Two days ago in Te Ngahere during math we were learning to show how simple number puzzles work by writing sets of instructions using algebraic symbols. Whaea Chrissy taught us to turn letters into numbers, she said it doesn’t matter what the letter is because it will still mean the same thing. Example: N=5 if I had changed it to P=5 it would still mean the same thing. Then she told us to pick a number but don’t tell her; I chose 7. The first thing she told us to do was write N=(Our Number) then we had to double it, plus 10, minus 6, plus 8, then half it. Then whatever your answer was equaled 6 more than your original number. We also did this with a whole bunch of different strategies which are shown in the picture below. Overall I found this math really enjoyable and interesting. One of the reasons I really enjoyed it was because we got to try lots of really interesting different strategies.
What sort of math does your class do?
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