Describe similarities and differences between the following word problems by considering how a student who has never dealt with division before might attempt to solve these problems.
(a)
We have a total of 35 hard candies. If there are 5 boxes with an equal number of candies in each box with all the candy accounted for, how many candies are in each box? (What happens if we start with 38 pieces of hard candy?)
(b)
We have a total of 35 hard candies. If there are 5 candies in each box, how many boxes are there? (What happens if we start with 38 pieces of hard candy?)
(c)
We have a total of 38 gallons of milk to be put in 5 containers. If each container holds the same amount of milk and all the milk is accounted for, how much milk will each container hold?
(d)
We have a total of 38 gallons of milk to be put in containers holding 5 gallons each. If all the milk is used, how many containers were used?
(e)
John has 5 times as many candies as Cindy. If John has 35 candies. how many candies does Cindy have?
(f)
If John has 35 candies and Cindy has 5 candies, how many times as many candies does John have than Cindy?
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