teachers @work ADEA Thinking Skills ‘Heuristics @) Enhanced eT | Uo Reel eee CE e Workbook geriThinking Skills &Heuristics Thinking Skills + Analysing Parts and Wholes + Comparing + Identifying Patterns and Relationships Authors * Deduction S. Leong 7 Shireen Khanalim Heuristics i * Work Backwards (B. Sc., Dip. Ed.) + Draw a Diagram / Model Sangeeta Dhillon + Look for a Pattern (M. Ed., B.Sc., Dip. Ed.) + Make a List / Table iN ; * Guess and Check Project Editor Ooi Liu Qi Plus! + 3 levels of Review: Easy, Intermediate, Challenging + Step-by-step Solutions Name: Class: WorkbookConquer Thinking Skills & Heuristics for Primary Levels Workbook 4 First Edition 2017 © Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd teachersG@wrork(s an inprit of Singapore Asia Publishers Pre Ltd Published and Distributed by Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Lt 219 Henderson Road #10-04 Hienéerson Industrial Patk Singapore 159556 Tol: 465 6276 8280 Fax: +65 6276 8292 Email: info.sg@saperp.com ‘Website: www.saparp.com Facebook: Singapore-Asiz-Publishers ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Al rights reserved. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system, or wansmiited ‘im any form or by any means, eleetrome, mechanical, photocopying, recording or othernise, widhout the rior permission of the publishers ISBN-3 978-981-4754-14.9 ISBN-10 O81-4754-14-5, Printed in Singopore SAP Global Partners’ Network: Antigua & Barbuda Ghana Namibia Saint Lucia Avstalia Grenada Nepat Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Bahrain Gaya New Zealand South Aftiea Bangladesh Heng Kong Nigeria South Korea Barbaitos India Pakistan Syria Bhutan Indonesia Papua New Guinea Taiwan Bostana Jamaica Tanwania Bruzil Japan Thailand Lins ‘Trinidad & Tobago Lebanon Qatar United Arab Emirates Macau Rwanda United Kingdom Male ‘Saul Arabia United States of America Malawi Seychelles Vietnam Colombia Maldives Singapore Zambia Egypt Mauritius Solomon Iskands Zimbabwe Fiji sland Myanmar ‘Sri Lanka For international business enquiries, email ibg@sapgrp.com‘The Conquer Thinking Skills & Heuristics series focuses on the underlying processes and strategies essential to problem solving. Each book introduces various skill sets and builds upon them as the level increases. The 6-book series covers the following thinking skills and heuristics: Thinking Skills: Analysing Parts and Wholes Comparing Classifying Identifying Patterns and Relationships Deduction Induction. Spatial Visualisation ooooooo Heuristics: Act It Out Draw a Diagram / Model Look for a Pattern Work Backwards Make a List / Table Guess and Check Before-After Make Suppositions © Use Equations Students who are keen to develop their abilities in problem solving will learn quickly how to, make sense of the problem sum: what am I asked to find? make use of given information: what do I know? think of possible strategies: have I come across similar problems before? choose the correct strategy: apply what I know confidently! solve the problem: work out the steps... check the answer: is the solution logical and reasonable? 2 ooooooo0ao ooooo Practice questions follow after the examples of each skill set and 3 graded Reviews (easy, intermediate, challenging) are provided for an overall assessment of the skills learnt ‘The worked solutions show the application of the strategies used. Students will find this series invaluable in helping them understand and master problem-solving skills. Enhanced Learning www.onlineresources.sapgrp.com ‘Try out the activities online to test your understanding of a mathematical concept. The Editorial TeamThinking Skills Skill Set @P Analysing Parts and Wholes @ Skill Set @) comparing Skill Set Identifying Patterns and Relationships Skill Set © Deduction Heuristics Skill Set Work Backwards Skill Set @ draw a Diagram / Model @ Skill Set @ Look for a Pattern Skill Set Make a List / Table Skill Set Guess and Check Practice Review (Level: Easy) 61 Review @ @ (Level: Intermediate) 7 Review ( D (Level: Challenging) 83 SOLUTIONS SI-S17Thinking Skil Shill Set 1 Analysing parts and wholes is a basic and useful way of looking at a problem. 7 analyse parts and wholes is to recognise the parts and understand how they form. the whole. — $18 1 unit $18 + 6 =$3 1 book — $3 + $4= $7 Ge The book costs $7. ones Thang Sls & Hearts 4 ‘© Singapore Asa Publishers oe Lad Draw a DisA farmer had 2654 her He sold 456 of them in 4 days. If an equal number of hens were sold each day and thereafter, how many more days after would the farmer be left with 32 hens? Q Think} © Use all the given data to form the model. @ Work out the appropriate operations. j Day | | _Day2 | \ ase Day 3 2654 Day 4 ; 2 days after [32 ] total number sold — 2654 — 32 = 2622 number sold in 4 days — 456 number sold in 1 day + 456+ 4= 114 2622+ 114=23 23-4=19 € Annes) The farmer would be left with 32 hens 19 more days after. Z Caner Teens Shi & Hew 38 ‘© Singapore Asa Pubsers Pl Skill Set 6 Deaw a Magram | Mate2 buns and 4 muffins cost $14 altogether. Abun costs $1 more than each muffin. What is the cost of each bun? 2 Timand his brother, Mark spent part of their allowance on some cards. Each of them received the same amount of allowance. After Tim spent $59 and Mark spent $14, Mark had 6 times as much money left as Tim. How much allowance did each of them receive? Conver Tien Si {© Singapore Asa Paice