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Which situation could this expression represent?
6 + 15 ÷ 3

Michael has 6 stamps in his collection. He adds 15 more stamps to the collection. He divides the collection into 3 piles. How many stamps are in each pile?

Walter has 6 stamps in his collection. He divides the stamps evenly into 3 piles and adds 15 new stamps to one of the piles. How many stamps are in this pile?

Andy has 15 stamps in his collection. He divides the stamps evenly into 3 piles and adds 6 stamps to one of the piles. How many stamps are in this pile?

Brycen has 15 stamps in his collection. He adds 6 more stamps to the collection. He divides the collection into 3 piles. How many stamps are in each pile?

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It would be C. Because PEMDAS. Division goes first in this equation. So it’d be 15 divided by 3 plus 6
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Answer:

It's Micheal because he started with 6 and added 15 and he divided them into 3 piles

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