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587 students are going on a school trip. Each bus will take up to 44 students. How many buses are needed?

This week I scored 30 but last week I scored 56.
What is the difference between 30 and 56?

31 boxes each hold 30 tins of paint. How many tins of paint are there all together?

If Mr Muscle weighs 109kg,
Mr Fit weighs 97kg and Mr Strong weighs 97kg; What is their combined weight?

 

Mr FitMr StrongMr Muscle

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Teacher, do your students have one to one access to computers?

Whether your students each have a TabletPC or share a desktop PC, this activity lends itself to eLearning (Engaged Learning).

Use a computer to construct a line graph showing the number of buses needed for a school trip for any number of students from 1 to 500 given that each bus can hold 44 students.