There are 3 times as many books in the town library as there are in the school library. The town library has 2,676 books.

Question

How many books are in the school library?

Part A
Which of the following is a multiplication equation that can be used to find the number of books in the school library?

(1 point)
Responses

2,676×b=3

2,676 × b = 3

3×2,676=b

3 × 2,676 = b

2,676×3×b

2 , 676 × 3 × b

3×b=2,676

3 × b = 2,676
Question 2
Part B
Which of the following is a division equation that can be used to find the number of books in the school library?

(1 point)
Responses

3=2,676÷b

3 = 2 , 676 ÷ b

b=3÷2,676

b = 3 ÷ 2,676

b=2,676÷3

b = 2,676 ÷ 3

2,676=b÷3

2 , 676 = b ÷ 3
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Answer 1

Part A:

The relationship described in the problem is that the town library has 3 times as many books as the school library. If we let \( b \) represent the number of books in the school library, the equation that represents this relationship is:

\[ 3 \times b = 2,676 \]

So the correct multiplication equation is:

3 × b = 2,676

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Part B:

To find the number of books in the school library, we can rearrange the multiplication equation into a division equation. The relationship can be expressed as:

\[ b = \frac{2,676}{3} \]

Thus, the correct division equation is:

b = 2,676 ÷ 3