Peter, John and Anna had 60 stamps altogether. Peter had 30 stamps. John had 10 more stamps than Anna. How many stamps did Anna have? ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In QOTW 20, we shared the basic concept of “Comparison of Quantity”, one of the first multi-step heuristic concept introduced in Primary 2. This week, we would like to […]
On behalf of all our teachers and administration, we would like to wish you and your family a prosperous Chinese New Year in 2019. During this period, our centres will be closed. Please take note of the respective outlet’s closing dates: PSLEMath@Marine Parade 4th February to 10th February PSLEMath@Bedok 4th February to 10th February PSLEMath@Ang […]
Yenni has 30 more sweets than Anna. Both of them have a total of 48 sweets. How many sweets does Anna have? –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The concept of “Comparison of Quantity” is probably one of the first multi-step heuristic concept introduced in Primary 2. It is a basic building block of many types of problem sums and […]
With school work piling up and getting more challenging, we understand the pressure arising amongst Primary 6 students preparing for PSLE. With that, we would like to tell all P6s that when things get difficult, we tend to have the mindset that it’s impossible to get through whatever obstacle we’re facing. As long as you […]
1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211, … Can you figure out the last number in this sequence? ————————————— Think this riddle is difficult? Hint: Try saying it out loud to find the answer! ? Answer: 13112221 Explanation: Each successive number is formed by looking at the preceding number and reading out the digits, grouping like […]
John and Peter had some sweets. If John gave 13 sweets to Peter, they would have the same number of sweets. If Peter gave 14 sweets to John, John would have 4 times as many sweets as Peter. How many sweets did John have? ————————————————— Last week, we shared a basic “Quantity External Transfer” question. […]
John had 4 times as much money as Peter. After John spent $4114, Peter’s money became 3 times as much as John’s. how much did John have at first? See below for the full solution!—————————————————As students progress from Primary 4 to Primary 5, more questions involving quantity and proportion transfers will be tested. This week, […]
Here at PSLEMath, we strive to push your children to their fullest potential and ensure that they are able to think deeper when it comes to solving difficult questions. We also make it a point to be with your children every step of the way as they embark on their mathematics journey.As such, it is […]
I am a 4-digit odd number. The digit in my tens place is the smallest odd number. The digit in my ones place is 4 more than the digit in the tens place. The digit in the thousands place is thrice the digit in the hundreds place. If the digit in the hundreds place is […]
How can you make 1000 by using 8 exactly eight times?—————————————The riddle above sounds difficult now doesn’t it? Think you can solve it?For the solution, look below but no peeking! Answer: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 #GroupingConcept #patterns #suppositionconcept #area #MathTuition #PSLEMath #Mathspecialist #mathtrick #equalelimination #multiplication #DifferenceConcept #psle #pslemath #addition #assumption […]
