I am thinking of a 4-digit even number. The digit in the ones place is 6 more than the digit in the thousands place. The digit in the tens place is 3 times the value of the digit in the thousands place. What is the smallest possible number? ——————– Forming Numbers: This is one of […]
Anna had 48 stalks of flowers in a basket. 1⁄3 of them were roses and the rest were lilies and daisies. There were 4 more lilies than daisies. How many daisies should Anna buy such that the number of daisies would be 1⁄2 of the total number of flowers in the basket? ——————– This week’s […]
Want to have a head start in the math syllabus before the new year starts? Here at PSLE Math, we have created the November/December Holiday Booster programme which targets the core heuristic concepts commonly tested in exams and strongly reinforces a student’s current knowledge. It will also provide them with the core building blocks of […]
Anna bought some highlighters, pens and mechanical pencils. 1/4 of them were highlighters. The number of pens she bought was 6 more than 1/2 the total number of all the items and the remaining items were mechanical pencils. Each of the highlighters, pens and mechanical pencils cost $2.10, $4.05 and $1.60 respectively. She spent a […]
There are 2 teams of members at a fast food restaurant. Team G has 30 more members than Team H. Each member in Team G prepares 4 burgers in 1 minute while each member in Team H only prepares 3 burgers in 1 minute. In 1 hour, both teams prepare 36 600 burgers altogether. How […]
Speed is the topic most Primary 6 students find challenging as the thought process required to solve these speed questions are very different from the topics students have been accustomed to from Primary 1 to Primary 5. Although speed questions appear to be challenging, they are in fact pretty standard and can be categorised into […]
This weeks question involves the concept – Grouping by Quantity and Value. This sort of Question may seem very familiar to most P5 and P6 students, as it is one of the most commonly tested types on questions in exams. Typical grouping questions are very easily identified, due to the fact that they are all […]
This weeks question involves the concept – Internal Proportion Transfer that begins with a difference. This concept is one that many students may find challenging when faced with them. Proportion Transfer is known to be one of the most challenging concepts, due to the plethora of ways Proportion Transfer can be tested. At PSLEMath, we […]
This week’s question involves the concept: “Patterns”. Many students find pattern questions challenging, due to the fact that there seems to be no consistency in the way these questions are designed. However, from our 10 years of experience of sifting through and analysing these sort questions , we have noticed a common trend in the […]
This week’s question involves the concept: “Supposition – Involving Grouping”. Typically by now, most students would have mastered the Concept of Supposition. This is due to the fact that the Supposition concept is one of the most commonly tested questions in Primary 5 and Primary 6. It’s importance can be seen where it is already […]
