5th December: Daily in December: Maths Puzzles and Problems


5th December – Visiting Family

Here is our 5th December question and answer for the Daily in December: Maths Puzzles and Problems series. Have fun talking to your children about this Christmas themed maths word problem.

The answer and methods that I used will also be shared in a separate video (see below).

I hope you and your children have a brilliant time solving this word problem.

5th December – Visiting Family Question

https://youtu.be/IioMogYmKqQ

Help Tim to calculate how much money he needs to spend to buy the five train tickets he needs to visit family. Discuss with your child how you can find out how much money Tim will need.

This question, or something similar, is one that is a ‘real life’ question type. It is something that your child will need to know how to solve when they need to think about how much money it will cost to buy train tickets. It is a useful word problem type to practice.

5th December – Visiting Family Answer

How did you and your child get on? Did you get the same answer? Did you use the same method? If not, how did your methods differ?