Question

Each plant requires 6 kg of manure.
Alex has 40 kg of manure. For how many plants can he provide the manure?

• A. 6

Answer 1

The correct option is A 6
Total manure = 40 kg
Manure required for each plant = 6 kg

Using repeated subtraction:

40 - 6 = 34
34 - 6 = 28
28 - 6 = 22
22 - 6 = 16
​​​​​​​16 - 6 = 10
​​​​​​​10 - 6 = 4

Thus, he will be able to provide manure for 6 plants only.