which of the following problems would NOT have a solution
a. pablo has 30 pieces of candy and wants to divide them into 6 equal piles. how many pieces will be in each pile?
b. pablo has 6 pieces of candy and wants to divide them into 4 equal pules. how many pieces of candy will be in each pile?
c. pablo has 0 pieces of candy and wants to divide them into 6 equal piles. how many pieces will be in each pile?
d. pablo has 6 pieces of candy and wants to divide them into 0 equal piles. how many pieces will be in each pile?
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d. Pablo has 6 pieces of candy and wants to divide them into 0 equal piles. This problem would not have a solution because dividing something into 0 equal parts would mean there are no piles, and therefore no way to distribute the candy.
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