Maths help please


I'm of the pc transition age so maths has now become less of what you say and more logic. The answer is to use maths logic and thesis (algebra) to solve it. My 4y old had similar with coins and there were multiple answers which I brought up (and showed) with the school and the teacher couldn't solve it without her cheat sheet.

Hard to see how the kids can succeed if the teachers can't solve a 3 factor equation set for a 4y old.

My apologies. She's just turned 6. I don't have a 4y old until next week. Or a 48 month old as some refer to them.
 
Thutmose's crown and cloak are bigger than another person's object. Therefore you can rule out that either of them are the Prince size, because to be bigger than anything, they have to be at least larger than the smallest available size.

That means they are either King or Emperor.

Thutmose's crown matches Kamoses' cloak; which tells you it is the smaller of the two items. That must mean his crown is King and the cloak is Emperor.

Kamoses' cloak is King and his other item must be smaller, as it can't be the biggest item and still be smaller than Thutmose's item and can't be the same size as the crown, so it can only be Prince.

Ahmose has a bigger cloak than Kamoses (King), so it must be emperor.

Ahmose has a smaller crown than Thutmose (King), so it must be Prince.
 
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We think we have got there. This was set for a year 8 student by Northumberland University.
We were thinking that every size had to be used once when in fact this is not the case.
 
They make it more confusing using the ridiculous names to try and be all inclusive and that. Just call them Steve Brian and Ian ffs make it easier to follow
 
A bus that only you are on leaves the terminus for a round trip. At the first bus stop 10 more people get on and no one gets off. At the next stop, 3 people get on and 1 person gets off. At the next stop, 12 people get on and 7 people get off. At the next stop, 5 people get on and 14 people get off. The bus continues along and at the next stop 5 people get on and 2 get off. The bus makes one last stop before getting back to the terminus where 5 people get on and 14 people get off. As the bus pulls into the terminus there are still passengers on the bus so 2 get off. What is the bus driver's age, ignoring how many passengers are left on the bus?
 
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A bus that only you are on leaves the terminus for a round trip. At the first bus stop 10 more people get on and no one gets off. At the next stop, 3 people get on and 1 person gets off. At the next stop, 12 people get on and 7 people get off. At the next stop, 5 people get on and 14 people get off. The bus continues along and at the next stop 5 people get on and 2 get off. The bus makes one last stop before getting back to the terminus where 5 people get on and 14 people get off. As the bus pulls into the terminus there are still passengers on the bus so 2 get off. What is the bus driver's age, ignoring how many passengers are left on the bus?
My age. If I am the only person on when it leaves the terminus then I must be the driver.
 
My age. If I am the only person on when it leaves the terminus then I must be the driver.
Aye 😉 I hoyed it up but changed the usual and more obvious "You are driving a bus" and hoyed the ending on about "how many passengers are left on the bus" to trick skip readers jumping to the end ;) On a side note, I think there are no passengers left on the bus but I messed up that last bit along with saying so 2 get off rather than and 2 get off.
 
Any help with this please.

The Son has got his crown on

The pharaohs outfitters 'Cloaks and Crowns' sell cloaks and crowns in three different sizes: prince King and emperor (in increasing order).

He wants to kit out his three sons for the forthcoming festival of Ra. Ahmose chooses a bigger cloke than Kamose but a smaller crown than Thutmose. Both Thutmoses cloak and crown are larger than Kamoses but the size of Thutmoses crown matches the size of Kamoses cloak. Which sizes did the pharaohs sons each get?

I've been looking at it as though each size of both cloak and crown need using once each but im thinking maybe that's not the case. This is my 12 year old sons homework.

ClA > ClK therefore ClA is not Prince and ClK is not Emperor
CrA < CrT therefore CrA is not Emperor and CrT is not Prince
ClT > ClK therefore ClT is not Prince and ClK is not Emperor
CrT > CrK therefore CrT is not Prince and CrK is not Emperor
CrT = ClK therefore CrT is not Emperor and ClK is not Prince

So, that gives us:

ClA = Not Prince
ClK = Not Emperor (x2), Not Prince. = King
ClT = Not Prince
CrA = Not Emperor
CrK = Not Emperor
CrT = Not Prince, Not Emperor = King

Because we know that ClK and CrT are both King, we can work from there:

ClA > King = Emperor
CrA < King = Prince
ClT > King = Emperor
CrK < King = Prince

So to summarise:

Ahmose: Emperor Cloak, Prince Crown
Kamose: King Cloak, Prince Crown
Thutmose: Emperor Cloak, King Crown
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"Based on the given information, the order of sizes from smallest to largest is as follows: prince, king, emperor.

Kamose has the smallest crown and the smallest cloak, so he got the prince-sized items. Thutmose has the largest crown, which matches the size of Kamose's cloak, so he got the king-sized cloak and the emperor-sized crown. Ahmose has a bigger cloak than Kamose but a smaller crown than Thutmose, so he got the king-sized cloak and the prince-sized crown.

Therefore, the sizes the pharaohs sons each got are as follows: Kamose: prince cloak, prince crown Thutmose: king cloak, emperor crown Ahmose: king cloak, prince crown"

Wrong.
Thutmose's crown and cloak are bigger than another person's object. Therefore you can rule out that either of them are the Prince size, because to be bigger than anything, they have to be at least larger than the smallest available size.

That means they are either King or Emperor.

Thutmose's crown matches Kamoses' cloak; which tells you it is the smaller of the two items. That must mean his crown is King and the cloak is Emperor.

Kamoses' cloak is King and his other item must be smaller, as it can't be the biggest item and still be smaller than Thutmose's item and can't be the same size as the crown, so it can only be Prince.

Ahmose has a bigger cloak than Kamoses (King), so it must be emperor.

Ahmose has a smaller crown than Thutmose (King), so it must be Prince.

Correct.
 
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I’ve got a cold so my head isn’t working properly but how is this possible?

“Both Thutmoses cloak and crown are larger than Kamoses but the size of Thutmoses crown matches the size of Kamoses cloak.”

Is there a word missing?
There are a few…
“…’ere cum de ‘otstepper”
Soz.
 
My 7yo got me to check her maths homework last week. Question was: the Dad is 36 and the Mam is 29...what is the difference?

She'd wrote: One is in their 30s and one is in their 20s.
 

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