Question

Lou had r rocks in his collection. He separated his rocks into 3 equal piles. He now has 12 rocks in each pile. Which equation represents this situation?

Answer 1

Answer:

$r$ $\div$ 3 = 12

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Lou had r rocks in his collection.

He separated his rocks into 3 equal piles.

He now has 12 rocks in each pile.

Question asked:

Which equation represents this situation?

Solution:

Total number of rocks = $r$

He separated in number of piles = 3

Each pile contains = 12 rocks

The equation will be :-

$r$ $\div$ 3 = 12

Therefore, equation which represents this situation is $r$ $\div$ 3 = 12