Sharon has 8 fish. She keeps 4 fish in a single fish tank. How many fish tanks does Sharon need?
Answer:
2
We know that Sharon has 8 fish.
She keeps 4 fish in a single fish tank.
Each tank contains 4 fish and there are 8 fish in total.
- We can write this fact as:
8 ÷ 4 = 2
We see that Sharon needs 2 fish tanks.