Question

Matthew and his 3 siblings are weeding a flower bed with an area of 9 square yards. if they share the job equally, how many square yards of the flower bed will each child need to weed?

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Answer 1

Answer: 3 square yards

Explanation:

If you Divid:

9 ÷ 3=?

You'll get the answer 3

So that's how you get your answer

Answer 2

Answer: 3 square yards

Explanation:

they will each have 3 sq yards because if mathew has 3 siblings that each need an equal amount you would do -

9sq yards is what needs to be split up evenly by 3 children

so i would do

9 divided by 3

and with that you would get 3