What does いくつか mean in the phrase いくつかの種類?


I know `いくつ` means 'how old', but what does `いくつか` mean in the following
sentence?

> 緑茶、紅茶、ウーロン茶など **いくつかの種類** に分けられる。




いくつ in general means "how many"; this can also be applied to years to ask "how
old" ("how many years") as you've pointed out.

か can be add to counter question words to mean "several ～".

>   * ラーメン屋に学生が何人かいます。 → There are several (people) students in the ramen
> restaurant.
>   * 先週のお祭りに何個かのたこ焼きを食った。 → I ate several takoyaki (balls) at the festival
> last week.
>   * 緑茶、紅茶、ウーロン茶などいくつかの種類に分けられる。 → Tea is divided into several kinds, such as
> green tea, black tea, and oolong tea.
>




いくつ in general means "how many"; this can also be applied to years to ask "how
old" ("how many years") as you've pointed out.

か can be add to counter question words to mean "several ～".

>   * ラーメン屋に学生が何人かいます。 → There are several (people) students in the ramen
> restaurant.
>   * 先週のお祭りに何個かのたこ焼きを食った。 → I ate several takoyaki (balls) at the festival
> last week.
>   * 緑茶、紅茶、ウーロン茶などいくつかの種類に分けられる。 → Tea is divided into several kinds, such as
> green tea, black tea, and oolong tea.
>

