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PROBLEM SOLVING 050

[one] Johnny does many little jobs around the house to help his parents and to earn some pocket-money. He receives $8.00 each week in pocket-money. After 5 weeks, how much money does he have? Hint

[two]] Mary works four days every week at a local Kohanga Reo. How many days does she work in 9 weeks? Hint

[three] ] Talia enjoys swimming and she practises 2 hours every day after school. How many hours does Talia practise swimming in a fortnight? Hint

[four] ] Robin Hood made up a Robbing Schedule for his Merry Men to follow. Robin's new schedule said that they would rob 3 people every day. No more and no less. How many people would they rob in one week? Hint

[five] Frieda's cows each give 5 litres of milk every day. If Frieda has 45 cows, how much milk does Frieda get each day? Hint

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This problem is best expressed like this: 4 (days/ week) x 9 (weeks) = answer

Which means: 4 x 9 = answer
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The problem can be expressed like this: 10 x 2 = answer
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Don't forget: one week = 7 days.
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A "fortnight" is two weeks. So, remembering our first hint, we can solve the problem by expressing it like this:
2 hours x 1 school week = 2 hours x 5 school days = 10 hours. So...
10 hours x 2 weeks = answer.
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This problem is best set out like this: 3 (robberies/ day) x 7 (days) = answer

Which means: 3 x 7 = answer
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This problem is best set out like this: 5 (litres/ day) x 45 (cows) = answer

Which means: 5 x 45 = answer
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The best way to express this problem is like this: $8 x 5 (weeks) = answer

Which means: 8 x 5 = answer
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5 eggs x 7 days looks like this: 5 x 7 = answer
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