Gavin buys 89 blue pansies and 86 yellow pansies. He will plant the flowers in 5 rows with an equal number of plants in each row. Draw a bar model to help you find how many plants will be in each row

Verified Answer :

89
+86
_____
   175

what times what is 175?



 
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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Gavin buys 89 blue pansies and 86 yellow pansies, then he buys 89 + 86 = 175 pansies. He will distribute them in 5 rows, then each row will have 175/5 = 35 pansies. The bar model consist of 5 rows each one of 35 units length.

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