Question

There are 24 students in a math class. The teacher arranges the students into equal groups of 4 students. Each group solves 3 math problems. How many Math problems does the class solve?

Answer 1

It would be 18 math problems because there are 6 groups and each group gets 3 math problems so you multiply

Answer 2

18 math problems

Explanation:

1) We can first divide the number of students to find out how many groups the teacher made from the class. This is easily solved by dividing the number of students, 24, by the number of students the teacher places in each group, which is 4. So 24 divided by 4 equals 6 groups total, the total number of groups now made.

2) Now is to find the number of math problems that the whole class solves. This is easily now solvable by multiplying the number of groups in the class, which is 6, by the number of math problems each group solves, which is 3. So basically, 6 times 3 equals 18, the total number of math problems all the groups, the whole class, solve.