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Prove it!
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There were 2 identical cakes. Rosie ate of her cake and Johnny ate of his cake.
Rosie said she had more cake left for the next day than Johnny. Who is right and how can you prove it?
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2. Who’s right? Let’s talk maths… Estimate..
Evie and Tom have done some research. They found out that the population of London is eight million, seven hundred and eighty seven thousand, eight hundred and ninety two
Rounded to the nearest 100,000 the population is 8.8 million.
Rounded to the nearest 100,000 the population is 8.9 million.
Who’s right?
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What went wrong?
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Spot the mistake/s
Isaac was asked to circle the improper fraction that is equivalent to
18 9
49 9
14 9
46 9
Explain his thinking…….
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Can you complete and continue the patterns?
40970 = 482 x 85
How can using this information, help you to complete the following?
482 x 8.5 =
4,097 x 85 =
4,097 ÷ 85 =
What do you notice?
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6. Which numbers could go in the boxes?
Let’s talk maths…
Explain your thinking…
= 52.3
Which numbers could go in the boxes?
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Let’s talk maths…
Explain your thinking…
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40%
0.4
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I think that 40 % is the odd one out because it’s the only one with a % sign.
Could there be any other
answers?
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Let’s talk maths…
Which would you rather have….?
5400 ÷ 9 or of 1000
Explain your answer
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Let’s talk maths…
What’s missing? =
148 x 3 =
÷ 5 = 270 ÷ 9
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10. Let’s talk maths…
Which is the easiest to solve and why?