Thomas has 3 boxes, each with 8 balls. He wants to place the balls evenly into 4 boxes. How many balls will be in each of the 4 boxes?

Stradivariuz asked Mar 17, 2022

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Thomas has 3 boxes, each with 8 balls.

He wants to place the balls evenly into 4 boxes.

How many balls will be in each of the 4 boxes?

Stradivariuz asked Mar 17, 2022

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Answer: 6 balls will be in each of the 4 boxes.

Explanation:

Multiply 3x8 to find out how many balls there are total.

3x8=24

Then to split them evenly, you divide by 4 (the amount of boxes they are split into)

24/4= 6

Quickz answered Mar 24, 2022

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