Oral Health & Hygiene - Maths Problem #3

Hi everyone,
A huge congratulations to Rooms, 10, 3, 4, 11, and 8 who worked out yesterdays problem. I hope I haven't missed anyone out...
Of course the answer was 7. I really like the way Room 11 showed their working.

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Here's today's problem: (You could try these strategies - make a table, or subtraction)

To fight plaque attacks, you should limit the number of times you eat sncks each day. For the first week, Fetoa ate 6 snacks per day. But realizing he needed to limit the number of snacks he ate, the second week he ate 3 snacks per day. The third week he ate 2 snacks per day. What is the difference between the number of snacks he ate the 1st and 2nd week? The 2nd and 3rd week? The 1st and 3rd week?

Oral Health & Hygiene - Maths Problem #2

Congratulations to Rooms 7, 10, 14 and 8 who completed yesterdays problem.

Here's one for today. Let's see if we can get more classes posting todays answer.
Here are some ways you can answer this problem...  Make a table, use a calendar, subtraction.

Angeline brushed her teeth 2 times a day for one week. The next week, she forgot to brush after breakfast and only brushed one time a day. What is the difference in the number of times she brushed over the two weeks?

Oral Health & Hygiene - Maths Activites

Hi everyone,
Here's a Maths problem for today...

Mark brushes at least 2 times a day each day of the week.
How many times will he brush altogether in September?
Can you use a range of strategies to solve this maths problem?
Post your responses onto our blog...