Question

572 balloons were purchased for a party. If each guest takes home 4 balloons, how many guests will have received balloons?

What does the 4 represent in this problem?
A) Number of groups
B) Size of each group

What is the unknown in this problem?
A) Size of each group
B) Number of groups

Answer 1

The 4 represents the size of each group, and the unknown is the number of groups.

Step-by-step explanation:

The 4 in this problem represents the size of each group. Since each guest takes home 4 balloons, the 4 represents the number of balloons each guest will receive. To find the number of guests who will have received balloons, divide the total number of balloons (572) by the number of balloons each guest receives (4).

The unknown in this problem is the number of groups. In this case, the number of groups refers to the number of guests who will receive balloons.