Susan wanted to share her 37 seashells with her two younger brothers. If she divided her seashells between the three of them, how many would each person get?

Given :

Susan wanted to share her 37 seashells with her two younger brothers.

To Find :

If she divided her seashells between the three of them, how many would each person get.

Solution :

Let, each person will get x seashells.

So,

But as we know seashells cannot be in decimal.

Therefore, each person will get exactly 12 shells.

c. 1,233 miles

proportions are fractions that equal to each other. so if two fractions are the same, they are proportional.

let's check the answers to see if they are proportional.

question a is not proportional because you can't turn 1.5/3 to 3/9. if you try to multiply 1.5/3 by 2 or 3, you wont get 3/9. it's impossible to make the fractions the same.

question b is not proportional because you can't turn 22/33 to 4/6. 33 can't go into 6.

question c is proportional because when you multiply 2 and 3 by 71, you would get 142/213, and those fractions equal to each other

question d is proportional because when you divide 14 and 7 by 2, you would end up with 7/3.5, and those fractions equal to each other.