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# Saving Up

Math story 78 · Word problems · Grade 4 · 0:34

## Read the story

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`