It is asking you to find 
of 32 packets.
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A garden centre has 32 packets of daffodil bulbs.
They sell of the packets.
How many packets did they sell?
- Read the question and then read it again. What is it asking you to do?
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First, find 
of 32.
Remember that finding is the same as dividing by eight.
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of 32 = 4, because 32 ÷ 8 = 4
- Now focus on the numerator, 5.
Multiply of 32 by 5 to find of 32.
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of 32 = 4
So, of 32 = 5 × 4 = 20
- What is your answer?
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of 32 = 20
The answer is 20 packets of bulbs.
- Check your answer using the inverse by ‘undoing’ all the steps you have done.
First, divide 20 by 5 to give the value of , and then multiply the answer by 8 to give the value of the whole.
You should return to the original number, 32.
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20 ÷ 5 = 4
4 × 8 = 32