Question

Write a word problem about equal groups and act it out to solve

Answer 1

A school library organizes 48 books into equal groups of 4, resulting in 12 groups.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's imagine a school library that is organizing its books into equal groups on different shelves. The librarian wants to create groups each containing 4 books. If the library has a total of 48 books, how many groups of 4 can be made?

Plan the problem: To solve, we divide the total number of books by the number of books in each group. 48 books ÷ 4 books per group = 12 groups. So, the library can make 12 equal groups of 4 books.

Answer 2

Alex has 15 gumballs that he wants to share with 5 friends. If each friend gets an equal amount, how many gumballs does each friend get?

To solve this problem you have to divide the total amount of gumballs by the total amount of friends, that is, each friend get 15/5 = 3 gumballs