Question

practice: multiplicative comparison problems — practice — level d
fia practices for dance team. she does 48 spins in the evening. fia does 6 times as many spins in the evening as she does in the morning. how many spins does fia do in the morning?
let s stand for the number of spins fia does in the morning. which bar model represents the problem?

Explanation:

Step1: Define relationship

Evening spins = 6 × Morning spins, so $48 = 6s$

Step2: Match to bar model

Morning = 1 unit ($s$), Evening = 6 units, total evening = 48

Step1: Set up equation

$6s = 48$

Step2: Solve for $s$

$s = \frac{48}{6}$

Answer:

The bottom-right bar model (Morning: 1 box labeled $s$, Evening: 6 boxes labeled $s$, total evening labeled 48) is the correct representation.
For the first question (number of morning spins):