Story line reference :

Sarin’s family in Kluang

Math concept reference :

Sarin learns Average Number, Percentage, Tables and Charts (Math Concept)

Sarin learns concept of ratio in school

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Upper primary school mathematics question UPQ588

The pie chart below shows the type of buns sold at a shop last week. The shop sold 900 buns in all. Half of the buns sold were chocolate. The shop sold 20% more cheese buns than vanilla buns.

a.         How many banana buns did the shop sell?

b.         What percentage of the buns sold last week were cheese buns?

Solution:

            a.         100% ==> 900    

                        1% ==> 9 buns

                        17% ==> 9 × 17 = 153 buns

                        The number of Banana buns = 153

            b.         Total percentage of Cheese buns and Vanilla buns

                        = 50% – 17%

                        = 33%

                        33% ==> 33 × 9 = 297

                        The ratio of cheese buns to vanilla buns = 120 : 100 = 6 : 5

                        11 units = 297

                        1 unit = 27 buns

                        The number of cheese buns sold

                        = 6 × 27

                        = 162

                        The percentage of cheese buns sold

                        = 162 ÷ 900 × 100%

                        = 18%

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Reference Reading:

Sarin participates in school anniversary event part 1

Sarin learns concept of Fraction (Mathematics concept)

Sarin learns Average Number, Percentage and Charting in school (Math Concept)

Sarin learns concept of ratio in school

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Upper primary school mathematics question UPQ587

There were 352 people attended the anniversary dinner in the school hall. 75% of them were invited guests and the rest were students. Later in the night, some invited guests decided to leave and the number of invited guests was 3/5 that of the total number of people in the hall.

How many invited guests decided to leave the dinner?

Solution:

            The number of invited guests at first = 352 × 75% = 264

            The number of students at first = 352 – 264 = 88

            No student had left the hall,

            Hence,

            At final, 2/5 of the people in the hall were students,

            2 units = 88

            1 unit = 44

            The number of invited guests finally = 3 × 44 = 132

            The number of invited guests left the club = 264 – 132 = 132

Alternative solution(1):

            Per the model,

                        8 units = 352

                        1 unit = 44

                        The number of guests left the dinner

                        = 3 × 44

                        = 132

Alternative solution(2):

          75% people in the dinner were invited guests,

          Guests : Students : Total = 75 : 25 : 100 = 3 : 1 : 4 = 6 : 2 : 8

          Finally,

          Guests : Students : Final Total = 3 : 2 : 5

          There were no students left the hall,

          8 units = 352

          1 unit = 44

          Guests left the dinner in unit = 6 – 3 = 3 units

          The number of guests left the dinner

          = 3 × 44

          = 132

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Sarin participates in school anniversary event part 1

Sarin learns concept of Fraction (Mathematics concept)

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Upper primary school mathematics question UPQ586

Sarin used some red and yellow balloons to decorate the school hall for the school anniversary event. 2/3  of the red balloons and 6/7   of the yellow balloons were small balloons. If he had a total of 65 large balloons and 4/5  of them were red balloons, how many balloons did he has altogether?

Solution:

            4/5  of the big balloons were red balloons,

            5 units = 65

            1 unit = 13

            The number of big red balloons = 4 × 13 = 52

            The number of big yellow balloons = 13

            2/3  of the red balloons are small balloons,

            Then

            1/3  of the red balloons are small balloons

            Total number of red balloons = 3 × 52 = 156

            6/7  of the yellow balloons were small balloons,

            Then,

            1/7 of the yellow balloons were small balloons,

            Total number of yellow balloons = 7 × 13 = 91

            Total number of balloons = 156 + 91 = 247

Alternative solution(1):

            By math model,

            Per the model,

            5 units = 65

            1 unit = 13

            Total number of balloons = 19 × 13 = 247

Alternative solution(2) :

            By ratio method,

            2/3 of the red balloons are small balloons,

            R(big) : R(small) : R = 1 : 2 : 3 = 4 : 8 : 12

             6/7 of the yellow balloons were small balloons,

            Y(big) : Y(small) : Y = 1 : 6 : 7

            Since,

            4/5 of the big balloons were red balloons,

            R(big) : Y(big) : Big = 4 : 1 : 5

            By matching R(big) to 4,

            R(big) : Y(big) : R(small) : Y(small) : Big : Total = 4 : 1 : 8 : 6 : 5 : 19

            Therefore,

            5 units = 65

            1 unit = 13

            Total number of balloons = 19 × 13 = 247

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Story reference : 

Sarin’s family in Kluang

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Sarin learns Average Number, Percentage, Tables and Charts (Math Concept)

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Upper primary school mathematics question UPQ585

Sarin’s mother bought some number of liquid soaps at an average price of $11 from the Kluang Mall. If she were to buy another liquid soap which cost $37, the average price would then become $13. How many numbers of liquid soaps did she buy?

Solution:

The math model,

            The original average price = $11

            The final average price = $13

            The difference = 13 – 11 = $2

            The added liquid soap to be $13 (The average number)

            The remaining dollars = 37 – 13 = $24

            The number of liquid soaps she buy = 24 ÷ 2 = 12

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Upper primary school mathematics question UPQ584

In the school anniversary event, Class 6A and Class 6B had to sell 480 dining tickets altogether. After Class 6A sold  3/4 of their share and Class 6B sold  5/8 of their share, each of the class had the same number of tickets left. How many tickets did Class 6B have to sell?

