After begging her parents for 3 years, Britney is finally going to clown college! On the first day, her juggling instructor divides a box of bean bags equally among the 16 clowns in Britney's class. Each clown gets 6 bean bags.

Question

Which equation can you use to find the number of bean bags b in the instructor's box?
Solve this equation for b to find the number of bean bags in the instructor's box.

Answer 1

To find the number of bean bags \( b \) in the instructor's box, we can use the following equation:

\[ b = 16 \times 6 \]

This equation reflects that there are 16 clowns, each receiving 6 bean bags. Now, let's solve this equation for \( b \):

\[ b = 16 \times 6 = 96 \]

Therefore, the number of bean bags in the instructor's box is \( b = 96 \).