Kim bought 24 apples at the market. She put 4 apples into each of 4 drawers in her kitchen. She gave the rest of them to her friend. How many apples did?
First lets find out how many she put in the drawers.
We know 4 apples per draw 4 drawers = ? apples
4 × 4 = 16 4 drawers = 16 apples
How many does she give her friend when she buys 24 apples and keeps 16 apples?
24 - 16 = amount of apples she gives her friend. 24 - 16 = 8 Kim gives her friend 8 apples.
