Question

Gavin buys 89 blue pansies and 86 yellow pansies. He will plant the flowers in 5 rows with an equal number of plants in each row. Draw a bar model to help you find how many plants will be in each row

Answer 1

89
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175

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Answer 2

See figure attached.

Explanation:

Gavin buys 89 blue pansies and 86 yellow pansies, then he buys 89 + 86 = 175 pansies. He will distribute them in 5 rows, then each row will have 175/5 = 35 pansies. The bar model consist of 5 rows each one of 35 units length.