Which division problem does the diagram below best illustrate? A diagram with 8 ovals containing 4 squares each. 16 divided by 4 = 4 32 divided by 4 = 8 36 divided by 4 = 9 8 divided by 2 = 4

 32 divided by 4 = 8

Step-by-step explanation:

If the diagram is 8 ovals with 4 squares each, and we know that this is a division, then we have that an unknown number X is such that:

X/4 = 8

this is because we know that the division is by 4 (the number of squares in each oval) and the solution of the division is the number of ovals.

Then we can solve the equation for X.

X/4 = 8

We multiply each side of the equality by 4

X = 4*8 = 32

Then the diagram represents the division:

32/4 = 8 or " 32 divided by 4 = 8"

starting with:    

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7   

5 + x - 12 - x = 2x - 7 - x (subtract x from both sides)   

5 - 12 = x - 7 (combine and cancel x's from both sides)   

5 - 12 + 7 = x - 7 + 7 (add 7 to both sides)   

0 = x (add numbers together on both sides)       

so in order for the equation to be true, x must be 0.   

trying x = -0.5   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = 2(-0.5) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = -1 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7.5 = -8 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7.5 is obviously not equal to -8, the value of -0.5 for x is wrong.   

trying x = 0   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 2(0) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 0 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7 = -7 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7 equals -7, that demonstrates that the value of 0 for x is correct.   

trying x = 1   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2(1) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-6 = -5 (did addition on both sides)       

since -6 is obviously not equal to -5, the value of 1 for x is wrong.

answer: the four apples you took away.

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