8 oranges are to be distributed in 2 boxes. Find the number of oranges in each box.

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Solution

The correct option is D 4
Let's put one orange in each of the 2 boxes.
Number of oranges left $= 8 - 2 = 6$
Similarly, we distribute until there are no oranges left.
$6 - 2 = 4$
$4 - 2 = 2$
$2 - 2 = 0$
All the oranges are distributed. Therefore, each box has 4 oranges.

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8 oranges are to be distributed in 2 boxes. Find the number of oranges in each box.

The correct option is D 4Let's put one orange in each of the 2 boxes. Number of oranges left =8−2=6 Similarly, we distribute until there are no oranges left. 6−2=4 4−2=2 2−2=0 All the oranges are distributed. Therefore, each box has 4 oranges.

The correct option is D 4
Let's put one orange in each of the 2 boxes.
Number of oranges left $= 8 - 2 = 6$
Similarly, we distribute until there are no oranges left.
$6 - 2 = 4$
$4 - 2 = 2$
$2 - 2 = 0$
All the oranges are distributed. Therefore, each box has 4 oranges.