A school principal ordered 1,000 pencils. He gave an equal number to each of 7 teachers until he had given out as many as possib

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natka813 [3]

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A school principal ordered 1,000 pencils. He gave an equal number to each of 7 teachers until he had given out as many as possib

le. How many pencils were left?

Mathematics

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Semenov [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-27T12:12:38+03:00

Semenov [28]3 years ago

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1000/7 = <span>142.857142857

Because this is not an even number we take "142", then times it by 7 teachers.

142*7= 994

1000 - 994 = 6 Pencils left</span>