Multi-step word problems
A child starts with a number of things, then up to eight events change it: some received, some given away, half as many again, or a third, a quarter or three quarters given to a friend. How many are left at the end?
Each step works on the running total, so a slip early on carries through to the end.
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What changes each time
- Starting amounts from 20 to 60
- 3 to 8 steps, with halves, thirds, quarters and fifths
- New names and objects every time
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