Select all problems that can be solved using division.

Jada cut 4 pieces of ribbon that were equal in length. She used a total of 5 feet of ribbon. How long, in feet, was each piece of ribbon she cut?

A chef bought 3 bags of beans. Each bag contains 125 kilograms of beans. How many kilograms of beans did she buy?

A printer takes 212 seconds to print a flyer. It took 75 seconds to print a batch of flyers without stopping. How many flyers were in the batch?

Question

Select all problems that can be solved using division.

Jada cut 4 pieces of ribbon that were equal in length.  She used a total of 5 feet of ribbon.  How long, in feet, was each piece of ribbon she cut?

A chef bought 3 bags of beans.  Each bag contains 125  kilograms of beans.  How many kilograms of beans did she buy?

A printer takes 212 seconds to print a flyer.  It took 75 seconds to print a batch of flyers without stopping.  How many flyers were in the batch?

snowflake0531 · Answer

okay, for the first one
4 pieces of ribbon, but only 5 feet
so, the 5 feet has to be divided into 4
so 5/4 =....?

AZ · Answer

(they don't need to solve it, they just need to find out which ones are solved by division)

snowflake0531 · Answer

eeee okay

snowflake0531 · Answer

then i may have accidentally given a direct answer

sleepyfish · Answer

It's fine, if its a msitake I think the mods wont care

snowflake0531 · Answer

lol
actually, it wasn't a direct answer
i didn't read the instructions carefully O-O
it's a checkbox question thing
so i only told you taht teh firs t is correct

snowflake0531 · Answer

anyways, for the second one
how would you solve it then?
multiplication or division?
3 bags... each 125 kg...

sleepyfish · Answer

oh the second is multiplication

AZ · Answer

(I believe the third option is supposed to read 2 1/2 seconds to print a flyer)

snowflake0531 · Answer

yepp
and the phrasing of the third confuses me

snowflake0531 · Answer

$\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}$ @AZ
(I believe the third option is supposed to read 2 1/2 seconds to print a flyer)
$\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}$
ahhh, okay lol thx

AZ · Answer

(just a formatting error when copy-pasting)

sleepyfish · Answer

yes its 2 1/2

sleepyfish · Answer

dumb computers :D

snowflake0531 · Answer

kk
so, anyways
2.5 seconds for one flyer.... 75 seconds for a batch...
how many flyers are printed....

would this use multiplication or division?

sleepyfish · Answer

that one is division too because you do 75/2.5????

sleepyfish · Answer

or multiplication

snowflake0531 · Answer

ha, you're correct, it's division lol
so... the first and third is division

sleepyfish · Answer

ok yes ty also ima boutta close dis one up

sleepyfish · Answer

tysmm
guys

snowflake0531 · Answer

k