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#1 2008-08-26 14:04:39
- divad
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Work Backward Problem Solving
Please help me solve this problem:
Miguel finished 1/4 of his math homework problems right after getting home from school. He did 1/3 of the remaining problems before dinner. He did the remaining 14 problems after dinner. How many math problems did Miguel solve?
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#2 2008-08-26 16:51:10
- John E. Franklin
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Re: Work Backward Problem Solving
28 because
1/4 after school leaves 3/4 left to do.
1/3 taken away from the 3/4 is 1/2, you can see that if you draw an apple pie and take 1/3 away.
So half is left and that is 14,
so double it for all of them is 28.
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