Question

David has 2,432 jelly beans in his candy drawer. He decides to give them out at school. David has 67 students in his grade, how many jelly beans will each person get?

Answer 1

Answer:

  36

Step-by-step explanation:

Long division will tell you that 2432 divided by 67 will be 36 with a remainder of 20. David can give each person 36 jelly beans, and will have 20 left over.

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Additional comment

You can use your calculator to divide 2432 by 67 to find a quotient of 36.2985.... This tells you each of the 67 people can receive 36 whole jelly beans. The number left over is 0.2985...×67 = 20.