Days off school

This task is about solving problems and identifying equations about days off school.

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1. In June, Riki had 2 more days off school than Māia. Between them they had 8 days off school.

     i) How many days off school did Riki have? 

Question

    ii) You can solve this problem using 2 equations. One of thes is s + p = 8. Which other equation is needed? (p = number of days Māia had off school in June).

    • p = s + 2

    • p = s + 8

    • s = p + 2

    • s = p + 8

    • s + p = 2

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2. In July, Riki and Māia again had 8 days off school in total, but this time Māia had 4 more days off than Riki.
     i) How many days off school did Riki have in July? 
 
    ii) One equation that describes the days off school in July is s + p = 8. Write another equation you will need to show how many days Riki had off in July.