A school principal ordered 1000 pencils. He gave an equal number to each of seven teachers until he had given as many as possibl

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k0ka [10]

2 years ago

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A school principal ordered 1000 pencils. He gave an equal number to each of seven teachers until he had given as many as possibl

e. How many pencils were left?

Mathematics

2 answers:

horrorfan [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-13T06:17:57+03:00

horrorfan [7]2 years ago

6 0

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>

monitta · Answer 2 · 2022-08-13T08:47:23+03:00

monitta2 years ago

6 0

6 pencils were left
-1,000 divided by 7=142.86
-142x7=994
-1,000-994=6