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sylia has $70 to buy plants for a garden . each plant costs $6 . how many plants can sylvia buy? write a division equation to model the problem.​

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Answer:

$70/$6 = amount of plants (11) or 70/6 = x

Explanation:

1 plant = $6

Available money = $70

- First, find the number when multiplied with 6 that will equal 70 or a number near it:

ex) 6 x 11 = 66 and 6 x 12 = 72

- Second, since Sylia cannot spend over $70, she can only buy 11 plants.

- Third, this can be modeled as a division problem by taking the amount of money Sylia has to spend and dividing it by the cost of each plant:

Spending money ($70) / Cost of one plant ($6) = number of plants (11)

(simplified model) : 70/6 = x (as a whole number)

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