Which number sentence best represents this story problem? Carol picks 42 apples. She puts an equal number of apples in each of 6 bags. How many apples are in each bag? A. 42 × 6 = ? B. 42 ÷ 6 = ? C. 42 + 6 = ? D. 42 – 6 = ?
The correct answer is B. 42 / 6. This is because we are trying to find the amount of apples per bag and therefore we have to divide the total number of apples by the number of bags.
