Mr. Walls buys 36 pencils. He puts exactly 9 pencils at each group of desks.
How many groups of desks does Mr. Walls have?
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groups of desks.
To find the number of groups of desks Mr. Walls has, we can use division. We divide the total number of pencils, which is 36, by the number of pencils in each group, which is 9.
So, 36 ÷ 9 = 4.
Therefore, Mr. Walls has 4 groups of desks.
Mr. Walls has 4 groups of desks.
Explanation: If he puts 9 pencils at each group of desks, then the total number of desks must be 36 ÷ 9 = 4. Therefore, he has 4 groups of desks.