Question

25 crayons are equally distributed among 5 children. How many crayons does each child get?

• A. 5
• B. 4
• C. 6
• D. 7

Answer 1

The correct option is A 5

Here, we have to divide 25 by 5.

$25÷5=?$

To find the answer, let's do the repeated subtraction.

$25-5=20$

Now, each child has 1 crayon and we are still left with 20 crayons.

$20-5=15$

Now, each child has 2 crayons and we are left with 15 crayons.

$15-5=10$

Now, each child has 3 crayons and we still have 10 crayons left.

$10-5=5$

Now, we are left with 5 crayons and each child has 4 crayons.

$5-5=0$

We are left with 0 crayons and each child has 5 crayons.

Therefore, each child gets 5 crayons.