Mrs. Garcia puts 57 cans on a shelf. She puts an equal number of cans in each of 9 rows and puts 3 cans in the last row. How many cans does she put in each of the 9 equal rows?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-21T19:53:28

57-3=54
54#divide#9=6
6 in each row

Answer 2 · 2018-03-21T20:18:17

6 cans per row

Set up an equation where x represents the unknown number of cans per row:

#9x+3=57 rarr# 9 rows of x cans added to 1 row of 3 cans equals 57 cans

#9x=54#

#x=6 rarr# 6 cans per row