Atdewberry Elementary there are 5 times as many boys than girls. Let (b) represent the number of boys. Which expression shows the number of girls students at the school.
a. 5xb
b. 5 divided by b
c. b divided by 5
d. bx5
my answer is B. Is this correct?
Posted by vera on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 12:57pm.
At dewberry Elementary there are 5 times as many boys than girls. Let (b) represent the number of boys. Which expression shows the number of girls students at the school.
a. 5xb
b. 5 divided by b
c. b divided by 5
d. bx5
my answer is B. Is this correct
Please answer my question
No, your answer is not correct. The correct answer would be (c) b divided by 5.
Let's break down the given information: at Dewberry Elementary, there are 5 times as many boys as girls. If we let (b) represent the number of boys, then the number of girls can be expressed as (b divided by 5).
Let's see why the other answer choices are incorrect:
a. 5xb: This expression represents 5 times the number of boys, which is not what we are looking for. We want to find the number of girls.
b. 5 divided by b: This expression represents 5 divided by the number of boys. It does not represent the number of girls.
d. bx5: This expression represents the number of boys multiplied by 5, which is not what we are looking for. We want to find the number of girls.
Therefore, the correct answer is (c) b divided by 5.