Question

1. Grandma has €17 in her purse and she wants to share it out among her 5 grandchildren. How much will they get each?
2. I have 17 metres of curtain material and I need to make 5 curtains. How long will each curtain be?

3. Floppy disks are stored in boxes that hold 5 disks. I have 17 disks to store. How many boxes will I need?

4. A plate of cakes contains 5 cakes. If I bake 17 cakes how many plates can I fill and how many will be left over?

5. A Boeing 737 has 5 seats across the plane. 17 friends go to Aberdeen. How many rows do they need?

*Are these problems really the same or different?*

Answer 1

Answer:

17/5

Step-by-step explanation:

All the answer needs to be 7 divided by 5

Answer 2

1. Each will get € 3.4

2. Each curtain will be 85 metres long

3. 4 boxes

4. 4 plates

5. 4 rows