Question

Ben bought $18$ pencils from a store. He gave $6$ of them to Jack. Out of the remaining pencils, Ben kept $6$ for himself and gave the rest to Amy. How many pencils did Amy get?

• A. $4$
• B. $6$
• C. $2$
• D. $8$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $6$

Ben bought $18$ pencils from a store and gave $6$ of them to Jack.
Number of pencils remaining with Ben $=18-6$

Let us draw a number line to subtract $6$ from $8.$ Starting from $18,$ we move $6$ places to the left.

$18-6=12$
So, $12$ pencils are remaining with Ben.

Out of the remaining pencils, Ben kept 6 for himself and gave the rest to Amy.
Number of pencils Amy gets $=12-6$
Let us draw a number line to subtract $6$ from $12.$ Starting from $12,$ we move $6$ places to the left.

$12-6=6$
So, Amy gets $6$ pencils.