Question

Which equation could be used to solve the problem?

Troy typed 375 word in 15 minutes.

How many words per minute did he type (w)?

A.
w = 375 words ÷ 15 minutes

B.
w = 15 minutes ÷ 375 words

C.
w = 375 words + 15 minutes

D.
w = 375 words • 15 minutes

Answer 1

It cannot be B otherwise the answer would be negative, and Troy would not be able to type in a negative amount of time

Answer 2

Excuse me, i meant a decimal

Answer 3

And it can't be C. because you don't add when you do this, you divide. And the answer could be a decimal.

Answer 4

You would want to divide so that you can determine how many words per EACH minute that he typed..

Answer 5

^

Answer 6

So, the answer is A.? Right?

Answer 7

I agree

Answer 8

Correct!

Answer 9

Good work :)

Answer 10

I'll medal you @brooklynsshaw

Answer 11

Thank you so much :) Would you mind if you could help with a few more plz?

Answer 12

Thank you darling !! :) @xMissAlyCatx

Answer 13

No problem, what are your other questions?

Answer 14

Which equation could be used to solve the problem?

Oscar averaged 4 yards per carry in the football game.

If he carried the ball 16 times, how many yards did he gain (y)?

A.
y = 4 + 16

B.
y = 4 ÷ 16

C.
y = 16 ÷ 4

D.
y = 4 • 16

Answer 15

Multiply 4 by 16

Answer 16

This will be a multiplication situation because you want to know how many all together he got. SO what @brooklynsshaw said just now..

Answer 17

y = 4 x 16

Answer 18

Exactly @xMissAlyCatx :)

Answer 19

thanks again!

Answer 20

There are 192 children at camp and they are evenly divided into 8 groups.

How many children are in each group?

Answer 21

This will be division because you want to know how many kids PER group.

Answer 22

ok, so 8 divided by 192? Or 192 divided by 8?

Answer 23

192 divided by 8. If you do a small divided by a large number it will be a fraction/decimal.

Answer 24

The answer will be the product of 192 divided by 8

Answer 25

ok, thanks

Answer 26

Ms. Huffman bought 15 cases of juice boxes for the town picnic. There were 24 juice boxes in each case.

How many juice boxes did she buy?

Answer 27

You must multiply these two numbers to get how many there are all together.

Answer 28

ok

Answer 29

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