Another tough year for PSLE takers and once again, it's maths. I had tutored 2 primary six students last year. Their maths really set your brains to critical thinking mode, not as straight forward as before. The education system is getting more intense and complex for students. This causes more stress imposed on the poor child. No wonder singapore's birth rate is declining.
According to posts on an online forum for parents, one example of the problem sums given was:
"Jim bought some chocolates and gave half of it to Ken. Ken bought some sweets and gave half of it to Jim. Jim ate 12 sweets and Ken ate 18 chocolates. The ratio of Jim’s sweets to chocolates became 1:7 and the ratio of Ken’s sweets to chocolates became 1:4. How many sweets did Ken buy?"
The answer to the above question is 68. Happy maths-ing!