Exercise 1 - Maths Challenging Sums (4 January 2012)

Date of Submission - 5 January 2012

Exercise 1 - Whole Numbers

1.  Ahmad bought a shirt and 2 similar pairs of jeans for $172. The price of the shirt was half the price of a pair of jeans. Find the price of 9 pairs of jeans. (3m)

2. A table cost $4 more than a chair. 15 tables cost twice as much as 10 chairs. What is the cost of a chair? (3m)

3. Mr Wong and Mr Raju had an equal amount of money at first. After Mr Wong spent $588 on a washing machine, and Mr Raju won $150 in a lucky draw, Mr Raju had 4 times as much money as Mr Wong. How much money did Mr Raju have at first? (4m)

Follow these steps whenever you are given work to be completed in Maths Challenging Sums Exercise Book.

Step 1:
Date the Exercise

Step 2:
Write Exercise 1 - Whole Numbers as the title.

Step 3:
Copy or print out the 3 problem sums above. Paste them NEATLY in the exercise book.

Step 4:
Complete the sums. Show your working clearly and write your final answers with the correct units in statements. You may use a calculator.

This is the most important step. You need to employ the 5-step process of Read, Think, Plan, Do and Check. In your working, show evidence of checking.

Step 5:
Draw a line across at the end of the exercise.