Question

Jen had 60 fossils. If she put 6 fossils in each box, how many boxes were there?

Answer 1

Answer:

10 boxes

Step-by-step explanation:

60 fossils are evenly distirbutd into x number of boxes so that there are 6 fossils in each box.

The equation will look like:

$6x=60\\x= 10$

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Answer 2

Answer:

10 boxes

Step-by-step explanation:

Take the number of fossils and divide by the number per box to determine the number of boxes

60/6 = 10

She needs 10 boxes