Question

A large amount of peanuts was divided equally into 6 small bags. The total number of peanuts, p, was 342. Which statements can be used to write an expression and then find the number of peanuts that ended up in each bag? Check all that apply.

The operation is division.

The operation is multiplication.

The variable is the number of bags.

342 divided by 6 equals 57.

Write the division expression as a fraction, StartFraction p Over 6 EndFraction.

To evaluate, substitute 342 for the variable.

Each bag will have 57 peanuts.

The constant is 342.

Answer 1

Explanation:

6 P = 342

To solve the question, you need to divide by 6

You don't multiply

The operation is division

The variable is the number of peanuts in each bag.

The answer is 57

The last two are incorrect.

x/p // 6 / end fraction

start fraction /p * end fraction /6

This doesn't make an awful lot of sense to me. But it is also untrue.

The variable P will never take 342

Answer: True statements

statement 1

Statement 4