KS3 Maths Help

[Guest]

Just wanted to say I think most kids struggle with algebra at first. It's not really covered at primary. Doesn't mean she will struggle in other areas.

[Y]

I used algebra to teach my daughter how to do questions of this sort (type K):

( 7 ( 42 ) 6 ) ( 4 ( 36 ) 9 )

( 12 ( ) 5 )

We went through a number of these, and I showed her that, for the example above, the middle number is LxR (where L is the left hand number, and R is the right-hand number. This got more interesting, with things like 2L+R, (L+R)/2, etc. By the end, not only had we got a good understanding of the basic different ways that these questions are structured, but she had a sound introduction to algebra!

Y

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Y,

What an innovative approach to the 'K' type, and Algebra Intro.

I'm highly impressed

BW

[Y]

Interestingly, maths is my daughter's least favourite subject, but she really likes algebra now...

Y