Mrs Smith Maths Talk Homework

This week we have been using our maths skills to solve problems and investigations. At home discuss what you need to do to solve this problem and what method would you use?

Chicken and Sheep

 A farmer looks across a field of chicken and sheep. He counts 26 heads and 74 legs. How many chicken and sheep does he have?

 Try to represent this problem in different ways: pictures, models, cubes, using toys, etc…

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