Question:
Three boys spent the same amount of money on printers.
Henry spent 2/5 of his money, Jonas spent 3/4 of his and Fred spent 2/3 of his.
They had a total of $1440 at first. How much of money did each boy spend?
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Answers:
Since Each boy spent the same amount of money, you make the numerator the same.
Henry Jonas Fred
2/5 x 3 3/4 x 2 2/3 x 3
6/15 6/8 6/9
The denominator now represents the total Units they each had.
15 Units 8 Units 9 Units
TOTAl Amount: $1440
Total Units : 15+8+9= 32 Units
32 Units -> $1440
1 Unit -> $45
Since Each of them Spent 6 units,
6 Units-> $45 x 6 = $270.
Each boy spent $270.
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KEY WORDS/THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR?
1) It is a Fraction question
2) It has words like Spent/used the Same/Equal .
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Question 1:
Mary and Tom used the same number of beads to make jewelries.
Mary used 2/5 of hers and Tom used 3/4 of his. They both had a total of 2300 beads.
How many beads did each of them use?
Question 2 :
There are 540 people in Block A and Block B. 2/5 of the people in School A and 1/4 of the people in School B are Children. Given that there is an equal number of Adult in both Block A and Block B, how many Children are there in School A?
MUST-KNOW PSLE MATH PROBLEM 2
Do you know WHEN and HOW to use the Row-Minus-Row Method? This method is used when the question involves several relationships between multiple items and for each relationship a Total is given.
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Question:
Kyle bought 6 similar pencils, 3 similar books and a file for $78.
1 pencil and 1 book cost $20.
1 pencil and 1 file cost $12.
What was the cost of the file?
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Solution using the Row-Minus-Row Method:
Given 6p + 3b + 1f = 78 ———–Row 1
Given 1p + 1b = 20
So 3p + 3b = 60 ———– Row 2
Row 1 – Row 2: 3p + 1f = 18 ———— Row 3
Given 1p + 1f = 12
So 3p + 3f = 36 ————- Row 4
Row 4 – Row 3: 2f = 18, so f = 9.
Ans: $9
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Question:
The ratio of Eric’s money to Kim’s money was 3 : 1. After Eric gave Kim $60, the ratio of Eric’s money to Kim’s money became 3 : 5. How much did Eric have at first?
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Solution using the Storyline-Balance Method:
E : K
At start: 3u : 1u
Story: – 60 + 60
At end: 3u – 60 1u + 60
Final ratio: 3 : 5
So 5 sets of (3u – 60) = 3 sets of (1u + 60)
15u – 300 = 3u + 180
15u – 3u = 180 + 300
12u = 480
1u = $40
So at first Eric had 3u = 3 x 40 = $120
Ans: $120
Note:
The above is just one method. Another method requires you to notice that in the above problem, the total number of units remain the same as it is an INTERNAL TRANSFER or TOTAL UNCHANGED situation or concept. However, using the Storyline-Balance method, you don’t need to know what has been unchanged.
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PSLE SCIENCE SKILLS INTENSIVE REVISION
Date: Saturday 3 Oct
Time: 9.30 am – 2.00 pm (light lunch break 11.30 am to 12.00 pm)
Location: Blk 644, Bukit Batok Central, #01-68. S(650644).
Our location is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok Bus Interchange. Buses that stop along the roads surrounding our location are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 985. Buses services which terminate at Bukit Batok Bus Interchange are 61, 77, 106, 173, 177, 189, 852, 941, 945, 947.
Target Group & Purpose: P6 students who wish to MASTER SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS and APPLICATION SKILLS.
The objectives of the programme are as follows:
- Reinforcement of Science IMPORTANT Facts and Concepts.
- Recap of Science Process Skills (according to MOE syllabus): eg. Comparing, Classifying, Inferring, Analysing etc
- Review of Science Application Skills (according to MOE syllabus): Communicating, Predicting, Generating Possibilities, Evaluating, Formulating Hypothesis etc
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PSLE ENGLISH PAPER 2 SKILLS REVISION
Dates: Sunday 27/9
Time: 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
Location: Blk 644, Bukit Batok Central, #01-68. S(650644).
(Our location is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok Bus Interchange. Buses that stop along the roads surrounding our location are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 985. Buses services which terminate at Bukit Batok Bus Interchange are 61, 77, 106, 173, 177, 189, 852, 941, 945, 947)
The objectives of the workshop are as follows:
- Reinforcement of SKILLS in answering Comprehension questions.
- To revise TECHNIQUES of answering the difficult open-ended sections such as Editing, Comprehension Cloze, Synthesis & Transformation and Comprehension Open-ended.
Fee: $50 per student.
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Dates & Times of Exams (choose one):
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(2) 22 Aug (Sat), 9.30 am – 11.15 am (Review of answers on 29/8 same time)
Fee: $50 (inclusive of discussion, marking and model answers)
Location: Blk 644, Bukit Batok Central, #01-68. S(650644).
