A pet store owner ordered 27 parakeets. She wants to put 3 birds in each cage. How many bird cages does the store owner need?

The pet store owner knew she could solve this problem by using the number sentence __ = 27 : 3.

Which is another way the pet store owner could solve this problem? A. Add 27 and 3.

B. Subtract 3 from 27. Keep subtracting 3 from the answer until she gets 0. Count the number of times 3 was subtracted.

C. Add 3 to 27. Keep adding 3 to the answer for a total of 3 times.

D. Multiply 27 by 3.

Answer is B

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22 October, 21:33

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Isabell Johnston · Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

27-3=24

24-3=21

21-3=18

18-3=15

15-3=12

12-3=9

9-3=6

6-3=3

3-3=0

number of times = 9

check = 9 x 3 = 27