{"id":225390,"date":"2025-06-04T07:48:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=225390"},"modified":"2025-06-04T07:48:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:48:48","slug":"a-jar-at-the-fishing-shop-holds-72-worms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/04\/a-jar-at-the-fishing-shop-holds-72-worms\/","title":{"rendered":"A jar at the fishing shop holds 72 worms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A jar at the fishing shop holds 72 worms. A cup holds 8 worms. How many times as many worms does the jar hold than the cup? Choose the equation that best represents the problem. 72 = 8= t 72 x 8 = t 72 \u2013 8=t 72 +8=t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correct answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct equation that best represents the problem is:<br><strong>72 \u00f7 8 = t<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This problem is asking <strong>how many times as many worms<\/strong> the <strong>jar<\/strong> holds compared to the <strong>cup<\/strong>. When a question asks <strong>\u201chow many times as many\u201d<\/strong>, it\u2019s referring to <strong>division<\/strong>. We want to find how many times the smaller quantity (8 worms in the cup) goes into the larger quantity (72 worms in the jar).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step-by-step breakdown:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>jar<\/strong> holds <strong>72 worms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>cup<\/strong> holds <strong>8 worms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are trying to find <strong>how many cups&#8217; worth of worms<\/strong> are in the jar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In other words, <strong>how many 8s go into 72<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a <strong>division problem<\/strong>, and the equation that shows this is:<br><strong>72 \u00f7 8 = t<\/strong>, where <strong>t<\/strong> represents the number of times as many worms the jar holds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solving the equation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>72 \u00f7 8 = 9<br>So, <strong>t = 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means the jar holds <strong>9 times as many worms<\/strong> as the cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why other options are incorrect:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>72 = 8 = t<\/strong> \u2192 This is not a valid mathematical equation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>72 \u00d7 8 = t<\/strong> \u2192 This would mean multiplying the number of worms in the jar and the cup, which gives how many worms would be in 8 jars or 72 cups, which is not what\u2019s asked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>72 \u2013 8 = t<\/strong> \u2192 This would find the difference in the number of worms between the jar and the cup, not how many times as many.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>72 + 8 = t<\/strong> \u2192 This would add the two numbers, again not relevant to the \u201chow many times\u201d question.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><br>The correct and most accurate representation of the problem is:<br><strong>72 \u00f7 8 = t<\/strong><br><strong>Answer: t = 9<\/strong><br>The jar holds <strong>9 times as many worms<\/strong> as the cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner4-309.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225391\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A jar at the fishing shop holds 72 worms. A cup holds 8 worms. How many times as many worms does the jar hold than the cup? 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