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The purpose of this exam is to give students the LEARNING EXPERIENCE of doing a PSLE Math paper under EXAM CONDITIONS, so that they and their parents are able to gauge their LEVEL OF READINESS for the actual PSLE exam paper.
The paper has been set as close as possible to the latest PSLE exam standard of difficulty. The answer scripts will be collected, marked, returned and discussed on the following session, with the model answers given to each student.
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The PSLE English June Holiday Intensive Revision is a 3-day intensive revision programme conducted during the upcoming June school holidays to prepare P6 pupils for the 2015 PSLE English Examination.
Level/Subject: P6 ENGLISH
Dates: Tue 23/6, Thur 25/6, and Fri 26/6 (three 3 hr sessions)
Time: 2.30 pm – 5.30 pm
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The objectives of the programme are as follows:
- Revision of IMPORTANT GRAMMAR RULES and ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY in order to excel in doing Vocabulary Cloze, Grammar Cloze, Editing and Comprehension Cloze.
- Reinforcement of Skills needed to answer open-ended questions such as Synthesis & Transformation and Open-ended Comprehension.
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PSLE SCIENCE JUNE HOLIDAY INTENSIVE REVISION
JUNE 2016
The PSLE Science June Holiday Intensive Revision is a 4-day intensive revision programme conducted during the upcoming June school holidays to prepare P6 pupils for the 2016 PSLE Science Examination.
Level/Subject: P6 SCIENCE
Dates: Mon 20/6, Tue 21/6, Wed 22/6, and Thur 23/6 (four 2 hr sessions)
Time: Afternoons 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Location: Blk 644, Bukit Batok Central, #01-68. S(650644).
Our location is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok Bus Interchange. Buses that stop along the roads surrounding our location are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 985. Buses services which terminate at Bukit Batok Bus Interchange are 61, 77, 106, 173, 177, 189, 852, 941, 945, 947.
Target Group & Purpose: P6 students who wish to MASTER MCQ-ANSWERING TECHNIQUES, SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS and SCIENCE APPLICATION SKILLS.
The objectives of the programme are as follows:
- Reinforcement of Science IMPORTANT Facts and Concepts.
- Recap of Science Process Skills (according to MOE syllabus): eg. Comparing, Classifying, Inferring, Analysing etc
- Review of Science Application Skills (according to MOE syllabus): Communicating, Predicting, Generating Possibilities, Evaluating, Formulating Hypothesis etc
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PSLE MATH EOY HOLIDAY INTENSIVE REVISION
MATH WORD PROBLEM-SOLVING
EOY holiday workshop for students in Primary 5 & 6
The objectives of the programme are as follows:
- Learn to solve word problems without model-drawing and heuristic tools
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Word Problems types include (but not limited to):
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Level: P5 & P6
Dates: Monday to Thursday, 12th to 15th Nov or 13th to 16th Dec 2023
Time : 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
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PSLE MATH MAR 2015 HOLIDAY INTENSIVE REVISION
The PSLE Math Intensive Revision is a 3-day intensive revision programme conducted during the upcoming March school holidays to prepare P6 pupils for the 2015 PSLE Mathematics Examination.
Level/Subject: P6 MATH
Dates: Mon 16/3, Tue 17/3, and Wed 18/3 (three 3 hr sessions)
Time: Afternoon (2.00 pm – 5.00 pm)
Location: Blk 644, Bukit Batok Central, #01-68. S(650644).
Our location is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok Bus Interchange. Buses that stop along the roads surrounding our location are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 985. Buses services which terminate at Bukit Batok Bus Interchange are 61, 77, 106, 173, 177, 189, 852, 941, 945, 947.
Target Group & Purpose: P6 students who wish to learn the Storyline-Equation Method to solve challenging PSLE questions FAST and CORRECTLY. Other methods such as Drawing Models, Units Method and Branch Methods will also be covered.
The objectives of the programme are as follows:
- Review of problem-solving strategies to conquer Challenging PSLE maths problems involving concepts such as Cascading Remainders, Repeated Identity, Equal Concept, Unchanged Total, Proportions Concept and Constant Difference.
- Review and reinforcement of key topics such as Whole Numbers, Decimals, Fractions, Ratio and Percentage.
Focus: CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING
Format: Teaching + Worksheets + Discussions
Fee: $180 (inclusive of materials & refreshments)
Tutor: Mr Ilyasa (M.Ed., PGDE, B.Sc, Ex-MOE Teacher, Full-Time Tutor of PSLE, ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level Math since 2004).
Mr Ilyasa has been coaching students in Primary, Secondary & JC Math for more than 10 years. An alumnus of RI and RJC, Mr Ilyasa holds both a Master of Education degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education with Credit from the National Institute of Education, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from the National University of Singapore.
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