Pe Ltd Skill Set 6 Draw a Diagram / Modelsls The total weight of Jack, Jill and Giant is 180 kg. Giant is 5 times as heavy as Jill. Jack is thrice as heavy as Jill. What is the weight of each of them? Bill had four times as many stamps as Phil. After Bill gave away 84 stamps, Phil had twice as many stamps as Bill had left. How many stamps did each of them have at first? Sheila and Shawn have a total of $520 If Sheila gives Shawn $90, they will have an equal amount of money. How much money does each of them have at first? ‘Ceaser Mirkin ils & Heise “© Ssnore Ass Pasties Pte Lid Skill Set 6 Draw a Diagram / ModelA book has 1584 pages. Sally reads an equal number of pages every day. However, she does not read on Sundays. How many pages must she read every day in order to finish reading the book in 3 weeks? Billy and Daniel had 1152 marbles altogether. After Billy gave 29 marbles to Daniel, Daniel had thrice as many marbles as Billy. | How many more marbles did Daniel have than Billy at first? On a trip to the 200, there were 6 times as many children as teachers, There were 602 people altogether. Atlunch time, each child ate 2 sandwiches, while each teacher ate 4 sandwiches. How many more sandwiches did the children eat than the teachers? (Conger Thing Sie & Hew 1 ‘© Smpore sia Publier Pe Ls are Draw a Diagram / ModetMelissa earns $1620 a month. She spends $200 on transport and $355 on food. She gives hal? of the remaining sum to her mother. How much money does her mother receive each month? Mr Lee ordered 3 batches of biscuits, each weighing 3 kg. He gave 350 g each to his 12 relatives. How many grams of biscuits had Mr Lee left? Leave your answer in kg and g. Recap on conversion of units. Download from www.onlineresources.sapgrp.com | Skill Sot 6 Draw a Diagram / ModelHeuristics Oo ‘To look for a pattern in the data given in a problem, you need to examine the variables to find the specific pattern, aI Kathy wanted to improve her baking skills. 22 cakes in the 4th week, 34 cakes in the Sth week and so on, How many cakes did she bake in the 8th week? © [dentify the relationship among the numbers, q @ Figure out the recurring pattern. © Work out the answer using the pattern ; Number of weeks] 1 [2 [3 [4] 5|6|7|8 Number of cakes | 4 | 7 [13 [22 [34 4346 39 412 415 FIR 21 313x233 3x4 3x5 3%63%7 Week 6 > 34+ 15 =49 Week 7 > 49+ 18 = 67 | Week 8 > 67 +21 =88 ( Satst She baked 88 cakes in the 8th week. 43, Coogan Phining Sle & Hein © Singapore Alo Publishers te Lid Skill Set 7 Look for a Pattern She baked 4 cakes in the Ist week, 7 cakes in the 2nd week, 13 cakes in the 3rd week, |Examp le 2 John wrote some numbers on a piece of paper. All the numbers were written in 4 rows, A, B, C and D. However, part of the peper was torn. In which row was number 50 found? A] 1] 5 | 9 [13] 17 B| 2] 6 | 10/14] 18 { C{ 3] 7 | afis | 19} 2 D | 4 | 8 | 12) 16 | 20 awe Think) © Identify the relationship among the numbers. t @ The numbers in Row D are all multiples of 4. \ © Work out the answer using the information in Row D. _ ] D | 4 | 8 [12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 T 50 is before 52. A 49 wok = |B sole upwards FG 5] D 52 Number 50 was found in Row B. Se Skill Set? Look for'a Pattern"1 Jessica was revising for her upcoming examinations. "She completed 5 problem sums in Day 1, 9 in Day 2, 17 in Day 3, 29 in Day 4, 45 in Day 5 and so on. How many problem sums did she complete in Day 10? Desmond took part in a competition. He earned poinis for each game he took part in. He earned 6 points in the Ist game, L points in the 2nd game, 21 points in the 3rd game, 36 points in the 4th game and so on. In which game did he earn 146 points? as | Skim Set 7 Look for a Patternos Peter was given a list of numbers as shown below. Based on the pattern, mark a tick in the box where the number 84 can be found. 4 Mr Bob asked his students to figure out the patter from the given list of numbers. 3, 8, 18, 38, 78, 158, 318, ... What is the pattern? Ss. Study the pattern below. K659MAK659M AK 6 5 ‘What is the letter or number in the 100th position? Conger Thinking Sls & Haris 4 (© Singipore Asa Pablo Pe Lid ss Siait set? Look for'a PatternNumbers on a piece of paper were arranged in columns, A, B, C, D, E and F, However, the paper was torn and some numbers could not be seen. In which column would you expect to find 39? 7 A factory used 4 / of water on Monday, 6 / of water on Tuesday, 10 / of water on Wednesday, 16 / of water on Thursday, and so on. ‘What was the amount of water used by the factory on Saturday? Skill Set 7 Look fora PatternPenny saved some money every month, She saved $5 in January, $10 in February, $20 in March, and so on. How many months did Penny take to save a total of $315? [es oa Joe wrote his name and formed the following pattern: J oO E J oO E Ist 2nd 3rd 4th «= Sth = 6th What is the letter in the 30th position? ime Study the number pattern below: 4a 5 4 What is the 30th number? Skill Set7 Tonk far a PatternHeuristics Skill Set 8 Make a List / Table ° Making a list or a table of the given information in the problem helps to organise the data. This makes it easier to see missing data or recognise patterns. ia Aby collected less than 60 keychains. She said the number she collected was a multiple of 6. The total number of keychains could also be divided by 8 and by 12 What are 2 possible totals she could have’? @ Data given: