A primary class mathematics teacher poses the following question to his students: "Reena and Sharma went to a shop to buy a bag. There were many bags with different price tags. They got confused by looking at so many price tags. Can you help them by arranging the price tags either in ascending or descending order"? BAG-A\(\rightarrow\) Rs. 4732, BAG B \(\rightarrow\) Rs. 2364,  BAG- C \(\rightarrow\) Rs. 1934, BAG- D \(\rightarrow\) Rs. 3475, BAG- E \(\rightarrow\) Rs. 2937, BAG-F \(\rightarrow\) Rs. 3004. In the given context, which of the following statements is true?

A primary class mathematics teacher poses the following question to his students: "Reena and Sharma went to a shop to buy a bag. There were many bags with different price tags. They got confused by looking at so many price tags. Can you help them by arranging the price tags either in ascending or descending order"? BAG-A\(\rightarrow\) Rs. 4732, BAG B \(\rightarrow\) Rs. 2364,  BAG- C \(\rightarrow\) Rs. 1934, BAG- D \(\rightarrow\) Rs. 3475, BAG- E \(\rightarrow\) Rs. 2937, BAG-F \(\rightarrow\) Rs. 3004. In the given context, which of the following statements is true? Correct Answer The teacher can use the question to go beyond comparison of numbers and introduce the concept of data handling and sorting of data.

Questions in mathematics classrooms stimulate learning, develop the potential of students to think, drive clear ideas, and stir the imagination. It helps students to develop their knowledge more efficiently.

Key Points

  • Comparing is the act of observing similar properties in several items or things. Number comparison and ordering is a math concept in which we compare numbers based on their values, identify smaller and larger numbers, and then arrange them in ascending and descending order.
    • Comparison of numbers will also help in developing concepts of sorting numbers and arranging the data according to their magnitude.

Hence, we conclude that the correct statement is that the teacher can use the question to go beyond the comparison of numbers and introduce the concept of data handling and sorting data.

Related Questions

Each question below is followed by two statements I and II. You have to determine whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question. You should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose the best possible answer. What is the number of students who went to the museum by car. If the ratio of students traveled by three different modes i.e. bus, train and car is 5 ∶ 14 ∶ 8? I. Number of male students who went to the museum is 45 more than the number of female students who went to the museum. All the female went to the museum by train only and 30 males went by train. II. Total males who went to museum by bus and car is 195.  
Each question below is followed by two statements I and II. You have to determine whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question. You should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose the best possible answer. What is the average weight of new students added? I. In a class 60% students are male and there average weight is 15 kg more than the female students, 9 males and 6 new female students joined the class and the average weight of the class increased by 0.84 II. Total male students in the class is 12 more than female students adding 9 male students to the class increases the average weight of male students by 1 kg and adding 6 female students increases the average weight of female students by 0.6.