Question

solve these word problems.

1. margo is putting cookies in bags for her friends. she has 36 cookies, and she wants to put them in 12 bags. she puts the same number of cookies in each bag. how many cookies does she put in each bag?

people ride in a mini - bus from the hotel to the airport. sixty people need to go to the airport, and they are going to ride in 3 mini - buses. the same number of people rides in each mini - bus. how many people will ride in each mini - bus?
jessica is picking oranges from her tree in the yard. she is going to put the oranges in bags. she picked 24 oranges, and she plans to put 6 in each bag. how many bags will jessica need?

Explanation:

Problem 1:

Step1: Identify total and number of bags

Total cookies = 36, Number of bags = 12.

Step2: Divide total by number of bags

Cookies per bag = $\frac{36}{12}$ = 3.

Step1: Identify total people and number of buses

Total people = 60, Number of buses = 3.

Step2: Divide total by number of buses

People per bus = $\frac{60}{3}$ = 20.

Step1: Identify total oranges and oranges per bag

Total oranges = 24, Oranges per bag = 6.

Step2: Divide total by oranges per bag

Number of bags = $\frac{24}{6}$ = 4.

Answer:

3

Problem 2: