Question

Apples need to be distributed to a minimum of 4 people.

If the apples are 3 more than twice the people, the apples left after distributing equally are.

• A. 2 apples
• B. 3 apples
• C. 4 apples
• D. 5 apples

Answer 1

The correct option is B 3 apples

Let the number of people be x.

$\therefore$ Number of apples = 2x + 3

If the apples are distributed equally among the people, we can find the number of apples each person gets by dividing the number of apples with the number of people.

Using long division:

$$\begin{array}{c}2\\ \text{x}2\text{x}+3\\ -\underset{–}{2\text{x}}2\\ +3\end{array}$$

So,
Quotient = 2
Remainder = 3

Hence, each person gets 2 apples, and 3 apples are left after the distribution.