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Theresia picked the same number of tomatoes each day. In 4 days she picked 52 tomatoes. How many tomatoes did Theresia pick each day?


Let n represent the number of tomatoes Theresia picked each day.



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Which property of equality can you use to solve Theresia’s equation? Explain.

𝟦𝘯=𝟧𝟤𝟦𝘯÷𝟦=𝟧𝟤𝘯=

Theresia picked tomatoes each day.

Answer 1

Let n = number of tomatoes per day. The equation is 4n = 52.

Divide both sides by 4: n = 52 ÷ 4 = 13.

Property used: the Division Property of Equality (you can divide both sides of an equation by the same nonzero number and the equality still holds).

Theresia picked 13 tomatoes each day.