Question

A home library has
240
books. There are
3
bookshelves, and each bookshelf has the same number of books.



Which equation would represent the scenario?



A.
3
+
240
=
b
; where
b
represents the number of books per bookshelf

B.
3
×
b
=
240
; where
b
represents the number of books per bookshelf

C.
240
÷
3
=
b
; where
b
represents the total number of books in the home library

D.
240
−
b
=
3
; where
b
represents the total number of bookshelves in the home library

Answer 1

Answer: B.

Explanation: If each of the 3 bookshelves has b books, total books = 3 × b = 240, so 3×b=240. (You could also write b = 240 ÷ 3.)