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Number (multiplication and division): Safety in Numbers

3 - Further Challenges

Inspired by Nature Worksheet

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Further Challenges

  • Which pod size between 50 and 100 would offer the fur seals the greatest number of equal group options?
  • Which pod size greater than 100 would offer the fur seals the greatest number of equal group options?
  • The number 360 is a fascinating mathematical number that crops up in history e.g. the Mayan calendar.

Can you apply your knowledge of multiplication and division to find out why this might be such an interesting number? 

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Fur seal pups face an uncertain future on overcrowded beaches.

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