P5 Math : Rates and Part Thereof

Rates are commonly taught after students are able to grasp the concepts of time and mutiples.

The term "Part Thereof" refers to a fixed portion, regardless consumed by part or whole, that is charged the same "rate".

Such questions are common in Paper 1 of P5 Math papers.
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The rates of taking a taxi ride ( based on distance ) is shown in the table below.

First 1 km	$3
Every 200m or part thereof	50 cents

How much will it cost to ride on this taxi for 2.3km?

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P5/P6 Math: Sharing the Workload Thus Lesser Time Needed

This question looks like an "Average" question
but it is not simply adding together and divided by 2.

When the job is shared, the time taken will always be lesser as the workload will be shared.

Such questions are common in P5 and P6 exams.
Calculator usage is not allowed.

Carol will need 5 hours to paint her bedroom.

If the room was painted by her father, he will only need 2 hours.

If both Carol and her father were to paint together,

how long will it take for them to paint her bedroom?
(Give your answer in hours using fraction in simplest form)

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