Thursday 3 January 2019

SLJ

One of these creatures is called the ‘Colossal Squid.’ A colossal squid can weigh
as much as 495 kilograms (kg)! Here in New Zealand, we have a full sized colossal
squid on display at Te Papa Museum in Wellington. It is the only specimen of its
kind in the entire world! This squid weighs approximately 500 kg. In 2018, a team
at Te Papa decided to move the giant squid from one area of the museum to another.
Deep in the ocean, far below the surface, lies an area called the ‘Midnight Zone.
’ It is called the midnight zone because it is always dark or ‘pitch black’ in this area.
Much of the deep sea has yet to be explored by humans, however, we do know a
little bit about the creatures that live here.
Let’s imagine that the average adult can lift 25 kg and the average child can lift 15
kg. How many adults and children will it take to move the giant squid into its new room
at Te Papa? [Note: There is more than one right answer to this question.]On your blog, tell us how you will solve this maths problem. You can write your answer in words, use a Sketchpad image or post a video explaining how you would figure it out. Be sure to give us your final answer. .
30 children 2 Adults
Children: 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 +
15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 = 450kg
Adults: 25 + 25 =  50kg
Add all up: 450kg + 50kg = 500 kg
20 children 8 adults
(20 Children): 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 +
15 + 15 + 15 = 300kgs
(8 Adults): 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 200kgs
Add all up: 300kg + 200kg = 500kgs

5 children 25 adults
(5 children) 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 = 75kgs
(25 adults) 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg +
25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25 kg+ 25kg
+ 25kg + 25kg + 25kg = 425kgs
Add all up: 75kgs + 425kgs = 500kgs
15 children 11 adults
(15 children) 15kg + 15kg + 15kg + 15kg + 15kg + 15kg + 15kg + 15kg + 15kg + 15kg +
15kg + 15kg + 15kg + 15kg + 15kg = 225kgs
(11 adults) 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg + 25kg +
25kg = 275kgs
Add all up: 225kgs +275kgs=500kg
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  1. Cia21 January 2019 at 14:37

    Talofa Tehillah,

    He tino pai tō mahi! I can see you thought a lot about the different combinations of children and adults it would take to successfully lift and transport the squid.

    I can see you used repeated addition to help you find these combinations, perhaps next time you could try a different strategy to solve the problem. Have you thought about using multiplication? It might be a little tricky using multiplication with bigger numbers if you're not used to it, but it'd be worth a go!

    It would definitely be quite a task to lift and transport that giant squid! If I had the chance to help out I would, I've always been very curious about creatures found in the deep sea.. If you could help would you?

    Toe feiloa'i fo'i,

    Cia.

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