Which number sentences show how to solve the problem?

The garden club wants to buy 48 rose bushes for 4 city parks. Each rose bush costs $12. Each park gets the same number of rose bushes. How much will the rose bushes for each park cost?

Choose all answers that are correct.

A.

12 : 3 = 4 and 48 * 4 = 192

B.

12 * 48 = 576 and 576 : 4 = 144

C.

48 : 12 = 4 and 48 * 4 = 192

D.

48 : 4 = 12 and 12 * 12 = 144

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1 December, 09:36

Which number sentences show how to solve the problem?

The garden club wants to buy 48 rose bushes for 4 city parks. Each rose bush costs $12. Each park gets the same number of rose bushes. How much will the rose bushes for each park cost?

Choose all answers that are correct.

A.

12 : 3 = 4 and 48 * 4 = 192

B.

12 * 48 = 576 and 576 : 4 = 144

C.

48 : 12 = 4 and 48 * 4 = 192

D.

48 : 4 = 12 and 12 * 12 = 144

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Answers (2)

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Martin · Answer 1

Well there two different answers to this problem and they are B and D

Stacy Zuniga · Answer 2

B and D.

B finds the price for all the rose bushes first, then finds the price for each park.

D finds how many bushes will go in each park first, then finds the price the park will pay.

They are answering the same question, just in a different order.