Question

A set of blocks contains 18 blocks. Jeremy has 5 sets of building blocks. Can he divide them into 8 equal piles? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

No, he can not.

Explanation:

Since each set of blocks has 18 blocks and Jeremy has 5 sets, you can find the total number of building blocks by multiplying:

18 * 5 = 90

If he wanted to divide them into 8 equal piles, you would take the total number of building blocks and divide by 8:

90 ÷ 8 = 11.25

Since 11.25 is not a whole number, then the number of building blocks can not be dividing equally into 8 piles.