Question

Decartes has 24 counters. He says he can use all the counters to make an array with 3 rows. Is he correct Explain

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation: yes because 24 is divisible by 3. 24/3=8 so he can make an array with 3 rows of 8

Answer 2

For this case we have that by definition, an array can be defined as a set of elements (numbers) arranged in rows and columns.

Example:

When it is said that an array is m * n we have:

m: Number of rows

n: Number of columns

An example of a 3 * 3 array is observed.

`\left[\begin{array}{ccc}a_(11)&a_(12)&a_(13)\\a_(21)&a_(22)&a_(23)\\a_(31)&a_(32)&a_(33)\end{array}\right]`

In this problem, they tell us that m = 3. So to build a array with the 24 counters we have:

`\frac {24} {3} = 8`

That is, 8 columns.

Then we have a 3 * 8 array

Answer:

The array will have 3 rows and 8 columns