Visual Division Problem: Calculate Equal Column Distribution of Balls

Question

If the balls below are divided so that each column in the table contains an equal number, then how many balls will each column contain?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll proceed through these steps:

  • Step 1: Count the total number of balls.
  • Step 2: Count the number of columns in the table.
  • Step 3: Divide the total number of balls by the number of columns.

Let's solve the problem:

Step 1: Count the total number of balls.
Upon examining the diagram, we see there are 10 balls represented.

Step 2: Count the number of columns.
From the diagram, there are 5 columns.

Step 3: Divide the total number of balls by the number of columns to find the exact number per column:
Number of balls per column=105=2 \text{Number of balls per column} = \frac{10}{5} = 2

Thus, the solution to the problem is that each column will contain 2 balls.

This solution matches the correct answer provided in the question's answer choices.

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