Guiding Questions
Junior
1. Underline important keywords in the problem and try to draw based on the instructions.
2. What does one third mean? Take a simple example square with a side length and find out what does one third mean.
Senior
1. Underline the keywords.
2. Try to visualize the statement using fractional bar diagram.
3. What does 5/6 of remaining amount mean?
4. What does “bag is Rs.150 more than book” mean? What is the fraction representation of Rs.150 in this case?
We got interesting solutions applying algebraic thinking with different approaches from few students for the Senior Math problem. Selected works are published below.
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