PRIMARY 5 · MATHEMATICS

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Top 5 mistakes

Ranked by how often they appear across 42 MOE-aligned practice questions in our archive.

#1Misconception

This is the total, not the average.

Seen in 3 questions

#2Misconception

Confused the new average (20 kg) with the answer to the question.

Seen in 1 question

#3Misconception

Confused the original average (24 kg) with the heaviest box itself.

Seen in 1 question

#4Partial logic

Computed the total mass of the remaining 5 boxes (5 × 20 = 100 kg) and gave that as the heaviest box mass, confusing total with a single value.

Seen in 1 question

#5Calculation error

Divided total by 5 instead of 4 days.

Seen in 1 question

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