At first, John had some money. He spent 1⁄4 of it on a T-shirt and 2⁄5 of the remainder on a pair of shoes. After that, his parents gave him $120. The ratio of the total amount of money he had at [...]

One of the more challenging P5 question involving Whole Numbers: Peter put a total of 2250 paper cranes into 5 blue bottles and 2 green bottles. The total number of paper cranes in the green [...]

How to solve Primary 2 heuristic problem sums involving “Calendar”? Most primary 2 children are able to solve “Time” related problem sums except for “Time” [...]

How to solve Primary 4 heuristic problem sums involving “all change”? Out of all the types of “Before-Change-After” problem sums, the more challenging ones are those that [...]

How to solve Primary 3 heuristic problem sums involving Grouping? A bicycle shop has an equal number of bicycles and tricycles. The total number of wheels is 480. How many bicycles does the [...]

How to solve Primary 5 heuristic problem sums involving Whole Numbers and Fractions? B represents a whole number. 1⁄4 of B is less than twice of B by 42. What is the value of B? Solution. 42 ÷ 7 [...]

How to solve Primary 4 heuristic problem sums involving Decimals? John and Peter had an equal amount of money at first. After John received $108.40 from his father and Peter spent $66.20, John [...]

How to solve problem sums involving Common Identity? Common Identity Concept is first introduced and tested extensively in Primary 3. Below is an example of a Common Identity Concept question. A [...]

How to solve Remainder Theory problem sums? Remainder Theory Concept is first introduced at Primary 4. Below is an example of a typical Remainder Theory question. Peter bought a book to read. He [...]

In the rectangle shown below, the ratio of SA : AB : BQ = 3 : 2 : 5, CR is 3⁄4 of QC and PB = QB. QS is a straight line. Find the ratio of the shaded region to the area the rectangle PQRS. [...]

John took 6 minutes to saw a plank of wood into 4 pieces. How long would he need to saw a plank of wood into 10 pieces? —————————- How to [...]

Yenni had $180 more than Peter at first. After Yenni spent $250, Peter had six times as much money as Yenni. Find the amount of money Yenni had at first. [...]

Peter has some cards. He gives 1⁄3 of it and 4 more to John. He then gives 1⁄2 of the remainder and 8 more to Anna. He is left with 26 cards. How many cards does John have? [...]

Peter, John and Anna had 60 stamps altogether. Peter had 30 stamps. John had 10 more stamps than Anna. How many stamps did Anna have? ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In QOTW 20, we shared the basic [...]

Yenni has 30 more sweets than Anna. Both of them have a total of 48 sweets. How many sweets does Anna have? –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The concept of “Comparison of Quantity” is [...]

John and Peter had some sweets. If John gave 13 sweets to Peter, they would have the same number of sweets. If Peter gave 14 sweets to John, John would have 4 times as many sweets as Peter. How [...]

John had 4 times as much money as Peter. After John spent $4114, Peter’s money became 3 times as much as John’s. how much did John have at first? See below for the full [...]

I am a 4-digit odd number. The digit in my tens place is the smallest odd number. The digit in my ones place is 4 more than the digit in the tens place. The digit in the thousands place is thrice [...]

John has $60 and Peter has $40 in each of their bank accounts. Every day, John deposits $5 while Peter deposits $9. In how many days will Peter have $40 more than John?———————————————————-One of [...]

John is 6 years old now. In 5 years’ time, John will be twice as old as Yenni. Find Yenni’s age last year. ———————— In this edition of Question of [...]

You are standing in a zoo. There are five zoo keeper. Each zoo keeper look after five big cages and each cage contains five huge tigers. Each huge tiger has five small tigers. We all know a tiger [...]

If it takes 5 minutes for 5 machines to make 5 t-shirts, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 t-shirts? [...]

1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211, … Can you figure out the last number in this sequence? ————————————— Think this riddle is difficult? Hint: Try saying it out loud to find the answer! 😉 [...]

How can you make 1000 by using 8 exactly eight times?—————————————The riddle above sounds difficult now doesn’t it? Think you can solve it?For the solution, look below but no peeking! [...]

What is half of 2 + 2? ——————————— The above question sounds simple, but even we got it confused! Try thinking out of the box to solve it! Hint: The answer isn’t 4! If you think [...]

Create a 8-digit number using only the digits 4,4,3,3,2,2,1, and 1. You have to make sure the ones are separated by one digit, the twos are separated by two digits the threes are separated by [...]

SHORT HOLIDAY MATHS COURSES Get Prepped For Next Year Now! Who’s it for? Students entering Primary 3 through to Secondary 3 Here at Matrix Math, we believe in being prepared and getting [...]

Algebra and other more complex maths questions can prove an enormous stumbling block even for students who had sailed along in general arithmetic with no issue. So when a lot of students first [...]

Does your child act out when doing maths? Thinking of sending your child for maths tuition, but not sure they will do the work? We offer hope! Here’s a case study by one of our teachers, [...]

