Word Problem length

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Word Problem - length
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In Smallville, a model village, houses are 15cm
wide. How many houses can be built in a road 6
metres long?
1 house 15cm
Road 6 m
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Remember! 100cm equal 1 metre
2 houses 30cm
So, every time another house is built another 15
cm is used. How many lots of 15cm are there in
6 metres? How many centimetres are there in 6
metres?
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Repeated subtraction is division Repeated
addition is multiplication
The question is asking how many lots of 15cm can
be taken away from 600 cm? Or 600cm divided by
15cm Or how many lots of 15cm equal 600cm?
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How long would 10 houses be? 10 x 15 cm So how
long would 20 houses be ? Therefore 40
houses?
Finally decide on your answer to the question. Do
you need to add units of measurement? If the
question is how many? then not If the
question asks how long? then yes.
10 houses 10 lots of 15cm
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How long would 10 houses be? 10 x 15 cm So how
long would 20 houses be ? Therefore 40
houses?
Finally decide on your answer to the question. Do
you need to add units of measurement? If the
question is how many? then not If the question
asks how long? then yes.
Answer 40 houses can be built along a road that
is 6 metres long