If there were 11 pigs and 2 chickens there would be 48 legs. If there were 13 pigs and 0 chickens there would be 52 legs. The answer is 10 pigs and 3 chickens. Teacher Advice Challenge students to think more deeply and apply their learning to new situations. Give children a variety of simulations in which they build on previous skills and concepts to master new strategies.
Teachers work right along side the child encouraging the language of mathematics during each lesson.
Mrs. Short would like 1 boy and 1 girl to help her with the playground equipment. Please explain your answers. Some students solved the problem by drawing a picture. They made colored lines to match up students and then counted the lines. They discovered that there were nine combinations.