multiple of 6, divisible by 8 and divisible by 12. e © Make a list of all the multiples of 6, 8 and 12. © Look for a multiple that is common to all 3 numbers. | | | | i% | eh multiples of 6 6, 12, 18, 64)30, 36, 42, @8)54, 60 | I } multiples of > 8, 16,24) 32, 40,48) 56, 64, 72, 80 multiples of 12» 12,4) 3 8) 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120 answer) She could have a total of either 24 or 48 keychains. Skis Hewes i Publishers Pe 1d Ginga 1 © SingareHow many numbers are there altogether that are multiples of 4 and are less than 60? C)} 7 af Think) Listall the multiples of 4 that are ess them 60. ‘Solve multiples of 4 > 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, -* tT do not include 60 There are 14 numbers altogether. Skim Set 8 Make List /TabtoA ball bounces to half the previous height reached with each bounce. How many bounces will it take for the ball to reach a height of less than 1 metre, if it is thrown from a height of 512 metres? May has some ribbons. All her ribbons can be placed into groups of 4, 6 and 9 respectively without having any ribbons left over. How many ribbons does she have? Give 2 possibilities. 3 How many numbers can be formed from the digits 3, 4 and 5? ‘Conger i laren # (© Sippore Asi shers Pe Ld Skill Set 8 Make a List /Tablee—oooOoOoOoOoeoeooooum=s George has more than 30 stamps but fewer than 40 stamps. Ifhe gives each of his friends 2 stamps, he would have | left. Ifhe gives each of his friends 3 stamps, he would be 2 short. How many stamps does George have? 5 The figure is made up of 2 squares with a total area of 97 m*, Ifthe sides ate whole numbers, what is the length of each square? Skill Set 8 Make a List / TableNancy reads a storybook. She reads 13 pages on the first day, 11 pages on the second day, 9 pages on the third day, and so on If there are 49 pages in the storybook, how long will Nancy take to finish reading the storybook? ‘ep Place the numbers 1,2, 3,4, 5 and 6 in the citcles below so that the sum of the | numbers on each side of the triangle is 10. Use each number only once. Skill Set 8 Make a List / Table8 [have fewer than 30 marbles. I can put them equally into 2 groups, 6 groups or 9 groups. How many marbles do I have? Mrs Tan has more than 25 but fewer than 35 sweets to be given to her students, ) Ifshe gives ezch student 3 sweets, she will have no more sweets left. If she gives ezch student 4 sweets, she will be 10 sweets short. How many sweets does Mrs Tan have? Mrs Dawson bought some stickers, a number between 30 and 40. Ifshe gave 5 stickers to each of her nieces, she would be 3 stickers short. If she gave 3 stickers to each of her nieces, she would be left with IL stickers. How many stickers did Mrs Dawson buy? Skill Set 8 Make a List (TableHeuristics Guess and fol tts Guess and check refers to making calculated guesses and deriving # solution from them. It is a popular heuristic skill that is often used for upper primary mathematical problems. Because the guesses at the solutions can be checked immediately, the answers are always correct. <=——_—__—_————— ‘The product of two numbers is less than 120 but greater than 110. The difference between the two numbers is 9. The sum of the two numbers is 23. ‘What are the two numbers? © Range of possible numbers between 110 and 120, © Difference of 2 numbers is 9. © Sum of two numbers is 23. @ Create a guess and check table. 3 Solve e Possible Product Difference Sum | check numbers | 110 Samuel made orange juice for his party. He mixed some syrup with twice as much water. 1 He found that it was too sweet and added another 1.8 / of water to the | mixture. | He then drank 0.3 / of it and had 5.7 / of orange juice left for the party. | How much syrup did he use? | | i J Review IThe models below are made up of I-cm cubes. Deduce a pattern and complete the table. Model 2 Model 3 Number of cubes Review 1Complete the sum by filling in the boxes with the numbers 1 to 5 Use cach number only once. 18 3 coins are tossed. i The faces of the coins show either ‘heads’ or ‘tails’. How many different combinations of faces can you get? | | | _ 69. — oat (Conger Taine Sk (6 Singapore Asa Pablisers Pe Lid ngs Review LAlice, Billy and Chantel shared 100 stamps. Alice received 8 more stamps than Billy. Chantel received twice as many stamps as Alice. How many stamps did each child receive? ™~ 20. Mary is 24 years old. "Her brother is 3 years older than her. In how many years’ time will the sum of their ages be 59? ve Thiking Sil & Hew (© Singapre Asi PuDishors Me Lad Review‘An enclosure at the zoo has 16 zebras, half as many horses as zebras and thrice | as many goats as zebras The number of donkeys is a sixth the number of goats. How many animals are there altogether? Gone Ting A Hewes \ {© Singapore Asia Pablisters Fe Lid ™ Review ILff i> Four friends were each given a bag of marbles, They counted the marbles in their bags and this was what they concluded: Sam: I have 29 fewer marbles than Kim but 13 more marbles than Ali. Kim: I have 8 more marbles than Bob. Ali: Help me to count mine! Bob: If [ had 3 more marbles, I would have 43 marbles. How many merbles did Ali have? 3 Deduce the pattern and fill in the pyramid with the numbers given below. Use each number once only. 6912 8 12 72 4 2 9% 1 Learn how to muliply 2-digit numbers mentally. Download from www.onlineresources.sapgrp.com Review IStudy the figures below. Draw Figure 4 and fill in the table. