Different sized groups 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Working with Students Further Resources This task is about dividing by a factor of 10. Question 1Change answer Mani's school had 276 students. They wanted to put them into groups of 10 students. How many groups had exactly 10 students? One group did not have enough students to make up 10. How many were in this group? Question 1Change answer The Conservation group had 3,724 trees to plant. They want to plant them in groups. The Conservation group had 3,724 trees to plant. They want to plant them in groups. How many groups of exactly 1,000 trees could they plant? How many groups of exactly 100 trees could they plant? Question 1Change answer A city had 74,138 people in it. A city had 74,138 people in it. There is one library for every 10,000 people. How many libraries are there? There is one bus for every 1,000 people. How many buses are there? Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students). Copyright: People image: Yayasya, iStock Level: 3 Curriculum info: Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Knowledge Keywords: place value, whole numbers, total value Description of task: Students solve word problems which require division by 10, 100 or 1000. Answers/responses: Y6 (11/1998) a) i) ii) 27 6 easy very easy b) i) ii) 3 37 easy moderate c) i) ii) 7 74 moderate moderate Diagnostic and formative information: Common error Likely reason a) i) b) ii) c) i) 20 or 200 30 and 300 70 Misunderstands place value Bags for sale Country populations
