May 22, 2024

Ratio: Loh Sneakers

 Mr. Loh had some sneakers in his shop. 3/8 of them were red, 3/10 of the remainder were black, and the rest were white.

The table above shows the amount he earned per pair of shoes. The number of red shoes sold to the number of black shoes sold to the number of white shoes sold was 1 : 2 : 4. In total, he sold one quarter of the shoes and earned $1,080. How many pairs of white shoes did have at first ?

Ratio: Cupcakes and Beef Pies

 In a bakery, the ratio of the number of cupcakes to the number of beef pies was 4:5. When 5/8 of the cupcakes were sold and another 12 beef pies were added on the shelf, the new ratio of cupcakes to beef pies was 1:4.

(1) How many cupcakes were eaten?

(2) How many cupcakes and beef pies were there at first?

Ratio: Orchard MRT

 On the MRT, the ratio of men to women was 2 : 1.

At Orchard Station, one fifth of the men and some women alighted from the train. The ratio of men to women became 8 : 1. At Newton Station, 20 men and 160 men boarded the train. There were the same number of men and women left the train.

(a) How many passengers were there in the train after Newton Station?

(b) How many women alighted from the train?

May 21, 2024

Ratio: Dan and Zach paid for X-Box

The ratio of the amount of savings that Dan had to the amount of savings that Zach had was in the ratio 8 : 5. They decided to share in the cost of an X-Box in the ratio of 3 : 1. Dan used half of his savings to pay for his share and Zach paid $120 for his share. 

What was their total savings after paying for the X-Box ?

P6 Math: Malik and Bilal money

If Malik gives $42 to Bilal, Malik will have twice as much money as Bilal. If instead, Malik gives $12 to Bilal, Malik will have thrice as much money as Bilal. Find the ratio of Malik's money to Bilal's money at first

May 1, 2024

Alif Ba Ta (5)

 

Small or Big

صَغِيرَةٌ أوكَبِيرَةٌ


This is Tala. Tala asked: Am I small or big? 

Her friends answered: You are indeed small. 

Alif Ba Ta (4)

Sim Sim and the Colours

سِمسِمن وَالألْوَانُ

This is  Kharbush and this is his dog Sim Sim. Both went out خَرَجَا  and play  لَيَلْعَبَا together مَعًا in the park. 

Kharbush looked inside Sim Sim kennel and thought: there هُنَاكَ  was something شَيءٌ  missing نَاقِصٌ.

Alif Ba Ta (3)

Hurry Up, Mouse

بِسُرْعَةِ أيُّهَاالفَأرُ

A small mouse wanted أرَادَ to return أن يَعُودَ to his home, but he could not see يَرَى the road well in the night. 

The little mouse quickened أسْرِعَ , in the meantime there فَهُنَاكَ  was a fox ثَعْلَبٌ ! 

Alif Ba Ta (2)

Strange Egg

البَيْضَةُ الغَرِيبَةُ

Flock of birds are sitting on their eggs, except ماعَدَا the duck البَطَّةَ, which does not have an egg. But she وَلَكِنَّهَا was very lucky مَحْظُوْظَةٌ , she found big egg near  قُرْبَ the river النَّهْر. The duck said to the egg: You are the most beautiful egg in this world. I will صَوْفَ  take care  أعْتَنِي  of you. The duck sat on the egg.

Alif Ba Ta (1)


Cat is always cat 

 القِطَط هي القِطَط

Princess Nur loves cat

One day, she bought a small kitten قِطًً

He has stripes مُخَطَّطً like tiger, and he has لَدَيْهِ tail ذَيْلٌ like tiger's tail, and he has لَدَيْهِ  laugh ضِحْكَةٌ like tiger, so she named him فَسَمًتْهُ Namr.