3.
When looking at this word problem, it is important to remember that words like is and times can be substituted for math symbols. Is can be the equal sign and times is the multiplication sign. There are 27 campers, this = 9xthe number of counselors. Let's take out the extra words. 27=9x_ We can either divide both sides by 9 to find the answer or just think about what multiplied by 9 equals 27. The answer is 3.