Math story 78 · Word problems

Saving Up

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Mia saves 15 dollars every month. She wants a bike for 120 dollars.

How many 15s fit into 120? We count: 15, 30, 45, 60 and so on up to 120.

That's 8 months.

Ben saves 12 dollars every week. How many weeks until he has 84 dollars?

Answer and working

Correct! 84 divided by 12 is 7 weeks.

84 ÷ 12 = 7

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