Question

another look!
each of the 6 members of the recycling
club earned $3 recycling plastic bottles.
they shared the money equally between
2 charities. how much money did they
give to each charity?
step 1
find the hidden question and use a
diagram and equation to answer it.
hidden question: what is the total amount
of money the club members earned?
$3 $3 $3 $3 $3 $3
$d=6 \times \\$3$
$d=\\$18$
the club members earned $18.
step 2
use the answer to the hidden question to
answer the original question.
original question: how much money did
they give to each charity?
$c=18 \div 2$
$c=\\$9$
the club gave $9 to each charity.
first find and answer
the hidden question.
additional practice 11-2
solve 2-step
word problems:
multiplication
and division
in 1 and 2, complete or draw diagrams and write equations
to solve. use letters to stand for unknown quantities.

1. a box of 6 trophies costs $5. how much would

it cost to buy 48 trophies?
b boxes
total cost $\to c$

1. a third-grade gym class has 54 students.the gym teacher divides

the class into 9 equal groups. she then divides each group into
2 teams. how many students are on each team?

Explanation:

Step1: Resolver el problema 1: Paso 1

Pregunta oculta: ¿Cuántas cajas de trofeos se necesitan?
$b = \frac{48}{6}$
$b = 8$

Step2: Resolver el problema 1: Paso 2

Calcular el costo total
$c = 8 \times \$5$
$c = \$40$

Step3: Resolver el problema 2: Paso 1

Calcular el número de estudiantes por grupo
$g = \frac{54}{9}$
$g = 6$

Step4: Resolver el problema 2: Paso 2

Calcular el número de estudiantes por equipo
$t = \frac{6}{2}$
$t = 3$

Answer:

1. El costo de 48 trofeos es $\$40$.
2. Hay 3 estudiantes en cada equipo.