Monday, August 15, 2011

Mathemagician strikes again!

Can you work out the answer to Mathemagician's problem?   You must say how you got your answer!           
There are 64 elephants on the school field.  Along came another 23 elephants.  How many are there now?

7 comments:

Aiesha from C1 said...

I think it is 87 because 60 tens plus 4 ones plus 20 tens 3 ones = 87

Leilani said...

I worked it out because 60 plus 20 is 80 and 3 plus 4 is 7 so 80 plus 7 is 87.

Manraj said...

I thing it is 87 because 60 + 20 = 80 and 3+4= 7 so 80 + 7= 87.

Aiesha From C1 said...

I think it is 87 because 6 Tens + 4 Ones plus 2 Tens + 3 Ones = 87

Aydin C1 said...

It is 87, because 60, plass 20 is 80 plass 3 plass 4 equals 87!

Avdeep from D4 said...

I think it is 87 because 60+ 20 = 80 and 4+3=7 so 80 = 7=87.

Aydin said...

60+20 equals 80 4+3 equals 7 80+7 equals 87.