1 · Geography — populationsNiigata prefecture has about 2.1 million people, Tokyo about 14 million.
1About how many times bigger is Tokyo than Niigata?
Both are in millions, so just divide 14 by 2.1.
2About what is the difference between the two populations?
3Added together, roughly how many people live in the two prefectures?
2 · Basketball — points per gameOver 5 games you scored 95 points in total.
1How many points per game is that on average?
2If you score 25 in the next game, what is the total over 6 games?
3If 120 points were scored across 6 matches, what is the average per match?
This week's corrections
4Pick one question you got wrong this week and do it again.
Solve it again — do not copy the answer across.
Classic problem — sum and difference
5Two brothers have 20 sweets between them. The elder has 4 more than the younger. How many does each have?
If they had the same number each, how many would that be? Start there.
More of it — a difference, and a ratio
6Two numbers add to 30 and differ by 6. Find them.
7Two brothers have 20 sweets between them and the elder has 4 times the younger. How many has the elder?
8Question 5 (a difference of 4) and question 7 (4 times as many) are both "20 between them", yet the answers differ. Why? Say it in words.
The important question today.
9A 30 cm string is cut in two so that one piece is 8 cm longer than the other. How long is each?