“What is the connection between math and everyday life? Simply put, there are many! Whether you’re making a meal for your family or doing your grocery shopping, mathematics can help you make better decisions. It’s important to understand that math isn’t just about numbers- it’s about how we think.” We teach our young kids all the basic math concepts addition , subtraction, multiplication and division. But it is important to understand how to apply these concepts out of school. A bag of marbles is one such real life math problem that actually develop their deductive reasoning skills which they will use throughout their lives. This puzzle can be difficult, but it is a great way to challenge your child’s math skills. Ready to give it a try? Let’s get started!
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The RIDDLE : 10 BAGS OF MARBLEs
A shopkeeper received a shipment of marbles. There were 10 bags with 1000 identical marbles of 1 gram each in the shipment.
Later, he was notified that the dealer, by mistake shipped him one bag of defective marbles which weigh 1.1 gm each.
And the dealer doesn’t remember which bag contains the defective marbles. The shopkeeper plans to go just once to the central weighing machine to get ONE ACCURATE weight.
How can he identify the bag with the defective marbles with just one weighing?
Give it a try and leave your answers in the comment section. Or, you can check the solution below.
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I hope you enjoyed solving the problem of ‘A Bag of Marbles’ from everyday life scenario to teach kids on how when faced with a situation you can’t figure out, sometimes math can help.
I hope you liked solving the problem of ‘A Bag of Marbles’ from an everyday life scenario to teach students about how math can help when faced with a situation they can’t figure out.
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