Mrs. Pierce has 100 coins in her collection. She keeps the coins in 5 boxes. Each box has the same number of coins. How many coins are in each box?



Answer :

100 divided by 5 is 20. There are 20 coins in each box.

Answer:

20 coins / box

Explanation:

T find the amount of coins in each boxes that are distributed evenly we can simply divide the total amount of coins by the number of boxes:

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[tex] \sf \: \frac{100 \: coins}{5 \: boxes} [/tex]

  • Dividing their value

[tex] \rightarrow \sf 20 \text{ coins per box}[/tex]

Therefore, the amount of coins in each boxes distributed evenly simplifies to;

  • 20 coins

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