Question

Soni has 196 pencils. If she puts equal amounts of pencils into eight boxes, she has four pencils left. How many pencils does she put in each box?

Answer 1

First take 196/8 which equals 24.5, now you know it cannot be anything greater than 24.5, so lets try 24 pencils in each eight boxes, well 24x8=192, this means you have 4 pencils remaining after putting an equal amount of 24 pencils in each 8 box

Answer 2

Answer: The number of pencils in each box =24

Step-by-step explanation:

The total number of pencils Soni has = 196

The number of pencils she put in boxes = 196-4=192

Therefore, the number of pencils in eight boxes = 192

The number of pencils in each box = $\frac{\text{Total pencils}}{\text{number of boxes}}$

Thus, the number of pencils in each box =$\frac{192}{8}=24$

Hence, the number of pencils in each box =24