Making our own Maths questions

Today we had a picture of four monkeys and we had to make a maths
questions using the picture.  We made heaps of questions and then
solved them.

There are 4 monkeys sitting together. These are half of the total
number of monkeys in the jungle. How many monkeys are there
in the whole jungle?

Reihaneh’s picture of her thinking.

Answer is 8

Soliana’s Question

Four monkeys went for a picnic. They took three pizzas with them.
How much pizza will each monkey have if they share them equally?

Christine solved Soliana’s problem.

Answer is three quarters (3/4)

Htoo Say’s Question

There are 4 monkeys in a family. There are 6 families of monkeys
in the jungle. If each family has the same number of monkeys,
how many monkeys will be there altogether?

Solved by Reihaneh. See her picture of her thinking.

Answer is 24

Mrs Grady’s Question

There are 4 monkeys having a rest on the rocks.
Suddenly another group joined them which doubled their numbers.
How many monkeys were there altogether? 

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      4          +          4     =                   8

Double (4 + 4 = 8), (4 and 4 equals to 8)   Or

4 x 2 = 8,  because 4 monkeys x 2 groups = 8

Solved by Joseph

Kitione’s Question

We can see some monkeys in the picture. These are ⅙ of the total number
of monkeys in the jungle. How many monkeys are there in the whole jungle?

Solved by Htoo Say Wah

Answer is 24