In which story could you use the quotient 25÷20 to answer the question?Choices:(A) Terrell is filling a 25-cup flowerpot with soil to plant an herb garden. He uses a small shovel to scoop soil into the pot. It takes him 20 scoops to fill the pot. About how much soil does his shovel hold?(B) Terrell is filling a 20-cup flowerpot with soil to plant an herb garden. He uses a small shovel to scoop soil into the pot. It takes him 25 scoops to fill the pot. About how much soil does his shovel hold?
Q. In which story could you use the quotient 25÷20 to answer the question?Choices:(A) Terrell is filling a 25-cup flowerpot with soil to plant an herb garden. He uses a small shovel to scoop soil into the pot. It takes him 20 scoops to fill the pot. About how much soil does his shovel hold?(B) Terrell is filling a 20-cup flowerpot with soil to plant an herb garden. He uses a small shovel to scoop soil into the pot. It takes him 25 scoops to fill the pot. About how much soil does his shovel hold?
Understand Problem: Step 1: Understand the problem and identify the correct story.We need to find a scenario where dividing 25 by 20 gives a meaningful answer. The quotient 25÷20 calculates how much soil each scoop holds when a certain number of scoops are used to fill a pot.
Analyze Choices: Step 2: Analyze the choices given.Choice (A) describes a 25-cup pot filled with 20 scoops. Dividing 25 by 20 will tell us how much soil each scoop holds, approximately.Choice (B) describes a 20-cup pot filled with 25 scoops. Here, dividing 20 by 25 would be relevant, not 25÷20.
Calculate Quotient: Step 3: Calculate the quotient for the correct story.Calculate 25÷20 to find out how much soil each scoop holds in choice (A).25÷20=1.25This means each scoop holds about 1.25 cups of soil.
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