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564 young people are going on a day trip. Each bus will take up to 46 people. How many buses are needed?

Today Sassy spent £20 and yesterday she spent £59.
What is the difference between 20 and 59?

27 dancers raise £50 each at a sponsored dance. How much money was raised all together?

If Sissy weighs 94 pounds,
Sassy weighs 95 pounds and Elvis weighs 108 pounds; What is their combined weight?

 

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13
39
1350
+ 297

1699

 

  

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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 46 students.