For his birthday, Shawn's parents give him tickets to feed the penguins at the zoo! The zookeeper gives Shawn a bucket of fish to divide evenly among 6 penguins. Shawn feeds each penguin 3 fish. Let f represent how many fish were in the bucket to start. Which equation models the problem? Choices: (A)3f = 6 (B)f/6 = 3 Solve this equation to find how many fish were in the bucket to start. ____ fish

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For his birthday, Shawn's parents give him tickets to feed the penguins at the zoo! The zookeeper gives Shawn a bucket of fish to divide evenly among 6 penguins. Shawn feeds each penguin 3 fish. Let f represent how many fish were in the bucket to start. Which equation models the problem?   Choices: (A)3f = 6 (B)f/6 = 3    Solve this equation to find how many fish were in the bucket to start. ____ fish

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Identify Total Fish Used:  Let's figure out the equation that fits the problem. Shawn feeds each of the 6 penguins 3 fish. So, the total number of fish used is 6 times 3, which is 18 fish. Formulate Equation:  Now, we need to find the equation that represents this situation. The correct equation should show the total number of fish (f) divided by the number of penguins (6) equals the number of fish each penguin gets (3). So, the equation is f/6 = 3. Solve for Total Fish:  To find f, multiply both sides of the equation by 6. f/6 × 6 = 3 × 6, which simplifies to f = 18.

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