Which is the best strategy to solve this problem?
cary has 49 basketballs and 35 volleyballs. he divided all the basketballs and volleyballs equally among 7 boxes.
how many balls were in each box?
a.
draw a diagram.
draw 49 basketballs and 35 volleyballs. divide each group into 7 smaller groups. then divide each of those groups into 2.
b.
guess and test.
guess that the number of items in each box is 8. multiply 7 × 8. ask yourself if this is the same as the sum of 49 + 35? if not, revise your guess, and test your answer again.
c.
write a number sentence.
49 divided by 7 + 35 divided by 7 =