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 ) Figure Pattern Number of squares | | iE - 1 2 4 4 3 4x4 16 4 i 1 5 | i 10 Review I‘A number is doubled and 5 is subtracted from the result, ‘The answer is then multiplied by } to give 7. ‘What is the number? 6 2 cartons of milk contained the same volume of milk. 300 mi of milk was poured out from the first carton and 60 m/ from the second carton. The second certon now had five times as much milk as the first carton. How much m Ik was there in each carton at first? Conver Tang Seale Herne ‘© Sinapote Asin Publishers Pe Lh Review IT7 Karl was given a list of numbers and asked to figure out the pattern in order to decide where the number 72 should be placed. Can you help him? Row >8 Mrs Jones gave some students a box of bottle caps. She asked them to take turns to count them. She then asked them to place the bottle caps into groups. ‘These are the results: Sally formed groups of 6 each. Ali divided them into groups of 5 each. Zack placed them into 4 groups. How many bottle caps were there altogether? 9 Ashop sold b-cycles and tricycles. There were 67 wheels and 26 seats altogether. How many tricycles were there? Review IT10 Using numbers 1 to 7, each only once, fill in the circles below’ so that the numbers on each side of the square make 13.— [saetie Container A and Container B had 225 / of water altogether. Container A had 25 / more water than Container B. Some water was poured from Container A into Container B so that Container B had twice as much water as Container A. How much water was poured from Container A into Container B? (as 12 2 durians and 4 mangosteens weigh as much as 4 rock melons. How many rock melons will weigh as much as 3 durians and 6 mangosteens? - © Shnaapore Asia Publishers Pe Lad Review I13> Study the following figures and fill in the table below. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 . Number of Figure sare 1 “© Singapore Asia Poblisiers Pe Lid‘Tom and Jerry were trying to complete two similar puzzles. Jerry took 4 minutes longer than Tom to complete the puzzle. The total time taken by the two boys was 26 minutes. If the time taken by Jerry was a multiple of 3, how long did Tom take to complete the puzzle? 15 Every week, Derek received a fixed weekly allowance. On the week of his birthday, he received twice the amount of his usual weekly allowance. | In that week, he spent $10 and used half of the remaining money to buy a book. He was lefi with $12. } What was Derzk’s usual monthly allowance if there were 4 weeks in a month? Review IL- Sally has fewer than 50 cards. If she divides them into groups of 8, she will be 4 cards short. If she divides them into groups of 3, she will be left with 2 cards How many cards does Sally have? 17 Deduce the pattern, Fill in the missing numbers. 2 4 6 6 “© Sinpnpore Asia Pubishers Pe Lud Review I8 Andy had 320 picture cards. After giving 80 picture cards to Bryan, he still had twice as many picture cards as Bryan, How many picture cards did Bryan have at first? “oT =e * eae he Hens (© Sinpone Asia Pass Pte LidREVIEW Ill I 1 Janice collected 10 magnets and 16 marbles, weighing a total of 1.8 kg. | If cach magnet weighs 160 g, what is the weight of each marble? 2 Scars and 5 cyclists travelled a total distance of 180 km. Each car travelled 5 times further than each cyclist. What distance did 3 cars travel altogether? ‘Congr Thinking Sle Heanisties ¢ {© Singapore Asia Publisher Pe Lid _ Review ISSS Study the pattern below. gq og 7 q O q A oad Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 How many squares will there be in Figure 5? ‘The height between 2 storeys is 16 metres. ‘The height between each storey is equal. What is the height of a building that has 70 storeys? Comper ere ‘© Singepore Asa Pubibers Pe Lid Review f115 Anenclosure had some butterflies. In June, + ofthe butterflies were released and + of the remainder were sold. In July, + of the butterflies that remained escaped from a hole in the roof, There were 32 butterflies left. How many butterflies were there at first? String A was five times as long as String B. After a length of 70 cm was cut from String A, String B was now three times as long as String A. What was the length of each string at first? Conquer Thinking Skills & Heuristics 4 1h aS “© Singapore Asi Publisher: Pe Lid Review IITMrs Thomas listed the following on the board: “B U B B L E | 2 3”. She noted the Ist item is ‘B’ and the 9th item is ‘3°, and this repeated continuously. What is the 2G0th item, following this pattern? ai 8 Mr Tan bought some bananas for his class, ‘The total number of bananas he bought was between 40 and 50. Ifhe gave 4 bananas to each student, he would be left with 3 bananas. Ifhe gave 5 bananas to each student, he would be short of 2 bananas. How many bananas did Mr Tan buy? 86 Ske k owned Pablidor te Lid Review It-- I£6 candies were given out to each student in a class, there would be 3 candies } left. If5 candies were given out to each student in a class, there would be 23 candies left. How many students were there in the class? 0. Find the value of T. P+Q=R R+S=T P+T=U Q+S+U=40 What is the sum of the last 20 numbers on the chairs? I a ‘Conger Thinking hile 8 {© Singapore Asa Publishes : ee Review IIT12> Fill in the blanks with the numbers 2 to 7 to make a correct mathematical statement. 