With school work piling up and getting more challenging, we understand the pressure arising amongst Primary 6 students preparing for PSLE. With that, we would like to tell all P6s that when [...]

Matrix Math Malaysia opens in Malysia! We’ve had such success bringing the Matrix Math Method to children in Singapore and have been so proud to see our students rise in their grades in [...]

The Remainder Concept is a type of maths question that you WILL see in the primary 5 maths exam papers. So it makes sense to get comfortable with solving this type of problem! This could give you [...]

THE FOCUS This September, we will be offering a special holiday programme that we have carefully crafted for Primary 3 to Secondary 3 students. It Is a 3 hours lesson. We will cover concepts that [...]

A carefully crafted and masterfully designed course for all students existing or new. This May holiday, Matrix Math has designed an all new course aimed towards all students. Existing students: [...]

Math online? Think math can’t be taught online? At Matrix Math we know it can be. To date we have run 3 weeks of online lessons. Over these 3 weeks, we have fumbled, caused some confusion [...]

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PSLEMath has carefully crafted a short course for all students heading on to primary 2 to Secondary 1. This course not just focuses on the key concepts taught in the next level they are heading [...]

P5 and P6 parents, This September holiday, we will be offering a special holiday programme that we have carefully crafted just for our P5 and P6 students. It will be a 3-hour programme. The cost [...]

Want to have a head start in the math syllabus before the new year starts? Here at PSLE Math, we have created the November/December Holiday Booster programme which targets the core heuristic [...]

Concept: Difference unchanged in AGE If Father is twice of my age, the difference between us will be 1unit (55-13=42) Hence, I will be 42 years old when Father is double my age. 42 – 13 = [...]

Today’s math tip is applicable across all levels as this kind of question have been getting more and more popular over the years! Using “Rainbow method” known as Gauss Method by [...]

Hint: Solve the multiply/divide before addition/subtraction! There are more than 1 solution to this question! P.S: This math question went viral as this question is set for 8 years old students [...]

Rules to Remember for Fractions Proper/Improper Fractions Change common denominator for NON MIXED NUMBER fractions. When changing to common denominator, REMEMBER TO MULTIPLY top and bottom number [...]

Did you know: there is a quicker way of solving questions with multiplication of 11 even if it is 345 multiply by 11? While the digit 1-9 is easy to multiply by 11, there is a math trick for any [...]

Please share with other relatives and friends who are looking for a strong headstart in primary math for next year! Parents with Primary 2-5 kids: If your child isn’t scoring well consistently [...]

Shortage and Surplus Step-by-Step approach (P3-P5 Question) Over the years, our trainers have identified such question to be a common question for exams. Shortage and Surplus happens when there [...]

Area and Perimeter questions will certainly be tested in SA2. There are many types of challenging Area and Perimeter questions that can be tested. We have identified one of them. Question: John [...]

A Common P4 Challenging SA2 Math Concept Before & After – 1 Unchanged with further cutting of model. Question: In a basket of pears and apples, there were half as many pears as apples. [...]

The upcoming SA2 Maths is around the corner! Here are some important tips catered to the Lower Primary (P1-P3)! Check out our other blog posts for more exam tips. (http://www.pslemath.com.sg/blank)

The upcoming SA2 Maths is around the corner! Here are some important tips catered to the Lower Primary (P1-P3)! Check out our other blog posts for more exam tips. (http://www.pslemath.com.sg/blank)

The upcoming SA2 Maths is around the corner! Here are some important tips catered to the Lower Primary (P1-P3)! Check out our other blog posts for more exam tips. (http://www.pslemath.com.sg/blank)

The upcoming SA2 Maths is around the corner! Here are some important tips catered to the Lower Primary (P1-P3)! Check out our other blog posts for more exam tips.

GROUPING CONCEPTS are likely to be tested in this coming SA2. Here at PSLEMath, we have spent the last 10 years breaking down thousands of problem sums from primary math exams and past year [...]

John, Yenni, Peter and Anna are out walking. They come across a rickety wooden bridge. The bridge is weak and only able to carry the weight of two of them at a time. Because they are in a rush [...]

Learning heuristic problem sums involving “before”, “change” and “after” systematically. When reading such problem sums, the student will need to identify the [...]

One of the earliest heuristic concepts a 7 years old will learn is the “Part and whole” concept. In upper primary, “Part and whole” concepts will develop to involve fractions [...]

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There are some bicycles and 4 tricycles in the park. There are a total of 28 wheels. How many bicycles are there? Number of Tricycle wheels → 4 x 3 = 12 Total number of bicycle wheels → 28 – 12 = [...]

Yenni is 8 years old this year. In 3 years time, Peter will be twice as old as she is. How old is Peter now? 3 + 8 = 11 11 x 2 = 22 22 − 3 = 19 Peter is 19 years old now