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Each line gives a story. You have to choose the question which makes the best story problem. The first one is already marked.
- 352 children from a school went on a camping trip. Each tent had a group of 4 children.
a) How many children did each tent have? b) How many tents do they need? c) How many children in all are in the school?
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Solution
| a) | How many children did each tent have? | |
| b) | How many tents do they need? | ✓ |
| c) | How many children in all are in the school? |
Option (a) is not a good choice because the number of children for each tent is already given.
Option (c) is not a good choice because the total number of children is already given.
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