Question

Max has 5 red model cars. One third of his model cars are red. How many model cars does Max have?

Answer 1

5=red
1/3 of all=red
1/3 of all=5
3/3 of all=all=1/3 times 3/1=5 times 3/1=15

15 total

Answer 2

If you would like to know how many model cars does Max have, you can calculate this using the following steps:

1/3 of x equals to 5
1/3 * x = 5      /*3
x = 5 * 3
x = 15 model cars

Result: Max has 15 model cars.