Let’s Play Math!

Here are a few challenging word problems from Singapore:

Solving (?) math problems with Celine Koh

I did fine on the 3rd-grade problems, but I stumbled a bit on the 4/5th-grade “How much sugar…” problem. The toy cars were tricky, but manageable. I misread the problem with the chocolate and sweets at first — I think of chocolates as a sub-category of sweets, but in this problem they are totally different. Finally, I had to resort to algebra for the last two Grade 6 questions.

How many can you solve?

• Solving Complex Story Problems I
• How to Solve Math Problems
• Word Problems in Russia and America
• Pre-Algebra Problem Solving: The Tools
• Story Problem Challenge