Here is our 3rd 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 algebra puzzle.

I have written a post to introduce this series of maths puzzles and word problems: An Introduction.

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 puzzle. This is often a popular question type that is enjoyable to solve.

3rd December – Algebra Puzzle Question

Look at the candy canes, baubles and stars to try to work out the values that these pictures represent. Discuss with your child what you need to do first. Think about what steps your child needs take to solve this puzzle. This is a fun question to answer. The algebra puzzle might need some extra thinking time needed to solve it.

3rd December – Algebra 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?

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