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Write and solve an equation to answer the question below.

Henry has 12 flowers in bouquets. Each bouquet has 4 flowers. How many bouquets, b, does Henry have?

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b + 4 = 12; b = 3
b + 4 = 12; b = 3

b - 4 = 12; b = 3
b - 4 = 12; b = 3

4b = 12; b = 3
4 b = 12; b = 3

b4
= 12; b = 3

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To solve the problem, we can set up the equation based on the information provided:

We know that the total number of flowers is 12 and each bouquet has 4 flowers. We need to find out how many bouquets, \( b \), Henry has.

The equation based on the problem statement is: \[ 4b = 12 \]

Now we will solve this equation for \( b \):

  1. Divide both sides by 4: \[ b = \frac{12}{4} \]
  2. Simplifying this gives: \[ b = 3 \]

Thus, the correct equation and solution is: \[ 4b = 12; , b = 3 \]

So the answer is: 4b = 12; b = 3