Question

Seth bought glow-in-the-dark stars to

put on his ceiling. There are 5 big stars
and 25 little stars. He wants to make
constellations that each have 1 big
star. If he uses the same amount of
stars for each constellation, how many
little stars will each have?

Answer 1

Each constellation will have 5 little stars.

Explanation:

First, let's organize the information we have:

• 5 big stars
• 25 little stars
• Each constellation should have 1 big star
• Each constellation should have the same amount of stars

Now, let's solve the problem:

1. Each constellation should have 1 big star, and Seth has 5 big stars, so we can infer that there would be 5 constellations.
2. Since each constellation have 1 big star, and the amount of stars in each constellation is the same, the amount of little stars in each constellation are the same.
3. We have 25 little stars, and there are 5 constellations; 25 ÷ 5 = 5, so each constellation have 5 little stars.