Question

Dhruv is making necklaces for his three friends using 112 sea shells. He used 28 shells for one necklace. How many necklace can he make from all 112 sea shells?
(3 marks)

Answer 1

Number of sea shells collected = 112
Number of shells required to make 1 necklace = 28
Number of necklace he can make from 112 sea shells = $112÷28$

(1 mark)

To do this division we will follow repeated subtraction
112 - 28 = 84
84 - 28 = 56
56 - 28 = 28
28 - 28 = 0

Since this completed in 4 steps. So, there can be 4 necklaces made from 112 sea shells.

(2 marks)