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PROBLEM SOLVING 102


Division (PSD102)

[one] Sally ran 42 races in 6 weeks. If she ran the same number of races each week, how many races did she run each week?

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[two]Hautahi had 252 marbles. If he lost 6 marbles every day, how many days would it take for him to lose all of them?

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[three] Justine was 144 months old exactly. How many years old was she?

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[four] Trevor had $200.00 and he wanted to buy some concert tickets. If each concert ticket cost $25.00, how many tickets will Trevor be able to buy?

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[five] Paula was visiting the cousins on their big sheep farm. One day, she saw a group of sheep in a pen and Paula decided to count up all their legs. If she counted 224 legs, how many sheep were there?

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Remember, there are 12 months in a year.

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Remember: 1 week = 7 days

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This problem can be expressed like this:

4 224
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The problem can be expressed like this:

12 144
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You must figure out how many times $25 goes into $200.

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You must find out how many times 12 months (a year) will go into 144 months.

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This problem is best set out like this:

25 200
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This problem can be set out like this: 8 4 = answer

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It is important to remember that sheep have four legs!

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This problem is best expressed like this:

6 42
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This problem can be expressed like this:

6 252
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This problem can look like this: 8 apples 4 people = answer

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