Question

48 apples are packed in 6 boxes such that each of them has the same number of apples. There are apples in each box.

• A. 5
• B. 6
• C. 8
• D. 7

Answer 1

The correct option is C 8

There are 48 apples in 6 boxes. We need to find the number of apples in each box.
Let us use repeated subtraction to find the number of apples in each box.

48 - 6 = 42
42 - 6 = 36
36- 6 = 30
30 - 6 = 24
24 - 6 = 18
18 - 6 = 12
12 - 6 = 6
6 - 6 = 0

So, we are subtracting 6 eight times to find the number of apples in each box. Thus, there are 8 apples in each box.