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[one] Sally ran 54 races in 9 weeks. If she ran the same number of races each week, how many races did she run each week? Hint

[two] Hautahi had 288 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 48 months old exactly. How many years old was she? Hint

[four] Trevor had $145.00 and he wanted to buy some concert tickets. If each concert ticket cost $20.00, how many tickets will Trevor be able to buy? (Yes, there will be some change!) Hint

[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 172 legs, how many sheep were there? Hint

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

4		172

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The problem can be expressed like this:

12		48

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You must figure out how many times $20 goes into $145. There will be money left over, but this isn't important.
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You must find out how many times 12 months (a year) will go into 48 months.
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This problem is best set out like this:

20		145

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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:

9		54

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This problem can be expressed like this:

9		288

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