13 Each of the shapes below represents a digit. ‘The first three numbers, which may not be in order, are 835, 418 and 543. What number does D represent? Letter Number A Oxo | B COoxX* c oV¢e D 9°oO0 © Singopore Asia Pebiners Pre Lad = Review 11114 Mr George spent $160 on some files and scissors. A file cost $3 and a pair of scissors cost $1 more than a file, If the number of pairs of scissors he bought was 5 more than that of files, how many pairs of scissors did Mr George buy? 15 Andy writes a siring of letters in the following pattern: ABBCCCABBCCC™ If the pattern continues and he writes a total of 65 letters, how many letter Bs are there altogether? = 16 Fill in the missing numbers. 213 | 4 |) 2 C—O Review 117. There are some beads in a pouch. Devi takes half the number of beads out of the pouch and puts one bead back into the pouch. She repeats this process four times. If there are 4 beads left in the pouch, how many beads are there in the pouch at first? In how many ways can $10, $20 and $50 make $100? ‘Conquer Thinking Seite Hearse # © Singapore Asa Publishers re LidN Oana I AQ years Thinking Skills Heuristics 4 Workbook5. ‘$47.70 1 S12, | $1.50 ° a us| Ne — 15 cookies 12 buns. 3450 28904675 2 $1.50 * 15 = $22.50 3450 + 2890 + 4675 = 11 015 $41.70 — $22.50= $25.20 1512-11 015 =497 $25.20 + 1 = 500 (nearest hundred) Each bun cost $2.10. About 500 bicycles passed the highway. 6 OK 5 pens sold pew] left ‘dress [iessiss| shoes _[mimim| = oe = 2 $135 $28 S113 2 7986 2 $135 + $28 + $113 = $275 pans sold Tet $300 ~ $276 = $24 $24+3=88 16507 She spent $8 on each movie ticket. 2680 + 16 = 2696 pens left > 4985 ~ 2696 = 2289 36 ~ pencils left > 16 207 — 7986 = 8221 em [oT 2289 + 8221 = 10.510 = 10 500 (nearest hundred) blue The total number of pens and pencils left in the —t mor end was about 10 500. yellow [ff EI pink 1A $387 blue > 36 +3 = 12 desk yellow > 36 x2=72 cupboard | 1 pink > 72+4=18 cupboard { total — 36+ 12+ 72 + 18 = 138 1 desk + 2 cupboards — $387 « 5 = $1935 ‘There are 138 evayons altogether. $3000 — $1935 = $1065 ’ Sam would have $1065 left. Jrxee!] box 1 | box 2| box 3} box 4| left & 5 5 1 1 L mam bm asm 2ym gm Left yma =F mxt =10m 13 m+t0m+3bm=m+4hm+ am =Magm He had 143% m of ribbon at first The tailor had 4m of eloth left. SI _ Skill Ser» 3 tiger [25] Saturday: red ae 2 pink a a Jane 1 60 Susiday: et Tarzan 25 + 80 = 105 pink 1 Jane 105 + 60 = 165 ——— = 36 total + 25 + 105 + 165 = 295 Saturday: pink +24 «2-48 They collected 295 berries altogether. Sunday: red 36 = 2=18 4 24+ 48+ 18 + 36= 126 ——, The florist sold 126 roses altogether over the yi | 15 weekend, Jack 1015 |-! 10. Ltso00g “E- ———— saved | 5-5=70 t t 7 Jill’s beans in the end + 70 + 2= 35 saved — $* 1500 g~= 500 2 ae it 20 pancakes -> 1500 $00 g= 1000 g Hing SO Deans at hrs 1 pancake ~+ 1000 g * 20 = 50g 5. hess Each piece of pancake weighs 50 g. coat 1824] $226 radio: $226 + $24 = $250 coat —> $250 + 5 = $50 a FEET EET TTT TT ey 8? dress — $50 - $24 = $26 Sue TEPER TET GEE radio — $50 « 3 = $150 ; The dress cost $26, the coat cost $50 and the total cost —> 2 units + 18 units = 20 units HadlecostSE50: 20 units > $80 ‘ $3699 L unit $80 +20 =$4 . ; 3 units — 3 » $4~ $12 Seat + Each bottle of juice cost $12. Darius fr S1924—~ ? Peter 2 26 cm id a 369 i Jscm Darius —> $3699 ~ $1924 = $1775 Peter — $3699 + $69 = $3768 A 1 20cm $3699 + $1775 + $376! é re The total amount of money spent by the three it boys on the trip was $9242. D # 7. After: » arom pe" Siti Box B > 26 em—5 er de Tm Box A— 21 em + 20 em Box C41 em + 17 em 45 5 Box D — 58 em — 21 cm = 37 cm ve ark i - The length of Box D is 37 em. co eee inthe end etn 22 Siti had 27 stickers at first. S2 ‘Conger Tahing Stn & Heures L [© Singapore Ava Pusiches Pe Lad Skill Set UShill Set 28 Anihon oe Bryan iL $628 Cathy 4 units > $628 + $34 = $662 Bryan > $662 165.50 Anthony — $165.50 ~ $24 = $131.50 Cathy — $165.50 x 2 = $331 Anthony gets $131.50, Bryan gets $165.50 and Cathy gots $331. Davia Lt, bot Francis Tat at Bsther 250) 30 David > 250 + 50 Francis > 300 ~ 20 = 289 300 +280 = 580 David and Francis ccllected 580 altogether, stamps Jos 10. 4 geometry sets 3 calculators 19 units > $95 1 unit $95 + 19 = $5 5 units > 5 x $5 = $25 Each calculator costs $26. 1, 29 34 27 32 25 30 2 SAP 45 =F FS TT FS AF Hence, the rule of the pattern is to +5 and then, to-7. ‘The next 4 numbers: 234+5=28 28-7=21 21+5=26 26-7=19 ‘The next 4 numbers are 28, 21, 26 and 19. Arranging the given numbers in order: 23.5 6 12 15 72 90 6480 Pattern: 2*3= place 2,3 2*6=12 place [2 3x5=15 place 15 15x6=90 place 90 6x12=72 place 72 90x 72= 6480 Slot in 6480 The pyramid iss 6480 0 [2 6 [2 5 2/6 144 +576 = 720 @ G&S 8x 18= 144 18 x 32 = 576 2+6 ne cna QS USM 12+20=32 : y \ w22 GOVSD 2x3 x. m. 7 H, BEE ee 4x5 99D = Q=15+3=5 BOO 54+54+O=20 = O=w-5-5=10 V+0+A=35 5+10+A=35 = 4A=35-5-10=20 Hence, A=O+Q+A= 10+ 10+20=40 B=Q+A+A=5+20+20=45 CHO1OHOH5 410+ I Figure [ Numberof A | Patten i 1 1 ea 2 4 4 Bs axa 3 10 1 By oa 4 22 10+ 12, B20 «122 5 46 22424 _— ‘There will be 46 As in Figure 5. ‘Skil Ser 2/SkIM1 Set 3& zea 3%3 347 7a 4 a0 ARARARZBABRAR 2 te)s 3 B07 Be 4 BS (a0) , Ww 2] 4] 6 | 0 oO 1f2]a2]a Olan te bee terO] 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 gol s bebe | u 2nd column: s¢—- OQ =2 QO xO 3rd column: fy x Q = 12 yr -6 vwk-O-4 w+O=s 4th column: fe +O oO x-O w«O 10, Level 1:1 unit), 5 Level 2: 7 units There will be 37 units at Level 4. Figure Patter Nmber 1 3 3 2 346 6 3 34649 18 4 34649412 30 5 34649412418 8 @ Proroeiste+ 21424427] 120 Figure 4 Figure Pattern Number of i 3 3 2 344 7 3 34445 12 4 3444546 18 5 | at4rssor7 25 6 [seat sret748 33 ‘Nurmber of os Rae | Howe Distance L I = 2 u 50m x 1=50m 3 50m*2= 100m 4 50m=3= 150m 5 50m=4=200m 20 50m x 19 = 950 ml] The distance between the traffic light is 950 m. Ist and the 20th ‘ ee 8 Ski Set 3/SkiN Set 4 {© Singapore Asia Pushers Pe Lad4. 