metres long and 4 metres wide and 2m high. What is the cost of the flooring? Now Your Turn! 1 STEP 1 ? STEP 2 ? STEP 3 ? STEP 4 ? Underline It ! Picture It! ! Calculate It ! Read it ! Flooring£240 Click for solution to problem

Running Total Total was£240 Large blinds£720 Total so far£960 Now Your Turn! 2 STEP 1 ? STEP 2 ? STEP 3 ? STEP 4 ? Underline It ! Picture It! ! Calculate It ! Read it ! Click for solution to problem ITEM 2: 3 LARGE WINDOW BLINDS Each blind is £8 per square metre. The 3 large windows are 500cm by 600cm each. What is the cost of the three blinds?

Running Total Total was£960 Small blinds£126 Total so far £1086 Now Your Turn! 3 STEP 1 ? STEP 2 ? STEP 3 ? STEP 4 ? Underline It ! Picture It! ! Calculate It ! Read it ! Click for solution to problem ITEM 3: 2 SMALL WINDOW BLINDS Each blind is £21 per square metre. The 2 small windows are 200cm by 150cm each. What is the cost of the two blinds?

Running Total Total was £1086 Front wall paint £41 Total so far £1127 Click for solution to problem Now Your Turn! 4 STEP 1 ? STEP 2 ? STEP 3 ? STEP 4 ? Underline It ! Picture It! ! Calculate It ! Read it ! ITEM 4: PAINT FOR FRONT WALL The front wall is 8m long and 2m high. Deelux Matt Emulsion costs £10.25 per tin. Each tin covers 5m² of wall. How many tins? Total cost of paint? (Remember – you have to buy whole tins of paint!)

Running Total Total was £ walls – paint £99 Total so far £ 1226 Click for solution to problem Now Your Turn! 5 STEP 1 ? STEP 2 ? STEP 3 ? STEP 4 ? Underline It ! Picture It! ! Calculate It ! Read it ! ITEM 5: PAINT FOR 3 WALLS The back wall is 8m long and 2m high. Both side walls are 4m long and 2m high. Cheepo Eggshell Emulsion costs £16.50 per tin. Each tin covers 6m² of wall. How many tins? Total cost of paint? (Remember – you have to buy whole tins of paint!)

Running Total Total was £1226 Cupboard £61 Total so far £1287 Click for solution to problem Now Your Turn! 6 STEP 1 ? STEP 2 ? STEP 3 ? STEP 4 ? Underline It ! Picture It! ! Calculate It ! Read it ! ITEM 6: STORE CUPBOARD A strong wall cupboard is built to house the classroom set of laptops: It’s made from five rectangular pieces of wood: -The front (for the 2 doors) -The left and right sides -The top and bottom The wood is £6 per square metre. The 30 screws cost 5p each. The handles are £1.25 each. What is the total cost of cupboard? 2.5m 1m

Running Total Total was £1287 Whiteboard£228 Total so far £1515 Click for solution to problem Now Your Turn! 7 STEP 1 ? STEP 2 ? STEP 3 ? STEP 4 ? Underline It ! Picture It! ! Calculate It ! Read it ! ITEM 7: THE WHITEBOARD 1 rectangular whiteboard (250cm x 150cm): £195. Protective edging strip for whiteboard: £4.25 per metre. What is the total cost of the whiteboard and strip?

Running Total Total was £1515 Chairs£276 Total so far £1791 Click for solution to problem ITEM 8: THE TABLES Only £280 left! But Senor Rojo is determined to buy 30 new chairs! There are 3 special offers: 5 for £50 6 for £57 3 for £27.60 He can only order 30 chairs if it doesn’t cost more than £280. Can he afford the tables? If so, how much does she spend? Now Your Turn! 8 STEP 1 ? STEP 2 ? STEP 3 ? STEP 4 ? Underline It ! Picture It! ! Calculate It ! Read it !

Running Total Flooring£240 Large blinds£720 Small blinds£126 Front wall paint £41 3 walls – paint £99 Cupboard £61 Whiteboard£228 Chairs£276 Total £1791 Click for solution to Problem TOTAL COST OF THE SPANISH ROOM There were 8 major items in this fiendish challenge! Did you work out their total? If you were correct, then you are a - FIENDISH PROBLEM-SOLVER WITH MONEY, AREA AND PERIMETER! Time to Total STEP 1 ? STEP 2 ? STEP 3 ? STEP 4 ? Underline It ! Picture It! ! Calculate It ! Read it !

Now U R PC with Area and Perimeter and Money… Why not have a go at Revising Ratio and Proportion? Or are you ready to try … THE BUS STOP METHOD OF DIVISION? PRESS ESCAPE TO RETURN TO MENU