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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P5 Math : Internal Transfer

This question requires students to be able to visualize a before and after model.

Before and after the transfer between both parties in the question,
the total will not change.

Such question often appears in P5 Paper 2.
Calculator usage is allowed.

Lester has thrice as many lego bricks as Patrick.
After Lester gave Patrick 60 lego bricks,
Lester now has twice as many lego bricks as Patrick.

How many lego bricks do they have altogether?

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P3/P4 Math: Set Method (Complete Sets without Remainders)

By the end of P3, students will be exposed to set method.

The basic components within 1 set will be given.

Such questions usually appear in from P3 SA2 and in P4 exam papers.

On a farm, there are ducks and pigs.
For every 1 pig, there are 3 ducks.
The ducks and pigs have a total of 80 legs.

How many pigs are there in this farm?

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P5 Math: Average of 2 groups of items

The topic of Average requires students to find out each fair share.

The question type below provides 2 sub-totals, 
from which, students must be able to derive first the total before they can process the average [ aka fair share ].

Such questions can appear in both paper 1 and 2.

Calculator usage is allowed if in Paper 2.

A group of 3 boys have a total of 17 die-cast toy cars.

Another group of 5 boys have a total of 39 die-cast toy cars.

What is the average number of die-cast toy cars owned by each of these 8 boys?

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P5/P6 Math: Discounted Price inclusive of GST given

This type of percentage question deals with the local Singapore tax system of GST ( aka Goods and Services Tax ), which is currently at 9% ( at March 2025).

A discount is given upon the purchase and the price of the discounted item includes the 9% GST.

Such questions will appear in P5 SA2 in Paper 2 and in P6 exams.

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At a sports store, Alan bought a pair of sneakers at a 25% discount.

Alan paid $176.58, inclusive of the 9% GST, for the pair of sneakers.

What is the original price of this pair of sneakers?

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P5/P6 Math: Whatever Left is a Fraction of Total

This question type shows the denominator that represents the total are presented differently when used to represent the "fraction of total" that is represents on first item and the "fraction of total" that is left at the end.

Can the denominator that is used to represent the total in both statements be different numbers?

Such questions usually appear in Paper 2.
Calculator usage is allowed.

In a bag of red, blue, yellow and pink balloons,

²/₅ of the balloons are red.

There are 13 blue balloons and 27 yellow balloons.

The remaining ¹/₁₀ of the balloons are pink.

How many balloons are there in the bag altogether?

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P4/P5/P6 Math: Series of Repeating Pattern Numbers or Letters

Patterns are commonly tested since P3 for students to predict the next number in the sequence using Math.

The following question type deals with a repeating pattern of numbers or letters.

Suitable for P4, P5 and P6 students.

Calculator usage will not be necessary.

In a number series below,

1 , 4 , 7 , 2 , 7 , 1 , 4 , 7 , 2 , 7 , 1 , 4 , 7 , 2 , 7 , 1 , 4 , 7 , 2 , 7 , 1 , 4 .....

a) What would be the 54th digit?

b) From the first digit to the 74th digit,
how many times would the digit "7" have appeared?

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