{"id":227317,"date":"2023-08-17T17:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T09:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/?p=227317"},"modified":"2025-01-20T00:20:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T16:20:38","slug":"2019-psle-maths-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/2019-psle-maths-question\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 PSLE Maths Question That Triggered A Public Outcry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Below is the famous 2019 PSLE Maths question that got many P6 students scratching their heads and several parents fuming.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/identical-semicircle-1.png\" alt=\"2019 PSLE Maths Question\" class=\"wp-image-235560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/identical-semicircle-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/identical-semicircle-1-980x362.png 980w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/identical-semicircle-1-480x177.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The (In) Famous Circle Question<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first look at this 2019 PSLE Maths question looks bewildering. After some serious thinking, however, you&#8217;ll find that its complex configuration belies a simple solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Challenge your children and let them have a stab at it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It doesn&#8217;t require any advanced formulae and manipulations, just basic addition-subtraction and&#8230;perhaps a little imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moral of the story: Keep calm and keep an open mind when tackling non-routine questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the video solution below, we explore 3 ways in which you can go about dissecting the question. Don&#8217;t be lazy now, watch it only after you&#8217;ve tried the question yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"2019 Challenging PSLE Semicircle Question That Broke The Internet\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VDJkqwOJnXc?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s Ahsan (P6 student at the time of recording) demonstrating his thought process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/2019-psle-maths-semicircle-question-that-triggered-an-open-letter-to-the-minister-for-education\/\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smash the like and share buttons below if you&#8217;ve found this useful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why Choose Joyous Learning for PSLE Mathematics?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Expert teachers with a proven track record of success.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customised lessons tailored to your child\u2019s needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategies that simplify complex concepts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.link\/99pcqt\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WhatsApp us at 89051533<\/strong><\/a> or \ud83c\udf10 <strong>Visit <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/free-trial-class\"><strong>https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/free-trial-class<\/strong><\/a> to book your <strong>FREE Trial Class<\/strong> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is the famous 2019 PSLE Maths question that got many P6 students scratching their heads and several parents fuming. At first look at this 2019 PSLE Maths question looks bewildering. After some serious thinking, however, you&#8217;ll find that its complex configuration belies a simple solution. Challenge your children and let them have a stab [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":227318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[17,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psle","category-pri-maths"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227317"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235568,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227317\/revisions\/235568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}