Great effort from all students participating in this years FIRST EVER 'Maths Trivia Night'!! 

It was so lovely to see such excitement in the faces of all contestants! And what a buzzer round we had?! Great to see some speedy mathematicians in the room!!

The 5/6 boys won the round this time!! Well done and inshallah we will have another successful night in the near future! Keep up the excellent effort!!

How would you feel about participating in our very first Math Trivia Night at Al Siraat College? If you think you have what it takes, then start brushing up on your skills in numeration. Now is the time to prepare and build up your confidence!

Topics include:
- Number and Place Value
- Decimals
- Fractions
- Percentage
- Measurement (metric units, conversions)
and many more..

Watch this space for more details coming soon...

Here is a topic 5/6A have touched on already. Enjoy the 'Math in Movies' segment!
If only he knew about LCMs (Lowest Common Multiples)...

What better way to learn about math concepts than through real-life problems.

This 'father of the bride' wants to buy 8 hotdog buns for his pack of 8 hotdogs. But, the buns are sold only in packs of 12. 

What is a guy to do?? Stressed out, he manages to show his frustration in a supermarket store, removing the extra buns that he does not need (and does NOT want to pay for). But why all the fuss? He should have just used LCMs and he'd find a solution in no time, even saving himself the embarrassment!

So what is LCMs I hear you ask again?
Lowest Common Multiple. 
Here, he has two starting numbers: 8 and 12.

In one packet of hotdogs, there are 8 hotdogs in total, 2 packets will give 16 hotdogs, 3 packets will give 24 hotdogs... etc.
So, knowing the multiples of 8, we can easily tell how many hotdogs for any number of packets.

Same thing goes for the buns. One packet has 12 buns, 2 packets will give 24 and 3 packets will give 36... etc.

So what is the minimum number of hotdogs and buns that he can buy, and still not have any extra buns?
Here is where we can use the simple concept known as LCM:
Step 1- List the multiples of 8 and 12
8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40 ...
12: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 ...

Step 2- Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)
8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40 ...
12: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 ...
This is clearly 24.

Step 3- Find how many packets this equates to for both hotdogs and buns
Since 24 is the THIRD multiple for 8, we need THREE packets of hotdogs
Since 24 is the SECOND multiple of 12, we need TWO packets of buns

PROBLEM SOLVED!!

And that's why maths matters! ;)
Ms Sime