1% @ 1413=14 “ Height 5 Height r L1|2)3 thrown (rm| Hit | bounced (my | Deduction 7 1442-7 8 so | 1 3p ba Wb} 12] 13, 3411=14 2 1536 | 2 ee 14+2=7 Thi i 768 3 x 302 3 1e missing number is 7. 5072 ) 29| 29437 =66 amt |S TxIxIKD o 66-+2=33 3072 ae D Ia 2%. w |o| Bao | CAs 5 5 % . The missing number is 33. 3072 Tadnae, | | % Monday: 240km>, 5 @ |e a Tuesday: 120 km Wednesday: 60 km ye It will bounce to a height of 3 m. 240 km + 120 km + 60 km + 30 km + 15 km + 5 7.5 km + 3.75 km = 476.25 km ‘The total distance travelled by the car by the end of Sunday is 476.25 km, Figure $, (or any 6-sided figure with 4 triangles) A € 1 : : ‘Number of Figure | Number of sices s i triangles Flela 1 3 1 2 4 2 3 5 3 if7]3 148-9 and 4 6 4 alels 9and 2+7=9, 3 7 5 Henee, 3 + 6 (PF) =9 and ; ; 6|2|8 |4+s@=9. 10 2 10 6 10. “ Figu ‘Number of Figuce Pattern re 1 3 3 2 342 5 Figure 4 3 34242 1 Figure Number of dois 4 Reta A U 3 2 343-6 4 araiee 10 |st2e2e2e2ere2420202] 2 4 34a4343=12 io [sr34343434343494343430] —____________—____} 5 Conger Thinking Sl & Heri 4 {© Saanore Ass Publishes Me Lid hen1. X+X4X=X Thatis, $-+5+5= 15 2 X=5- [as no other digit from 0~9 works, except for 0°] Now, ty 5 Ys + ¥5 2X5 25-1=24 24+3=8 2Y Thais, 85 85 +85 255 8 2. @ ee Ee we 3023210 366-30 2024 lu 24+2=12 33 12=36 The number is 10. + Bool =28-fr75]*5 p20] 59( 70} fae a 7 17S#25 120-43 704180 14676 =200 =17s =220 = 70 She had 200 beans at first. 4. N She was facing the southwest at the start. 5. am 1 1 50} *-[s40 | —*-[s20 } —+-_[ 515 Wo 4388 W582 WSIS W804 242x820 lw 815° =si0 = S40 =s5 su95x510 fun = $50 = 820 She had $50 at first. ———_— ‘Conger Thnbng Sta & Hewes # ‘© Singopore Asa Pubisters Pe Lid 6. a 10. 59 a4 336 i 240 £4 60 NY NY KY 2364-59 240-4=236 60 <4=240 19 8 +2, we} 146] 151 x 2=302 302+8=310 310+ 10=31 31-5=26 Wis26. 100 ~ 24 = 76 (remaining) 16+2=38 At first: = -15 Bag A ae | -'5 4g Dag | 28 a5 Working backwards: Bag A 38 + 15 =53 53424=71 Bag B 38 ~15=23 There are 77 marbles in Bag A and 23 marbles in Bag B at first. 1 1 iL i 4 q 4 clothes | bag fe-camera te| left sis 95 siining 54 3 units 3 tL Lunit — % Lunit — $95 + $1 4 units > $110 « 4 = $440 Sally had $440 at first +606 a—+p thc pd 28-5+8=31 31x 2=62 62-6+7=63 6B passengers were on the train when it left Station A. Skil Set $1 bun bun muffin sia smutfin muffin muita $l4-$1 $1=$12 6 units —> $12 1 unit — $12 + 6=$2 bun $2+$1=$3 Each bun costs $3. Tim Mark $59 $14 = $45 5 units — $45 Lunit — $45 +5 =$9 ‘Tim = Mark — $59 + $9= Each of them received $68 $59 i $68 for their allowance. Giant sill 180 ke Jack S units + 1 unit+ 3 units 9 units —> 180 kg. Fill > 180 kg + 9 = 20 kg Jack + 3 x 20 kg = 60 kg ant —> 5 20 kg = 100kg 1is 20 kg, Jack is 60 kg and Giant is 100 kg. units Bil [| pnit [f Bill phi {f 8 units — 1 unit=7 units units 9 84 1 unit > 84+7=12 Phil > 2x 12=24 Bill > 8 « 12=96 Phil had 24 stamps and Bill had 96 stamps. 4 © Singopore Asi Tublishers Mo Lid s7 3 6. 1 Skil Ser 6 Sheila 890] [8820 Shan y Sheila = SSA Shawn $520 + 2= $260 Shawn — $260 ~ $90 = $170 Sheila > $260 + $90 = $350 Shawn has $170 and Sheila has $350 at first, Day! Day? Day3 1584 Day 18 1 week —> 6 days (minus Sunday) 3 weeks > 6 x 3 = 18 days 1584+ 18 = 88 ‘She must read 88 pages every day. After: Daniel Billy 4 units 1152 1 unit 1152+ » 288 x fuse 4=288 Daniel 3-864 Before: Daniel Billy 2g ps Danie! + 864 ~ 29 = 835 Billy — 288 +29=317 835-317 =518 Danie! had $18 more marbles than Billy at first. i) fon teachers > 602 +7 = 86 children > 86 * 6 = 516 teachers’ sandwiches > 86 x 4 = 344 children’s sandwiches —> 516 x 2= 1032 1032-344 = 688 ‘The children ate 688 more sandwiches than the teachers, children teachers 7 units > 602% 10. $200 $355 T | downwards, : ial a Ist column is multiples of 5. eee __ tos mi a 84 is closest to 85 (85 is a multiple of 5, and it —_EeeeEerr 31620 will be found in the Ist column) 84 is just before 85, henee it has to be in the Sth $1620 ~ $200 ~ $355 = $1065 ois me . column. $1065 + 2= $532.50 Her mother receives $832.50 each month. CI i 350 3508 2 4 3 Sos 2A HS RO OSS a am ur aan aa an ae ae ai relative relative me The pattern is ‘multiply 2 and add 2’ to the — previous term. 9000 g 3 ke = 30002 5. There are 6 letters/numbers ‘K 6 5 9 M A’ 3 batches > 3000 g «3 = 9000 g in the repeated pattern, 350 g x 12=4200 6th position —> A id: ana geen multiples of 6, 12, 18, ..., 96, 102 & ae 1 10 102nd position > A 00 a Hence, the number in the 100th position is 9. Mr Lee had 4 kg 800 g of biscuits left. 6. F—> multiples of 6 = 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42 t 39is before 42 Day 1[2]3[4[s][e]7[8]9 [00 ale] Sls : umber of 5] 9|17)29/45) a i i i problem sums See 37 | 38 | 39 | a0 far | a2 pibdadr ds t BESS ONT ES EY I would expect to find 39 in Column C. Day 6» 45 +20=65 Day 7-9 65+ 24~ 89 te 32 44 6 8 HD Day 8 89+ 28= 117 1] A Day Soo 11743249 mount | 47] 6 £10 f] 16 124.1) 34 7 Day 10 149 + 36 = 185 Day Mon} Tue|Wed) Thu} Pri | Sat Sh 1S . She.completed 185 problem sums in Day:10 The factory used 34 / of water on Saturday. Game [1] 2] 3] 4 ue 2] |e x2 x2 x2 x2 x2 Points |e Tan [ai | 36 v s | 5] 10] 20] 40 | 80 [160 earned SSS = /Month| Jan | Feb | Mar| Apr|May} Jun vhf froiat s| 5 | 15 | 35 | 75 |iss]3is Sth game —+ 36 + (5 ¥ 4) = 56 Penny took 6 months to save a total of $315. Gth game ~+ 56 + (5 5)=81 7h game — 81 + (5 x 6)= IIL 9, In every 3rd, 6th, 9th position and so on, the 8th game > LIL + (Sx 7) = 146 letter is E. Since 3, 6, 9 and 30 ace all multiples He earned 146 points in the 8th game. of 3, the letter in the 30th position is also F. i Skill Sea 6/Skil Ser 710. Tes are 4 mumbo, 4 1 Sand 2, inthe | 8. (ragmm [1]2 3sl7latala py ime pein ? 