Answer to Question #194784 in Algebra for Harmony Lopez

Question

Sam brought a big bag of marbles to play with his friends at school. He played with Tommy, Rick, Sebastian, and Leo. The bag contained 60 marbles. If Sam gave each the same amount, how many marbles did each student get?

Answer 1

Use unitary method to find the amount of marbles got by each student. 

In unitary method, the value of single item is find out from the value of multiple values. 

Sam played with Tommy, Rick, Sebastian, and Leo, so there are total 5 students who play with 60 marbles. 

5 students=60 marbles

To find the amount of marbles got by each student, divide by 5 on each side of the above equation.

$\frac{5}{5} students=\frac{60}{5} marbles$

$1 student=12 marbles$

Thus each student has 12 marbles.