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Monday: Miss MaryDoll’s Marvellous Maths Mayhem.

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Marydoll Mon 08-Jun-20 08:59:22

Good morning all, remember, no spoiling the fun, by posting the answers!

I will be back at lunchtime and again late afternoon to award the apples, otherwise I would be on here all day. grin
Please be patient and feel free to carry on without me.

The dogs are, husky, poodle, terrier.

Pantglas2 Mon 08-Jun-20 15:53:01

They sownd lishus wila ?

We iz jes waytin on owr Porsh Pwpill, Oopsadaisy, woo iz bringin servients an tiwnin foarks or summat wot lahdeedah peeps as at Haffernoon Tees?‍♀️

Wee wil av toobee myndin owr manures an ack lyke lickl laydees?

Bathsheba Mon 08-Jun-20 16:09:19

Ooh I wub dat salid willa, I fink iz cawd wawdawf. Iz awl cwunchee. But I done fink yooz shud bwing it into de skul, kos itz got nutz an thay izzen loud in skul incais sumwun as a nut allidjee. Dat kan be vewwee dainjrus, kos ifn yoo av tha, yoo kan dye ov Anna Fillaptee's shok shock

Pantglas2 Mon 08-Jun-20 16:18:31

Ewe is on the borl Bathsheba! An coz they is orlsoe a choekin azure, we mite av an Hymlick Manoofer to goe wiv dat Anna purson swel - gwd jobb we az gotted owr Furss Ayd Stiffgits innit?‍⚕️?‍⚕️

Oopsadaisy3 Mon 08-Jun-20 16:18:42

So , I have napkins, cutlery, parasol to keep the sun off, Mummy says I mustn’t get sun burnt because I would look like I’ve been in the fields all day. I like fields though.....
Cakes are ready if anyone wants one......
Doodle I do have an umbrella If it rains, but I’m sure it will be a beautiful afternoon, will we have games? Egg and spoon race? Sack racing?
I do hope so.

Oopsadaisy3 Mon 08-Jun-20 16:22:36

Sorry Pants but Nanny has the day off and the chauffeur dropped me off and will collect me later. So no servants, sorry, maybe next time?
I asked Mummy if I could walk home with you all but she said that it would rain in Hell first, that’s good because it’s going to be sunny so I won’t walk. At least I think that’s what she meant.
Do you like my floppy flowery hat? It matches my gloves.

Marydoll Mon 08-Jun-20 16:36:00

Good afternoon class, here are the answers.

Husky=10, Terrier=17, Poodle=10

See you all tomorrow. ?

willa45 Mon 08-Jun-20 16:53:57

Sheba, no wovwies.....iz onlee de peenits dat giv sum de annalfeelektric shack....wolnits dun' doo nuthin'.

willa45 Mon 08-Jun-20 16:55:58

Oopsy.....Kin wee cawl yoo an 'oover?

Oopsadaisy3 Mon 08-Jun-20 16:57:19

Thank you Willa you are such a sweetie, I have my car arriving soon, I have to go home to practise walking.

willa45 Mon 08-Jun-20 17:02:12

Doodle, aye nevah git a goldin appo eeder. De ye fink ef wee peint 'em all yeller dei kin luk goldin?

Squiffy Mon 08-Jun-20 17:33:27

Could someone very kind please explain how to get the answer to the puzzle? I can’t even get started on this one! ?? Thank you! ?

Puzzler61 Mon 08-Jun-20 17:51:24

Squiffy, if you think of the equals sign ( = )
being the middle of a seesaw,
the total values of the dogs on the left hand side (of the seesaw) are the same as the total value of the dogs on the right hand side.

10 + 10 (20) = 17 + 3 (20)

(17) = 10 + 7 (17)

(1) = 10 divide by 10 (1)

Terrier 17. Husky 10. Poodle 10.

Or were you joking?

Bathsheba Mon 08-Jun-20 17:54:51

I fink yooz rite willa. Yoo kan av allidgees to wawnuts an uvva nuts wot gro on trees, but iz not yoojallee childun wot get it, oney gwoadups.

Bathsheba Mon 08-Jun-20 17:58:05

Your starting point Squiffy would have been the bottom line - 1 = poodle / husky. The only way to get an answer of 1 in a division is for a number to be divided by itself. So the poodle and husky would have to have to same value. It's just a matter of trial and error after that.

(God that was so much quicker typing that using grown up spelling! ?)

Bathsheba Mon 08-Jun-20 17:58:41

*the same value

willa45 Mon 08-Jun-20 18:49:47

Squiffy, I'm guessing you already know a bit of algebra....

We are told that the (Husky and Poodle) represent the same value because divided by each other they =1, so let's call them them both 'Hounds' (for simplicity) and represent them with an H and we also have a Terrier (T).

We are given two other statements:
Hound + Hound = Terrier + 3
Terrier = (one) Hound + 7

So we have H+H = T+3
and T=H+7

Formula would be: H+H = (T+3) +7 but we already know that T=H+7, so let's use (H+7) as our value for T

H+H = (H+7)+10
2H = H +10 (move H to the other side of the equation and per rule we have to change the sign)
...... we now have 2H-H = 10 so H=10 (each Hounds =10, aka Husky and Poodle)

Therefore we have T = 10 + 7 so Terrier = 17
and we also know that the Husky and the Poodle = 10 each

willa45 Mon 08-Jun-20 18:58:01

sorry..I was looking at my scratch from this morning....it should be H (3+7) then you move the H to the left of the equation and 2H -H = 10 and H=10

Doodle Mon 08-Jun-20 19:14:52

oops yous son av two go ome to pwactise walkin. Wez kan shoe yous ow to wolk. Youz pik up yous fut an yous plonk it don in frun of yous. Den yous lif der one ahind an yous plonk dat wun don in frun of d uver wun. S eze I learnded it wen I woz wun. ?

Doodle Mon 08-Jun-20 19:16:19

willa if yous scwatchin yous mite av flees ?

willa45 Mon 08-Jun-20 19:58:59

Doodle, sums meke my hed ichee 'n mekes mee rite scwatchy. Gettin' so aye ken't reed mee ouwn henriting eeder. grin

Oopsadaisy3 Mon 08-Jun-20 20:39:58

Thank you Doodle I have to balance a big book on my head.
It’s so that I can move in better circles
Does Miss move in circles or straight lines?
I’d rather not move in circles really

Pantglas2 Mon 08-Jun-20 20:45:36

Iss corled Departmen Doodle an yung laydees av to lurn ow to wark proplee an ow to get in a ?Minnie wivowt showyn therr nickas??

Oopsadaisy3 Mon 08-Jun-20 21:04:21

Zackly Pantglas zackly right.

Doodle Mon 08-Jun-20 21:04:32

Oh pants I fought department woz wear you wen to get on a airoplayne. Dats siwwy pants if dey don won aknee wun to sea der nickas dey can where twousis. An wy duz oops av to put a buk on er ed. Mynes mum seys she got eyez in der bak of er ed but evn my mum kant weed fru d top of er ed.?

Doodle Mon 08-Jun-20 21:05:57

Oh oops youz lernin to spel rite at las. ?