Question

Which story problem can be represented by this number sentence?



48 ÷ 8 = ?



A.


Alex has a piece of wood that is 48 inches long. He cuts the wood into 8 equal pieces. How long is each piece of wood?


B.


Alex has a piece of wood that is 48 inches long. He has another piece of wood that is 8 inches long. How many inches of wood does Alex have altogether?


C.


Alex has a piece of wood that is 48 inches long. He uses 8 inches of it for a project. How much wood does Alex have left?
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@EmmaMink @kkay_light

Answer 1

@sammixboo

Answer 2

A.

Answer 3

Say you have 20 pieces of candy, and you wanted to share with yourself and 4 friends, so that is 5 people all together. You have to divide 20 by 5 to get how many pieces of candy everyone gets.

Answer 4

Correct :)

Answer 5

this is because if you want to find out how long each piece of wood is and you cut 8 pieces from it, you would divide 48 by 8.

Answer 6

thx sammixboo and EmmaMink

Answer 7

ur welcome!