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?

Question

Use the drop-down menus to complete the comparison sentence and solve the problem.

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c is 78.

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Answer 1

To find out how many cattle Mrs. Metcalf has, we can use the information given in the problem:

Mr. Ford has 78 cattle, which is 3 times the number of cattle Mrs. Metcalf has. We can express this relationship with the equation:

\[ 78 = 3c \]

To solve for \( c \) (the number of cattle Mrs. Metcalf has), we need to divide both sides of the equation by 3:

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

Now, let's perform the division:

\[ c = 26 \]

So, the answers to complete the sentences are:

1. c = 26
2. Choose ÷ 3 (since we are dividing by 3 to find c)
3. Choose 78 (as that is the number of cattle Mr. Ford has)

In summary, Mrs. Metcalf has 26 cattle.