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Help with Y4 maths homework!!

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HuwEdwards · 19/03/2010 17:43

oh the shame, but I did attend primary school in the dark ages.

Q. Find a pair of numbers with:

  1. a sum of 9 and a product of 18


  1. a sum of 12 and a product of 11


  1. a sum of 12 and a product of 36


What does this mean??
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probonbon · 19/03/2010 17:45

6 3

1 11

6 6

sum is adding up

product is multiplying

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HuwEdwards · 19/03/2010 17:47

bonbon - THANKYOU!!

I thought product was another way of saying sum, so was v.confused.

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NoahAndTheWhale · 19/03/2010 17:47

Sum is numbers added together.

Product is numbers multiplied together.

So for each question you need to use two numbers which you add together to make the first and multiply to maje the second. I would start with the product as there's fewer possibilities.

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NoahAndTheWhale · 19/03/2010 17:48

I can work them out by the way - was just setting the scene

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HuwEdwards · 19/03/2010 17:49

Noah thanks, you're a mate

But bonbob is BEST mate because she gave me the answers.

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probonbon · 19/03/2010 17:52

Noah and I can set you some more if you like

i'm not going out

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NoahAndTheWhale · 19/03/2010 17:54
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