The origin of Graffiti
I am a Year 8 student at Tamaki Primary School in Auckland, NZ. I am in the Kia Manawanui syndicate and my teachers are Mr Janse and Ms Schellingerhout.
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
The origin of Graffiti
Friday, 16 October 2020
Maths: Rates and Ratios
Maths: Rates and Ratios
Problem 1:
One can of cat food will feed snowball the car for 3 days. How many cans are needed to feed snowball for:
24 days?
51 days?
Answers:
24÷3=8
51÷3=17
Problem 2 :
Timotes’s mp3 player is on repeat. It plays the song he loves 3 times in 12 minutes. How long would it take to play the song 9 times?
Answer:
36 times
Problem 3:
Mrs Sharma’s car uses 11 litres of petrol for every 130 km. How much is needed to travel 390km to visit the students at camp?
Answer:
33 Litres
Problem 4:
Dane found this recipe for chilli con carne. He has 525g of mince.
Chilli con carne (2 people)
Ingredients
175 g Mince
1 bay leaf
50 g tomatoes
½ an onion
½ tsp chilli powder
120 g red kidney beans
How much of the ingredients will he need so that he can use all of the mince?
How many people can he feed?
Answers:
Times every ingredient by 3:
Mince - 175g x 3 = 525g
Bay Leaf - 1 x 3 = 3
Tomatoes - 50g x 3 = 150g
Onion - ½ x 3 = 1 ½
Chilli Powder - ½ tsp x 3 = 1 ½ tsp
Red Kidney Beans - 120g x 3 = 360g
6 people - 2p x 3 = 6p