Question

Three boys divided 84 pennies equally among themselves. how many pennies did each boy get?

Answer 1

To determine the number of pennies each boy received, you would simply divide the total number of pennies that all 3 boys had which was 84 and divide by the number of boys there, to figure out the number of pennies that each boy should in fact receive.


84 pennies/3 boys = 28 pennies should be given to each boy, if each boy were to have an equal number of pennies.