Wednesday 10 August 2011

CPS Maths Challenge.

1. Snow White has baked 7 cupcakes for the dwarfs.  Each cupcake has 2 candles  on top.  How many candles are there altogether on all the cupcakes?

Here's our answer.


2: Mrs Dawson has five bowls of oranges on her desk.  In one jar she has one orange.  In another jar she has two oranges.  In another jar she has double that many oranges. In yet another jar she has double that many, and in the fifth jar she has double that many again.
 
How many oranges does Mrs Dawson have in all the jars on her desk?

Here's our answer.

1 comment:

  1. Woohoo! Looks like some great mathematical thinking is going on in Room 8. Love your illustrations and what a fantastic way to show what is going on in that busy, clever brain of yours. From Ms Faavale and Room 4.

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