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The beach is 10 m long. If a child walks 3 m in each step, how many steps are needed to cover the whole beach?

hard 2 marks Class 2 · Mathematics · A Day at the Beach
Answer
4 steps

The correct answer is 4 steps — So number of steps needed: .

Step-by-step solution

  1. Identify total length of beach: m.
  2. Identify length of each step: m.
  3. Divide total length by step length: .
  4. Since the result is not an integer, round up to nearest whole number.
  5. So number of steps needed: .
Common mistake: Taking floor instead of rounding up, giving 3 steps

Concept tested: Division to find number of equal parts

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