Marie wrote this expression to describe the number of cherries she would give each friend.

c ÷ 3

Which situation could be described by this expression?
A.
Marie does not know how many cherries she has to share. She knows she is sharing her cherries equally with 3 friends.
B.
Marie does not know how many cherries she has to share. She knows she will give each friend 3 cherries.
C.
Marie knows she has 3 cherries to share. She does not know how many friends she is sharing her cherries with.

Question

Marie wrote this expression to describe the number of cherries she would give each friend.

 

c ÷ 3

 

Which situation could be described by this expression?
 A. 
  Marie does not know how many cherries she has to share. She knows she is sharing her cherries equally with 3 friends.   
  B. 
  Marie does not know how many cherries she has to share. She knows she will give each friend 3 cherries.   
C. 
  Marie knows she has 3 cherries to share. She does not know how many friends she is sharing her cherries with.

mattga2002 · Answer

It is definitely A, because she is splitting c, cherries, with her 3 friends

anonymous · Answer

D. Marie knows she has 3 cherries to share. She does not know how many cherries each friend will get

anonymous · Answer

thanks