Question

Corrine wrote this expression to describe the number of tulips she will put into each basket.



36 ÷ n



Which situation could be described by this expression?

A. Corrine knows that she started with 36 tulips. She does not know how many tulips she has already put into baskets.
B. Corrine knows that she needs 36 tulips. She does not know how many tulips she has.
C. Corrine knows that she has 36 tulips. She does not know how many baskets she has.
D. Corrine knows that she has 36 baskets. She does not know how many tulips to put into each basket.

Answer 1

D right

Answer 2

No think a little more.

Answer 3

the expression \[ \frac{ 36 }{n }\]splits 36 in n equal parts

Answer 4

n is unknown, so C.