Question

Lorrie has 42 coins. She will put them in stacks. Each stack will have 6 coins. She wants to know how many stacks she can make.

Answer 1

Lorrie can make 7 stacks and equation used is 6x = 42 or $x = \frac{42}{6}$

Solution:

Given that,

Lorrie has 42 coins

She will put them in stacks

Each stack will have 6 coins

Therefore,

1 stack = 6 coins

Dividing 42 by 6, we will get the number of stacks she can make

Thus, number of stacks is given as:

$Number\ of\ stacks = \frac{42}{6}$

Let "x" be the number of stacks

$x = \frac{42}{6}\\\\6x = 42$

$Number\ of\ stacks = 7$

Thus, she can make 7 stacks and equation used is 6x = 42 or $x = \frac{42}{6}$