Question

Matt has a few boxes of markers. Each box contains 12 markers, and the total number of markers is 48. How many boxes of markers does Matt have?

Answer 1

Let the number of boxes be m:

m × 12 = 48

m × 12 ÷ 12 = 48 ÷ 12

m = 4.

Matt has 4 boxes of markers.

Answer 2

Matt has 4 boxes of markers.