Question

I have 25 matches. If a full box can hold 5 matches, how many full boxes do I have?

• A. 5

Answer 1

The correct option is A 5
Let's fill the first box with 5 matches.
Remaining number of matches = 25 - 5 = 20

Let's fill the second box with 5 matches.
Remaining number of matches = 20 - 5 = 15

On filling the third box with 5 matches, we get
remaining matches = 15 - 5 = 10

On filling the fourth box, we get
remaining matches = 10 - 5 = 5

Lastly, we fill the last 5 matches in the fifth box to get
remaining matches = 5 - 5 = 0

So, there are 5 full boxes of matches.