Topics: Starter | Arithmetic | Calculator | Investigations | Number

• Sue Sunn, St Albans
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• 76 +4 = 80
  80/ 4 = 20
  20 / 4 = 5
  5 - 4 = 1
• Francisco Schreiber, Rokeby School East London
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• Divided by 2 is a good starting point for foundation groups.
• Miss Sidebotham, -
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• This starter was a good one, the children loved it.
• Zara, Belmont Academy
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• Really good. Got my brain thinking...
  How about... 96
  96/4=24
  24-4=20
  20-4=16
  16/4=4
  4/4=1
• Jordan, Admirals Junior School
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• Sixty eight plus four plus four plus four plus four plus four plus four plus four plus four divided by four take away four take away four take away four take away four equals ONE!
• Teacher, UK
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• Actually any number can be done this way,
  Take the number a
  do a x 4 = 4a
  -4
  -4
  -4... (a-1) times
  so were left with 4
  then divide by 4
  I think it's a reasonable starter so I rated it 2 but it needs a limit to the number of operations allowed.
• Ashwin, India
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• Important tip:- you can the digit twice as well like 44 -).
• Sue, Australia
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• I guess it's good for introducing algebra or even discussing multiples. It's a bit simple other than that - it's obvious any number can be reduced.
• Yannis Lee, King George V School, Hong Kong SAR
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• 68÷4=17
  17+4=21
  21×4=84
  84-4=80
  80÷4=20
  20÷4=5
  5-4=1.

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