Good morning Primary 6,<\/p>\n
Here are the answers to yesterday’s maths questions.<\/p>\n
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a) \u00a37.69\u00a0 b)\u00a0\u00a361.21\u00a0 c)\u00a0\u00a347.73\u00a0 d)\u00a0\u00a315.81<\/p>\n
e)\u00a0\u00a337.65\u00a0 f)\u00a0\u00a378.64\u00a0 g)\u00a0\u00a33.21\u00a0 h)\u00a0\u00a33.61<\/p>\n
i)\u00a0\u00a30.04<\/span>\u00a0 j)\u00a0\u00a334.30\u00a0 k)\u00a0\u00a367.51\u00a0 l)\u00a0\u00a320.63<\/span><\/p>\n m) \u00a333.75<\/p>\n n) \u00a327.49<\/p>\n o) 6.6<\/p>\n Today I would like you to answer these problems.<\/p>\n a) The postman is delivering two parcels. One weighs 17.7kg and the other weighs 32.8kg. What is the total weight of the parcels?<\/p>\n b) From Bishopbriggs to Renfrew is 13.07 miles. From Renfrew to Chryston is 15.02 miles. How far is it from Bishopbriggs to Chryston?<\/p>\n c) A blue plant is 0.85 m tall. A red plant is 1.23 m tall. How much taller is the red plant?<\/p>\n d) Tanya weighs 62.73 kg. Lisa weighs 54.58 kg. What is their combined weight?<\/p>\n e) How much heavier than Lisa is Tanya?<\/p>\n f) Two cars and a lorry are being loaded onto a transporter. The first car is 4.35 m long. The second car is 3.07 m long. The lorry is 6.13 m long. How long does the transporter need to be to carry all three?<\/p>\n This is\u00a0not<\/span>\u00a0how we would write out sums to find the answer so don\u2019t write them this way in your jotter. Use place value, carrying and decomposition (borrowing) to find your answers.<\/p>\n I’ll post the answers to these at 6 o’clock tonight or you can send me your answers at:<\/p>\n gw09mcintoshdavid3@glow.sch.uk<\/p>\n Your spelling words for this week are:<\/p>\n process, resources, soldier, technique, weight, proposition, Saturday, stationary, texture, women<\/p>\n Only a few of you have used Sumdog this week to practise them. Today I would like you to use Sumdog to practise your spelling.<\/p>\n After 19 chapters we are now finished, “How to Train your Dragon.”<\/p>\n Here are the answers to yesterday’s comprehension exercises.<\/p>\n Phobias Answers<\/a><\/p>\n Zinbah Answers<\/a><\/p>\n Strange Fellow Answers<\/a><\/p>\n I’ve assigned you some reading in Scholastic Books.<\/p>\n Here are three new comprehension exercises for today. You can choose to do as many of them as you wish. I’ll post the answers at 6 o’clock tonight as tomorrow is a holiday.<\/p>\n Weird Ones Comprehension<\/a><\/p>\n School Hall Comprehension<\/a><\/p>\n