Mathematics

Have a go at our brain teasers below:

Prep/1/2 Brain Teaser

Tom has 45 marbles. He gives some to his friend, how many marbles could Tom have now? Please draw your answers. 

Year 3/4 Brain Teaser

Sally has a pizza cut into 8 equal slices. She eats some slices and gives some to her friends. How many slices could Sally have left?

Can you represent or draw the answers with various equivelant fractions?

Year 5/6 Brain Teaser 

A gardener has 5 flower beds. Each bed has 8 rows of flowers, and each row contains 3 flowers.

If the gardener decides to plant 2 more flowers in each row, how can you calculate the total number of flowers planted using the order of operations?

Draw a diagram to show how you worked it out.

If you would like to share your answers with Mrs Slattery or Miss Chan, please visit us in the Maths Room!