Question

Which equation models this problem?

Colin divided his baseball card collection into 6 equal piles. He put the cards from 5 of the piles into albums. How many cards are in his collection if he put 140 baseball cards into albums?
A. 140/6b = 5
B. 140/5b = 6
C. 5/6b = 140
D. 6/5b= 140

Answer 1

Six equal piles. Five were put in a collection which equaled 140 cards. That means there were 28 cards per pile for a total number or cards equals 168 cards so the answer is C. 5/6b = 140

Answer 2

C. 5/6b = 140
(*assuming b = total number of cards)
If the piles have an equal number of cards and 5 out of the 6 piles were put in the collection, 5/6 of the cards were put into the collection. The total number of cards put in the collection is 140, so 5/6b=140.