Would your yr8 be able to do this maths HW?

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My DSD (12) had the following questions: (I'm paraphrasing btw as I don't have it with me)

1. Teacher needs the following equipment for her lesson: 1 book per pupil plus 1 spare. 3 worksheets per pupil. 2 rulers per pupil plus 7 spare.

(a) Write a formula for each object using p for the number of pupils. B=___ R=___ w=___ (b) work out how many of each item is needed if there are 12 pupils.

1. (picture of triangle) an equilateral triangle has perimeter p. We work out the length of one side by using s=p/3.

(a) If the perimeter is 6cm how long is one side? (b) rearrange the formula to make p the subject: p=___

1. (picture of regular hexagon) this hexagon has side length s.

(a) Write a formula for finding the perimeter p=___ (b) if one side is 6cms how long is the perimeter?

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DSD really struggled with it. She generally does ok at maths but I think algebra confuses her (she's dyslexic too). I would have thought that an average student could do that in yr7 but I'm willing to be corrected - I was in a very pushy selective school and thanks to my dad's genes found maths easy.

I'm really worried about DSD struggling :( she's finally found her niche at secondary after hating junior school - she's quite a sciency person and enjoys it but if she falls behind in maths again it'll really knock her confidence - last term she was top of the class working at level 8 on indices stuff which was a doddle for her.

Any advice/thoughts please?

Ah no, that wouldn't work for the second one. She'd have to cut out one 6cm long strip of paper, bend it into a triangle with equal lengths. then cut and label each with an s, then measure!

Or summat...

That's a great idea - she is quite a physical learner, she loves subjects like DT, even though she struggles with fine motor skills/coordination.

Will check out the revision stuff on mymaths too.