How many times does 5 go into 70 using the bus stop method?

Answer 1

5 goes into 70 fourteen (14) times, and it doesn't matter which method you use.

Every method should lead to the same answer. If you work the problem with two

different methods and get two different answers, then at least one of the answers

is wrong, and it's quite likely that both of them are.

• Stop 1 - We pick 5 children up, total 5 on the bus.
• Stop 2 - We pick 5 children up, total 10 on the bus.
• Stop 3 - We pick 5 children up, total 15 on the bus.
• Stop 4 - We pick 5 children up, total 20 on the bus.
• Stop 5 - We pick 5 children up, total 25 on the bus.
• Stop 6 - We pick 5 children up, total 30 on the bus.
• Stop 7 - We pick 5 children up, total 35 on the bus.
• Stop 8 - We pick 5 children up, total 40 on the bus.
• Stop 9 - We pick 5 children up, total 45 on the bus.
• Stop 10 - We pick 5 children up, total 50 on the bus.
• Stop 11 - We pick 5 children up, total 55 on the bus.
• Stop 12 - We pick 5 children up, total 60 on the bus.
• Stop 13 - We pick 5 children up, total 65 on the bus.
• Stop 14 - Last Stop, We pick 5 children up, total 70 on the bus.

Answer 2

5 goes into 70 fourteen times using the bus stop method.