Question

Which statements represent the expression 54 divided by 9? Select two answers.

(A) Brittany has 54 crayons. Her friend found 9 in her backpack and gave them to her.
(B) Brittany has 54 crayons. She gave her brother 9 of the crayons to color a picture.
(C) Brittany has 54 crayons. She gave the same number of crayons to each of her 9 friends.
(D) Brittany has 54 crayons. She gave a different number of crayons to each of her 9 friends.
(E) Brittany has 54 crayons. She puts 9 crayons in each box.

Answer 1

The correct answers would be C and E

Explanation:

54 divided by 9 would be equal to as an expression: 54 / 9

For A, the expression would be 54 + 9, which isn't the answer.

For B, the expressions would be 54 - 9, which isn't the answer.

For C, the expression would be 54 / 9, which is the answer, but we must see the others too before we come to a conclusion.

For D, there would be an expression because Brittany is giving a diffrent amount of crayons to 9 friends, which isn't the answer.

For E, the expression would be 54 / 9, which is the other answer.

Coming to a conclusion, the correct answers would be C and E.

Hope this helps! Sorry if this is late, I was working on something and totaly forgot that I was answering your question! Sorry again!

Answer 2

The answer is E because there is 54 crayons and you put 9 crayons in each box so 54 divide 9 = 6