Stage: 2 Challenge Level: 
On my calculator I divided one whole number by another whole
number and got the answer $3.125$.
I know that both numbers were less than $50$, but can't remember
what they were.
Can you work out what they were?
Multiplication & division. Calculating with decimals. Fractions. Trial and improvement. Calculating with fractions. Calculators. Divisibility. Factors and multiples. Addition & subtraction. Working systematically.
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