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Help in GL
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:21 am
by pu06
Please help me in gl maths paper 5 question, number 6. Answer is 2/3 while our calculation is 1/3.
Another question gl maths paper 6,question 9. I am not understanding this at all.
Help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Re: Help in GL
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:22 am
by Guest55
Could you type the questions as I don't have these books?
Re: Help in GL
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:34 am
by pu06
Thanks Guest55 for your reply
Karen,Amrit and Sam are going to share two pizzas equally between them.
What fraction of a whole pizza should each of them have?
Options are
1/2, 3/4, 1/4, 1/3 and 2/3
Another question is in form of a picture. So not able to post.
Thanks
Re: Help in GL
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:47 am
by Claza1982
Can you upload screenshots?
Re: Help in GL
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:56 am
by Yes
they need to share TWO pizzas
answer is 2/3
(two pizzas divided by three person)
Re: Help in GL
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:59 am
by RedPanda
Question 9 (paper 6) asks which shape (from a list of 5) does not fit together with shapes of the same kind without leaving any gaps.
I think it is a tricky question for a 10 y/o TBH. The options are:
A. Equilateral Triangle
B. Scaline Triangle (possibly an Isosoceles)
C. Rectangle
D. Regular Pentagon
E. Regular Hexagon
Without going into the proof (that is far beyond KS2) the answer is D. When DS tried this question a couple of weeks ago he drew the shapes on a scrap paper to see if they would tessellate. He wasn't sure if D or E was the answer due to the accuracy of his drawing but that is probably the best approach at this age.
Re: Help in GL
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:00 pm
by Guest55
The wording of the pizza one is poor - its 1/3 of each pizza so 2/3 of a pizza altogether.
Re: Help in GL
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:16 pm
by RedPanda
Guest55 wrote:The wording of the pizza one is poor - its 1/3 of each pizza so 2/3 of a pizza altogether.
I've not been overly impressed with these papers. There are a couple of questions in paper 7 that are impossible (Parts of the question not printed - maybe a printing error?) and a few that are testing maths outside beyond KS2.
Given GL are the official test providers, I think this is poor.
Re: Help in GL
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:17 pm
by Yes
but anyway - even two 1/3 pieces of every pica will make 2/3 of a whole pizza. This is maths, not culinary
Re: Help in GL
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:21 pm
by Yes
RedPanda wrote:Guest55 wrote:The wording of the pizza one is poor - its 1/3 of each pizza so 2/3 of a pizza altogether.
I've not been overly impressed with these papers. There are a couple of questions in paper 7 that are impossible (Parts of the question not printed - maybe a printing error?) and a few that are testing maths outside beyond KS2.
Given GL are the official test providers, I think this is poor.
I didn't see these papers, but some 11+ question looks like beyond KS2, but they are actually solvable using KS2 methods (or logic, or trial methods).