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Does the answer make sense?

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130 people are going on a school trip. One coach holds 50 people. How many coaches must be booked so that everyone can go?

2

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Which of these could be the answer to the question: how tall is a ten-year-old pupil?

3

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A florist has 28 roses and makes bunches of 5 roses. How many full bunches will she make?

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Which of these could be the answer to the question: how far is it by road from Warsaw to Krakow?

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Ola is packing 59 gingerbread biscuits into boxes of 6. How many boxes does she need to pack all the biscuits?

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Which of these could be the answer to the question: how long is a classroom?

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111 eggs were collected on a farm. How many full boxes of 6 eggs can be filled with them?

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Which of these could be the answer to the question: how much water does an ordinary bucket hold?

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A ribbon 54 cm long is cut into pieces 7 cm long. How many whole pieces will there be?

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Which of these could be the answer to the question: how much does a bar of chocolate weigh?

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