algebra and fractions

Question

Create Three Word Problems (a), (b) and (c). Solve Word Problems you created
(provide explanations, different solutions, etc.).
Write three different word problems that would be solved by dividing
51 by 4 and for which the answers would be, respectively:

a) 12 and 3/4

b) 13

c) 12

Answer 1

(a) Before tax 4 of the same hats cost $51. How much does each hat cost ?

51/4 = $12.75

(b) $51 is shared evenly between 4 friends. How much does each friend get rounded to the nearest dollar?

(c) quarterly report must be published exactly 4 times every year. There are 51 business weeks in the year and the last week (week #52) is spent on end of year reporting (not counting the quarterly reports);

How many weeks pass before the next quarterly report is published?

51/4 = 12 remainder 3... so 12 weeks