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Starter of The Day Transum Mathematics Topics

Topics: Starter | Arithmetic | Mental Methods | Problem Solving

Year Six, Tichill St. Mary's
Year Six found this very easy and didn't take long at all.
Mr Fawer,
A very good one.
Mr Terrance,
My Year 5 top set it took them 2 minutes to do. Very good for their mental skills.
Miss McCormick,
Primary 5 enjoyed this problem and was a good way to start the day!
Sophie, America
I enjoyed doing this one with my tutor .
Adela King,
Hello. Do you publish the Starter of the Day answers on your site? [Transum: Yes, the answers are available to those who have signed in. Scroll down the page to see the answers in red]
Team 24, Oxnard, California
This was a challenging problem because we extended it to find the mode, mean, median, and range. Lot's of fun!
Maria, Melbourne
My kids will love this! Thank you!

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