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This problem encourages students to consider a range of alternative methods of calculation. There is an opportunity for students to appreciate the importance of the quotient and the remainder when using division to solve a problem. When using calculators, students can explore the relationship between the remainder and the decimal part of the
answer.
Ann's Method:
Luke's Method:
How can I use what I know (small multiples of 7, 12, 360...) to generate number facts that are not at my fingertips (large multiples of 7, 12, 360...)?
Colour Wheels provides a simple context for exploring repeating patterns.
Days and Dates begins in the same way as this problem, but then encourages exploration of the algebra behind modular arithmetic.