Question

Some students equally share 5 baskets of plums. Each basket has 16 plums. Write an algebraic expression to represent this situation. Then explain how you chose which variable and operations to use.
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Part 1
Let s represent the number of students. An expression that represents this situation is
  
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​(Use the operation symbols in the math palette as​ needed.)

Answer 1

An expression is (5 × 16) / s (or 80 / s).

Explanation: s is the number of students. Multiply 5 baskets by 16 plums each to get the total plums (5 × 16 = 80), then divide that total equally among s students, so each student gets 80 ÷ s plums.