Question

Ms. Banks divides 18 basketballs evenly among 3 bags. For class, she takes 2 basketballs from each bag. How many basketballs are left in one of the bags?

Answer 1

4 basketballs

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1

Ms. Banks divides 18 basketballs evenly among 3 bag

divide the 18 basketballs by 3 bags

`\frac{18\text{ basketball}}{3\text{ bags}}=6\text{ basketaball per bag}`

Step 2

now, she takes 2 from each bag, so

`\begin{gathered} \text{total basketball per bag=6-2} \\ \text{total basketball per bag =4} \end{gathered}`

Hence, the answer is 4 basketballs.

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