4 [9 |16[25]36] 49] 6 Apu ‘Area (m?) | 1 6 4] 81 fro) multiples of4 > 4,8, 12, 16,20, 24, 28, 32 ‘Two areas that add to: t 97 m?—> 16 m? +81 m? 30 is before 32 16m’ 4mx4m 30th 31st 32nd 81m! 9mx9m 15 2 ‘The length of each square is 4 m and 9 m, ‘The 30th number is 1. ® [Day [1 [2 4[s 7 Skill Set 8 pages [3 [i [9 [a [s [3 [0 CAT EL [ totat [13 [24 [33 | 40 | 45 | 48 | 49 1. BI>512m+2=256m Nancy will take 7 days to finish reading the B2 256m +2= 128m storybook, B39 128 m+2=64m , . B43 64m+2=32m 7. List 3 numbers that give the sum of 10. BS 32m+2=16m LES Ho e10¥ B63 16m+2=8m 1+445=10¥ 8) iin +2 24a 24246 =10 * (2 is used twiee) B85 4m +2-2m 24345=104 B932m+2=1m 24444 =10 * (4 is used twice) BIO-3 1m+2=05m Notice that 1, 3 and 5 are the common numbers, Tewill rake bounees Hence, they should appear at the comers. 2, groups of 4: 4, 8, 12, 16,20, 24, 28, 32, G9, 40, Q 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, @, 76, Oo @ 80 a groups of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, @), 42, 48, 54, 60, O—s 66, @, 78 8 multiples of 2: 2,4, 6,8, 10, 12, 14, 16, @, 20, roups of 9: 9, 18, 27, 6G, 45, 54, 63, @3, 81, 90 22, 24, 26, 28, ee . ‘iher36: i ® multiples of 6: 6, 12, (8, 24, = ie has either 36 or ‘ons. multiples of 9: 9, ®, 27, 3. Liss 345 Thave 18 marbles. a : é 9. multiples of 3: +5 27s @s 335 453 multiples of 4: + 36, @Q, 44, ... 534 10 short: +» 26, 60, 34. 343 Mrs Tan has 30 sweets. < 27, @, 37, 38, 40, ... multiples of 3: =» 18, 21, 24, «= Hef ower 9 8,2 29, D, 33, 35, @, IL left: =» 29, @, 35, multiples of 3: 3, 6,9, ....27, 30, 33, 36, 3, Mar Biron boweh o2 aiciaes: 42,... 2 short: 1, 4, 7 ...,25, 28, GD, 34, 6D, 40... George has cither 31 or 37 stamps. s9 Skill Set TSH Set 810¢ coins} Value} 20¢ coins} Value | Sum | Check 14 $1.40] 9 $1.80 | $3.20 esa ee rl ee |g es eo 13_[st3o[ 10 |2.00/83.30[ = Bend? % 6 ry = 12__|$1.20) i $2.20 [$3.40] v ame al ia = |e Thave 12 10¢ coins. oe « ue 20 _| ¥ | | 8 [Pens [Value] Pencils] Value [Total value] Check ‘The 2 numbers are 4 and 16. 6 $12 6 $6. $18 * 2. = 7 |[s4|_s [ss | si9 x e Length of Length of —— 3m ropes 5m ropes Total length] Cheek| 8 S16 4 o $20 v 5x3m=15m[s 65 + 110 + 140 = 315 ‘They answered 315 questions correctly ‘The two page numbers are 12 and 13. altogether. ‘Skill Sot 9/Review 13. 36 47 42 53 48 50 S54 $214 — ($18 * 3) = $160 GAR ALY Sinks sso ‘The pattern is to add 11 and then minus 5. | unit + $160 + 8 =$20 54+ 11 =65 | bag — $20 + S18 = $38 65-5=60 Each bag cost $38 60+11=71 8. The next 3 numbers are 65, 60 and 71 _— 7 rpepspatsieir iste ‘umber o 7 As 18502 Numberor | s |11]23]41] 65} 9s hisfrrapau 12and 2.1} There are 2 numbers, 29S Note: 2 digits => 2 > 1 =2 numbers ati i hs & as i abe ds OD eee aaa Month 6 9 65 +30 = 92 Sa asa sag} Thereare Gnumbers Month 7 > 95 +36 = 131 De Month 8-9 131 + 42= 173 Note: 3 digits = 3 > 2x 1 = 6 numbers Month 9-10 448-251 eee. Mary collected 221 stamps in the 9h month. 4 digits = 4 «3 2x 1 = 24 numbers: 9. Batch 1 80) , Batch 2 71 5 Nainber Batch 3 629° Figuee Patiern Bete watch 4733.27 1 a 4 Batch 5442” 2 42 8 Batch 6 35 2° 7 a z Batch 7 269? 4 te4 16 Batch 8 > 17 4 Total —> 80 + 71 + 62+53 +44 +35 +26 +17 ee = 388 8 a8 2 ‘There will be 388 cookies. 10. [Positie ]__ Product | Dificwence | Sum |, & 6k Toes poh en 358 ~ 90 = 268 blouse 1 unit 268 7 67+30-97 There are 97 golf balls in the third bag. ¢ Thinking Skills @ Heuristies & ig © Singopore Asia Pbliohor he Lud Reviow !13. spilt 442 5 must be placed in the hundreds place of the 1) ? first row, hence 1 +5=6 x 3 S+1=6% 412; 3)210 4 = 4 + a1G] o 6! 63 rot juice was left 14. $2] vate | $5_ | vatue | sum | Check notes notes 13 | sao | 14 | sto | 5% | is | s3o | 12 | soo | soo | x 16 | s32 | u | sss | se7 Nicole had 16 pieces of $2 notes. 15. 5.7/+031=61 601-181=421 a) ' 1 ——*>——— syrup [water [water 3 units > 4.27 18. [No Coin | CoinB | Coinc L unit 4.2153 147 1 T u a He used 1.4 fof'syrup. 2 W T H 16 3 H H T ‘Namiber IMecel Patter vee 4 u u u ; ; ; 5 H 1 T 6 T HW T 2 12 3 [—7 7 Ge z 3 14243 6 8 T T T 4 fades sit I can get 8 different combinations of faces. 5 142434445 15 19.4 Ta 6 Ths 34d 4546 2 BL oy 7 T+24344454+647 8 c 18 8 TAREI HAAS HOHTHS 36 A units > 1008 ~ 8-8 = 76 L unit > 76-+4=19 9 | is2eaeatsrortsa+9 | 48 Billy > 19 lo [ia2zeaeaassor7eas9+to| 55 Alice > 19+8 = 27 Chantel > 27 x2= 54 Alice received 27 stamps, Billy received 19 stamps and Chantel received 54 stamps Conga Fring Sid Hesrisioe ~ + © Sinzapore Asis Pablo Pe Lic fae20. 24 mary : 39 brother i brother 9 24+3=27 sum (now) > 24 +27 = $1 59-51=8 Br2—4 In years’ time, the sum of their ages will be 59, zebra i horse goat I { i donkey horses — 16 +2 goats > 16 x 3 = 48 donkeys > 48 = 6= total > 16 +8 +48+8=80 ‘There are 80 animals altogether. Bob Kim Sam Ali Bob —» 43-3 =40 Kim 40 +8 =48 Sam 9 48 ~ 29 = 19 Ali 19-13 Ali had 6 marbles. 