19. There are 144 pencils in a box. If each member of the class gets 8 pencils, there will be no pencils left over. How many members of the class are there? Write an equation to represent the situation. Then solve the equation to answer the problem. 20. Jeff found 3 times as many seashells as his sister. Jeff found 39 seashells. How many seashells did his sister find? Write an equation to represent the situation. Then solve the equation to answer the problem.

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19. There are 144 pencils in a box. If each member of the class gets 8 pencils, there will be no
pencils left over. How many members of the class are there?
Write an equation to represent the situation. Then solve the equation to answer the
problem.
20. Jeff found 3 times as many seashells as his sister. Jeff found 39 seashells. How many
seashells did his sister fjnd?
Write an equation to represent the situation. Then solve the equation
to answer the problem.
Transcribed Image Text:19. There are 144 pencils in a box. If each member of the class gets 8 pencils, there will be no pencils left over. How many members of the class are there? Write an equation to represent the situation. Then solve the equation to answer the problem. 20. Jeff found 3 times as many seashells as his sister. Jeff found 39 seashells. How many seashells did his sister fjnd? Write an equation to represent the situation. Then solve the equation to answer the problem.
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