Math problems operations and algebraic

Question

How many times smaller is a group of 8 marbles than a group of 64 marbles.

Answer 1

First we set up our equation. We can think about it like 8 times a number will give us 64. Rearranging our equation, we can divide the 64 by 8 to give us our number. Thus we can see that...

1. 8•(number)=64
2. number=64/8
3. =8 times smaller

Usually, we use a variable such as x but here I am using the word number.

I hope this is helpful!