Question
Carrie has 340 marbles to put in vases. She wants the vases to hold either 100 marbles or 10 marbles. Which is a way she can arrange the marbles?
Answers
bobpursley
100,100,100,10,10,10,10
and many other ways which require more vases.
and many other ways which require more vases.
Ms. Sue
340 is evenly divisible by 10, but not by 100.
She could put 100 into each of 3 vases and 10 in each of 4 vases.
She could put 100 into each of 3 vases and 10 in each of 4 vases.