Question

Mrs. Garcia puts 57 cans on a shelf. She puts an equal number of cans in each of 9 rows and puts 3 cans in the last row. How many cans does she put in each of the 9 equal rows?

Answer 1

57-3=54
54`divide`9=6
6 in each row

Explanation:

1. take of the 3 thats left over
2. divide it by 9 to find out how many cans are on each shelf
3. the amount that you get when you divide is the answer

Answer 2

6 cans per row

Explanation:

Set up an equation where x represents the unknown number of cans per row:

`9x+3=57 rarr` 9 rows of x cans added to 1 row of 3 cans equals 57 cans

`9x=54`

`x=6 rarr` 6 cans per row