Do the four calculations in the thought clouds then add your answers together.

320 young people are going on a day trip. Each bus will take up to 34 people. How many buses are needed?

Today Sassy spent £35 and yesterday she spent £68.
What is the difference between 35 and 68?

27 dancers raise £30 each at a sponsored dance. How much money was raised all together?

If Sissy weighs 105 pounds,
Sassy weighs 106 pounds and Elvis weighs 103 pounds; What is their combined weight?

Sissy Elvis Sassy

Starter of The Day Transum Mathematics Topics


Topics: Starter | Arithmetic | Problem Solving

  • Susan Jens,
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  • This starter was great, I'd love to see more of this.
  • Class 6, Doncaster
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  • This was was a very good starter.
  • Best Maths Class In Year 7 Is 7ab/m4, King Alfreds Collage
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  • Everyone in our class thought that all the questions were really easy. ;) It was brillant no one will beat the best maths class in year 7.
  • Year 9, The Acorns Centre
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  • This was a thought provoking and useful brain starting activity!
  • AB, UK
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  • Good starters. Would like to have the answers too, so we know we are on the right track.

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  • Mrs K, Maths Cadets
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  • We loved this. We had to read the questions carefully because each one was different. Great starter for a Monday morning maths lesson.

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Laptops In Lessons

 

Fibonacci Day

November 23 is celebrated as Fibonacci day because when the date is written in the mm/dd format (11/23), the digits in the date form a Fibonacci sequence: 1,1,2,3.

You can celebrate by learning more about the Fibonacci sequence while embarking on the Fibonacci Quest.

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1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89 ...

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