Question

Which number sentence best represents this story problem? Carol picks 42 apples. She puts an equal number of apples in each of 6 bags. How many apples are in each bag? A. 42 × 6 = ? B. 42 ÷ 6 = ? C. 42 + 6 = ? D. 42 – 6 = ?

Answer 1

The correct answer is b

Answer 2

Hello There!

The correct answer is B. 42 / 6.
This is because we are trying to find the amount of apples per bag and therefore we have to divide the total number of apples by the number of bags.

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