Solution:

Construction the model based on both classes have same number of tickets left finally.

            From the model,

            20U = 480

            1U = 24 tickets

            The number of tickets Class 6B need to sell = 8 × 24 = 192

Alternative solution:

            The unsold tickets are equal,

            1/4 = 3/12  of Class 6A is equal to 3/8  of Class 6B

            Total tickets = 480

            Total in units = 12 + 8 = 20

            20 units = 480

            1 unit = 24 tickers

            The number of tickets Class 6B need to sell = 8 × 24 = 192

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Upper primary school mathematics question UPQ583

The figure is made of 2 identical circles of diameter 14 cm. Find the area of the yellow region. (take π = 3.14)

Solution:

                        Area of the rectangle = 14 × 28 = 392 cm²

                        Area of the two circles = 2 × π × 7 × 7 = 307.72 cm²

                        The differences = 392 – 307.72 = 84.28 cm²

                        The yellow region is  of the differences

                        = 84.28 ÷ 4

                        = 21.07 cm²

Alternative solution:

                        The area of the blue square = 7 × 7 = 49 cm²

                        The area of the quadrant =  ×  × 7 × 7 = 38.465 cm²

                        The difference = 49 – 38.465 = 10.535 cm²

                        The area of yellow region = 2 × 10.535 = 21.07 cm²

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Upper primary school mathematics question UPQ582

In the figure, not drawn to scale, ABC is an equilateral triangle, ABD is an isosceles triangle, and ABE is a straight line. Find ∠ DBE.

Solution:

                           Since ABC is an equilateral triangle,

                        ∠ CAB = ∠ ABC = ∠ BCA = 60⁰

                        ∠ BAD = 60⁰ – 33⁰ = 27⁰

                        ABD is an isosceles triangle,

                        AB = BD,

                        ∠ BAD = ∠ BDA = 27⁰

                        ABE is a straight line and ABD is a triangle,

                        ∠ DBE = 27⁰ + 27⁰ = 54⁰  (Exterior angle of a triangle)

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Upper primary school mathematics question UPQ581

In the figure, ABCD is a square and EFD is an isosceles triangle. ∠AED = 72º and ∠ EFB = 51º. Find ∠ EDF.

Solution:

            ABCD is a square,

            ∠ EBF = 90⁰ or right angle

            Therefore, EBF is a right-angled triangle,

            ∠ BEF = 180⁰ – 90⁰ – 51⁰ = 39⁰

            AEB is a straight line,

            ∠ DEF = 180⁰ – 72⁰ – 39⁰ = 69⁰

           EDF is an isosceles triangle with DF = DE,

            ∠ DFE = ∠ DEF = 69⁰

            And,

            ∠ EDF = 180⁰ – 69⁰ – 69⁰ = 42⁰

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Upper primary school mathematics question UPQ580

Sarin, Hairu and Fatimah made a greeting card for her mother. They made the greeting card as like a photo frame. They used 4 identical coloured rectangular shape papers and arrange them as the figure shown to make the frame of the greeting card.

The perimeter of each of the coloured rectangular shape paper is 30 cm and the inner square formed by the frame is 23 cm² more than the total area of the coloured rectangular papers. Find the area of the inner square.

Solution:

Based on the arrangement of the rectangular papers shown in the figure

The  shape of the greeting card is a square

The outer length of the frame = The sum of the length and breadth one rectangular paper

Given the perimeter of one rectangular paper = 30 cm

The outer length = 30 ÷ 2 = 15 cm

The area of the greeting card = 15 × 15 = 225 cm²

From the model,

The area of 2 inner squares = 225 + 23 = 248 cm²

The area of an inner square = 248 ÷ 2 = 124 cm²

Or,

The area of 2 frames = 225 – 23 = 202 cm²

The area of the frame = 202 ÷ 2 = 101 cm²

The area of the inner square = 225 – 101 = 124 cm²

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Upper primary school mathematics question UPQ579

Fatimah were given equal number funfair coupons to sell. They did not manage to completely sell all their share of coupons. Sarin sold 7 times as many coupons as Hairu and was left with 15 unsold coupons . 1/2 of the coupons sold by Fatimah was 5 more than those by Hairu. The 3 of them sold a total of 260 funfair coupons.

a.         How many coupons did Fatimah sell?

b.         How many coupons did each of them receive?

Solution:

a.         The total number of coupons sold = 260

            From the model,

            10 units + 10 = 260

            10 units = 250

            1 units = 25 coupons

            The number that Fatimah sold = 2 × 25 + 10 = 60 coupons

b.         The number of coupons each of them has = 7 × 25 + 15 = 190 coupons

Alternative solution:

            Half of Fatimah sold was 5 more than Hairu sold,

            Fatimah : Hairu = (2U+10) : 1U

            Sarin sold 7 times as many as Hairu sold,

            Sarin : Hairu = 7U : 1U

            The ratio of number of coupons sold,

            Sarin : Hairu : Fatimah = 7U : 1U : (2U+10)

            In total,  7U + 1U + 2U + 10 = 10U + 10

            Given the total number of ticket sold = 260

            Hence,

            10U = 250

            1U = 25

a.         The number of coupons sold by Fatimah = 2 × 25 + 10 = 60

b.         The number of coupons each of them has at first

            = 7 × 25 + 15 = 190

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