Question

There are 75 kids at camp. After 21 kids go swimming, a counselor separated the remaining kids into 6 teams so that each team had k kids. In the tape diagram, k represents the number of kids that the counselor put into each of the 6 teams. What is the value of k?

Answer 1

There were initially 75 kids at camp, and 21 kids went swimming. So, there are 75 - 21 = 54 kids remaining. The counselor separated these remaining kids into 6 teams, each with k kids. We can set up an equation to find the value of k:

6 * k = 54

Now, divide both sides by 6:

k = 54 / 6
k = 9

So, the value of k is 9. The counselor put 9 kids into each of the 6 teams.