Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Division problem solving

Last week our class was doing some problem solving. We were learning how to solve division problems by using different strategies.

Here is one of my questions that I solved with my maths mate.


Francois was making some new rugby bibs for his rugby team. He had a total of 3.2 metres of fabric. Each bib takes 0.4m of fabric to make. How many bibs can Francois make for his team?

I have decided to use the strategies place value and reversibility.
Here is my place value strategy: 



3.2 ÷ 0.4 = 8

2.0 ÷ 0.4 = 5
1.2 ÷ 0.4 = 3
5 + 3 = 8
Here is my reversibility strategy: 
3.2 ÷ 0.4 = 8
0.4 x 8 = 3.2
0.4 x (5) =2.0
0.4 x (3) =1.2

I hope you learnt a different way to solve a division problem.

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