BASIC MATHEMATICS

NON ROUTINE PROBLEM

Question

Kamal and Kabir are brothers. Their father give

kamal $5 and kabir $3 each day when they
attend to school. But early in the month, Kamal
did not attend to school for 4 days because he is
sick. So, how many days they attend to school
to get the same amount of money and how
much the money?
Step 1: understanding the problem

You need to find out how much the money that

they get the same and how many days that they
attend to school to get the same amount of
money

How much Kamal get a day? $5

How much Kabir get a day? $3
How many days Kabir attend to school more than
Kamal? 4 days
 Step 2: devising a plan
How should we approach this problem? What
strategy will help here?

The question asked about the money that they

get the same and also the number of days that
they attend to school to get the same amount
of money. The strategy that can be use to
answer this question is by making a table
strategy.
 Step 3: carrying out the plan
Days Kamal go Days Kabir go Amounts of money Amounts of money
to school to school Kamal gets Kabir gets

0 4 0 12
1 5 5 15
2 6 10 18
3 7 15 21
4 8 20 24
5 9 25 27
6 10 30 30

So, based on the table above, the amount of money Kamal and Kabir
get the same is $30 when Kamal attend to school for 6 days and
Kabir attend to school for 10 days
 Step 4: Looking back

Did we answer the correct question, and does our

answer seem reasonable?

Different of day they attend to school:

10 days – 6 days = 4 days
Money that Kamal get: 6 x $5 = $30
Money that Kabir get: 10 x $3 = $30

Did we answer the question asked? Yes