Malcolm has 24 pegs...

Last week we spent time thinking about a whole lot of different maths problems to figure out what we already know and understand, and what we need to learn.  The questions came from Gloss, a maths interview that helps teachers understand what to teach the kids in their classes.

One of the questions was:

Malcolm has 24 pegs. 

He uses 2 pegs to hang out each item of clothing.

How many pieces of clothing can he hang out?

Here's a clip that might get you started on thinking how to solve the problem:

Malcolm has 24 pegs #1 from Amy Austin on Vimeo.

Can you think of another strategy we could use to solve the problem?  Stay tuned for more clips...