Friday, August 26, 2011

Karen has 8 beans and Sarah has 3 beans. How many beans do they have altogether?
Carolyn is planning a big birthday party for 34 friends. Everyone needs a plate but when she opens her cupboard she has only 21 plates. How many more plates does she need to buy?
Jerry has $34 and he gets $25 for his birthday present. How much money does Jerry have now?

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Peter has 15 packets of chocolate. There are 10 chocolates in each packet. How many chocolates does Peter have?
Jo has 10 apples and Tina has 5 pears. How many fruits to they have altogether?
For a Science experiment a class is growing beans from bean seeds. When they leave school on Monday, 9 seeds have sprouted. When they come back on Tuesday morning, they find out that 12 seeds have sprouted altogether. How many seeds sprouted overnight?

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

John has 8 oranges and 6 apples. How much fruit does he have altogether?
Katie has 14 bananas and Jane has 8 bananas. How many more bananas does Katie have than Jane?
Mr Fletcher collected $10 from each student for a school trip. He collects from 20 students. How much money has he collected?
Boxes of chocolate cost $10 each. How many boxes can Andrew buy if he has $589 to spend?

Monday, August 22, 2011

John has $245 and he wants to buy a bike which costs $601. How much more money does he need to save?
Matthew has 45 lollies. He eats 6 of them. His mum gives him 6 more. How many lollies does he have now.

Maths Week

What's on for this year's Maths Week

Maths Week is finally here. New and exciting things are going to be happening. Movie competitions, lunchtime bingo, Mathematical Art, the GRAND estimating events and more. So keep on watching this space.....