Division as Sharing Math Example 4

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Example 4

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A total of 63 marbles are shared equally among 7 bags. How many marbles go in each bag?

Solution

  1. 1
    \(63 \div 7 = ?\)
  2. 2
    \(7 \times 9 = 63\), so \(63 \div 7 = 9\).
  3. 3
    Each bag gets 9 marbles.

Answer

9 marbles per bag
Equal sharing divides the total by the number of groups: \(63 \div 7 = 9\).

About Division as Sharing

Understanding division as distributing a total equally among a given number of groups. This 'fair sharing' model asks: if I share equally, how many does each group get?

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More Division as Sharing Examples

Example 1 easy

You have 18 stickers to share equally among 3 friends. How many stickers does each friend get?

Example 2 medium

45 students are split into equal teams of 9. How many teams are there? Then, if each team gets 4 wat

Example 3 easy

24 cookies are shared equally among 6 children. How many cookies does each child get?

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