Question

1. Select all of the situations below that model this fraction. *

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A. 243 people were at the park. 20 people were playing volleyball. How many people were not playing volleyball?
B. Marcy's bookshelf had 20 shelves. She had 243 books. How many books would go on each shelf if she put the same number of books on each shelf?
C. Josh made $243 in 20 days. How much did he earn each day?
D. Sally and Len bicycled 243 miles in 20 days. How many miles did they bicycle each day?

Answer 1

A. 223 were not playing volleyball

B. 12 books on each shelf with 3 books left over..

C. 12.15$ a day

D. 12.15 miles per day.

Explanation:

A. Subtract 20 from 243.

B. Since books cant be divided into fractions, you take 243 divided by 20, which is 12.15. However, we have to say 12 with 3 leftover because books isn't money, a distance measure, etc. and cannot be cut into pieces.

C. 243 / 20 is 12.15

D. 243 / 20 is 12.15