3. Arranging the number in ascending order: 1, 2,4, 8, 12, 72, 96, 6912 Since 6 occurs twice in the pyramid: 1*6=6 place 1. 2x4=8 2x6=12 Potace 2,448, 12 8% 12=96. 6% 12=72 70 x 96 ~ 912 Place 7 96. (Conquer Thinking Ste R Were» © Singapore Asa Pastors Pe Lid ag 4, Figure 4: ‘Number Figure Pattern of squares l = i 2 4 4 3 464 16 4 4x4x4 64 5 axaxand 256 10 [| 4x4x4x dx dude dudnd [262144 5. B26 ES ai 7] NY NY NY wedeis e526 WT juase7=21 The number is 13. 6 300m! Ist 2nd [60 m 300 m/—60 m/ = 240 mf units > 240 mf | unit 240 mé* 4 = 60 mi 60 m/+ 300 m/= 360 m/ ‘There was 360 m/ of milk in each carton at first. 7. Row 7 has numbers in multiples of 7 72 is 2 after 70 (a multiple of 7). 70 will lie in Row 7, Hence, 72 should he placed in Row 2 Roview Review It8. groups of 6 > 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, groups of 5 5, 10, 15. 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 0 groups 4 > 4, 8 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, There were 60 bottle caps altogether. ur [None] None] Naber teat Jere bieyeles | wheels | icyeles| wheels wu | 2% | 2 [36 | o [x Bs | 2% | 3 |» | 6 | « m | 2 | 4 | a | o | « u fez fs [as | ow |v ‘There were 15 trieyeles. 10, List: 148449134 847+ _— Gum is more than 13) « 8+6+_—+ (um is more than 13) * 844 -+_— Gis used before) * 84342934 THI+5 9134 74+2-+4—913 (4 has been used) * 7+3+3-9 13 (3 is used twice) x 645424134 Relist: O+@+4 @+3+® 14+0+® 6+O+D 1, 2, 5 and 8 are the common numbers. Hence, they should appear at the corners. ©—O—® @ @ O—O—®) 11. After: al poss 5 3 units + 2257 A | unit 225/+3=751 Before: A [pst : Jess B 2251-25 1= 2001 2001+2= 1001 A> 100/+25/= 1257 1251-75 1= 507 50 / of water was poured from Container A into Container B 12. abeiM dit #2 ID+2M>2R4 spv6Moond 6 rock melons will weigh as much as 3 durians and 6 mangosteens. 3) Pipe Pattern Neate of 7 i i 2 22 4 3 3*3 9 + a4 16 5 5x5 25 A A, 14. [Jerry | Tom | Total time taken | Cheek 6 2 8 x | 9 5 4 x 12 8 20 * su 26 v Tom took 11 minutes to complete the puzzle. 18. sual weekly |22[SIy 2517) allowance Working backwards: remaining money —» $12 * 2 = $24 $24 + $10 = $34 usual weekly allowance > $34 + $17 x 4=$68 Derek’s usual monthly allowance was $68. 16. multiples of 8: ..., 24, 32, 40, 48, .. 4 short: ..., 20, 28, 36, multiples of 3: .... 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, .. 2 left: ..., 38, 41, @), 47, 50, Sally has 44 cards. si4 Conquer Thinking Shi Hearts + [© Singapore Ase Pabisers Pe Lad Review IT4. 17. multiples of 2 25 units +5 un ts = 30 units 30 units —> 180 km 1 unit > 180 km +306 km J car—> 5 units 3cars33x5u S units 15 units > 15 x 6 kin =90 km 3 cars travelled 90 km. 3. [igure [Number of squares] Patiern 1 1 1 2 5 sR xs 3 17 TR? Se ed 3 161 33108) ‘There will be 161 squares. 6. 1. Suing A String B |! I ] String A zens String B 15 units —t unit= 14 units > 70 cm 1 unit > 70 cm = 14=S cm String B > 3 units > 3 « 5 em= 15 em String A > 15 units > 15 x Sem =75 cm String A was 75 cm and String B was 15 em at first. “BUBBLEI23” ‘The pattern has 9 items. multiples of 9: 9, 18, 27, ... 5198, 207 Since the 198th item is in the 9th slot, that is “3, hence the 200th item is 2 slots after, which is we le sire Review M/Review Il8. multiples of 4: 4, 8, 12, ... 40,44, 48, 52, . 3 left over: 7, 11, 15, .-. | @B447, Sh, 55, - multiples of 5: 5, 10, 15, ... .40,.45, 50. 55, 2 short :3, 8, 13, ... 38, @), 48, 83, Mr Tan bought 43 bananas. 9. Sivonen Siwaion Neanber of Naber o a wnber fh tanker] Tyat canis. | Cheek w fiorers-wl to [ioxseanm] x D [aasrsers| 2 [aasranal x 16 [t6x6s3-00| 16 ftexssas- 103) _x 2 foxera-1al_ 20 fronseasiml_ v There were 20 students in the class, 10. P+Q=R Q=R-P R+S=T T-R Q+s+u=40 “oben (R-P)+ (TR) +(P+T)=40 Arranging the same letters together, R-R-P+P+T+T=40 esc nd T+T=40 T=40+2=20 ‘The value of T is 20. I, 31-4324 +49+50 BD 4 32433 + 439440441 + $47 +48 4494-50 Se ere ‘each pair makes 80 ‘There are 9 pairs of 80. 80*9=720 720+ 40+ 50=810 ‘The sum of the last 20 numbers on the chai 810. 12, Begin with 2» 6=3 x 4=12, ‘Numbers 5 and 7 remain, S+7=12 Hence, [2 @-eG STS bn 18 our s @3 O=4, 9=1, O=8 O=5, w=3 To confirm, ° %0} 8 @5 OOw 5s 46 O=8, W=3, Ons, O=4 Hence, Y © O= 185, D represents the number 185. 14, scissors file 1 pair of scissors > $3 + $1 = $4 1 set of file + scissors —> $3 + $4 = $7 5 more pairs of scissors > 5 x $4 = $20 $160 $20=$140 total sets of file + scissors > $140 = $7 = 20 20+5=25 Mr George bought 25 pairs of scissors. 18. ABBCCCABBCCC Tet 1 sot 6 letters 65+ 6=10R5 10 sets of AB BCC C32 Bs « 10 sets = 20 Bs Remaining 5 letiers +A B BCC 2Bs 20+2=22 ‘There are 22 letter Bs altogether. 16. st 1 ri fl she 5] 17, Working backwards: 4-143,3%2=6 6-1=5,5*2=10 10-1=9,9x2=18 18—1=17, 17% 2=34 ‘There are 34 heads in the pouch at first. $16 Reviews IH.18, $10 $20 __ $50 10 0 0 8 1 0 6 2 0 4 3 0 2 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 5, 1 1 5 0 i $10, $20 and $50 can make $100 in 10 ways. \ S17 Review IIT‘pgapore-Asla-Puntsners ceetratra nti ca moras Other useful resources: Peewee | comer errs Vocabulary i Thinking Skills Heuristics ‘BUSINESS GURUS \ SINGAPORE, The Entrepreneur ofthe year ———" www.sapgrp.com ISBN 970.001.4754-446 6 981 ~L754—14-5 i