Maximising activities Wendy Liu Mining for activities Goal Free - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Maximising activities Wendy Liu Mining for activities Goal Free - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Maximising activities Wendy Liu Mining for activities Goal Free Problems Alice wants to hire a cement mixer for 5 days. She will hire the cement mixer from either Quick Mix or Speedy Hire. Work out what you can from this information?
‘Mining’ for activities
Alice wants to hire a cement mixer for 5 days. She will hire the cement mixer from either Quick Mix or Speedy Hire. Work out what you can from this information?
Goal Free Problems
Sam Jo Sam has 4 times as much pocket money as Jo. Altogether they have £7.20. How much do they each have? Sam Jo Jo had ¼ the amount of pocket money as Sam. Altogether they have £7.20. How much more than Jo does Sam have? Sam Jo Sam had 3 times more pocket money than Jo. If Sam had £3.60, how much Money does Jo have? Sam Jo Sam and Jo share sweets in the ratio 4:1. After they both ate the same amount of sweets the ratio had changed to 7:1. How much did they both have to begin with?
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