Question

Doug has 5 packs of gum, each with the same number of pieces. If he has 60 pieces of gum, how many pieces are in a pack?

Answer 1

12

Explanation:

There are 60 pieces of gum evenly divided into 5 packs.

This is a division problem.

60/5 = 12

Each pack has 12 pieces of gum.

Answer 2

12 pieces

Explanation:

Doug has 60 pieces of gum contained equally within 5 packs, so the expression will be 60/5. This will give you the number of pieces in a pack.

60/5=12, so each pack contains 12 pieces