Question

Match the situation to the correct expression.

Forty-two people at a Fourth of July picnic equally shared a watermelon that weighed x pounds. What was the weight of each piece of watermelon shared at the picnic?


Select the correct answer.

a)x/42
b)42/x
c)42x
d)x * 42

Answer 1

x/42
You divide how much the watermelon by how many people there are (42).
Since we don't know the weight, we substitute it with x.
x/42.
(also you can't divide people by water melon....)