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[one] David has 20 apples. He has three friends, and David wants to make sure everyone - including himself - gets the same number of apples. So how many apples does each person get? Hint

[two] Hautahi had 81 marbles. If he lost 9 marbles every day, how many days would it take for him to lose all of them? Hint

[three] Justine was 72 months old exactly. How many years old was she? Hint

[four] Trevor had $72.00 and he wanted to buy some concert tickets. If each concert ticket cost $8.00, how many tickets will Trevor be able to buy? Hint

[five] Paula was visiting the cousins on their big sheep farm. One day, she saw a group of sheep in a small pen and Paula decided to count up all their legs. If she counted 24 legs, how many sheep were in the pen? Hint

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Remember: 1 week = 7 days
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This problem can be expressed like this:

4		24

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The problem can be expressed like this:

12		72

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You must figure out how many times $8 goes into $72.
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You must find out how many times 12 months (a year) will go into 72 months.
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This problem is best set out like this:

$8		$72

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This problem can be set out like this:

4		20

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It is important to remember that sheep have four legs!
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You need to remember that there are four people involved in this question.
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This problem can be expressed like this:

9		81

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This problem can look like this: 20 apples 4 people = answer
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