Mr. Ford has 78 cattle on his farm. That is 3 times the number of cattle Mrs. Metcalf has on her farm. How many cattle, c, does Mrs. Metcalf have? Use the drop-down menus to complete the comparison sentence and solve the problem. 3 Choose c is 78. c = Choose ÷3 c = Choose

Answer 1

To solve the problem, we start with the information given: Mr. Ford has 78 cattle, which is 3 times the number of cattle Mrs. Metcalf has.

We can set up the equation based on this information:

\[ 78 = 3c \]

Now, to find how many cattle Mrs. Metcalf has (c), we need to divide both sides by 3:

\[ c = \frac{78}{3} \] \[ c = 26 \]

So, Mrs. Metcalf has 26 cattle.

In the dropdown format provided in your prompt, it would look like this:

• Choose: \[ \text{(is)} \]
• Choose: \[ 78 \div 3 \]
• Choose: \[ 26 \]

Thus, the completed sentences are:

3 Choose c is 78. c = is 78. c = 78 ÷ 3 c = 26.